Histories.
Found in 777 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of the Highland Society of London.
Papers, mostly late 19th to 20th centuries, of the Highland Society of London, covering the interests of the society; cultural, military, charitable, social and historical.
Papers of the Johnston family., Circa 1796-1920, undated.
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.
Papers of the National Union of Mineworkers, Scottish Area.
Papers of the Reverend Robert Kilgour, missionary of the Church of Scotland in Darjeeling, India from 1889 to 1909, and thereafter Editorial Superintendent of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Papers of the Reverend William Matheson.
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Papers of the Saltire Society concerning gardens; with a history of the Saltire Society., 1948-1985.
Records of the Saltire Society including minutes, reports and correspondence. The Society's aims are the strengthening and preservation of Scottish culture and tradition, and its archives reflect its numerous activities in these fields.
Papers of the Sutherland Estates.
This deposit comprises special items from the Sutherland archives as listed in the agreement of 19 March 1978.
Papers on European and American history., 1765-[1781, or after], undated.
Papers relating to Orkney., 1725-1898, undated.
Papers relating to the history of the Faculty of Advocates and the Library.
These were among the papers of John Spittiswoode, Advocate (born 1667, died 1728, Keeper of the Advocates Library 1702-1728) in the library at Spottiswoode, Berwickshire.
Papers relating to the publication of works of Michael Strachan.
Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, copies and transcripts of 17th-century documents relating to the following works of Michael Strachan: 'The life and adventures of Thomas Coryate' (Oxford University Press, 1962); 'The East India Company journals of Captain William Keeling and Master Thomas Bonner, 1615-1617' (University of Minnesota Press, 1971); 'Sir Thomas Roe (1581-1644): a life' (Salisbury, 1989).
Part of chapter 14 of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor., [?1938-?1948.]
Much of the manuscript is missing, but chapters 13-14 are almost complete.
Part of chapter 14, parts of chapter 15 and unidentified fragments of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor., [?1938-?1948.]
Much of the manuscript is missing, but chapters 13-14 are almost complete.
Part of the manuscript of David Stewart, "Sketches of the Highlanders of Scotland".
Part of the manuscript of `Sketches of the Highlanders of Scotland` by Major-General David Stewart.
Photocopies, 1967, of notes, 1965, by J O French on the history of the Scottish lodges of the United Operative Plumbers’ Association of Great Britain, predecessor of the Plumbers' Trade Union.
Covers the period 1865-1965. The Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow No.1 and Greenock lodges are described in the typescript.
Photocopies of a memoir of Sir James Steuart Denham and a translation of Gavin Douglas, "Vitae Episcoporum Dunkeldensium".
Photocopies of corrected manuscripts and proofs of fragments, undated, of Thomas Carlyle, "History of Friedrich II of Prussia".
With a letter, 1839, of Carlyle to James Aitken, and a letter, 1920, of Margaret Carlyle Aitken to Mary Walker.
Photocopies, with captions, of items included in an exhibition depciting the postal history of Liberton, Edinburgh.
Photocopy of Colonel Alexander K Reid, "Shoulder to Shoulder: The Glasgow Highlanders, 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry 1914-1918".
Photocopy of Edward Gordon of Cairnfield`s manuscript "History of the House of Gordon".
Photocopy of "Lest we Forget", a description of the sinking of the "Royal Oak" in 1939.
Photocopy of manuscript containing a chronicle and other texts.
Photocopy of paper of J D I Morley, "The Apprehension of Montrose".
Concerns Neil McLeod of Assynt and James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose.