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Printed materials. Object genre.

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Genre of written works published or otherwise available in printed form, usually on paper.

Found in 1026 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto, including letters from Henry Brougham and Sir John Sinclair, on the Farmers' Property Tax and on the current agricultural and industrial depression., 1807-1823.

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Identifier: MS.12121
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates: 1807-1823.

Correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning Church of Scotland affairs., 1840-1890, undated.

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Identifier: MSS.12343-12346
Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...
Dates: 1840-1890, undated.

Correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning education in Scotland., 1848-1878.

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Identifier: MSS.12347-12351
Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...
Dates: 1848-1878.

Correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning the Forbes Mackenzie Act., 1857-1878.

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Identifier: MS.12356
Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...
Dates: 1857-1878.

Correspondence and papers of the 4th Earl of Minto relating to the voyageurs., 1884-1886.

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Identifier: MS.12549
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The 4th Earl of Minto's main preoccupations were with the raising of a voyageur force for service in Egypt, the employment of Canadian forces in the imperial service, and the rebellion of Louis Riel in the North-West in which he was personally involved.

Dates: 1884-1886.

Correspondence and papers of the Grey and Farquhar families., 1836-1932, undated.

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Identifier: MS.13185
Scope and Contents From the Series: This section contains chiefly correspondence and papers of Caroline Eliza Grey (died 1890), daughter of Sir Thomas Harvie Farquhar, 2nd Baronet, wife of General the Honourable Charles Grey, and mother of Mary Caroline, wife of the 4th Earl of Minto. Caroline Eliza Grey was a Woman of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria, and her husband was private secretary to Prince Albert and to Queen Victoria. Most of the correspondence in this section consists of family material; but there is also some...
Dates: 1836-1932, undated.

‘Correspondence between Lord Macartney and Major General Stuart’: a volume of printed correspondence prepared by James Stuart., 1786.

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Identifier: MS.8453
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.

Dates: 1786.

‘Correspondence, etca. From October 15th, 1782, to February 1st, 1783’, a compendium of separate printed items prepared by James Stuart., 15 October 1782-1 February 1783.

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Identifier: MS.8441
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.

Dates: 15 October 1782-1 February 1783.

‘Correspondence from April to July, 1783’: a volume of printed correspondence prepared by James Stuart., April-July 1783.

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Identifier: MS.8443
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.

Dates: April-July 1783.

‘Correspondence from February, 1783’: a volume of printed correspondence prepared by James Stuart., February-April 1783.

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Identifier: MS.8442
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.

Dates: February-April 1783.

Correspondence, membership lists and other papers of the Edinburgh Harmonists’ Society., 1884-1961.

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Identifier: MS.21663
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Correspondence, 1886, 1896, 1906, 1927, 1943-1944, 1947-1950, 1961. Much of this relates to the demise of the Edinburgh Harmonists' Society in 1950, and to its absorption by the Edinburgh Society of Musicians. The correspondence of 1961 with Miss M P Linton of the National Library of Scotland includes a catalogue of the 18th century collections held by the Harmonists. (Folio 1.)(ii) Membership lists, 1884, 1932, and historical...
Dates: 1884-1961.

Correspondence, memoranda and printed material of the Earl of Rosebery on the London University Bill including a copy of a pamphlet entitled "Objections to the Gresham Commissioners' Scheme" (London, 1894)., 1894-1895.

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Identifier: MS.10149
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rosebery, styled Lord Dalmeny from the death of his father in 1851 until he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1868, held various public offices including those of Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1881-1883, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, February to July 1886, and again in 1892-1894, and was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895, remaining leader of the Liberal party till 1898.The papers consist chiefly...
Dates: 1894-1895.

Correspondence, memoranda and related printed material, November 1893-May 1895, of the Earl of Rosebery concerning applications for posts as commissioners of Income Tax and Woods and Forests, and secretary to the Office of Works., 1893-1895.

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Identifier: MS.10152
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rosebery, styled Lord Dalmeny from the death of his father in 1851 until he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1868, held various public offices including those of Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1881-1883, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, February to July 1886, and again in 1892-1894, and was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895, remaining leader of the Liberal party till 1898.The papers consist chiefly...
Dates: 1893-1895.

