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 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Scope Note: Facts or pieces of data obtained from a study of a large quantity of numerical data. Source: 'Concise Oxford English dictionary', 11th edition (Oxford, 2004).

Found in 103 Collections and/or Records:

Abstracts of Scottish revenue statistics, including abstracts of duties on tobacco, Crown rents, salt, and the whale fishery.

 File
Identifier: MS.13498
Dates: 1707-1753.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Brigade statistics., 1896-1897.

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Identifier: MS.13391
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703. Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates: 1896-1897.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning the militia and volunteers in Roxburghshire. / Correspondence and papers of the 4th Earl of Minto, chiefly in his capacity as Brigadier-General commanding the Scottish Border Volunteer Brigade.

Correspondence and papers of the 4th Earl of Minto, chiefly in his capacity as Brigadier-General commanding the Scottish Border Volunteer Brigade., 1871-1913.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13378-13394
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703. Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates: 1871-1913.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs. / Correspondence and papers concerning the militia and volunteers in Roxburghshire.

Material collected for ‘The antient and modern state of the parish of Cramond’ by John Philp Wood.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.9885-9886
Dates: 1785-1807.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Microfilm of four statistical summaries of the counties of Scotland, recording the districts of which each is comprised, the extent in miles (both east—west and north—south), the numbers of parishes and ministers, and the numbers of inhabitants and fighting men in each.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.355
Dates: [1795, or after]-1st quarter of 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Microfilm of Satistical report on Tanjore.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.559
Dates: 1788.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Miscellaneous financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'., 1852-1972.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11812/135-144
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The surviving business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'The Evening Dispatch', consisting largely of financial records, 1832 to 1964. Other records have survived only sporadically. These include minutes of directors, 1868-1880, and for the 1940s and 1950s, records of debenture stock, office diaries for 1915 and 1941, and papers of libel cases brought against the newspaper.The second part of the archive consists of titles and other administrative records,...
Dates: 1852-1972.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Titles, financial records and papers of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch', containing balance sheets, private ledgers, journals, cash books, purchase books, records of contributors and other miscellaneous papers.

Miscellaneous letters and papers, letters of Gregor Farquharson, Captain (H.P.), 84th Foot, and letters relating to the Poor Law, 1834, the Scots Poor Law Commission, 1843, and Scots Poor Law Bill, 1845., 1782-1850.

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Identifier: MS.642
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Miscellaneous letters and papers, 1782-1850. The writers and subjects dealt with include Ebenezer McCulloh, on ash-burning for bleaching salts, etc., 1782, 1784; memorial of the fishermen of Holy Island complaining of oppression, 1790; state of the population of Edinburgh, 1791, made for Sir John Sinclair’s ‘Statistical Account’; necessity for a free importation of coal into the Western Isles and coasts of Scotland, 1792; observations for...
Dates: 1782-1850.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.

Miscellaneous statistics of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'., 1866-1960.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11812/136-138
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The surviving business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'The Evening Dispatch', consisting largely of financial records, 1832 to 1964. Other records have survived only sporadically. These include minutes of directors, 1868-1880, and for the 1940s and 1950s, records of debenture stock, office diaries for 1915 and 1941, and papers of libel cases brought against the newspaper.The second part of the archive consists of titles and other administrative records,...
Dates: 1866-1960.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Titles, financial records and papers of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch', containing balance sheets, private ledgers, journals, cash books, purchase books, records of contributors and other miscellaneous papers. / Miscellaneous financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Records of advertisements, containing statistics, and newspaper cuttings. Also containing an advertisement analysis of 'Evening News and Daily Dispatch'.

Notebook entitled ‘Book of Hospital Statistics’, including monthly and annual numbers of outpatients, operations, maternity cases and deaths., 1922-1950.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12016/20
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Dr Irvine trained as a surgeon at Aberdeen before seeing wartime service in Africa with the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1917-1919. In 1919, he was appointed medical missionary to the new Church of Scotland mission to Chogoria. He took up his post in 1922 and remained at Chogoria until his retirement in 1961. He was ordained in 1933 and died in Nairobi in 1974.

The photographs, films and papers represent Dr Irvine's working and family life.

Dates: 1922-1950.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Photographs, films, notebooks and associated papers of Rev Dr Archibald Clive Irvine, relating to his military service and missionary work in Kenya. / Miscellaneous papers of and concerning the Rev Dr Archibald Clive Irvine, including letters, press cuttings, articles, leaflets, an album, and a notebook.

