Drafts. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Preliminary or tentative versions of documents.
Found in 2326 Collections and/or Records:
'Variety of notices of Hindoo manners, practices and customs', and fragmentary drafts thereof., [Circa 1823], undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13895-13897
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
[Circa 1823], undated.
Various drafts of 'Journal from Ceylon to Madras and from thence through the Carnatic and Travancore to Calicut, 1796' by Alexander Walker., 1796.
File
Identifier: MS.13626
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
1796.
Various drafts of MSS.13939-13940: Historical summary of the 'progress and transactions of the East India Company from their first institution to the present day'., [Circa 1805.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13941-13949
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
[Circa 1805.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Papers of and collected by Alexander Walker for proposed publications.
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Two copies and various drafts of an historical summary of the 'progress and transactions of the East India Company from their first institution to the present day'.
Various drafts of 'The Midas touch' by Tom Scott., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.11750/77
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Including correspondence, notebooks, autobiographical and editorial papers.
Dates:
Undated.
Various financial, legal and personal papers of Andrew Stuart., 1727-1800.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5390-5404
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Andrew Stuart was a noted lawyer and politician. As lawyer he acted as agent for some important Scottish noble families, in particular the Dukes of Hamilton; as politician he represented Lanarkshire in Parliament, and was a member of the Board of Trade in Lord North's administration. The papers here are almost entirely of a legal and personal nature.
Dates:
1727-1800.
Various manuscripts and fragments, almost all undated, in the autograph of Hugh Miller., 1819-[1852, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.7518
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Two 'Descriptive Letters' probably intended for publication and signed 'M--r', concerning a visit to Edinburgh in 1824 (folio 1);(ii) Fragmentary notebooks, 1819-1820, undated, mainly containing poems, some of which were published with many alterations in ‘Poems written in the leisure hours of a journeyman mason’ (Edinburgh, 1829) (folio 10);(iii) Description of the parish of Cromarty: basically the text of the description...
Dates:
1819-[1852, or before.]
Various papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning religion and morals., 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17781
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) A draft of part of the text of MS.17780 (folio 1);
(ii) 'History of Cardinal Mazarin'; 'The Memoirs of the Count of Comminge translated from the French beginne Dec[r].25.1753'; and a catalogue of books, 1757 (folio 1 inverted).
Dates:
18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning religion and morals.
Various political papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto, [1783-1784]-1791.
File
Identifier: MS.11203
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Notes and drafts of speeches and motions on Indian affairs, [1783-1784] (folio 1);
(ii) Printed copy of the exchange of letters, December 1788-January 1789, between William Pitt and the Prince of Wales, with drafts of letters, memorials and addresses on the Regency bill, 1788-1789, and drafts for the memorial of the Prince of Wales to the King, February 1789 (folio 17);
(iii) Letters and memorial, 1791, chiefly concerning the memorial of the General Assembly...
Dates:
[1783-1784]-1791.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Political correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto.
Various printed papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to the Finance Department., 1905-1911.
File
Identifier: MS.12665
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Summary of the principal measures during the viceroyalty of the 4th Earl of Minto, 1905-November 1908 (folio 1);
(ii) Letter and resolution concerning the revision of the rules for sanctioning expenditure from Indian revenue, 1908 (folio 52);
(iii) Papers relating to alterations in budget procedure, 1908 (folio 59);
(iv) Principal events affecting the Finance Department, 1906-1909, chiefly relating to the gold standard, currency, and excise (folio 76);
(v)...
Dates:
1905-1911.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Finance Department.
Various versions of, and other material probably intended as a section of, ‘Voyage to America’ by Alexander Walker., 1785-1821.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13778-13781
Scope and Contents
The expedition, which was intended to explore the possibilities of trade between China and the North-West coast of America and the setting up of a factory and military post in America, was privately sponsored in the first instance by 'some merchants at Bombay', and Walker was 'induced by curiosity' to join the expedition.The two vessels involved, the Captain Cook and the Experiment, proceeded by way of the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines to the North-West coast of America,...
Dates:
1785-1821.
Various versions of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane., [?1927-1928, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20061-20066
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.
Dates:
[?1927-1928, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane.
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Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Richard Burdon Haldane, who was created Viscount Haldane in 1911.
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Correspondence and papers chiefly of Richard Burden Haldane.
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Autobiographical writings of Richard Haldane.
Various works edited by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [1940, or before]-1953.
File
Identifier: MS.27077
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Fragmentary manuscripts and typescripts of ‘The golden treasury of Scottish poetry’, selected and edited by Hugh MacDiarmid (London, 1940). (Folio 1.) It includes a letter of MacDiarmid to the publisher commenting on the introduction. (Folio 58.)
(ii) Draft introduction, notes and partial typescript of an anthology of work by Scottish poets, circa 1950. (Folio 64.)
(iii) Introduction and part of the text and page-proofs of ‘Selected poems of William Dunbar’,...
Dates:
[1940, or before]-1953.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Broadcasts and speeches of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Editorial work of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
Verses, songs and hymns of Jan Struther, arranged in alphabetical order by title, many unpublished, containing fair copies, drafts, notes and some music., Circa 1920-1951.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13220/20-22
Scope and Contents
Containing about 350 items.
