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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 583 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers of A H E L Holt.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8756
Scope and Contents

Concerning chiefly Holt`s work as a railway engineer in Iraq, 1916-1932 and undated, and as a soil consultant in Sudan, 1952-1958.

Also includes:

papers and notebooks, 1884-1929 and undated, of his father-in-law, the Reverend E M Macphail

papers, 1880-1907 and undated, concerning the claim by Stewart Soutar Johnstone to the Marquesate of Annandale.

Dates: 1880-1958 and undated.

Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.23761-23930
Scope and Contents

Alexander Carlyle's papers consist chiefly of journals, sermons, lectures, autobiographical writings, writings on various topics, poetry and papers on church and other affairs. The later papers (MSS.23927-23930) consist of a list of his books, excerpts from his writings and excerpts of proceedings in the action against him by the Presbytery of Dalkeith.

Dates: 1743-1944, undated.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Robert Murdoch Smith.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.9569
Scope and Contents

Concerning Murdoch Smith`s archaeological and diplomatic activities, as used by W K Dickson in his "Life" (1901).

Dates: 1855-1902.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Anderson of St. Germains and their descendants, being chiefly the correspondence of Warren Hastings Anderson (died 1875), son of David Anderson of St. Germains (1751-1825).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.14842-14847
Scope and Contents

Warren Hastings Anderson entered the merchant house of his uncle, Robert Anderson and Company, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, in 1813, becoming a partner in 1818. From then until the 1850s he spent most of his life in Italy and France engaged in trade, finally retiring to Bowerhouse near Dunbar. Family, personal and legal material predominates in this collection.

Dates: 1792-mid 20th century.

Correspondence and papers of Charles Forrester.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10164/1-68
Scope and Contents

Charles Forrester (1895-1980), a graduate of Heriot Watt College, Edinburgh, was Professor of Chemistry 1926, Vice-Principal 1932 and Principal 1936-1948 of the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. After his retirement he worked in the Chief Scientist's Division, Minister of Power, 1949-1960, and the British Coal Utilisation Research Association 1960-1963. The papers largely concern Forrester's position as Director of the Indian School of Mines.

Dates: 1910-1980, undated.

Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.

 Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.1.1-46.10.2
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.

Dates: 1793-1846.

Correspondence and papers of James Mackay, Baron MacKay of Clashfern.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12280
Scope and Contents

Papers mostly concern Lord Mackay`s period of office as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

Dates: late 20th century.

Correspondence and papers of John Anderson Graham and Katherine Graham, mainly concerning the Kalimpong homes and their missionary work in North India; with correspondence and papers of James Purdie, superintendent of Kalimpong homes.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6039 Box 1(1)-Box 17(2)
Scope and Contents These papers consist of the personal archive of the Very Rev John Anderson Graham DD, founder of the Kalimpong homes, and much of the general archive of the Homes themselves from the beginning of Graham's ministry there in 1889 until 1972.The importance of the collection lies in the detailed account it gives of the early development and later growth and organisation of one of the Scottish mission centres in India, and in the light it throws on the social and educational problems...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1857, 1880-1972, undated.

Correspondence and papers of John Brown and his family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6134
Scope and Contents

Including letters of Thackeray and Ruskin, and papers concerning John Scott.

Dates: 1728-1923.

Correspondence and papers of Margaret O W Oliphant and others.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.23209-23219
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters of and to and papers of Margaret Oliphant and members of her family (MSS.23209-23211), her bank pass-book (MS.23212), diaries (MSS.23213-23216) and manuscripts of two of her works (MSS.23217-23219).

Dates: 1754, 1762, 1844-1921, undated.

Correspondence and papers of Mary Buchanan Drew, with correspondence of Lady Lilian Adam Smith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14385/1-74
Scope and Contents The main part of the collection comprises the correspondence between Lady Lilian Adam Smith and her eldest daughter, Mary ['Maisie'] Buchanan Drew. These letters contain detailed, diary-like letters relating domestic matters, news and comments on current affairs, and family anecdotes and reflections, between the 1910s and Lady Lilian's death in 1949 and covering both World Wars. The collection also includes a series of Mary Buchanan Drew's journals, with a detailed account of her relocation...
Dates: c.1900-1972.

Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20037-20079
Scope and Contents

Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.

Dates: 1809-1937, undated.

Correspondence and papers of Sir Alexander Gray.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11897
Scope and Contents

Includes journals, broadcast scripts and tapes.

Dates: circa 1918-1975.

Correspondence and papers of the artist Alfred Edward Borthwick and his family.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.10393-10491
Scope and Contents A E Borthwick (1871-1955), a son of William H Borthwick of Crookston, studied art in Edinburgh and Paris from 1890 to 1896, after which he enlisted in the ranks and helped to raise the Scottish Sharpshooters, 70th company of the XVIII Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry. He served in the Boer and First World Wars, retiring from the army in 1919 as honorary Staff Captain. As a member of the Royal Academy he specialised in portraits and subjects of a religious genre, his best-known work being...
Dates: 1815-1967, undated.