Notebooks of the Reverend Dr John MacInnes relating to theology, devotional, and church affairs., 1884-1959, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10022/79-91
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers mostly containing historical research notes, lectures, articles and or broadcasts, some in Gaelic, of the Reverend Dr John MacInnes, minister of Halkirk (1934-1955) and of Hopeman (1955-1966) and historian of Highland evangelicalism. The collection consists mostly of notebooks, many very miscellaneous in content: only in principal content of each notebook or file is noted.

Dates: 1884-1959, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Notebooks and papers, some in Gaelic, of the Reverend Dr John MacInnes.

Notes for '100 years of Hibs', undated, including notes on players and statistics. Also, photocopies of extracts from 'SFA annuals', Hibernian Football Club minutes, newspaper articles, contracts, and match programmes., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10691/5
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Correspondence, drafts, notes, and working papers of Philip D Thomson of and concerning '100 Years of Hibs' (Edinburgh, 1975), being the centenary history of Hibernian Football Club co-written with Gerald Docherty. With circa 1000 Hibernian Football Club match programmes, photographs, 27 scrapbooks, fanzines and epherma, 1933-93, of and relating to Hibernian FC and Scottish football in general.

Dates: Undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Philip D Thomson mostly relating to Hibernian Football Club. / Papers relating to the histories of Hibernian Football Club. / Typescripts, notes and drafts relating to the history of the Hibernian Football Club.

Papers and some related letters, relating to naval dockyards, ship construction, fitting and repair, and to the Naval Estimates., 1834-1841.

 File
Identifier: MS.12063
Scope and Contents

The papers include statistical and intelligence reports on the relative strengths of the Royal Navy and foreign navies, and a draft memorandum, 1841, of suggestions on naval policy addressed by the 2nd Earl of Minto to his successor, Lord Haddington (folio 134).

Dates: 1834-1841.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto as First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, with further correspondence and papers on Admiralty and general naval affairs, 1822-1856. / Admiralty papers and some associated correspondence on various subjects, of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.

'Papers in Mr Ernst's Case' being copies of correspondence, reports and statistics of and concerning Thomas Henry-Ernst, relating to dacoity in the district of Hooghly and neighbouring districts., 1809-1810.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.11597(i)-(ii)
Scope and Contents

Thomas Henry-Ernst was demoted from his office of Judge and Magistrate of Hooghly in 1809 to that of Third Judge of the Provincial Court of Appeal at Benares (Varanasi).

Dates: 1809-1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government. / Papers of the Bengal Government relating to the Judicial Department and the administration of law and law enforcement.

'Papers in Mr Ernst's Case' being copies of correspondence, reports and statistics of and concerning Thomas Henry-Ernst, relating to dacoity in the district of Hooghly and neighbouring districts., 1809.

 File
Identifier: MS.11597(i)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Thomas Henry-Ernst was demoted from his office of Judge and Magistrate of Hooghly in 1809 to that of Third Judge of the Provincial Court of Appeal at Benares (Varanasi).

Dates: 1809.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government. / Papers of the Bengal Government relating to the Judicial Department and the administration of law and law enforcement. / 'Papers in Mr Ernst's Case' being copies of correspondence, reports and statistics of and concerning Thomas Henry-Ernst, relating to dacoity in the district of Hooghly and neighbouring districts.

'Papers in Mr Ernst's Case' being copies of correspondence, reports and statistics of and concerning Thomas Henry-Ernst, relating to dacoity in the district of Hooghly and neighbouring districts., 1809-1810.

 File
Identifier: MS.11597(ii)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Thomas Henry-Ernst was demoted from his office of Judge and Magistrate of Hooghly in 1809 to that of Third Judge of the Provincial Court of Appeal at Benares (Varanasi).

Dates: 1809-1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government. / Papers of the Bengal Government relating to the Judicial Department and the administration of law and law enforcement. / 'Papers in Mr Ernst's Case' being copies of correspondence, reports and statistics of and concerning Thomas Henry-Ernst, relating to dacoity in the district of Hooghly and neighbouring districts.

Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on population., 1774-1796, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.24534
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Essays on population in ancient and modern times, 1779, 1787, undated. (Folio 1.) Includes Monboddo numbers 276, 197. (ii) Notes and excerpts from printed works, 1774-1796, undated. (Folio 50.) Includes Monboddo number 198. (iii) Statistics of baptisms in Kincardineshire parishes for 1686 to 1778, with other miscellaneous papers, 1778-1780, undated. (Folio 59.) Monboddo numbers 177, 216.

Dates: 1774-1796, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family. / Literary and philosophical papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo. / Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, on History.

Photographs and other material for illustrations for ‘The Isle of Arran’ by Robert McLellan, not all of which were published., [1968-1975.]

 File
Identifier: MS.26425
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Robert McLellan (1907-1985) was born near Lanark and educated at Bearsden and Glasgow University. In 1938 he married and moved to Arran, where he spent the rest of his life, except for a period of service in the Royal Artillery, 1940-1946. His most important literary works were plays, but he also wrote poetry, short stories, and books on Arran.

Dates: [1968-1975.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family. / Other prose works written by Robert McLellan. / Material for 'The Isle of Arran' by Robert McLellan.

Records of advertisements, containing statistics, and newspaper cuttings. Also containing an advertisement analysis of 'Evening News and Daily Dispatch'., 1866-1972.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11812/136-140
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The surviving business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'The Evening Dispatch', consisting largely of financial records, 1832 to 1964. Other records have survived only sporadically. These include minutes of directors, 1868-1880, and for the 1940s and 1950s, records of debenture stock, office diaries for 1915 and 1941, and papers of libel cases brought against the newspaper.The second part of the archive consists of titles and other administrative records,...
Dates: 1866-1972.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Titles, financial records and papers of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch', containing balance sheets, private ledgers, journals, cash books, purchase books, records of contributors and other miscellaneous papers. / Miscellaneous financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'.

Reports and surveys of the Central Research Unit of the Scottish Executive relating to gender equality issues., 2000-2002.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13806/46
Scope and Contents The file contains 'Women and Men in the Professions in Scotland' (2000); 'Preventing Violence Against Women: A Scottish Office Action Plan' (1998); 'Domestic Violence in Scotland: Summary of Key Conclusions and Recommendations of Recent Reports', Scottish Office (1998); Esther Breitenbach, 'Research on Women's Issues in Scotland: An Overview', (1999); Fiona Myers, 'Women in Decision-Making in Scotland: A Review of Research' (1999); statistical leaflets entitled 'Equality in Scotland', on...
Dates: 2000-2002.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach. / Papers of Esther Breitenbach relating to her work on women's issues and gender equality for the Scottish Office and the Scottish Executive Equality Unit. / Papers collected by Esther Breitenbach to inform her work on equal opportunities for the Scottish Executive.

Research background papers of the Gude Cause project., 1911, 1968, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13293/199-203
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Electronic archive, digital images, sound and video recordings, and related ephemera of the Gude Cause project, 2008-2010. The project’s main objective was to celebrate the centenary of the Women’s Social and Political Union procession which took place in Edinburgh on 10 October 1909. Furthermore, in the light of a report published before the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, Gude Cause sought to reenergize women’s participation in Scottish political life.The archive charts the...
Dates: 1911, 1968, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Gude Cause Archive. / Digital files of the Gude Cause Archive.

Schedules of statistics, 1870-1871, for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland., 1870-1871.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.18582-18583
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.

Dates: 1870-1871.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Financial papers of the Free Church of Scotland. / Financial papers of and concerning the Free Church of Scotland. / Schedules of statistics for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland, being printed forms completed in manuscript for each congregation.

Schedules of statistics, 1870-1871, volume 1, for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland., 1870-1871.

 Item
Identifier: MS.18582
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.

Dates: 1870-1871.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Financial papers of the Free Church of Scotland. / Financial papers of and concerning the Free Church of Scotland. / Schedules of statistics for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland, being printed forms completed in manuscript for each congregation. / Schedules of statistics, 1870-1871, for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland.

Schedules of statistics, 1870-1871, volume 2, for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland., 1870-1871.

 Item
Identifier: MS.18583
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.

Dates: 1870-1871.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Financial papers of the Free Church of Scotland. / Financial papers of and concerning the Free Church of Scotland. / Schedules of statistics for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland, being printed forms completed in manuscript for each congregation. / Schedules of statistics, 1870-1871, for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland.

Schedules of statistics, 1875-1876, for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland., 1875-1876.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.18584-18585
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.

Dates: 1875-1876.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Financial papers of the Free Church of Scotland. / Financial papers of and concerning the Free Church of Scotland. / Schedules of statistics for the General Sustentation Fund of the Free Church of Scotland, being printed forms completed in manuscript for each congregation.

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