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Manuscripts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 4488 Collections and/or Records:

Works of James Ramsay, volume VII: 'Prospects of Private Life'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.1641
Scope and Contents From the File:

The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th century.

Works of James Ramsay, volume VIII: 'Prospects of Private Life'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.1642
Scope and Contents From the File:

The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th century.

Works of James Ramsay, volume X: 'Tracts', being articles of forestry, superstition, and other matters., Late 18th century-early 19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.1644
Scope and Contents From the File:

The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th century.

Works of James Ramsay, volumes I-III: 'Language Literature Biography'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1635-1637
Scope and Contents From the File:

The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th century.

Works of James Ramsay, volumes IV-V: 'Religion its Progress'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1638-1639
Scope and Contents From the File:

The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th century.

Works of James Ramsay, volumes VII-IX: 'Prospects of Private Life'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1641-1643
Scope and Contents From the File:

The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th century.

Works of prose of Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1934-1936, 1955, 1963-1964, 1973, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10397/9-18
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes corrected typescripts of articles, reviews and broadcast talks, together with 55 letters from various correspondents.

Dates: 1934-1936, 1955, 1963-1964, 1973, undated.

Works on the antiquities of Buchan by James Mitchell., 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2098-2099
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries include the ‘Hawthornden Manuscripts’, MSS.2053-2067, the papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler.

Dates: 19th century.

Writings of Anna Seward, copied in her autograph and bequeathed by her to Sir Walter Scott., 1762-1768, 1804-1807.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.879-880
Scope and Contents

The sheets which Sir Walter Scott published in his edition of Anna Seward's ‘Poetical works’, 1810, were evidently taken out by him, and this collection consists of the unpublished remainder. These writings are described in her letter of 17 July 1807, sent to Scott posthumously (MS.870, folio 14, printed in her ‘Poetical works,’ volume i, page xxxiii).

Dates: 1762-1768, 1804-1807.

Writings of James Hogg, with manuscripts written by his daughter Mrs Gilkison., [1829, or after], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.1870
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows.

(i) 'The surpassing adventures of Adam Gordon', in James Hogg's hand, on paper watermarked 1829. Printed, with abbreviations, in ‘Tales and sketches’, volume i. For a typed transcript see MS.6139. (Folio 1.)

(ii) "The original manuscript of a Bard's address to his youngest daughter", in the hand of his daughter, Mrs Gilkison. (Folio 23.)

(iii) 'Recollections of Mrs Hogg', the poet's wife, by Mrs Gilkison. (Folio 24.)

Dates: [1829, or after], undated.

Writings of William Winter Hamilton., 1971-1992, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10951/58-74
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Correspondence and papers, 1936-1992, of William Winter Hamilton (b.1917), writer politician, Labour MP for West Fife, 1950-1974 and for Central Fife, 1974-1987.

Dates: 1971-1992, undated.

Writings on various subjects of Alexander Carlyle., 1752-1803, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.23917-23920
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Alexander Carlyle's papers consist chiefly of journals, sermons, lectures, autobiographical writings, writings on various topics, poetry and papers on church and other affairs. The later papers (MSS.23927-23930) consist of a list of his books, excerpts from his writings and excerpts of proceedings in the action against him by the Presbytery of Dalkeith.

Dates: 1752-1803, undated.