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Dictionaries.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Reference sources containing alphabetical lists of words with information given for each word; generally including meanings, pronunciation, etymology, and often usage guidance.

Found in 93 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript of ‘Decisions of the Court of Session MDCCLXXXI-MDCCCXXII, in the Form of a Dictionary’ by David Hume; cases 542-580, ‘Salmon Fishing’-‘Succession’, pages 715-769., 1781-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.7.16
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The only difference from the published work is that the cases are not numbered continuously, but internally within each heading, and that there are no indexes (except for a fragment, Adv.MS.81.7.19, folio 207).

In the individual descriptions, the numbers of the cases (as in the published work), the headings, and the pages of the published work are given in that order.

Dates: 1781-1822.

Manuscript of ‘Decisions of the Court of Session MDCCLXXXI-MDCCCXXII, in the Form of a Dictionary’ by David Hume; cases 581-614, ‘Summary Application’-‘Tack’ (number 30), pages 769-819., 1781-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.7.17
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The only difference from the published work is that the cases are not numbered continuously, but internally within each heading, and that there are no indexes (except for a fragment, Adv.MS.81.7.19, folio 207).

In the individual descriptions, the numbers of the cases (as in the published work), the headings, and the pages of the published work are given in that order.

Dates: 1781-1822.

Manuscript of ‘Decisions of the Court of Session MDCCLXXXI-MDCCCXXII, in the Form of a Dictionary’ by David Hume; cases 615-650, ‘Tack’ (numbers 31-65), pages 819-869., 1781-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.7.18
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The only difference from the published work is that the cases are not numbered continuously, but internally within each heading, and that there are no indexes (except for a fragment, Adv.MS.81.7.19, folio 207).

In the individual descriptions, the numbers of the cases (as in the published work), the headings, and the pages of the published work are given in that order.

Dates: 1781-1822.

Microfilm of final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. A-D., 1st quarter of 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.94
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers: A-B. (Adv.MS.3.1.1);

Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers: C-D. (Adv.MS.3.1.2).

Dates: 1st quarter of 19th century.

Microfilm of final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. N-Z., 1st quarter of 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.97
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. N-R (Adv.MS.3.1.5);

Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. S-Z (Adv.MS.3.1.6).

Dates: 1st quarter of 19th century.

Notes on French grammar, 18th century; dictionary of English proverbs, 18th century; and legal maxims in the hand of Lord Milton., 18th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.17788
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: 18th century.

Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning law ., 17th century-18th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17807-17825
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: 17th century-18th century.

Photocopy of entry on James Ramsay MacDonald in the `Biographical Dictionary of Modern British Radicals`, with a postcard of him., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13629/19
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Correspondence, research papers, photographs and audio tapes, 1904-1994, of Dr. Alice Gilmore Vines (1923-2009) relating to her PhD thesis on Margaret Ethel Gladstone MacDonald (1870-1911) and Ishbel MacDonald (1903-1982), James Ramsay MacDonald’s wife and daughter.Dr. Vines collected this material in the course of her research for an intended biography of the two women. Over a number of summers she visited Ishbel in Lossiemouth and corresponded with her. Unfortunately, she had...
Dates: Undated.

Printed items with notes or proof corrections in the hand of William Soutar., 1912-[Before 1944.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8768-8770
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

William Soutar's output of work, most of it produced during the last thirteen bed-ridden years of his life, is quite remarkable. Apart from his regular and lively correspondence, and his poetry both in English and in Scots, he left a long sequence of diaries and journals, as well as a record of his dreams extending over more than twenty years.

Dates: 1912-[Before 1944.]

Remains of a Gaelic-English dictionary containing words beginning with the letter ‘M’ written by Alexander Robertson: volume 8., [1800, or after.]

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.3.19
Scope and Contents

The manuscript contains the rest of volume 8: ‘M’. The first leaf is missing, hence begins Mac. There is also a slip of paper bearing Mackintosh MacKay’s handwriting.

The manuscript is watermarked 1800.

Dates: [1800, or after.]

Remains of a Gaelic-English dictionary from ‘G’-‘L’ written by Alexander Robertson: volumes 7-8., [1800, or after.]

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.3.18
Scope and Contents

The manuscript consists of two sections:

Volume 7: Gairisinn-Laomachd.

Part of volume 8: Laomsgar-Luthmhoire.

The manuscript is watermarked 1800.

Dates: [1800, or after.]