Reminiscences.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Narrations of past experiences.
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant. Reel 16. Diaries, reminiscences, and ‘Jerusalem’., Late 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1225
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Diary, 1883, of Margaret Oliphant (MS.23213);Diary, 1887, of Margaret Oliphant (MS.23214);Diary, 1888, of Margaret Oliphant (MS.23215);Diary, 1896, of Margaret Oliphant (MS.23216);Manuscript, [1891, or before], 1896, of 'Jerusalem its history and hope' by Margaret Oliphant. (MS.23217);Manuscript, late 19th century, of reminiscences of Margaret Oliphant (MS.23218);Manuscript, late 19th...
Dates:
Late 19th century.
Miscellaneous jottings and reminiscences of Ruthven Todd of life in Majorca, titled 'Notes on Mallorca' written in 1965 with later additions in 1966-1967., 1965-1967.
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Identifier: MS.26850
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Much of Ruthven Todd's prose writing, especially in his later life, was repetitious: he not only made numerous drafts and re-writings, but he used the same material in both books and articles. In particular, he made use of his own reminiscences in his work on Dylan Thomas and Fitzrovia as well as in the more autobiographical 'Dead and other friends and places'. MSS.26834-26856 contain material intended for full-length books; MSS.26857-26863 consist of shorter works and...
Dates:
1965-1967.
Miscellaneous letters and documents collected by William Finlay Watson, many of which have not been identified., 1691-early 20th century.
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Identifier: MS.599
Scope and Contents
The contents include letters to the Master of Stair, 1691 (folios 13-17); cuttings from the Register of the Tolbooth Prison, Edinburgh, 1736 (folios 39-40); copy of a letter of the Earl of Hertford, Ambassador in France, to the Earl of Halifax, 1763, in the handwriting of David Hume, then acting as secretary to Hertford (folios 44-45); letter of John Witherspoon acknowledging receipts, 1790 (folio 52); letter of Bishop Percy regarding Macpherson’s ‘Ossian’, 1805 (folio 61); fragments of an...
Dates:
1691-early 20th century.
Miscellaneous letters and papers formerly in the possession of the Reverend John Stirton., 1477-1933, undated.
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Identifier: MS.3072
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Letter signed by James III and countersigned by Archbishop Schevez, to Bona, Duchess of Milan, asking her to take steps for the release of Prospero de' Medici, his Prothonotary, imprisoned in her state, Edinburgh, 1477 (folio 1);(ii) Letter of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, to his son and successor William, in Paris, reprimanding him for idleness, undated (folio 2);(iii) Letter of Alexander Leslie, afterwards Earl of...
Dates:
1477-1933, undated.
Note book of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury, containing reminiscences of Jane Welsh Carlyle., 1866-1868.
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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.380
Note-book of Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury, containing reminiscences of Jane Welsh Carlyle., 1866-1868.
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Identifier: MS.532
Scope and Contents
Geraldine Jewsbury’s reminiscences of Jane Welsh Carlyle, begin ‘In Memoriam, J. W. C. ob. Aprl. 21, 1866’, and extend to page 126. Thomas Carlyle’s comments thereon and his own reminiscences of his wife begin on page 126. Inserted at pages 1 and 2 are two small sheets of manuscript by Carlyle, numbered (1) and (5), endorsed ‘Rudiments of Preface’. (5) is dated November 1868.
Dates:
1866-1868.
Notebook containing philosophical and other writings of Richard B Haldane., 1st quarter of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.20219
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:A chapter of a work on philosophy by Richard B Haldane (folio 1);Draft of the text of a lecture on 'The philosophical significance of humanism' (folio 9);Draft of the text of a lecture on 'The philosophy of the particular' (folio 33 verso);Quotations from various sources (folio 1 inverted);Chapters of works on philosophy (folios 3, 12 inverted);Text of a lecture on education written about 1921...
Dates:
1st quarter of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Notebooks and other papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane, preceded by correspondence of and papers concerning his mother, Mrs Mary E Haldane and his maternal uncle, Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and followed by notebooks and other papers of his sister Elizabeth S Haldane.
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Papers of Richard B Haldane, Viscount Haldane.
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Notebooks of Richard Haldane containing notes on and for lectures and essays chiefly concerning philosophy.
Notebook of Charles Hutcheson, Glasgow, a friend of Thomas Chalmers., 1820-1848.
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Identifier: MS.2773
Scope and Contents
This is probably the Charles Hutcheson who owned MS.2731. On folio 1 is inscribed, 'Glasgow 10 April 1820. And added to by extracts from Private Journal, 1838', referring to (i) and (ii) below.The contents are as follows.(i) Notes on Radicalism and the Radical troubles of 1819-1820 in the West of Scotland. (Folio 2.)(ii) 'Extracts from private Journal, 1822 [-1824]. Original to be destroyed.' Chiefly notes of sermons, especially those of the Reverend Dr...
Dates:
1820-1848.
Notebook of J B S Morritt containing reminiscences of Sir Walter Scott, written in 1832., 1829, 1832.
Item
Identifier: MS.916
Scope and Contents
The reminiscences of Sir Walter Scott begin on folio 9. There are also notes on the Cenci, the Catholic question, Robert Southey’s ‘Colloquies’ [?1829], Castle Ashby (1829), etc.
Dates:
1829, 1832.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Accounts of Sir Walter Scott and other documents relating to him.
Notebook of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’, containing chiefly poems., 1958-1961.
Item
Identifier: MS.27433
Scope and Contents
Some of the poems are translations published in ‘Five centuries of Polish poetry’, compiled by J Peterkiewicz and Burns Singer (London, 1960). Others are verses for children translated from German (folio 67). There is also a short reminiscence of Singer's childhood (folio 81).
