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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 1778 Collections and/or Records:

Two letters of Ruari McLean to George Bernard Shaw, with Shaw`s replies.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9600
Scope and Contents

Concerning typography.

Dates: 1949.

Typed copies of newspaper articles and correspondence relating to John Knox, from the scrap-book of David Hay Fleming.

 File
Identifier: MS.2932
Scope and Contents

The correspondents include David Hay Fleming himself, Hume Brown, Andrew Lang, and James King Hewison.

Dates: 1890-1905.

Typescript biography concerning Helen Baker, missionary in Rajputana, by Margaret Foster.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10446
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence and photographs.

Dates: 20th century.

Typescript copies of correspondence between Thomas Goldie Scot, Surgeon-Major, Cameron Highlanders, in India, and his family in Edinburgh and Moniaive.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9266
Scope and Contents

Transcribed from the originals, with two photographs of portraits of Thomas Scot, father of Thomas Goldie Scot.

Dates: 1842-1859.

Typescript copy of the journal, 1786, of Clarinda Bruce on a journey to India.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7897
Scope and Contents

With associated correspondence and a typescript account, 20th century, of the family of Alexander P Trotter.

Dates: 1786-20th century.

Typescript of Donald W Nichol, "Pope`s Literary Legacy: the Book-Trade Correspondence of William Warburton and John Knapton".

 File
Identifier: Acc.10837
Scope and Contents

Contains material not printed in the version published, 1992, by The Oxford Bibliographical Society. Includes photocopies of some of the original letters from various libraries.

Dates: 1990.

Typescript of Malcolm Murray, "Överslöjtnant Alexander Irvings Skotska Bördsbrer av den 16 Maj 1642".

 File
Identifier: Acc.9162
Scope and Contents

With an English translation, notes and correspondence, 1986.

Dates: 1976-1986.

Typescript of 'The Knighthood of the Clergy' by Owen Chadwick, with associated correspondence.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.14080
Content Description

One of several privately-distributed copies of Chadwick's unpublished essay, 1985, which investigates whether it is lawful for members of the clergy to be denied the right to use the title 'Sir' following their acceptance of a knighthood. Chadwick, himself a priest in the Anglican Church, was knighted in 1983. The essay also covers the situation in Scotland, as does the accompanying correspondence with the Very Rev. Dr. Hugh Douglas, St. Andrews.

Dates: 1981-1985

Typescript transcripts of correspondence of the descendants of James Lundie, Minister of North Leith, who died in 1696, principally that of his great-grandson, Robert, Minister of Kelso.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.1675-1676
Scope and Contents

The letters fall into three divisions. The first (MS.1675, folio 1) contains letters to James Lundie at Leyden and Amsterdam, chiefly from his brother Archibald, Minister of Saltoun, 1708-1710; the second (MS.1675, folio 47), general family correspondence, 1745-1770; the third (MS.1675, folio 80, and MS. 1676), the correspondence of Robert Lundie, Minister of Kelso, and others. The writers include many eminent authors and theologians of the time.

Dates: 1708-1840, undated.

Typescripts, manuscripts, proofs, research notes and correspondence of David Thomson, author and radio producer.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10129/1-179
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the papers of David Thomson, author, researcher and BBC radio producer. It includes the scripts and correspondence of many BBC radio programmes from the 1950s and 60s, original scripts and correspondence regarding his published and unpublished books, and additional correspondence spanning forty five years working for UNESCO, the BBC, and as a full time writer.

Dates: [1923]-1988.

Typescripts, manuscripts, research notes, correspondence and other papers of Duncan Fraser and of Standard Press publishers, Montrose.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8058/1-239
Scope and Contents

Including corrected typescripts and proofs of historical and topographical works, and circa 400 letters and copies of letters.

With papers, 1928-1959, of the Standard Press, Montrose.

Dates: 1765-1983.

Typescripts of "An Oidhche Mus Do Sheòl Sinn".

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.12472
Scope and Contents

Includes notes, research notes, vocabulary and correspondence.

Dates: circa 2000-2003.

Volume entitled (folio i) `Miscellania [sic] Scotica Curiosa Or A Collection of Curious, rare, and valuable Paper`s: Relating to Scotland, and Scots Affaires. Collected and Coppied, from the Originalls. by C:R:S:` containing transcripts of Scottish historical documents, extracts of manuscripts and copies of correspondence, from various sources, 1419-1731, and undated.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.2.18
Scope and Contents The collection was compiled by Captain Robert Seton, Judge Advocate for Scotland, and consists of:(i) Copies of correspondence, 1566-1567, of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (folio 1) including two letters of Mary, Queen of Scots not recorded in Labanoff`s collection. The letters are similar to, but not the same as many of the letters in MS Calig CI from the Cottonian Library in the British Library: they may have been copied from the portion of the collection that was destroyed in the...
Dates: 1419-1731.

Volume of correspondence of James Nairne, WS, and papers of, and concerning, the Bannatyne Club.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.12693
Scope and Contents

Includes letters of Sir Walter Scott, James Ballantyne and David Laing.

Dates: 1827-1844.

War correspondence between Lawrence Burness and his parents.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9088
Scope and Contents

Includes extracts of letters, parted into three volumes, and photographs, 1942, of people and places mainly in Burma.

Dates: 1940-1947.