Drafts. Documents.
Found in 1897 Collections and/or Records:
'36 figures of Hindu deities', a fragmentary draft of MS.13903: 'Account of various Hindoo deities'., 1806.
'A Carrier of Stones', three manuscript drafts and a corrected typescript with manuscript additions., August 1963.
Aberargie: draft deed of sale., Seventeenth century.
The deeds are arranged under country, county, and smaller unit, the smaller unit being either the subject of the conveyance or a covering unit mentioned in the document. They are indexed under the names of the smaller units and also, in the case of Scotland, under the names of the parties.
Account book of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., ?1716-1730.
The contents are as follows: 'Accompt of Money Spent since my Coming from London to Edinburgh being the 21 of August 1718' to the end of 1719 (folio 1); 'Inventar of China', ?1716 (folio 16); list of items 'sent to Nidry' (see MS.17476), 1724 (folio 20); and draft journal, 1729-1730 (folio 1 inverted).
'Account of 41 Hindu deities’, a fragmentary draft of MS.13903: 'Account of various Hindoo deities'., 1806.
'Account of castes and professions in Guzerat' by Alexander Walker, with two drafts thereof., [Circa 1823.]
Compiled circa 1823.
‘Account of Hindu institutions and ceremonies’, a fragmentary draft of MS.13895: 'Variety of notices of Hindoo manners, practices and customs'., [Circa 1823.]
'Account of various Hindoo deities', and fragmentary drafts thereof., 1806.
Accounts of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1718-1744.
Also included are some unbound notebooks similar to the account books and memoranda books.
Accounts of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton., 1745-1765, undated.
Also included are some unbound notebooks similar to the account books and memoranda books.
Accounts of Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton, chiefly drafts, rough notes, and calculations., 1718-1765, undated.
Also included are some unbound notebooks similar to the account books and memoranda books.
Accounts of Andrew Stuart with the Hamilton Trustees, chiefly concerning the Douglas Cause., 1762-1769.
Annotated copy, drafts and notes, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, for ‘A specimen of notes on the statute law of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots'., Late 18th century.
Annotated copy, drafts and notes, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, for ‘A specimen of notes on the statute law of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots'., Late 18th century.
Annotated copy, drafts and notes, undated, of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, for ‘A specimen of notes on the statute law of Scotland during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots'., Late 18th century.
Annotated drafts of an article of Tom Weir on Adam Watson., undated, circa.2000.
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Annotated typescripts of 'My Month' articles of Tom Weir; with drafts for 'Weir’s World' and 'Exploring Scotland with Tom Weir'., 1989, undated.
Most articles are untitled and undated.
Antiquarian and genealogical papers, chiefly undated, of George Francis Stewart Elliot, including notes and drafts for 'The Border Elliots and the Family of Minto'. , [Circa 1700]-[circa 1857], undated.
Much of the material concerns George Francis Stewart Elliot's antiquarian and genealogical interests, and his book, ‘The Border Elliots and the Family of Minto’ (Edinburgh, 1897).
Apparent draft of MS.13730:Copies of official correspondence, 1783-1811, concerning Alexander Walker’s career; lacks the contents table., 1783-1811.
Army Book originally in the possession of by his father, used to contain an account by Philip C Trotter, son of Sir Philip D Trotter, of the Allied Military Mission to Hungary and its successor the later Allied Military Mission of Control on both of which he served, 1921-1922, and writings on linguistics, circa 1952, including notes and draft criticisms of works by William Empson., 1921-1922, [circa 1952].
The greater part of the volume is blank.
Arrangements, undated, by Philip Heseltine for voice and piano, and for strings, of the song 'Balulalow'; and a corrected draft of an unidentified work., Early 20th century.
Article on a student expedition to Cappadocia, Turkey in 1964; accompanying correspondence with University of Edinburgh Graduates' Association Journal as publisher, 1964, 2013-2014
Articles and a lecture of James Leslie Mitchell, ‘Lewis Grassic Gibbon’., 1932-1935, undated.
Articles, drafts of leaflets and related papers, 1950s, by T H [Tom] Gibson, mostly for the 'Scots Independent' or for Scottish National Party publicity; with copy, Articles of Association of Scots Independent Newspapers Ltd, 1957., 1950s.
Some family and other papers of Robert Douglas McIntyre's father, the Reverend John Ebenezer McIntyre (1874-1961), successively minister of Hightae and Dalton, Motherwell, Manse Road, and St Mary's, Edinburgh, United Free churches, and later of Barony and St James Place Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, precede the main collection.