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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 2688 Collections and/or Records:

Revised version of the original diary of Ruthven Todd, titled, 'Disintoxication in Spain'., 1965.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26878
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.

Revised versions of the original diaries of Ruthven Todd, titled, 'Disintoxication in Spain'., 1965.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26877-26878
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.

“Richard's universal daily remembrancer” for 1830 and 1836 with notes by Patrick Chalmers (died 1854)., 1830, 1836.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15514-15515
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Auldbar was bought in 1753 by William Chalmers, a Gibraltar merchant whose family had owned land in Aberdeenshire, at Federate and Hazlehead. His father and brother were physicians in Aberdeen, and the papers as arranged below begin with medical records of these men. An important section concerns the trade and administration of Gibraltar in the second quarter of the 18th century, and there is also much mercantile correspondence of the 18th and early 19th centuries. As with the rest of this...
Dates: 1830, 1836.

“Richards's universal daily remembrancer” for 1856 containing brief and scattered notes by Patrick Chalmers (died 1854) of parliamentary business in February, March and May., 1856.

 Item
Identifier: MS.15515
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Auldbar was bought in 1753 by William Chalmers, a Gibraltar merchant whose family had owned land in Aberdeenshire, at Federate and Hazlehead. His father and brother were physicians in Aberdeen, and the papers as arranged below begin with medical records of these men. An important section concerns the trade and administration of Gibraltar in the second quarter of the 18th century, and there is also much mercantile correspondence of the 18th and early 19th centuries. As with the rest of this...
Dates: 1856.

Rough journal of Tom Weir of the Scottish Garwhal Expedition., 1950.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/26
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1950.

Scientific papers, journals and correspondence of Alexander Turnbull Christie (died 1832), assistant surgeon in the East India Company.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.9490-9497
Scope and Contents

In 1828 Alexander Turnbull Christie returned to Scotland and studied geology, meteorology, and other branches of science in Edinburgh and on the Continent. In 1830 he was appointed geological surveyor on the Madras establishment, but did not return to India until the following year. He contributed a number of papers to the ‘Edinburgh new philosophical journal’.

Dates: 1821-1838, undated.

Scottish Mountain Excursions, no.2 - no. 15., 11 July 1941 - 25 December 1967.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.6334/2-15
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Concerning his mountaineering expeditions in the British Isles, the Alps and Canada.

Dates: 11 July 1941 - 25 December 1967.

Scribbling diaries of Katy Horseman., 1976, 1985.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11787/70-71
Dates: Majority of material found within 1976, 1985.

Second World War diary of Lieutenant Walker, of the Royal Scots Regiment.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13462
Scope and Contents

Diary of Lieutenant Walker, of the Royal Scots Regiment, in India, 1940-1941. The diary records life in the army from recruitment and training at Aldershot, the convoy to Bombay, and life in India.

Dates: 1940-1941.

Seven diaries of Patrick Cadell, Keeper of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11641
Scope and Contents

Includes memorandum of matters outstanding on his leaving and a copy of a song, composed and sung by Timothy Lawrence, at Mr Cadell`s leaving party in 1990.

Dates: 1983-1990.

Shooting diary kept at Lude House, Blair Atholl.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7051
Scope and Contents

Including notes and sketches.

Dates: 1883-1884.

Six diaries of Arthur Birnie.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11018
Scope and Contents

Includes transcript and notes.

Dates: 1906-1909, 1934-1936.

Six notebooks of Honor Arundel.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10238
Scope and Contents

Notebooks contain poetry, prose and a diary.

Dates: 1939-1972.

Small notebooks written almost entirely in pencil containing part of a diary of an officer of the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons (Hussars), probably Edward Simpson Grey, whilst on service in India.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15394-15400
Scope and Contents The first six volumes cover the period from 5 October 1857, when he embarked from Ireland, to 12 January 1860, and the seventh from 21 November 1863 to 27 April 1864, when he returned to England. Although the notebooks are numbered consecutively (perhaps in another hand) from 1 to 7 it seems clear that if the diary was kept continuously, several more notebooks, covering the period from 13 January 1860 to 20 November 1863, must be missing. Although none of the notebooks is signed, it seems...
Dates: 1857-1864.

Small pocket diaries of Florence Marian McNeill, used to note engagements., 1931-1946.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26249-26254
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Born in Orkney, Florence Marian McNeill worked in London for the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene from 1913 to 1917. She wrote and lectured on a variety of subjects, and was an active member of the Scottish National Party and the Saltire Society, but is best known for her books on Scottish cookery and folklore.

Dates: 1931-1946.

Small pocket diary of Florence Marian McNeill, used to note engagements., 1931.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26249
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Born in Orkney, Florence Marian McNeill worked in London for the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene from 1913 to 1917. She wrote and lectured on a variety of subjects, and was an active member of the Scottish National Party and the Saltire Society, but is best known for her books on Scottish cookery and folklore.

Dates: 1931.

Small pocket diary of Florence Marian McNeill, used to note engagements., 1932.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26250
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Born in Orkney, Florence Marian McNeill worked in London for the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene from 1913 to 1917. She wrote and lectured on a variety of subjects, and was an active member of the Scottish National Party and the Saltire Society, but is best known for her books on Scottish cookery and folklore.

Dates: 1932.

Small pocket diary of Florence Marian McNeill, used to note engagements., 1933.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26251
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Born in Orkney, Florence Marian McNeill worked in London for the Association for Moral and Social Hygiene from 1913 to 1917. She wrote and lectured on a variety of subjects, and was an active member of the Scottish National Party and the Saltire Society, but is best known for her books on Scottish cookery and folklore.

Dates: 1933.