Dates:
1958-1961.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary manuscripts and correspondence of the poet James Hyman Singer (1928-1964) who wrote under the name 'Burns Singer'.
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Notebooks containing drafts of poems, prose pieces and jottings of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’.
Notebook of Thomas Stoddart containing drafts of poems., 1860-1866.
Item
Identifier: MS.10296
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The inverted folios of both manuscripts contain angling notes and reminiscences.
Dates:
1860-1866.
Notebook of Thomas Stoddart containing drafts of poems., 1860-1866.
Item
Identifier: MS.10297
Scope and Contents
The notebook includes the draft of 'Angling about Edinburgh'.
Dates:
1860-1866.
Notebooks of Thomas Stoddart containing drafts of poems., 1860-1866.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.10296-10297
Scope and Contents
The inverted folios of both manuscripts contain angling notes and reminiscences.
Dates:
1860-1866.
Notes and drafts of articles and other material of Ruthven Todd., 1965-1978, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26859-26863
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Much of Ruthven Todd's prose writing, especially in his later life, was repetitious: he not only made numerous drafts and re-writings, but he used the same material in both books and articles. In particular, he made use of his own reminiscences in his work on Dylan Thomas and Fitzrovia as well as in the more autobiographical 'Dead and other friends and places'. MSS.26834-26856 contain material intended for full-length books; MSS.26857-26863 consist of shorter works and...
Dates:
1965-1978, undated.
Notes and drafts of articles and other material of Ruthven Todd., 1965-1975, undated.
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Identifier: MS.26859
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Drafts, 1965, of the article 'Miró in New York: a reminiscence', published in the ‘Malahat Review’ number 1 (1967) pages 77-92 (folio 1). They are followed by a photocopy of a reprint of the article in 1972 (folio 29), and translations of it into Spanish (folio 43);
(ii) Page-proofs of 'Background to a portrait', an article about a portrait of Robert Graves by John Ulbricht, published in the ‘London Magazine’, n.s.6
(February 1967), pages 66-73 (folio...
Dates:
1965-1975, undated.
Notes for and drafts of 'Dead and other Friends and Places' by Ruthven Todd., 1966, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26846-26849
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates:
1966, undated.
Papers by Archibald Smith, Doctor of Medicine, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland., 1867-1868.
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Identifier: MS.2128
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:Papers concerning the limits of Glenurchay (folio 4);'Argyleshire Invaded but not Subdued', 1868, published in ‘Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’, volume vii, page 412 (folio 8);'Notices regarding Dr John Smith's Collection of Ancient Gaelic Poetry', 1867, partly published in ‘Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’, volume vii, page 238 (folio 30);'Genealogy of the Noble House of...
Dates:
1867-1868.
Portions of an autobiography of John Stuart Blackie, published as ‘Notes of a life’, followed by other biographical notes, journals, and reminiscences., 1837-1893, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2645
Dates:
1837-1893, undated.
'Private notices' of Thomas Murray, author of 'The literary history of Galloway'., 1840, 1849.
File
Identifier: MS.184
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) ‘Reminiscences of a Journey’ to London, 19 May 1840. Murray went from Edinburgh via Glasgow to Liverpool by coach and thence by rail to London, where he visited J R McCulloch, the economist. Pages 35-51 (the end) contain a long account of his friend.(ii) ‘Personal Narrative, with a collateral account of some eminent and interesting men’ (including Thomas Carlyle), 1849 (other end of the volume, with an alternative version of the...
Dates:
1840, 1849.
Reminiscences and notes by James Skene concerning the Moir family Bible; with notes on the Jacobite activities of James Moir of Stoneywood and on Skene's meetings with Prince Gustavus Vasa in Scotland and Germany., 19th century.
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Identifier: MS.20478
Reminiscences and notes concerning the Moir family Bible., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.20479
Reminiscences, notes and essays on literary figures by Ruthven Todd., 1953-1977, undated.
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Identifier: MS.26857
Scope and Contents
The subjects, who are arranged alphabetically, include Auden, T S Eliot, Norman Cameron and Louis Macneice.
Dates:
1953-1977, undated.
Reminiscences of Lord Cleveland of tours in Europe., 1885-1887.
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Identifier: MS.10214
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Rosebery, styled Lord Dalmeny from the death of his father in 1851 until he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1868, held various public offices including those of Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1881-1883, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, February to July 1886, and again in 1892-1894, and was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895, remaining leader of the Liberal party till 1898.The papers consist chiefly...
Dates:
1885-1887.
Reminiscences of Mary E Haldane’s early life and experiences., 1922-1925, undated.
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Identifier: MS.20017 (Part 2)
Scope and Contents
The reminiscences are continued from MS.20017 (Part 1), folio 15.
A small quantity of papers found loosely enclosed in MSS.20015: ‘Birthday scripture text book’, and MS.20018: Notebook containing an account by Mrs Haldane of her ancestors and her early years, have been placed at the end (folio 399).
Dates:
1922-1925, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
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Correspondence and papers of Mary E Haldane, consisting chiefly of letters written to her by members of her family, chiefly her sisters and brother, and of her husband's family, and by friends.
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Autobiographical papers of Mary E Haldane.
Reminiscences of various persons by Thomas Carlyle., 1866-1867.
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Identifier: MS.534
Scope and Contents
Included are Thomas Carlyle's reminiscences of Edward Irving, 1866-1867 (folio i); of Lord Jeffrey, 1867 (folio 81); and ‘of Sundry’, 1867, i.e. Southey (folio 99) and Wordsworth (folio 107).
Dates:
1866-1867.