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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Transcribed collections of numbers, names, or other text indicating tallies of concepts collocated for any particular purpose.
Found in 1667 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts, undated, of three short stories by Margaret Noël-Paton., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.27473
Scope and Contents
Three short stories 'Full Circle' (folio 1), 'Immortal Moment' (folio 7) and 'Predicament' (folio 27). There is a manuscript list of alternative titles for the last (folio 26).
Dates:
Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
Uncompleted account of living Scottish gentry, in alphabetical order, with names from A to D, by John Philp Wood., [1795, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.1876
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Leaves found loose in the volumes have been placed in MS.1878, with some other loose papers, and references have been made to and from the volumes in which they were found.
Dates:
[1795, or after.]
Valuations, lists, and legal papers, loosely bound together, concerning the parish of St Ninians., 1723-1803.
File
Identifier: MS.9679
Scope and Contents
The legal papers chiefly concern the struggle between the Kirk Session and the heritors over the right of patronage.
Dates:
1723-1803.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of and concerning the firm of William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers in Bannockburn; and concerning the parish of St Ninians, Stirlingshire.
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Papers collected by Walter McCulloch, schoolmaster in St Ninians, in his capacity as session clerk, concerning the parish of St Ninians.
'Value of articles bought'., 1825.
Item
Identifier: MS.2497
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1825.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Personal, household, and ship account books.
Various editorial papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1953, [1962, or before], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27081
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Brief pieces written to fill up spaces in magazines, and other short prose writings, 1953, ?1962, undated (folio 1); (ii) Criticisms by Hugh MacDiarmid of work by another writer, undated (folio 77); (iii) Glossaries of Scots words, undated (folio 82); (iv) Introductory note and list of proposed contents for MacDiarmid's ‘Collected poems’ (Edinburgh, 1962) (folio 99). These are followed (folio 112) by suggestions for the contents by M L Rosenthal.
Dates:
1953, [1962, or before], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Broadcasts and speeches of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Editorial work of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
Various finding aids relating to the papers of General Sir George Murray, with a report on the collection., 1st half of 20th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.9.23
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
List of printed books in the collection which have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books (folio 1).
List of non-manuscript maps which have been transferred to the Map Room (folio 4).
Report on the collection by Robert Young, 1914 (folio 17).
Inventory of Murray’s private papers, 1907, including many not in the National Library of Scotland (folio 56).
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Various lists of books of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 17th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17861
Scope and Contents
The contents include a list of legal works, 1629 (folio 3), lists of books on agriculture and horticulture, 1726, 1732, undated (folios 28-32), lists of books belonging to Katherine Bruce, wife of Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun (folios 39-42) and to Archibald Fletcher, son of Lord Milton (folios 44-52), the record of a gift of books by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun to Saltoun Church, 1775 (folio 61), and lists relating to the library at Saltoun (passim).
Dates:
17th century-19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Catalogues and lists of books of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Various lists of letters, some with a précis of the subject-matter, of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville., 1785-1810.
File
Identifier: MS.1078
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Volumes entitled 'Individuals' contain correspondence regarding patronage and other matters of personal interest (requests for employment, promotion, and pensions, complaints of unjust treatment, etc.). These papers frequently give information of a more general kind.
Dates:
1785-1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount.
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Lists and copies of papers received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.
Various manuscripts written or owned by Thomas Ruddiman.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20491-20496
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts are lettered RA-RK (RC missing) and some also have Roman numerals.
Dates:
4th quarter of 17th century-1st half of 18th century.
Various miscellaneous papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1939, 1946-1962, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27212
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Lists and notes of addresses, 1939, 1953, undated (folio 1); (ii) Diary notes, chiefly of engagements to speak to societies, Burns Clubs, etc., 1948-1962, undated (folio 45); (iii) Reading lists, 1946-1957, undated (folio 74).
Dates:
1939, 1946-1962, undated.
Various notebooks of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Series
Identifier: MSS.17888-17894
Dates:
Mid 18th century-early 19th century.
Various papers and correspondence concerning David Hume., 1746-1766, 1839-1844, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.23163
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Reports and correspondence concerning the acceptance by the Royal Society of Edinburgh of Baron Hume's bequest and the granting of access to the papers to John Hill Burton, 1839-1844. There is a list of these papers, which are not included in the calendar, at the beginning of the volume.
(ii) Miscellaneous manuscripts not by David Hume, 1746-1766, undated, including verses, a character of Hume, papers on mathematical principles, and historical statements by...
Dates:
1746-1766, 1839-1844, undated.
Various papers of General Sir George Murray., 1799-1842, and undated.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.9.17-46.9.23
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.
Dates:
1799-1842, and undated.
