Circular letters.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Letters intended for circulation, either widely or throughout a particular group.
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Annotated printed reports on the proposed scheme to provide for the widows of members of the Faculty of Advocates.
File
Identifier: F.R.395
Dates:
1826-1830.
Articles and reports of Rev Dr Archibald Clive Irvine., 1922-1961.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12801/20-23
Circulars of the National Union Public Employees, Edinburgh branch., 1938-1945.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.4971/157-163
Copy of a circular letter of Henry Dundas, as Secretary for War, to Lord Mansfield, on volunteering by militiamen for the regular service., 1799.
Item
Identifier: MS.19578, folios 90-94
Correspondence and papers of James Skene., 1780-1837.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12092/40-86
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of more than 3000 documents, dating from the 1420s to 1980s, mainly relating to the family of Skene of Rubislaw (near Aberdeen). At its centre are the papers of James Skene (1775-1864), artist and friend of Sir Walter Scott. Skene corresponded with notable individuals in the cultural circles of his day and was connected with such organizations as the Royal Institution, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Institute for the...
Dates:
1780-1837.
Correspondence and papers of John Coxe Hippisley, including letters to the 1st Earl of Minto, and material concerning Hippisley's financial and political affairs., 1783.
File
Identifier: MS.11143
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1783.
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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Family and general correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir John Coxe Hippisley, 1st Baronet, chiefly relating to his service with the East India Company at Madras, and to his personal financial and political affairs.
Correspondence and papers of the Faculty of Advocates Library concerning donations and purchases.
File
Identifier: F.R.339e/49
Scope and Contents
Includes the inventory of John Campbell of Islay collection.
Dates:
1828-1861.
Correspondence, financial and administrative papers of the Dunbartonshire Conservative and Unionist Association, predecessor bodies and related local clubs and associations.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12264/1-43
Dates:
1889-1997, undated.
Correspondence of secretary of the Scottish Association for Mental Health with various organisations and departments., 1957-1975.
Series
Identifier: Acc.7170/[Box] 15(1)-(9)
Letters and papers relating chiefly to the City of Edinburgh., 1773, 1790-1837, 1849.
File
Identifier: MS.351
Scope and Contents
The correspondents and subjects dealt with include: Contract of Professor William Cullen, 1773;
Professor John Playfair, 1790;
Sir William Forbes and the proposed regulations regarding Bills of Exchange and Notes, 1790;
Sir John Sinclair and Scottish wool, 1791;
Mutiny of Highland troops at Linlithgow, 1794;
Report on the Friends of the People and on J Gerrald, 1794;
Printed circular letter to the Faculty of Advocates regarding the Deanship and Henry Erskine, with...
Dates:
1773, 1790-1837, 1849.
Letters of and concerning William Fletcher, valet of Lord Byron., 1811-1837.
File
Identifier: MS.43425
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of and to William Fletcher has been ordered before those letters concerning him.Letters of Lord Byron to William Fletcher, 1816 and [1823]: folios 1-3;Letters of William Fletcher to Lord Byron, 1810-1811, and 1824: folios 4-9;Letters of William Fletcher to John Cam Hobhouse, 1811, 1824-1825 and 1835: folios 10-19;Letters and a copy of a letter of William Fletcher to Augusta Leigh, 1824, ?1836 and 1837: folios 20-31;...
Dates:
1811-1837.
Letters of, to or concerning Lord Byron with correspondents with surnames from Hornby to John Hunt., 1808-1823, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43449
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. When first made available for consultation this folder of letters, before it was foliated, included a wrapper, 1813, of a letter to Lord Byron. This is believed to have been sent by Sir George Sinclair, so has been moved to Ms.43508 f.7.Letter of Phipps Hornby to Lord Byron, 1811: folios 1-2;Letter of William Horsley to Lord Byron, 1814: folios 3-4; Letter of Sir William Hoste...
Dates:
1808-1823, undated.
Letters, papers, photographs and other papers of the Johnston family, and financial and business records of the firm W and A K Johnston, printers and publishers, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5811/1-54
Scope and Contents
Includes biographies and histories of members of the Johnston family, and business records of W and A K Johnston, Ltd, founded in 1826 by William and Alexander Keith Johnston.
Dates:
Circa 1796-1931.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Inman to Irby., 1823-1916.
File
Identifier: MS.40601
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Inman, Alfred Henry.Letters, 1909, of Alfred Henry Inman to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Innes, Alexander William.Letter, 1847, of Alexander William Innes to John Murray III. Folios 4-5.Innes, Arthur Donald.Letters, 1892, 1899 and 1904, of Arthur Donald Innes to John Murray IV. Folios 6-30.Folio 11. Letter, 1899, of an...
Dates:
1823-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Jinarajadasa to Johnson, Celia., 1807-1926.
