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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 584 Collections and/or Records:

Journal, unsigned, but, from internal evidence, of Major Patrick Henderson, 42nd Madras Native Infantry.

 Item
Identifier: MS.7183
Scope and Contents

The journal includes a description of a journey from India to England through Arabia, Egypt, Italy, and France, from February to August 1836, some notes on the French Army, and an account of Patrick Henderson's experiences in India from July 1839 to June, 1843.

Dates: 1836, 1839-1843.

Journalist's notebooks of Neal Ascherson.

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13676/1-185
Scope and Contents The notebooks and engagement diaries cover Ascherson's career as correspondent for the Manchester Guardian (1956-57), The Scotsman (1959-60), Observer (1960-1975 and 1979-1990), and The Independent on Sunday (1990-1998), as well as his later career as a writer and academic. They contain descriptive notes relating to his research and reporting on international and home politics and affairs. From 1987, the notebooks also contain detailed personal diary entries.Ascherson's time as...
Dates: 1957-2013

Journals, 1916-1917, of Mary Lee Milne, kept while serving with a unit of the Scottish Women`s Hospitals in Russia and Romania.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6318
Scope and Contents

With article, 1918, of Milne, "The Dobruja Retreat".

Dates: 1916-1918.

Journals and other papers of David Wilson Bogie.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13267
Scope and Contents

The papers include a memoir of David Bogie`s time at George Watson`s College, an account of the Law Faculty at Edinburgh University and memorials of: the Faculty of Advocates; the Court of Session in the 1970s, and also of the Shrieval Bench in Aberdeen. The papers are accompanied by notes by Alan Bell, Bogie`s unofficial literary executor.

Dates: 1960-1999.

Journals and papers of David Stephen, composer and organist.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.14377
Content Description

The collection contains journals and some other papers of David Stephen (1869-1946), organist and composer in Dundee, Arbroath and St Andrews, and from 1903 music director of the Carnegie Trust, Dunfermline.

Dates: 1902-1946.

Journals and papers of Thomas Lennox Gilmour.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8989
Scope and Contents

Concerning his education, service as private secretary to the 5th Earl of Rosebery, and to his government work during the First World War.

Dates: 1879-1920.

Journals, letters, manuscripts, notes, verse and other papers of and relating to Alastair Cram.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13170
Scope and Contents Alastair Cram was educated at Perth Academy and Edinburgh University and started his working life as a solicitor in private practice at the Scottish Bar. In the Second World War he saw service with the Royal Regiment of Artillery and SAS during which time he was taken prisoner and was involved in several successful escapes. Alastair Cram was awarded the Military Cross in 1945. In peacetime, he served as a Judge in Kenya and, in 1965, was Governor-General of Malawi. Alastair Cram was also a...
Dates: 1928-1967, and undated.

Lectures, lecture notes and journals of James Wright and Walter Macleod, ministers of Lauriston Street Original Secession Church, Edinburgh.

 File
Identifier: MSS.14228-14231
Scope and Contents

For James Wright's career, see David Scott, ‘Annals and statistics of the Original Secession Church’ (Edinburgh, 1886), pages 562-563.

Walter Macleod succeeded Wright in the charge of Lauriston Street Original Secession Church, Edinburgh on the latter's death in 1879.

Dates: 1850-1901.

Ledgers of Alasdair Gray containing diary entries and drafts of works, with typescripts of 'Fleck' and a file of press cuttings.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13021/1-15
Scope and Contents

Eight ledgers or notebooks contain diary entries, draft letters and literary notes and drafts of stories, poems, plays and the novel 'Old men in love'; with six corrected and annotated typescripts of 'Fleck', a play; and a file of cuttings of reviews of the French edition of 'Lean tales'.

Dates: 1845-2008.

Letters, 1916-1918 and undated, of Cecile Walton to Eric Robertson, and a letter, 1929, of Dorothy Ratcliffe.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11858
Scope and Contents

Includes letters, 1917-1942 and undated, of various correspondents and a transcription of the diary, 1907, of Eric Robertson.

Dates: 1907-1942 and undated.

Letters, 1917-1962, to Margaret Mackenzie Scott.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6035
Scope and Contents

Concerning her literary work, correspondents including Algernon Blackwood, Walter de la Mare, Harold Nicolson and Robert Sutherland.

With a diary, 1946-1947, of Margaret Mackenzie Scott.

Dates: 1917-1962.

Letters and papers, circa 1806-circa 1861 of Sir Pulteney Malcolm and his family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8364
Scope and Contents

Including his journal for June to September 1815, and letters, 1713-1780, of the family of Douglas of Cavers.

Dates: 1713-circa 1861.

Letters of Dr David MacLagan, Army Medical Service, written to his family from the Peninsular War.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11767
Scope and Contents

Includes two diaries giving an account of his service in the campaign.

Dates: 1811-1814.

Letters of members of the Walker family of Dundonald, Ayrshire.

 ...
Identifier: Acc.12085
Scope and Contents

Includes letters from relations in America and one reporting on anti-Catholic riots in Edinburgh 1779, also includes a 19th century transcript (and 20th century typescript copy) of a journal of Josiah Walker, originally written in 1780.

Dates: circa 1772-1783.

Letters to Raymond Greene from other members of the 1933 Everest expedition.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8254
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include Hugh Ruttledge, 2 June 1933, Sir Jack Langland, 1970, and Tom Brocklebank, 1975.

With signed transcript of Greene`s diary concerning the establishment of Camp V.

Dates: 1933-1975.

Literary and personal papers of, and relating to, David Thomson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13259/1-78
Scope and Contents

As well as correspondence, and manuscripts and typescripts of published works, the collection includes a huge number of David Thomson’s notebooks and diaries.

Dates: 19th century, circa 1916-1996.