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 2688 Collections and/or Records:
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1847-1849.
Item
Identifier: MS.2604
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1847-1849.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1807-1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2577-2604
Scope and Contents
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1807-1849.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1807-1809.
Item
Identifier: MS.2577
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1807-1809.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1809-1810.
Item
Identifier: MS.2578
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1809-1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1810.
File
Identifier: MS.2579
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1811.
Item
Identifier: MS.2580
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1811.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1811.
Item
Identifier: MS.2581
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1811.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1812.
Item
Identifier: MS.2582
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1812-1813.
Item
Identifier: MS.2583
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1812-1813.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1815.
Item
Identifier: MS.2584
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1815.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane., 1821.
Item
Identifier: MS.2585
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The journal covers Sir Thomas Cochrane's service in Barbados and the West Indies, 1807-1810, 1813, 1815, 1821-1824 (MSS.2577-2578, 2583-2589), on the North American Station, 1815 (MS.2584), in Newfoundland, 1825-1833 (MSS.2590-2595), and on the East India Station, 1842-1846 (MSS.2599-2603), besides his life in Great Britain and visits to France, 1824-1825, 1835-1842 (MSS.2590, 2596-2599), Germany, 1836, 1838 (MSS.2597-2598), and Italy, 1839-1840 (MS.2598). It describes the writer's life...
Dates:
1821.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Admirals the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath, his son.
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Private journal of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane.
Private journal of William Guland during service as Surgeon of the sloop HMS "Wolf" in the Mediterranean.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8124
Dates:
1828-1830.
Professional and personal papers of Ethel Bassin; including papers concerning her biography of Francis Tolmie, 'The Old Songs of Skye' (1977).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7040 Box 1(1)-Box 16(2)
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1863, 1908-1977, undated.
"Punch's Pocket Book" for 1853, containing the diary of Isabella Bremner kept on the journey to India and in Bombay., 1853.
Item
Identifier: MS.19224
Scope and Contents
The diary of Isabella Bremner is chiefly an account of the social life and daily routine of the Bremner household.
Dates:
1853.
Records and papers of Craigmount School for Girls, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12271
Dates:
1933-1966.
Records of Saint Ninian`s Cathedral, Perth; of the diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane; and of the Episcopal Church in Scotland.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.251
Scope and Contents
Also included are papers of clergymen connected with Saint Ninian`s, including sermons, historical and liturgical works by Bishop Charles Wordsworth, Bishop George Howard Wilkinson, Dean George Taylor Shillito Farquar, and Dean James Wilson Harper.
Dates:
1648-20th century.
Records of specific members of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club., 1904-1983.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.14612/7-15
Scope and Contents
There are here records relating to two members of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club - Lucy Smith and Pat Bell.
Dates:
1904-1983.
Records of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14612/1-15
Scope and Contents
The Ladies Scottish Climbing Club was founded in 1908 by Jane Inglis Clarke, her daughter Mabel Inglis Clark (later Jeffey), and Lucy Smith. All three had climbed extensively in Scotland and the Alps, sometimes in the company of their respective male family members and friends. Since the Scottish Mountaineering Club did not yet accept female members, the three women decided to form their own Club to further extend their climbing activities.
The first New Year's Meet was held in...
Dates:
1904-1987.
Records of the service of the Home Guard (formerly Local Defence Volunteers).
Series
Identifier: MSS.3816-3822
Scope and Contents
The records consist partly of histories and statements composed after demobilization and partly of original war-diaries, orders, etc.
Dates:
1940-1945.
Records, war diaries and other papers concerning the Lothians and Border Horse in the 2nd World War.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11856
Scope and Contents
Includes post war papers, minute books and financial records of the Lothian and Border Horse Regimental Association and its predecessor body.
Dates:
circa 1926-1999.
Regimental standing orders, 1796, for the 37th Regiment at Gibraltar.
File
Identifier: Acc.7127
Scope and Contents
Including:
diary, 1868, of John Maxwell of Baillieston, mostly meteorological
burgess ticket, 1766, of Rutherglen, in favour of Steven Maxwell.
Dates:
1766, 1796 and 1868.
Reminiscences, undated, of Norah, Lady Mears of her childhood., 1895, 1899, [Circa 1905-1906], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.19266
Scope and Contents
The reminiscences cover from Lady Mears' life in James Court on the Royal Mile, Edinburgh, to memories of summers at Innesforth, circa 1905-1906. There are also typescripts of her diary of the autumn of 1895 (folio 86), and of ‘My Memories of Crawford, July 1899’, by her cousin, Edith (folio 92).
Dates:
1895, 1899, [Circa 1905-1906], undated.
Reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of works of others authors., 1926-1938.
File
Identifier: MS.50219
Scope and Contents
The reviews are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1926.Assorted reviews.Extract, pages 93-94, ‘Notes on Books’, from the ‘Edinburgh Medical Journal’, 1926. The extract includes reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of: ‘Old and New Viewpoints in Psychology’, by Knight Dunlop [i.e. Dunlap]; and, ‘Psychoanalysis and the Psychic Disorder of General...
Dates:
1926-1938.
Revised and expanded version of the text of MS.13783: Series of twelve chapters probably based on original memoranda; probably compiled as late as 1822., 1785-1799, [?1822].
File
Identifier: MS.13784
Scope and Contents
The chapters are as follows:(i) First campaign against Tipu, 1790 (page 1);(ii) Second campaign against Tipu, 1791-1792 (page 33);(iii) Siege of Cochin, 1795 (page 45);(iv) Siege of Colombo, 1796 (page 53);(v) Account of Ceylon, 1796 (page 69);(vi) Account of Alexander Walker's journey to Madras through the Carnatic, Travancore and Malabar, 1796 (page 147);(vii) Journal of Walker's voyage from Cannanore to...
Dates:
1785-1799, [?1822].
Revised version of the original diary of Ruthven Todd, titled, 'Disintoxication in Spain'., 1965.
Item
Identifier: MS.26877
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Ruthven Todd underwent treatment for alcoholism and kept a diary of his experiences and dreams while in hospital. He later rewrote this, intending to use the material for an article. MSS.26875-26876 contain the original diary; MSS.26877-26878 the revised version.
Dates:
1965.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of and concerning the poet and author, Ruthven Todd (1914-1978).
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Diaries of Ruthven Todd.
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Diaries of Ruthven Todd, titled, 'Disintoxication in Spain'.
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Revised versions of the original diaries of Ruthven Todd, titled, 'Disintoxication in Spain'.