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Account books.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books in which financial accounts are kept.

Found in 1294 Collections and/or Records:

Papers, including recipe, cash books, and notebooks of Charles Macnab.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8633
Scope and Contents

With eight cashbooks and diaries, 1889-1929.

Dates: 1880-1929.

Papers of Archibald Shiells, merchant in Edinburgh, and his family.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.12591
Scope and Contents

Includes papers of, and relating to, the family of Wilsone of Murrayshall, Stirlingshire, 1701-1925; and Scottish charters and other legal and administrative documents, mainly from Fife.

Dates: 1529-1925.

Papers of Charles Hepburn Stuart Forbes Trefusis, 21st Baron Clinton., 1884-1942.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/162-173
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1884-1942.

Papers of Kathleen Jamie for 1993, including notebooks, worksheets and related material., 1991-1994.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11599/16-26
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Kathleen Jamie was born in Johnstone in 1962, and studied at the University of Edinburgh. These papers date from the period 1988 to 1997. During this time, Kathleen Jamie was writer in residence to various organisations, including the Workington Docks Project and the University of Dundee, and was awarded the Scottish Arts Council Scottish-Canadian Fellowship in 1994. The collection includes papers relating to the following published or broadcast works:The Golden Peak (London:...
Dates: 1991-1994.

Papers of Sir William Forbes, 6th Bart. of Monymusk and Pitsligo., 1764-1820.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/1-57
Scope and Contents

The majority of the papers are correspondence between Forbes and various correspondents, notably his business partners James Hunter and Robert Herries. There are a small number of calling cards given to Forbes, and an account book used by both William Forbes and his son.

Dates: 1764-1820.

Papers of T [and] T Clark, containing business correspondence, book stocks and financial papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10689/1-141
Scope and Contents

The bulk of the material is from the 1970s-1980s, however there are much earlier files in the author correspondence (Acc.10689/1-41) from as far back as 1870.

Dates: 1870-1990, undated.

Papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale concerning public affairs., [Circa 1665]-1678.

 File
Identifier: MS.14490
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Valuation book of the shires, with related papers, circa 1665 (folio 1);

(ii) Account book, with related papers, of charge and discharge of Sir James Stewart, circa 1670 (folio 14);

(iii) Summary of Sir William Sharp’s accounts, 1667-1669 (folio 29);

(iv) List of fees and pensions to officers of state signed, 19 October 1678, by the King at Whitehall (folio 31).

Dates: [Circa 1665]-1678.

Papers of the Abbey School, Stirling.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5555
Scope and Contents

Comprising:

1. log book, 1905-1928

2. attendance certificate book, 1911-1924

3. requisition book and account book, 1927, 1931.

Dates: 1905-1931.

Papers of the Bee Society of Culross.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7694
Scope and Contents

Including minute books, account books and associated papers.

Dates: 1759-1789.

Papers of the Cristofori Club.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10319
Dates: 1935-1966 and undated.

Papers of the family of Walter Johnston, merchant and solicitor, Mid Calder.

 ...
Identifier: Acc.9836
Scope and Contents

Includes account book, 1682-1688, for Johnston`s vintner`s business.

Dates: 1660-1727.

Papers of the Hunter and Bertram families in Kirkliston and East Lothian.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11102
Scope and Contents

Includes farm account book, 1816-1834, and letters of the Marquess of Tweeddale, 1856-1866.

Dates: 1791-1878 and undated.

Papers of the International PEN Scottish centre., 1934-1998, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11849/70-80
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes papers concerning international congresses held in Edinburgh in 1950 and 1997. Also containing some earlier material relating to congresses and membership.

Dates: 1934-1998, undated.

Papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal., 15th century-1927, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21174-21191
Scope and Contents From the Series: The Murray papers concern chiefly their estates in Perthshire, but there is also some family correspondence, household accounts and inventories, and letters and papers of Jacobite interest. Of particular interest is the fine series of letters of General Sir George Murray written during his campaigns in the Peninsula and elsewhere.The papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal came to the Murrays of Ochtertyre following the marriage of Helen, heiress of Sir Alexander Keith of Dunnottar...
Dates: 15th century-1927, undated.