Manuscripts.
Found in 4488 Collections and/or Records:
Works of James Ramsay, volume VII: 'Prospects of Private Life'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
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.
Works of James Ramsay, volume VIII: 'Prospects of Private Life'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
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.
Works of James Ramsay, volume X: 'Tracts', being articles of forestry, superstition, and other matters., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
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.
Works of James Ramsay, volumes I-III: 'Language Literature Biography'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
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.
Works of James Ramsay, volumes IV-V: 'Religion its Progress'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
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.
Works of James Ramsay, volumes VII-IX: 'Prospects of Private Life'., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
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.
Works of prose of Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1934-1936, 1955, 1963-1964, 1973, undated.
Includes corrected typescripts of articles, reviews and broadcast talks, together with 55 letters from various correspondents.
Works on the antiquities of Buchan by James Mitchell., 19th century.
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.
Writings of Anna Seward, copied in her autograph and bequeathed by her to Sir Walter Scott., 1762-1768, 1804-1807.
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).
Writings of David Gray, chiefly in manuscript, but some in print, including poems, part of an attempt at drama, essays, and miscellaneous notes., [1861, or before.]
Several of the poems appear to be unpublished.
Writings of James Hogg, with manuscripts written by his daughter Mrs Gilkison., [1829, or after], undated.
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.)
Writings of William Winter Hamilton., 1971-1992, undated.
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.
Writings on various subjects of Alexander Carlyle., 1752-1803, undated.
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.