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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 10921 Collections and/or Records:

Archive Correspondence, "Researchers General", S-Z., 1991-1995

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1655
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1654. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "General Research, June 1992, L-Z, closed September 1995", however there are letters outlying this date, beginning in 1991 and finishing in 1995. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname, subject surname, and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1991-1995

Archive Correspondence, "Researchers General", S-Z., 1994-1998

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Identifier: Acc.13328/1657
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1656. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "L-Z, Archive Researchers Correspondence, September 1995-closed January 1999", however there are letters outlying these dates, beginning in 1994 and finishing in 1998. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname, subject surname, and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1994-1998

Argyll papers., ?1640, 1715.

 File
Identifier: MS.2980, folios 6-10
Scope and Contents

The papers comprise a copy of a letter, ?1640, of the Earl of Argyll to 'Dougall' (folio 6); facsimiles of a minute, 11 August 1715, of a meeting of freeholders and other heritors of Argyll convened at Inveraray to decide on measures to be taken against the Jacobite invasion, with undertaking to support the Government signed by those present (folio 7), and of a letter, 27 August 1715, of the Duke of Argyll thanking them (folio 9).

Dates: ?1640, 1715.

'Art of the black-and-white artist, and the wood-engraver, with some beautiful examples, collected by John A. Hipkins.', Late 19th century-early 20th century.

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Identifier: MS.2931
Scope and Contents

The scrapbook contains specimens chiefly of the nineteenth century, including many illustrating the work of the deaf, preceded by a note by Miss Hipkins. Also two crayon portraits by John A Hipkins (pages 60-62); an address given by him on the achievements of the deaf in France (page 71); an original letter of Abbe Sicard (page 79 b); original studies of animals by Walter Geikie (page 84); and original paintings by Frank Maguire (page 90).

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.

Article, "Junius", by David Coulton. The article has been extracted from the "Quarterly Review" and is bound with letters of various writers to John Murray III, John Murray IV, William Smith and Robert Cooke concerning the article., 1851-1852, 1904.

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Identifier: MS.42065
Scope and Contents David Coulton`s article on Junius was published in the "Quarterly Review" of December 1851.The article and letters have been bound under the cover title, "Lord Lyttelton Junius. Q. R. No. 179". The file is arranged as follows : (1) Coulton`s article on Junius as published in the "Quarterly Review";(2) letters of various correspondents, 1851-1852, concerning Coulton`s article: letter of John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray III;...
Dates: 1851-1852, 1904.

Article on a student expedition to Cappadocia, Turkey in 1964; accompanying correspondence with University of Edinburgh Graduates' Association Journal as publisher, 1964, 2013-2014

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Identifier: MS.50790
Scope and Contents This file contains letters, emails, and notes regarding the publication of an article in the University of Edinburgh Graduates' Association Journal by Lucinda Mackay, recalling a student trip to Turkey in 1964 as part of her degree thesis research. (University of Edinburgh Journal, Volume 46: Number 3, June 2014) Also includes typescript drafts of the article and two photographs of Dr. Anthony Matthews and Ian Dickson who accompanied Mackay on the trip. The journal is also present with the...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1964, 2013-2014

Articles and miscellaneous papers of Tom Hanlin., 1944-1952, undated.

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Identifier: MS.27424
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript of the essay 'Sunday in the village', 1944, which won the Arthur Markham Memorial Prize awarded by Sheffield University (folio 1). Tom Hanlin used the same material in his story 'Bright and cheerful is the day' (MS.27420, folio 20). (ii) Typescripts of two articles, undated, 'The novel is doomed' and 'Tension-snap-relief!' (folio 30). The second is incomplete. (iii) Letter, 1946, of Marion Saunders, Tom Hanlin's American agent, concerning an...
Dates: 1944-1952, undated.

Articles by L Graham H Horton-Smith based on Alexander Dundas Ogilvy Wedderburn's notes, together with related transcripts and papers., 1666-1918, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3566
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:Articles contributed by L Graham H Horton-Smith to ‘Notes and queries’ (1945), based on Alexander Dundas Ogilvy Wedderburn's notes: 'The Grahams or Grahames of Claverhouse' and 'Grahams, Burgesses and Town Councillors of Dundee' (folio 1);Typed transcripts of various records relating to persons named Graham, including the baptismal register of Mr Robert Norie, Episcopalian Minister at Dundee, 1722-1726 (folio 19);A notebook of...
Dates: 1666-1918, undated.

Articles, notes, and fragments in Thomas Carlyle’s autograph., 1767, 1832-[?1871], undated.