File
Identifier: MS.40620
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jinarajadasa, Curuppumullage.Letters, 1902 and undated, of Curuppumullage Jinarajadasa to John Murray IV. Folios 1-6.Joanne, Adolphe Laurent.Letter, 1867, of Adolphe Laurent Joanne to John Murray III. Folio 7.Jobert, Antoine Claude Gabriel.Letters, 1835-1836 and 1845, of Antoine Claude Gabriel Jobert to John Murray II and John...
Dates:
1807-1926.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Jose to Judah., 1830-1925.
File
Identifier: MS.40628
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jose, Arthur Wilberforce.Letters, 1900-1903 and 1905, of Arthur Wilberforce Jose to John Murray IV. Folios 1-16.Joseph, Michael.Letters, 1925, of Michael Joseph, of Curtis Brown Ltd., to John Murray, publishers. Folios 17-18.Joseph, Morris David.Letters, 1903, of Morris David Joseph to John Murray IV. Folios 19-22....
Dates:
1830-1925.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Jelf to Jenkins, J., 1845-1925.
File
Identifier: MS.40613
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Jelf, Ernest Arthur.Letters, postcard and letter card, 1895-1903 and 1910, of Sir Ernest Arthur Jelf to John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-74.Folios 6-11. Notes, 1895, of Sir Ernest Arthur Jelf to Katherine Evelyn Murray addressing points raised regarding his work ‘Eileen’s Journey’.Folios 15-16. Drafts, 1896, for announcements to...
Dates:
1845-1925.
Minute and letter book of the Faculty of Advocates Committee on the Widow’s Fund.
Item
Identifier: F.R.382
Dates:
1826-1830.
Minute book of the Lanarkshire Tandem Club.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14334
Scope and Contents
Minutes of the meetings of the Lanarkshire Tandem Club, which was formed on 1st April 1902. The club met to drive horses in tandem formation. The volume includes a list of the founding six members: General T.R. Stevenson C.B., Joseph Monteith Esq., Michael Thomson Carmichael Esq., Elliot Scott Mackirdy Esq., C.J. Edmondstoun Cranstoun Esq., with Sir Windham Robert Carmichael-Anstruther, Bart., elected as President.The original 16 rules of the Club are given, as well...
Dates:
1902-1903.
Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers.., 1816-1827.
File
Identifier: MS.683
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Correspondence of and concerning Sir Walter Scott, 1816-1827 (folios 1-83);
(ii) Articles, memoranda, etc., of literary, historical, and topical interest (folios 84-120);
(iii) Circular letters regarding Edinburgh institutions (folios 121-128), prospectuses of books, etc., (folios 129-135), and legal papers, ancient and recent, etc., (folios 136-143).
Dates:
1816-1827.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence of Archibald Constable, publisher, Edinburgh, his firm and his family; with one volume of the manuscript of a work published in "Constable's miscellany".
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Correspondence of Archibald Constable, publisher, Edinburgh, his firm and his family.
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers., Circa 1962-1984, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.11615/87-89
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
The bulk of the material dates from ca.1979-1990, though there are some earlier and later items. Much of it concerns McGrath’s work outside 7:84, the theatre company which he and others established in 1971.
Dates:
Circa 1962-1984, undated.
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers chiefly of or concerning Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.
Series
Identifier: MS.16428
Dates:
1794-1902, undated.
Miscellaneous papers concerning Sir Charles's educational career, at Edinburgh Academy, Park Hall School, Salford, Harrow School, and Trinity College, Cambridge., 1847-1861.
File
Identifier: MS.25638
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Printed papers relating to Edinburgh Academy, 1847-1848 (folio 1); (ii) Exercise book and miscellaneous notes, Park Hall School, Salford, 1850-1852 (folio 36); (iii) Circular letters, monthly reports, drawings, notes, printed examination papers and results, Harrow School, 1853-1858 (folio 84); (iv) Printed lists of Prizemen and examination results at Trinity College, Cambridge, 1860-1861 (folio 184).
Dates:
1847-1861.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Charles Dalrymple, 1st Baronet of Newhailes.
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Papers concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple's educational career at Edinburgh Academy, Park Hall School, Salford, Harrow School, and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Miscellaneous papers concerning the ‘Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers’ series., 1899-1924, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.42615
Scope and Contents
The papers in this folder have been divided into four sections: letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes relating to producing the ‘Handbook for Travellers’ series; advertisements for the series; papers relating to the history of the series; and other related material.Letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes:Partial letter, undated, of John Murray III relating to ‘Handbook for Travellers to Syria and Palestine’: folios 1-2;Circular letter, 1889, of John Murray...
Dates:
1899-1924, undated.
Most of the material for MS.3110: 'Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd Music...', in rough form, with jottings of some reels and marches, one or two tunes from Angus Mackay's ‘Collection of ancient Piobaireachd’, and one, apparently, from the Ballindalloch Manuscript., 1882, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3111
Scope and Contents
Several tunes are given under names other than those which they usually bear. At folio 1 is a circular letter, undated, of Donald Stuart Macdonald, from Malta, announcing his intention of continuing Angus Mackay's publication.
Dates:
1882, undated.