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Letters. Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.

Found in 14710 Collections and/or Records:

12 letters of Stanley Cursiter to William Hardie.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9438
Scope and Contents

Concerning artistic matters.

Dates: 1973-1976.

13 letters, 1911-1917, of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with other unassociated papers.

 File
Identifier: Acc.4987
Scope and Contents

Including:

letter, 1866, of Henry Reeve

letter, 1943, of Sir Charles A Malcolm

document, 1664, concerning Burntisland.

Dates: 1664, 1866, 1911-1917, 1943.

13 letters and postcards to James K Annand.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7293
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include R B Cunninghame Graham and J Ramsay MacDonald.

Mostly concerning the University of Edinburgh Rectorial Election of 1929.

Dates: 1928-1929.

13 letters of Alastair Reid to John Main, with collection of typescript poems of Alastair Reid.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13393
Scope and Contents

With one letter, 1994, of Alastair Reid to John Main, enclosing a copy of an article of Reid's from 'The New Yorker'.

Dates: 1948-1951.

13 letters of John Buchan to Frederick Britten Austin.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7151
Scope and Contents

On military and literary matters.

Dates: 1915-1919.

13 letters of Sir Francis Grant.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7678
Scope and Contents

On artistic matters.

Dates: 1871 and undated.

13 letters of Thomas Carlyle to David Hope.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9654
Scope and Contents

With associated letters of J A Carlyle and Mary Carlyle Aitken, and others concerning the Hope family.

Dates: 1820-1854.

13 letters to Robert Bruce.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8587
Scope and Contents

Concerning political and personal matters. Correspondents include Sir Alexander Gray and Sir Stafford Cripps.

With associated testimonials and copies of four letters of Bruce.

Dates: 1933-1940.

14 letters and two discharges concerning the Scottish Church, Rotterdam, collected by Rev Dr William Steven.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13027
Scope and Contents

Includes letter, 1844, of Bell and Bradfute, to William Steven concerning his "Memoir of George Heriot" with a copy of his reply and his account with the firm, 1848-1856.

Dates: 1632-1856.

14 letters of Frederick Bailey to Robert Bell.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7442
Scope and Contents

Concerning affairs of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.

Dates: 1894-1908.

14 letters to William Bell Scott.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7292
Scope and Contents

From the British Museum, Aberdeen Art Gallery, and other institutions, concerning donations by Scott of paintings and books.

Dates: 1878-1887.

15 letters, 1845-1848 and undated, of the Reverend Dr Alexander Duff.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9447
Scope and Contents

Includes 13 letters to Sir John W Kaye.

With a letter, 1935, of R Henderson Smith, gifting the Duff letters to Sir George Adam Smith.

Dates: 1845-1848, 1935 and undated.

15 letters and cards of Annie French to Elinor Black.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8792
Scope and Contents

With an account by Dr Black of their meeting.

Dates: 1938-1952.

15 letters of Alexander Buchan to W H Dunlop.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8430
Scope and Contents

On weather observations.

Dates: 1875-1883.

15 letters of Douglas Young to R E Muirhead.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6401
Scope and Contents

With a copy of a petition on behalf of Douglas Young.

Dates: 1940-1959.

15 letters of Sir Alexander Campbell Mackenzie to Giuseppe Buonamici.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9698
Scope and Contents

Concerning musical matters.

With one letter, 1898, of Mackenzie to Giuseppe Martucci.

Dates: 1884-1912.