Correspondence, memoranda, notes and printed papers of the Earl of Rosebery on such matters as unemployment, education in Ireland, the Land Tenure Bill, and the Cromwell Statue dispute which led up to Rosebery's resignation as prime minister., January-June 1895.

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Identifier: MS.10147
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rosebery, styled Lord Dalmeny from the death of his father in 1851 until he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1868, held various public offices including those of Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1881-1883, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, February to July 1886, and again in 1892-1894, and was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895, remaining leader of the Liberal party till 1898.The papers consist chiefly...
Dates: January-June 1895.

Correspondence, October 1894-February 1895, of the Earl of Rosebery relating to applications for the Oxford and Cambridge professorships of History, including printed testimonials of several of the candidates., 1894-1895.

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Identifier: MS.10151
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rosebery, styled Lord Dalmeny from the death of his father in 1851 until he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1868, held various public offices including those of Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1881-1883, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, February to July 1886, and again in 1892-1894, and was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895, remaining leader of the Liberal party till 1898.The papers consist chiefly...
Dates: 1894-1895.

Correspondence of Alexander W C O Murray., 1916-1920, undated.

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Identifier: MS.8804
Scope and Contents

A small miscellany of printed items (chiefly press-cuttings) found amongst his brother's papers and a few letters to his widow have been placed at the end (folios 249-296 and 305-308 respectively).

Dates: 1916-1920, undated.

Correspondence of J B S Haldane., 1907-1964, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20534-20546
Scope and Contents Most of the correspondence belongs to the last seven years of J B S Haldane’s life, following his retirement from his position as Professor of Biometry at London University, which he spent at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta (1957-1961), the Genetics and Research Unit of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1961-1962), and the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.The correspondence consists chiefly of incoming letters with manuscript...
Dates: 1907-1964, undated.

Correspondence of J B S Haldane., 1907-1947.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.20534 (1)-(2)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Most of the correspondence belongs to the last seven years of J B S Haldane’s life, following his retirement from his position as Professor of Biometry at London University, which he spent at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta (1957-1961), the Genetics and Research Unit of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1961-1962), and the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.The correspondence consists chiefly of incoming letters with manuscript...
Dates: 1907-1947.

Correspondence of J B S Haldane., September 1963-1964, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.20546 (1)-(2)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Most of the correspondence belongs to the last seven years of J B S Haldane’s life, following his retirement from his position as Professor of Biometry at London University, which he spent at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta (1957-1961), the Genetics and Research Unit of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1961-1962), and the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.The correspondence consists chiefly of incoming letters with manuscript...
Dates: September 1963-1964, undated.

Correspondence of J B S Haldane., 1944-1947.

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Identifier: MS.20534 (2)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Most of the correspondence belongs to the last seven years of J B S Haldane’s life, following his retirement from his position as Professor of Biometry at London University, which he spent at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta (1957-1961), the Genetics and Research Unit of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1961-1962), and the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.The correspondence consists chiefly of incoming letters with manuscript...
Dates: 1944-1947.

Correspondence of J B S Haldane., 22 May- August 1964, undated.

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Identifier: MS.20546 (2)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Most of the correspondence belongs to the last seven years of J B S Haldane’s life, following his retirement from his position as Professor of Biometry at London University, which he spent at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta (1957-1961), the Genetics and Research Unit of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1961-1962), and the Genetics and Biometry Laboratory, Bhubaneswar, Orissa.The correspondence consists chiefly of incoming letters with manuscript...
Dates: 22 May- August 1964, undated.

‘Correspondence of Major General Stuart with the Court of Directors of the E.I.C., . . . May 1784 to March 1785’: a volume of printed correspondence prepared by James Stuart., May 1784-March 1785.

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Identifier: MS.8451
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

With the exception of MS.8455, these volumes of printed correspondence were prepared by James Stuart in answer to the accusations raised against him. The contents duplicate to a large extent letters recorded elsewhere in the catalogue. The majority of the volumes contain manuscript indexes and abstracts, and manuscript marginal notes.

Dates: May 1784-March 1785.