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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:
Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount, together with some letters written by them.
File
Identifier: MS.6524
Scope and Contents
The subjects of the letters include the Peninsular War, East India Company affairs, and matters relating to many European countries.
Dates:
1780-1830.
Letters and 'miscellaneous documents' of Hugh Pattison Macmillan, chiefly concerning the National Library of Scotland., 1922-1936.
File
Identifier: MS.25270
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Letters, 1924-1935, concerned with the purchase of Mary, Queen of Scots, manuscripts (1924), and with the business of the National Library Board of Trustees (folio 1);
(ii-xi) 'Miscellaneous documents', 1922-1936, as follows.
(ii) Copy of a letter, 1922, of Sir Frederick Kenyon, British Museum, to Dr W K Dickson on a Treasury grant to the Advocates' Library (folio 68);
(iii) Correspondence with Sir John Lamb and Lord Novar (Secretary for Scotland) on the...
Dates:
1922-1936.
Letters and miscellaneous papers of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’., 1948-[circa 1970], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27436
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Letters of Singer, 1948-1964, undated (folio 1). They include a letter to Marguerite Caetani, 1952, explaining why he used the name 'Burns Singer' (folio 4), and a letter to the publisher Fredric Warburg, ?1956, with proposals for two books (folio 11). (ii) Miscellaneous papers, 1957-circa 1970, undated (folio 33). A typescript list of works by Singer is included (folio 41).
Dates:
1948-[circa 1970], undated.
Letters and other documents concerning Scots and the West Indies.
Collection
Identifier: MS.50277
Dates:
1742-1841
Letters and papers collected from 'Lives of the most eminent British painters, sculptors, and architects', 6 volumes, various editions, (London, 1830-1839) by Allan Cunningham., 1830-1839.
File
Identifier: MS.832
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This material was collected by the author, Allan Cunningham, and his son with a view to a new edition. Loose papers have been pasted into the interleaved volumes or collected in a separate volume (MS.832).
Dates:
1830-1839.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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'Lives of the most eminent British painters, sculptors, and architects', by Allan Cunningham, various editions, (London, 1830-1839), 6 volumes, interleaved, with original letters to the author and others (1829-1837), copies of letters (1710-1830) and notes in the autograph of his son Francis, printed cuttings, and portraits.
Letters and papers concerning the libraries of the Kerr family, Marquesses of Lothian., 1643-1899.
File
Identifier: MS.5828
Scope and Contents
Contains, inter alia, book lists of 1643-circa 1663 (some in the hand of the 3rd Earl of Lothian), and a series of letters, 1867-1870, written by Alexander Orrock to the 8th Marquess of Lothian, in which the library and plans for printing some of the family papers are discussed.
Dates:
1643-1899.
Letters and papers concerning the reduction of the Danish islands and Cayenne, accounts of naval actions against the French, decisions of the prize-courts, and other papers, from the time when Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands., 1809.
File
Identifier: MS.2315
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:
1809.
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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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.
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Letters and papers concerning the reduction of the Danish islands and Cayenne, accounts of naval actions against the French, decisions of the prize-courts, and other papers, from the time when Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.
Letters and papers, mostly concerning the Church of Scotland., 1231-1641.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.8
Scope and Contents
The subjects include the case brought by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, against Robert Wallace; the ‘Second Book of Discipline’; the Act of Revocation; and the protests against the Service-book. Most of the papers concerning the Covenant have been published more than once, and some appeared as contemporary pamphlets.Copy of a charter, 1360, granted by David II to the Bishop of Aberdeen; in Latin (folio 1). - This was printed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 in ‘Registrum episcopatus...
Dates:
1231-1641.
Letters and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as Governor of Newfoundland., 1804-1840.
Series
Identifier: MSS.2350-2377
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:
Majority of material found within 1804-1840.
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.
Letters and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto., 1806-1813.
File
Identifier: MS.11340
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Letters of Charles Grant, Edward Parry and Jacob Bosanquet to the 1st Earl of Minto, 1808-1813 (folio 1);
(ii) East India House papers, 1807-1811, being chiefly copies of proceedings at a Secret Court, July-August 1808, dissents to parts of a draft dispatch to the Bengal Government, 16 August 1808, correspondence between the Directors and the President of the Board of Control, 1808-1809, and dissents of Directors concerning the Madras Army, August 1811 (folio...
Dates:
1806-1813.
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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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company.
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Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto with the Chairman and Directors of the East India Company.
Letters and papers of the 2nd Earl of Albemarle., 1742, 1746-1748, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3730
Scope and Contents
The papers include reports on suspected persons and prisoners, chiefly in Brechin and its neighbourhood; undertakings of released prisoners to assist the Government in the search for arms; complaints of the town of Kelso against the conduct of the officer commanding the troops there (folio 44); a memorial on the sufferings of the Duke of Montrose's tenants in 1746 (folio 91); and lists of arms, quarters, sick, courts martial, etc.
Dates:
1742, 1746-1748, undated.
Letters and papers of various correspondents., 1579-1844.
File
Identifier: MS.3134
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Miscellaneous letters. Among the writers are:
The Earl of Mar, to Sir George Bowes, Marshal of Berwick, 1579 (number 1);
Edward Kellie, Receiver and Director of Music of the Chapel Royal, on arrangements made by him for services in Holyrood, 1632 (number 3); printed in Charles Rogers, ‘History of the Chapel Royal of Scotland’ (Grampian Club, 1882), page clxvi;
Nicolas Briot, making recommendations regarding the copper coinage of Scotland, 1631...
Dates:
1579-1844.
Letters and state papers of James VI., 1578-1621.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.6
Scope and Contents
Many of the papers are drafts made or collected by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, the Secretary of State. Letter, The Hague, 30 January 1587, of the Council of State of the United Provinces to James VI; in French (folios 1-2). - This letter does not appear to have been published or summarised elsewhere, and is briefly summarized here:The Council have received James’s letters concerning restitution to be made for Scottish merchandise seized by warships from...
Dates:
1578-1621.
Letters, assignments and receipts concerning the sale of papers and copyrights relating to Lord Byron., Undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43541
Scope and Contents
The papers in this manuscript have been arranged alphabetically by the main correspondent surname or company name.Barry, Matilda and Richard.
Letters of Matilda Barry and Richard Barry to Hugh Ferguson and John Murray [III], with one of Ferguson to Murray, regarding the sale of Lord Byron letters, 1849: folios 1-6;Blayney, Mabella.
Letter of Lady Mabella Blayney to John Murray [II], 1824: folio 7;Breese, John.
Letters of John Breese to John Murray III,...
Dates:
Undated.
Letters, manuscripts and typescripts of William Jeffrey., 1921-1946, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26895
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Letters to William Jeffrey from other poets and authors, 1921-?1944. (Folio 1.) They discuss their own and Jeffrey's work, and poetry in general. (ii) Manuscripts and typescripts of poems, 1925-1946, undated. (Folio 25.) The manuscripts include drafts and fair copies.
Dates:
1921-1946, undated.
Letters mostly to Lord Byron of correspondents with surnames Davenport-Davies; including miscellaneous material concerning the life, letters and works of Scrope Berdmore Davies., 1810-2003.
File
Identifier: MS.43423
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent name and then chronologically, with miscellaneous material ordered at the end of the sequence..Letter of Richard Alfred Davenport to Lord Byron, 1815: folios 1-2;Letters of Margaret Davidson to Lord Byron, 1812-1816: folios 3-6;Letters of Scrope Berdmore Davies to Lord Byron, 1809-1818 and undated: folios 7-32;Letters of Scrope Berdmore Davies to John Murray II, 1836: folios...
Dates:
1810-2003.
Letters of and to John Francis Campbell during and after publication of ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’., 1860-1862.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.2.1(I-II)
Scope and Contents
The early part of the manuscript contains letters principally from the publisher, David Douglas of Edinburgh, discussing details of printing and publication, while the latter part contains letters from various people giving their reactions to his work. The Ossianic controversy is also discussed, particularly by Hector Maclean.
At the end (folio 410) is a list of correspondents with whom Campbell dealt while gathering information.
Dates:
1860-1862.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Manuscripts, proofs and editorial commentary, with some associated correspondence, papers and notes, of John Francis Campbell and his team of collectors for ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, 1859-1862, and of the later tale collection fieldwork by Campbell himself, 1870-1871.
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Collections of Tales for the ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’ project, with related correspondence and other papers.
Letters of and to Lord Byron, correspondents with surnames from Clark to Coleridge., 1808-1819, 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.43420
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname.Letter of William Clark to Byron, 1814: ff.1-2;Letters of Edward Daniel Clarke to Lord Byron, 1812-1813: ff.3-32;Letter of Lord Byron to Hewson Clarke, 1808: ff.33-34;
Letter of Charles Robert Cockerell to Lord Byron, 1811: ff.35-36;Letter of Margarita Cogni to Lord Byron, 1819: ff.37-38;Letter of Lord Byron to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1815: ff.39-40;...
Dates:
1808-1819, 20th century.
Letters of attorney from local collectors of customs in America appointing agents to receive any fees due to them by Her Majesty’s Paymaster of Customs., 1767-1777.
File
Identifier: MS.6405
Letters of John Hill Burton, of his first wife Isabella Lauder, and of his mother, Mary., 1829-1843, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.9413
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters, 1829-1835, of John Hill Burton to his mother, chiefly of a personal nature. (Folio 1.)(ii) Letters, 1829-1842, undated, of Burton's first wife, Isabella Lauder, to her mother, together with a few letters to her from various friends and relations. These letters were written chiefly before her marriage. There is also what appears to be a guest list for her wedding, and ten poems apparently written by her, being signed 'I.L.'....
Dates:
1829-1843, undated.
Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron; with letters and letter fragments of and to John Murray II concerning Byron., 1815-1837, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43497
Scope and Contents
The letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron have been placed at the start of the sequence in chronological order. Letters of and to John Murray II relating to Byron have then been arranged in chronological order.Letters and copies of letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, 1821: folios 1-39;Letters of John Murray II to Lord Byron, including a press cutting relating to 'The Vision of Judgment', 1822: folios 40-52;Contemporary manuscript copies of four...
Dates:
1815-1837, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron.
Letters of Matthew Urlwin Sears to Messrs A and C Black and Co, with a letter of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the hand of Charles Beecher, to Messrs A and C Black and Co, inserted into a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", by Harriet Beecher Stowe (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853).
File
Identifier: MS.50256
Scope and Contents
Estimate, 1852, supplied by R and R Clark, printers, for production costs for a half-crown illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 1).Copy of a memorandum, 1852, between A and C Black and Co and Matthew Urlwin Sears concerning the production of woodcuts for the illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 2).Letters, 1852-1853, of Matthew Urlwin Sears to A and C Black and Co concerning the production and supply of woodcuts for the illustrated editon of...
Dates:
1852-1853
Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson to William E Henley, mainly concerning Stevenson`s work and discussing literary matters in general.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.8.2
Dates:
1876-1893, and undated.
Letters of soldiers, chiefly Belgians, to Elizabeth Haldane., 1914-1919, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.6041-6042
Scope and Contents
Elizabeth Haldane and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Haldane, took an active interest in the welfare of Belgian refugees and soldiers during the 1914-1918 war.
Some of these letters are also addressed to Mrs Haldane.
Dates:
1914-1919, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane of Cloan (1856-1928), the statesman, lawyer and philosopher, and of his sister, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (1862-1937), philanthropist and author.
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Papers of Elizabeth Haldane.
Letters of soldiers, chiefly Belgians, to Elizabeth Haldane, 1916-1919, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.6042
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Elizabeth Haldane and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Haldane, took an active interest in the welfare of Belgian refugees and soldiers during the 1914-1918 war.
Some of these letters are also addressed to Mrs Haldane.
Dates:
1916-1919, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane of Cloan (1856-1928), the statesman, lawyer and philosopher, and of his sister, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (1862-1937), philanthropist and author.
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Papers of Elizabeth Haldane.
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Letters of soldiers, chiefly Belgians, to Elizabeth Haldane.