Scope and Contents From the Series: Files of correspondnce and papers, circa 1918-1929, with related materia, 1930-1935, kept by Roland Muirhead in his capacity as General secretary of the Scottish Home Rule Association (SHRA) and representing the bulk of the surviving archive of the Association. In 1928 Muirhead associated himself with the new National Party of Scotland (NPS) while continuing briefly as secretary of the Scottish Home Rule Association, resulting of an overlap of some NPS material into SHRA fils for...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Files of correspondnce and papers, circa 1918-1929, with related materia, 1930-1935, kept by Roland Muirhead in his capacity as General secretary of the Scottish Home Rule Association (SHRA) and representing the bulk of the surviving archive of the Association. In 1928 Muirhead associated himself with the new National Party of Scotland (NPS) while continuing briefly as secretary of the Scottish Home Rule Association, resulting of an overlap of some NPS material into SHRA fils for...

Scope and Contents The writer travelled from the vicinity of Hertford to Scotland to preach in order to raise funds for the Hibernian Society. While in Scotland he met with Seccession ministers and other Dissenters, preaching on numerous occasions to large congregations. Places visited include Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dumbarton, Paisley, Port Glasgow, Inverness and Aberdeen. Although preaching was the main purpose of the tour, this was the writer`s first visit to Scotland and he comments as a tourist on his...

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The author and his brother Robert set off from Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, on 15 August 1812. They travel to Glasgow where they spend a couple of days (including visits to factories) and then on Dumbarton and Luss. The journal ends only a few days into their tour after their ascent of Ben Lomond.

Scope and Contents Julius Jacob the Elder (1811-1882) was a German Jewish artist born in Berlin who lived in London between 1844 and 1855. He is known both for his landscapes and society portraits.The sketchbook contains more than 150 pencil sketches of a tour in Scotland from August 1846 to February 1847. Almost all the sketches are dated and identifed. The earliest sketch is of the Isle of Arran. He then moved on to Greenock, Loch Long, Loch Lomond, Inverary, Loch Awe, Fingal`s Cave and Staffa,...

Scope and Contents Thomas Henry Graham`s sketchbook provides a visual record of a tour in Scotland of 1812. The sketchbook opens with several drawings of views of and near to his home Edmond Castle, in Cumbria. Graham travelled to Scotland via Northumberland and there are drawings of Newcastle, Alnwick, Belford Castle, Bamburgh Castle and the Farne Islands. Drawings in Scotland include views of Dunbar, Edinburgh, the firth of Forth, Holyrood House, Leith Harbour, Glasgow, Dumbarton Castle, the Cairndow Inn at...