Dates:
Circa 1920-1951.
Volume containing manuscript poems of Lord Byron and some letters of various correspondents; with a manuscript catalogue relating to manuscripts and correspondence of Lord Byron., ?1811-1831, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.43341
Scope and Contents
There are here two volumes. The first contains a number of manuscripts of the poetry of Byron, with some correspondence of and to Byron.The content has been listed in the order in which it appears in the volume. For poetical works, first lines are given in brackets after the title of the poem. The manuscripts are in the hand of Byron unless otherwise stated; pencil notes are in an unidentified hand.‘Lord Byron: Complete poetical works’, edited by...
Dates:
?1811-1831, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Manuscripts of poems, plays and prose of or relating to Lord Byron and his circle.
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Manuscripts, fair copies, fragments and material relating to the non-narrative poems of Lord Byron.
Volume containing papers concerning peerages attainted after the 1715 and 1745 Rebellions., 1818-1829.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.1.8
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Opinions, 1826, concerning the forfeiture of the Earldom of Cromartie (folios 1-52);(ii) Letters, 1818-1819, and papers including transcripts of documents and opinions, 1829, and undated, concerning the claim of Sir Thomas Livingstone, 7th Baronet, of Westquarter, to the title and dignities of Earl of Linlithgow and Callendar (folios 53-119);(iii) Draft remarks, 1828, on the claim of William Maxwell of Caruchan...
Dates:
1818-1829.
Volumes of music which once belonged to the family of Rose of Kilravock.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.11420
Scope and Contents
One volume (in a different hand) contains sketches of works by the Earl of Kellie.
Dates:
late 18th century.
Wartime notebook of George Campbell Hay, including drafts and fragments of "Mochtàr is Dùghall"., 1943-1945.
Item
Identifier: MS.26729
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
In November 1942, George Campbell Hay went to North Africa with the Ordnance Corps. During his service there he learnt French, Arabic and Italian. By 1945 he was in Italy, and in the autumn of that year he was transferred to the Education Corps and posted to Greece before being sent home in 1946. His notebooks contain poetic, linguistic and political material in several languages.
Dates:
1943-1945.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of and concerning the poet George Campbell Hay (1915-1984).
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Notebooks of George Campbell Hay.
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Wartime notebooks of George Campbell Hay.
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Wartime notebooks of George Campbell Hay, including drafts and fragments of "Mochtàr is Dùghall".
Wartime notebook of George Campbell Hay, including drafts and fragments of "Mochtàr is Dùghall"., 1944-1945, 1980.
Item
Identifier: MS.26730
Scope and Contents
The notebook has also been used for drafts of later poems.
Dates:
1944-1945, 1980.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of and concerning the poet George Campbell Hay (1915-1984).
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Notebooks of George Campbell Hay.
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Wartime notebooks of George Campbell Hay.
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Wartime notebooks of George Campbell Hay, including drafts and fragments of "Mochtàr is Dùghall".
Wartime notebooks of George Campbell Hay, including drafts and fragments of "Mochtàr is Dùghall"., 1943-1945.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26729-26730
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
In November 1942, George Campbell Hay went to North Africa with the Ordnance Corps. During his service there he learnt French, Arabic and Italian. By 1945 he was in Italy, and in the autumn of that year he was transferred to the Education Corps and posted to Greece before being sent home in 1946. His notebooks contain poetic, linguistic and political material in several languages.
Dates:
1943-1945.
Workbook of Alastair Reid containing drafts of poems and miscellaneous notes., 1970-1975.
Item
Identifier: MS.27446
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Alastair Reid both wrote poetry himself and translated work by Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges and others. MSS.27446-27448 contain his own poems, and MSS.27449-27457 his translations.
Dates:
1970-1975.
Working and fair manuscript copies of various opera (for piano, string quartets, clarinet quintet et al.) of Robert Crawford.
File
Identifier: Acc.12550
Dates:
circa 1947-2004.
Working notebooks of William Sharp containing miscellaneous notes., [Before 1906.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8778-8782
Scope and Contents
On the whole, the notebooks were used for quotations from English, Italian, Gaelic and Greek writers, as well as for many Gaelic expressions, customs, etc., which William Sharp evidently considered for possible inclusion in his own writings. The notebooks contain lists and arrangements of stories, poems, etc., as well as outlines and rough drafts of particular works.
Dates:
[Before 1906.]
Works and portions of works, verses, anagrams, and impresas, chiefly in draft, of William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James IV; and extracts from the works of others., Late 16th century-early 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2064
Scope and Contents
Also included are 'Noates for Basilicon Doron' (folio 94) and part of the translation of Machiavelli's 'Prince' (folio 144).
Dates:
Late 16th century-early 17th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Hawthornden Manuscripts: original papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James VI.
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Manuscripts of William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James VI.
Works of prose of Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1934-1936, 1955, 1963-1964, 1973, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10397/9-18
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes corrected typescripts of articles, reviews and broadcast talks, together with 55 letters from various correspondents.
Dates:
1934-1936, 1955, 1963-1964, 1973, undated.