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Identifier: MS.1798
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Article on "A narrative of a nine months’ residence in New Zealand" (London, 1832) by Augustus Earle (folio 1);(ii) ‘Gropings about Montrose’, 1839 (folio 4);(iii) Remarks on publication of Bulwer Lytton’s Works 1854, and likeness of constitutional government to sawing a plank on which you are sitting, 1855 (folio 5);(iv) Remarks on liberty, [?1865] (folio 7);(v) Corrected proof of his inaugural...
Dates: 1767, 1832-[?1871], undated.

Articles of Michael M Stuart., 1938-1950, 1974-1975, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9260/36-41
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers of Michael Moncrieff Staurt, CIE OBE concerning his career in India and East Pakistan, 1927-1950, and his research into the Scottish Nabobs and other matters concerning the history of India, circa 1950-1986.

Dates: 1938-1950, 1974-1975, undated.

Articles of Tom Weir relating to the Nature Conservancy Council., 1956-1971, or after.

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Identifier: Acc.13059/221B
Scope and Contents

Includes a letter and typescript lecture of Robert Aylmer Haldane and a script relating to an interview with John Morton Boyd, Director of the Nature Conservancy Council in Scotland.

Dates: 1956-1971, or after.

Assorted letters concerning William Gladstone, including letters of members of Gladstone`s family., 1841-1927.

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Identifier: MS.42265
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The letters in the sequence are largely of William Ewart Gladstone to John Murray [III], but there are others to John Murray [II] and John Murray [IV]. There are also assorted letters concerning Gladstone, including some of members of his family, including his wife, Catherine.

Dates: 1841-1927.

Assorted letters of and to John Cam Hobhouse., 1816-1854, undated.

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Identifier: MS.42291
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged by correspondent surname, with an unknown correspondent and accounts placed at the end of the sequence.Letter of Alfred D'Orsay von Barry to John Cam Hobhouse, 1854: folio 1;Copy of a letter of John Cam Hobhouse to Charles Frisby Barry, 1827: folios 2-3;Letter of Luigi Chiaveri to John Cam Hobhouse, 1831: folios 4-5;Letter of Scrope Berdmore Davies to John Cam Hobhouse, 1816: folio 6;Letter of John Cam...
Dates: 1816-1854, undated.

Assorted letters of and to Sara Austen, with other letters to Benjamin Austen., 1828-1858.

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Identifier: MS.42015
Scope and Contents (1) letter of Sara Austen to Elizabeth Eastlake;(2) letters of Travers Twiss to Sara Austen ;(3) letters of various artists to the Austens: James Fergusson to Benjamin Austen; Copley Fielding to Sara Austen; Philip Hardwick to Sara Austen; Thomas Lawrence to Sara Austen; Henry Phillips to Sara Austen; Samuel Prout to Sara and to Benjamin Austen; George Scharf to Sara Austen, including...
Dates: 1828-1858.

Assorted letters of and to William Gifford., 1781-1826.

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Identifier: MS.42254
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

There are hundreds of letters of or concerning William Gifford. The majority of these are of Gifford to John Murray [II], but there are many other of and to Gifford with other correspondents. Some of the letters in this subseries were given to John Murray [V] in 1934.

Dates: 1781-1826.

Assorted letters of, to and concerning Elizabeth Eastlake., 1862-1887.

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Identifier: MS.42179
Scope and Contents (1) letters, 1879-1887, of Elizabeth Eastlake to William Smith, editor of the "Quarterly Review", concerning articles written by Eastlake for the journal;(2) letter, 1880, of Elizabeth Eastlake to "Menie";(3) letter, 1862, of ? Thornbury to ?Elizabeth Eastlake;(4) letter, 1876, of Henry Reeve to John Murray III concerning Elizabeth Eastlake and her husband, Charles;(5) manuscript list which would seem to record the number of works...
Dates: 1862-1887.

Assorted letters of, to and concerning Enid Layard : in particular letters of, to and concerning members of her family., 1875-1884.

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Identifier: MS.42415
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: 1875-1884.

Assorted loose papers, envelopes and photographs, regarding Room 13 and personal correspondence of Rob Fairley., 2000-2006.

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Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 37(12)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The box is covered and lined with synthetic fleece. It contains correspondence on CD-ROM discs.

Dates: 2000-2006.

Assorted loose papers, including correspondence to and from Room 13 project., 2008-2010.

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Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 39(5)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Also included is a report 'Starwork 2003', and a 2007 calendar issued by Aseema. The box is an artwork of clothe fragments, with a centrepeice of the Lochyside RC Primary School emblem cut from a school jersey. The inside of the box is lined with the same jersey clothe, with two more examples of the Lochyside RC school emblem.

Dates: 2008-2010.