Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1650. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "General Researchers, L-Z, File 2, August 1975-closed October 1979", however there are letters outlying the start date, beginning in 1974, and finishing in 1979. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname, subject surname, and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1652. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "L-Z, Researchers, July 1988-closed May 1992", however there are letters outlying these dates, beginning in 1987 and finishing in 1991. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname, subject surname, and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

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.

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.

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).

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).

With:

1. four letters, 1844, to the Reverend John Oldershaw (brother-in-law of Catherine Lister)

2. papers, 1795-1796, concerning Machermore estate.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The box is covered in tartan.

The box is covered in a school jersey from Lochyside RC Primary School.