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Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.

Found in 1781 Collections and/or Records:

Research papers of John McGill.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13532
Scope and Contents

Research papers of John McGill primarily related to his research for his books `A History of the House of Loudoun and Associated Families`, 1995 and `On Pursuit of William Wallace`, 1999.

The collection consists of copies of original documents, various typescripts, correspondence with a wide range of heritage institutions and several files of photographs of places in Scotland associated with William Wallace.

Dates: 1996-2003 and undated.

Roman antiquities. Correspondence and papers of George Chalmers, being materials towards Book I of his ‘Caledonia’.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.16.2.17
Scope and Contents

Many of the papers are in the hand of Chalmers’s nephew James: several of these are queries with answers on the same leaves from George Chalmers`s correspondents; other papers include extracts from contemporary printed sources.

Dates: 1799-1803.

Schemes for Naomi Mitchison, "Outline for Boys and Girls" (London, 1932).

 File
Identifier: Acc.9152
Scope and Contents

With correspondence between Mitchison, as editor, and publisher, Victor Gollancz.

Dates: circa 1932.

Scientific papers, journals and correspondence of Alexander Turnbull Christie (died 1832), assistant surgeon in the East India Company.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.9490-9497
Scope and Contents

In 1828 Alexander Turnbull Christie returned to Scotland and studied geology, meteorology, and other branches of science in Edinburgh and on the Continent. In 1830 he was appointed geological surveyor on the Madras establishment, but did not return to India until the following year. He contributed a number of papers to the ‘Edinburgh new philosophical journal’.

Dates: 1821-1838, undated.

Scott Huxley papers.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11407/1-13
Scope and Contents

Papers concern the affairs of Thomas Scott, brother of Sir Walter, his family, and particularly his son-in-law Colonel Thomas Huxley.

Includes nine letters of Sir Walter Scott, and manuscript concerning the Isle of Man compiled by Thomas Scott, used by Walter Scott in `Peveril of the Peak`.

Dates: 1811-1939.

Scrap-book containing correspondence of and related printed items concerning William Sulzer, counselor at law and sometime Governor of New York.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.5.2
Scope and Contents The correspondence, which consists mostly of incoming letters dated 1920-1922, together with a few dated 1916-1917, relates to the aftermath of his political career, which was virtually terminated by his impeachment and removal from office as Governor of New York in October 1913, after less than a year in office; to his investments (mostly in mining shares), and to matters of personal interest.The printed items, which consist of contemporary press-cuttings and small pamphlets,...
Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century.

Scrapbook concerning the Vernacular Circle of the Burns Club of London.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8438
Scope and Contents

Containing reports, press cuttings, programmes and correspondence.

Dates: Undated

Scrapbook of Ralph Richardson.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8253
Scope and Contents

Concerning the South African War.

Including correspondence from his brother, Mervyn, press cuttings and pamphlets.

Dates: 1899-1902.

Scripts of plays of Sean Hignett, and others, for television.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7573
Scope and Contents

With papers concerning Waverley Broadcasting Ltd.

Dates: 1971-1978.

Scripts, programmes and other papers of Marillyn Gray, Scottish actor and theatre director, mostly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12942/1-124
Scope and Contents

Papers of Scottish actor and theatre director Marillyn Gray (1930-2006), chiefly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, in which she was a regular performer. The Gateway papers came into her care at some point after the theatre closed possibly entrusted to her by, or after the death of, Sadie Aitken (1905-85) Gateway Theatre General Manager, some of whose papers are in the collection.

Dates: 1925-1997.

Sermons, lectures and correspondence of Rev Joseph Moffett, minister of Crown Court Church, Covent Garden, London, including some papers of and relating to Crown Court.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13467/1-124
Scope and Contents The papers consist principally of his sermons, which were subsequently much worked on by his daughter, Jean Stewart, also a Church of Scotland minister. Next are papers relating to the Loan Committee of Crown Court Church, which give an insight into the financial hardship suffered by at least part of the congregation during the interwar period. There are also several correspondence files, which are illustrative of Moffett’s involvement in the community based around Crown Court Church, as...
Dates: 1867-1990s, undated.

Seven letters of John Charles Walsham Reith, Lord Reith, to Sir John Anderson.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11583
Scope and Contents

Letters concern Reith's wish for a worthwhile war job worthy of his talents, and recalling his earlier personal financial and career sacrifices; includes a copy reply from Anderson.

Dates: 1942-1943.

Single manuscripts and small collections.

 Series
Identifier: MS.2617
Dates: 1577-early 20th century.

Small collection of correspondence between the Quartermaster General's department and the Commissariat department whilst on active service in the Peninsular War.

 File
Identifier: MS.15337
Scope and Contents

Most of the letters are from Sir William H Delancey and Sir James W Gordon as successive Quartermasters General to Sir John Bisset and Sir Robert H Kennedy as successive Commissaries General.

Dates: 1812.

Small collections and single letters.

 File
Identifier: MS.3925
Scope and Contents Included are: letters of Scottish botanists to James Sowerby, 1793-1814; letters to William Blackwood, Publisher (died 1834), and his sons, 1816-1874; correspondence relating to John Murray, of Bowling Bay, and the Anti-Slavery Movement, 1824-1850; letters to the 7th, 8th, and 9th Lords Napier, 1810-1865; and letters to David Milne-Home, of Milne Graden, from men of science, 1837-1873.Among the writers of the other letters are James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Mrs Elizabeth...
Dates: 1793-1874.

Small collections and single papers.

 Series
Identifier: MS.2980

Small collections of correspondence and manuscripts of the author and essayist Thomas De Quincey, acquired at different times.

 File
Identifier: MS.21239
Scope and Contents Thomas De Quincey's own letters are written to his family and friends about his work and other activities, finance, and family matters. Letters addressed to him include one from an unnamed American admirer, 1853, (folio 18) which was published in ‘Thomas De Quincey’, pages 103-105, the catalogue of an exhibition held at Dove Cottage and the National Library of Scotland.Most of the manuscripts are fragmentary drafts of unidentified essays, but they include parts of "The English...
Dates: 1800-1855, undated.