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Diaries.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Refers to books containing the daily, personal accounts of the writer's own experiences, attitudes, and observations. (AAT) Use to refer to all personal diaires, whether by a named individual or not. (NLS) .

Found in 2673 Collections and/or Records:

Diaries of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot., 1861-1923.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19502-19535
Scope and Contents Despite the gap between 1872 and 1882, the diaries cover Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot's career in some considerable detail from 1861 to 1923 the year of his death. The early volumes relate to his education at Minto and at University in Edinburgh and Cambridge as well as to his years of practice at the Bar. When the diary is resumed in 1882, Elliot had entered political life as member for Roxburghshire, and for the next forty years he commented on the contemporary scene in his diary. At all...
Dates: 1861-1923.

Diaries of Bessie Stone and her sister.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6800
Scope and Contents

With notebook containing an anonymous translation of the first part of Alphonse Daudet, "Le Petit Chose".

Dates: 1903-1904, 1907.

Diaries of Blanche Arthur Georgina Swinton., 1846-1908.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13686/25-72
Scope and Contents

The diaries for 1859, 1873, 1875-1882, 1884, 1886, 1889, and 1899-1900 are missing.

Dates: 1846-1908.

Diaries of Bridget MacCaskill of the Eagle Watch project., 1995-2007.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13709/8-16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, diaries, literary papers and photographs, 1973-2007, undated, of Don and Bridget MacCaskill.Don MacCaskill was an eminent naturalist and forester who pioneered the blending of nature conservation with forestry practice. After his retirement as Chief Forester in Strathtyre and his wife Bridget concentrated on wildlife. They are especially known for their twelve year study of otters at Loch Teacuis on the Rathay Estate and the Eagle Watch project.While...
Dates: 1995-2007.

Diaries of Catherine Mure., 1828-1886.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13678/2-4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The papers consist of letters and notes on the genealogy of the Mure of Caldwell family, Ayrshire and their relatives the Bloxham family, Banbury, diaries of Catherine Mure, daughter of William Mure of Caldwell (succ.1776) and legal documents of and relating to the Mures of Caldwell and the Bloxhams.

Dates: 1828-1886.

Diaries of Colonel James Halkett, several of which contain rough ink sketches., 1840-1865.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14202-14218
Scope and Contents From the Series:

James Halkett was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Mauritius, Sir William Gomm, from 1842 to 1847, and to the Commander-in-Chief of India from 1850 to 1854. He was severely wounded in action in November 1854 and the diary for that year gives particular accounts of the battles he witnessed during the Crimean War.

Dates: 1840-1865.

Diaries of Don and Bridget MacCaskill., 1974-2007.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13709/4-16
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, diaries, literary papers and photographs, 1973-2007, undated, of Don and Bridget MacCaskill.Don MacCaskill was an eminent naturalist and forester who pioneered the blending of nature conservation with forestry practice. After his retirement as Chief Forester in Strathtyre and his wife Bridget concentrated on wildlife. They are especially known for their twelve year study of otters at Loch Teacuis on the Rathay Estate and the Eagle Watch project.While...
Dates: 1974-2007.

Diaries of Edward R Zenthon, surveyor, of camping, hiking and climbing expeditions.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13576/1-4
Scope and Contents Diaries, 1937-1947, of Edward R Zenthon, surveyor (1920-2012), of camping, hiking and climbing expeditions in Scotland, England, Wales, South Africa, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Italy.The diaries are illustrated with numerous skilful drawings and sketch maps together with photographs, postcards, maps and cartoons. In addition to diary entries, there are several lists including mountains climbed, personal climbing equipment, books owned and a glossary of mountaineering terms....
Dates: 1937-1947.

Diaries of Elizabeth Mantell., 1962-1996

 Series
Identifier: Acc.14298/2-16
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers consist of surviving letters of Elizabeth Mantell to her parents, her diaries covering both periods she spent nursing in Malawi, copies of her mission partner reports collected by her sister, Ruth, and a few ephemeral items.

The letters and diaries are detailed and discuss general life and the family, but also describe Elizabeth’s work in the hospitals. Ruth visited her sister in Malawi on a number of occasions, and her diaries from those visits are included.

Dates: 1962-1996

Diaries of Elizabeth Oliver, discussing chiefly domestic and social events in India and England., 1905-1946.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.24682-24717
Scope and Contents From the Series: Peter Oliver served with Coke's Rifles during the Second World War until his death on active service in Burma in 1945. Included here are papers relating to his army career. However, he is better known as a mountaineer, and particularly as a member of two unsuccessful Everest expeditions in 1936 and 1938. Climbing regularly in the Himalayas and to a lesser extent in the Alps during the 1930s, Oliver's papers are noteworthy for his detailed climbing journals, his articles on mountaineering,...
Dates: 1905-1946.

Diaries of General John Fletcher Campbell, recording social, business, and military matters., 1778-1797.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17751-17768
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1778-1797.

Diaries of General Sir Charles William Pasley covering the years following his retirement from active army service and public employment., 1848-1861.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9869-9878
Scope and Contents The diaries describe Charles Pasley’s regular activities in considerable detail, especially his continued work as public examiner for the East India Company's Military Seminary, Addiscombe College, Surrey, and the experiments at the Royal Engineer Establishment, Chatham, on his decked, copper-lined pontoons. Other subjects mentioned include army organisation, railways, revisions of his books on military engineering, decimal coinage, meetings of various learned societies attended, especially...
Dates: 1848-1861.

Diaries of Graham Brown., 1898-1907.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.4338/17-21
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprising correspondence and papers of T Graham Brown, concerning mountaineering.

Dates: 1898-1907.

Diaries of Graham Brown., 1916-1960.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.4338/23-38
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprising correspondence and papers of T Graham Brown, concerning mountaineering.

Dates: 1916-1960.

Diaries of Helen B Cruickshank., 1973-1975.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26707-26708
Scope and Contents

The entries in the diaries are very brief, consisting of names of visitors, work done in the house and garden, etc.

Dates: 1973-1975.

Diaries of Henry Alexander Robertson, Chancellor of Newton.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.17.2.5-17.2.45
Scope and Contents

The daily entries are brief, giving details of the weather and of Henry Alexander Robertson`s personal activities.

Dates: 1857-1915.