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Essays.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Short literary compositions on single subjects, often presenting the personal view of the author.

Found in 567 Collections and/or Records:

Essays (historical and other), biographies, reminiscences, and other works by John Ramsay of Ochtertyre, Advocate.

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Identifier: MSS.1635-1644
Scope and Contents

The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th century.

'Essays in psychonomy' by James Campbell., [Circa 1878.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.10261
Scope and Contents

The essays were apparently intended as part of a larger work on spiritualism.

Dates: [Circa 1878.]

Essays, letters, pamphlets, and other material concerning the 'Forty-five., 1745-1750.

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Identifier: MS.296
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) ‘Remarks on the Exhortation of the Commission of the General Assembly the 15th of November 1745’, with a covering letter, 1745. (Folio 1.)(ii) ‘Remarks’ on a paper published in the ‘Scots Magazine’, December 1745, page 562, regarding Prince Charles Edward’s second Manifesto, 1746. (Folio 3 verso.)(iii) Letter of a Jacobite justifying his conduct, beginning, “I have been told that a good friend of mine had said concerning the...
Dates: 1745-1750.

Essays, notes and other papers of A Keith Johnston., 1848-1862, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.5811/13-16
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

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: 1848-1862, undated.

Essays on literary topics, and linguistic notes., 17th century-18th century.

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Identifier: MS.17787
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows.

(i) Essays on literary topics, 18th century, including several by Francis Fletcher, Lord Milton's son, and translations from Sallust and Sulpicius. See also MS.17898. (Folio 1.)

(ii) Linguistic notes, 17th and 18th centuries, including change of Latin letters in Spanish, a list of English homophones, a vocabulary to Homer's ‘Odyssey’, and Spanish phrases with French equivalents. (Folio 110.)

Dates: 17th century-18th century.

Essays 'On the late Spanish campaign', 'On Charles II', and 'On finances', all apparently unpublished., [1796, or after-1807, or after.]

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Identifier: MS.6385
Scope and Contents

'On the late Spanish campaign' (folio 1), is written on paper watermarked 1807; 'On Charles II' (folio 5) on paper watermarked 1796. 'On Finances' (folio 7) is dated 1802.

Dates: [1796, or after-1807, or after.]

Essays, plays and poetry of James Johnston written while a student at the Royal Military College of Science., c.1960-1963

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Identifier: Acc.13818/18
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School. His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates: c.1960-1963

Essays, poems and other literary papers of the family of Paul., 1827-1893.

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Identifier: MS.5152
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.

Dates: 1827-1893.

Essays, probably by Margaret Inglis, a schoolgirl in Edinburgh.

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Identifier: MS.14274
Scope and Contents

The subjects include themes from literature and history as well as more general topics and descriptions. Also included is a copy of a letter of Margaret Inglis (page 39), and miscellaneous notes and paraphrases.

Dates: 1868-1872.

Essays sent to Magnusson on Icelandic literature., 1973-1980.

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Identifier: Acc.13542/636
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Files contain reseach notes relating to Magnusson's interests, the bulk of which are on Scotland and Iceland. Research notes on Vikings were kept separate by Magnusson.

Dates: 1973-1980.

Essays, undated, by the Reverend William Wilson, with comments, 1927-1928, undated, by Professor George Dunbar., [?1833-?1888], 1927-1928, undated.

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Identifier: MS.14224
Scope and Contents

The subjects of the essays include ‘Sensibility’, ‘Chivalry’ and other abstract topics, as well as two essays on Homer and one on Latin tenses.

Dates: Majority of material found within [?1833-?1888], 1927-1928, undated.

Exam papers, student essays and lecture notes on teaching and education, 1950-1951 and undated

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Identifier: Acc.14003/68
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Notebooks and notes, largely unsorted, dating from Farquhar Macintosh's school and university and teacher training years. Subjects covered are mainly history and education.

Dates: 1950-1951 and undated

Examination papers in History and Church History, 1946-1950

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Identifier: Acc.14003/71
Scope and Contents

Marked examination papers (11 booklets) in European History, British History, Church History and Moral Philosophy. Macintosh studied History at Edinburgh University from 1946 to 1950.

Dates: 1946-1950

'Farewell Essay by C.G. Scott To Mr John Fletcher Salton Hall July 1843’, on 'Labor, Rest & Recreation with Their Relation to Enjoyment’, Scott being the young Fletcher's tutor., 1843.

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Identifier: MS.17798
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates: 1843.

Four essays on economics and moral philosophy by Patrick J Stirling, written while he was a student at St Andrews in 1828.

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Identifier: MS.14273
Scope and Contents

There are brief comments by Thomas Chalmers at the end of the first three essays.

Dates: 1828.