Various papers of George Chalmers on the history of printing, including `Some Conjectures concerning the Origin and Progress of Printing` (folio 1), extracts from `Typographical Antiquities’ by Joseph Ames (folio 13), and from ‘Auctarium Bibliothecae Edinburgensis’ (folio 19), lists of tracts (folio 30), contents of the Black Acts (folio 41), and notes of Acts of Parliament and General Assembly concerning printing (folio 69)., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.9.5
Dates:
?1st quarter of 19th century.
Various papers of James Augustus Grant., 1860-[1872, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.17922
Scope and Contents
The papers include, James Augustus Grant's agreement with John Hanning Speke, 1860 (folio 2); Grant's expenses during the African expedition (folio 3); table of temperature and rainfall, 1860-1863 (folio 4); notes on Speke's latitudes, etc. (folio 10); journal, 12-22 April 1863 (folio 14); speech on the expedition delivered in Calcutta, 4 December 1865 (folio 32); zoological notes (folio 56); lecture on Kashmir (folio 87); note by Christopher P Rigby on the second volume of Sir Richard...
Dates:
1860-[1872, or after.]
Various papers of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., 1849-1894, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.19103
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.
Dates:
1849-1894, undated.
Various political papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto, [1783-1784]-1791.
File
Identifier: MS.11203
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Notes and drafts of speeches and motions on Indian affairs, [1783-1784] (folio 1);
(ii) Printed copy of the exchange of letters, December 1788-January 1789, between William Pitt and the Prince of Wales, with drafts of letters, memorials and addresses on the Regency bill, 1788-1789, and drafts for the memorial of the Prince of Wales to the King, February 1789 (folio 17);
(iii) Letters and memorial, 1791, chiefly concerning the memorial of the General Assembly...
Dates:
[1783-1784]-1791.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Political correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto.
Various works edited by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [1940, or before]-1953.
File
Identifier: MS.27077
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Fragmentary manuscripts and typescripts of ‘The golden treasury of Scottish poetry’, selected and edited by Hugh MacDiarmid (London, 1940). (Folio 1.) It includes a letter of MacDiarmid to the publisher commenting on the introduction. (Folio 58.)
(ii) Draft introduction, notes and partial typescript of an anthology of work by Scottish poets, circa 1950. (Folio 64.)
(iii) Introduction and part of the text and page-proofs of ‘Selected poems of William Dunbar’,...
Dates:
[1940, or before]-1953.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Broadcasts and speeches of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Editorial work of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
Vocabularies and glossaries to Celtic works compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson ., [Before 1928.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.438-442
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates:
[Before 1928.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning Gaelic philology and Highland topography, folk-lore, etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson (died 1927), Minister of the United Free Church, Kilchoman, Islay.
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Vocabularies, glossaries, and other material compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson.
Vocabularies and glossaries to 'Sar obair' by John Mackenzie, 'Popular tales of the West Highlands' by John Francis Campbell, John Carswell's liturgy, 'Sean Dain' by John Gillies, and other works., [Before 1928.]
File
Identifier: MS.439
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates:
[Before 1928.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning Gaelic philology and Highland topography, folk-lore, etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson (died 1927), Minister of the United Free Church, Kilchoman, Islay.
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Vocabularies, glossaries, and other material compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson.
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Vocabularies and glossaries to Celtic works compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson .
Vocabularies and glossaries to the poems of Robert Mackay, Alexander MacDonald, and Duncan Macintyre., [Before 1928.]
File
Identifier: MS.440
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates:
[Before 1928.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning Gaelic philology and Highland topography, folk-lore, etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson (died 1927), Minister of the United Free Church, Kilchoman, Islay.
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Vocabularies, glossaries, and other material compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson.
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Vocabularies and glossaries to Celtic works compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson .
‘Vocabularies. Boccaccio to Ariosto. With miscellaneous notes’ by John Purves., 1921.
Item
Identifier: MS.15646
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.
Dates:
1921.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing notes on Italian language.
Vocabularies, glossaries, and other material compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson., 1898-[before 1928].
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.438-456
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates:
1898-[before 1928].
Vocabulary and glossary to 'Celtic declension' by Whitley Stokes., [Before 1928.]
File
Identifier: MS.442
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates:
[Before 1928.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning Gaelic philology and Highland topography, folk-lore, etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson (died 1927), Minister of the United Free Church, Kilchoman, Islay.
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Vocabularies, glossaries, and other material compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson.
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Vocabularies and glossaries to Celtic works compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson .
Vocabulary and glossary to Dugald Buchanan's Hymns., [Before 1928.]
File
Identifier: MS.441
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates:
[Before 1928.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning Gaelic philology and Highland topography, folk-lore, etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson (died 1927), Minister of the United Free Church, Kilchoman, Islay.
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Vocabularies, glossaries, and other material compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson.
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Vocabularies and glossaries to Celtic works compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson .