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The papers consist of an account, 1896, (possibly a fair copy written up from notes or a diary) of a trip to Italy, travelling as far as Rome (folio 1), and reminiscences, ?1916, 1922-1925, undated, of Mary E Haldane’s early life and experiences (folio 15).

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The papers consist of an account, 1896, (possibly a fair copy written up from notes or a diary) of a trip to Italy, travelling as far as Rome (folio 1), and reminiscences, ?1916, 1922-1925, undated, of Mary E Haldane’s early life and experiences (folio 15).

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The contents are as follows. (i) Autobiographical reminiscences, written in the form of letters to Anne McGuire, 1963, undated (folio 1); (ii) Autobiographical drafts and fragments, 1966, undated (folio 53).

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This appears to have been the text referred to in Sir Charles Harris's letter of 19 November 1916 to Richard Haldane (MS.5913, folios 77-80): the earlier version was thought to have been used by Harold Begbie in his ‘The vindication of Great Britain’.

Typed apparently in April 1916 (folio 2).

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Ruthven Todd was originally commissioned to write the official biography of Dylan Thomas, but failed to do so. These manuscripts are his reminiscences of the poet, which were not published except for chapter 12 which appeared in the ‘Mediterranean Review’, volume i, number 3 (1971), pages 15-23.

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The text lacks folios 3, 91 and 110, and breaks off at folio l65.

Scope and Contents The manuscript, watermarked 1827, was written by Peter Rose who lived circa 1764-1841, a cadet of a family which had a lease of Ardachy, Abertarff, 1726-1770. He spent his working life in the West Indies, retiring to Scotland 1824 or 1825. A cloth label on the inside front cover is inscribed ‘P. ROSE OF ROSE HALL’, and pencilled note on the flyleaf reads “Bd. At B’pool 1 Sep /36” (i.e. 1836?). The contents are as follows.(i) Contents list (folio ii);(ii)...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...

Scope and Contents Among the subjects are: Bishop Gleig's literary activities, 1793-1813, George Robert Gleig's military experiences, 1812-1814, the Kent riots, 1830, reform and subsequent politics, 1831-1834, Ward's government of the Ionian Isles, 1849-1854, the Crimean War, 1856, and the Indian Mutiny, 1857. Several letters, 1883-1884, 1887-1888, and undated, relate to articles on the Army and War Office published by George Robert Gleig in periodicals. Among the undated papers are some bearing on family...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Among the subjects are: Bishop Gleig's literary activities, 1793-1813, George Robert Gleig's military experiences, 1812-1814, the Kent riots, 1830, reform and subsequent politics, 1831-1834, Ward's government of the Ionian Isles, 1849-1854, the Crimean War, 1856, and the Indian Mutiny, 1857. Several letters, 1883-1884, 1887-1888, and undated, relate to articles on the Army and War Office published by George Robert Gleig in periodicals. Among the undated papers are some bearing on family...

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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).

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Letters of Robert McLellan to James King Annand, 1975-1983 (folio 1). They chiefly concern the publication of McLellan's 'Linmill' stories in ‘Lallans’, the magazine edited by Annand, but they also mention mutual friends and the work of other writers in ‘Lallans’. (ii) Miscellaneous correspondence, 1980-1984 (folio 35). It includes McLellan's reminiscences of Christopher Murray Grieve, 1980 (folio 38), and copies of his letters to John Calder concerning the...

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The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

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The work, which is unfinished, is Ruthven Todd's reminiscences of his life in Edinburgh and London in the 1930s and 1940s, and of his literary friends and acquaintances.

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The contents are as follows. (i) Fragments of diaries, 1960-1974, undated (folio 1); (ii) Letter to Ruth Ziegler, 1976-1977 (folio 9). Ruthven Todd began this as a letter, but it developed into a long document, partly a detailed record of his daily activities for two months, and partly rambling reminiscences. Folios 44-48 and 57-60 are photocopies.

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Includes a note, 1973, by Ruthven Todd about the work (folio i).

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The contents are as follows. (i) Letters, 1935-1959, of A Walter Marsden, chiefly concerning his own activities. Also included is an essay by Marsden on James Leslie Mitchell, with reminiscences of their meeting, and typescripts of some of Marsden's poems (folio l); (ii) Correspondence, 1935-1960, of John Muriel, the author 'John Lindsey'. It mostly concerns a proposed memorial volume to Mitchell, and includes letters from those asked to contribute (folio 35).

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The contents are as follows: Letters to Mrs Mary E Haldane from her sisters, her brother, (Sir) John S Burdon-Sanderson, and her children John and Elizabeth (folio 1);

Two typed copies of her ‘Reminiscences’ written for the parish magazine of St Columba's Church of Scotland, Pont Street, London, not long before her hundredth birthday (folio 231).

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The work, which is unfinished, is Ruthven Todd's reminiscences of his life in Edinburgh and London in the 1930s and 1940s, and of his literary friends and acquaintances.

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This material was probably part of Ruthven Todd's projected 'Love Letter to Three Islands', an account of his experiences on Mull, Martha's Vineyard and Majorca.

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Robert Garioch Sutherland worked for the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh University between 1965 and 1974, and some of the transcripts are his work. The material consists of stories and reminiscences recorded from 1953 to 1976.