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 6597 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts and a manuscript of various works of J B S Haldane., 1933-1964.
File
Identifier: MS.20565
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Typescript, partly in carbon, of a proposed popular book on science entitled 'Life' written apparently between 1933 and 1937 (folio 1);
(ii) Typescript, partly in carbon, of a proposed book on zoology based upon lectures given by J B S Haldane, including some material from lectures given by his wife Helen at University College, London, apparently about 1953 (folio 68);
(iii) Copy in typescript carbon of the preface to ‘Outline of human genetics…’ by L S...
Dates:
1933-1964.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane.
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Typescripts and manuscripts of J B S Haldane for projected books.
Typescripts and galley proofs of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Communism as an Anthropological Phenomenon’; and, ‘The Elimination of the Potential Neurasthenic during Training’., 1936-1937.
File
Identifier: MS.50181
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1936-1937. ‘Communism as an Anthropological Phenomenon’.Printed notice, 1936, advertising a paper, ‘Communism as an Anthropological Phenomenon’, to be read by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn at a meeting of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society, December 1936. Folios 1-2.Superseded...
Dates:
1936-1937.
Typescripts and manuscript of plays by Margaret Clarke ('Lesley Storm'), and other papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6711
Scope and Contents
Including typescripts of four other plays, with three letters, 1957 and undated, two of Laurence Olivier and one of Vivien Leith to Storm, concerning her plays.
Dates:
1950-1957 and undated.
Typescripts and manuscripts of ‘Adventures in Babysitting', 'An Afternoon’, 'Another Cup of Coffee for the Road', 'An Appointment', 'A Betting Man', 'The Big Strip Tease', 'Billy Bone', 'Breaking’, 'A Case of Eyes', 'Character Building', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1983-2014, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50454
Scope and Contents
‘Adventures in Babysitting: An everyday tale of Hollywood folk’. Folios 1-33. Separated materials MS.0219 – remember to change in AS Typescript, undated, revised draft. Folios 1-15. Typescript, undated, early draft. Folios 16-29. Working notes of Ian Rankin, undated. Folios 30-33. 'An Afternoon’. Folios 34-35. Partial typescript, 1984, first page, with...
Dates:
1983-2014, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.
Typescripts and manuscripts of 'Her grace presents' by Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost'., [1957, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27392
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript, with a few manuscript corrections (folio 1). Folios 1-28, 47-55 and 69-72 correspond to pages 13-42 of the published text, but the end of the author's note is missing. The rest of the typescript was not published. (ii) Manuscript of six chapters which were omitted from the published version (folio 73). Three leaves are missing after folio 104.
Dates:
[1957, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Margaret M Morrison, the novelist (died 1973), who wrote under the pseudonym 'March Cost'.
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Notes for and manuscripts and typescripts of literary works of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost'.
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Drafts, manuscripts and typescripts of 'Her grace presents' by Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost'.
Typescripts and manuscripts of J B S Haldane for projected books., 1933-1964.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20564-20565
Typescripts and manuscripts of poems and poetry collections by Ian Rankin., 1978-2016, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50516
Scope and Contents
The poems are in a variety of manuscript, typescript, and published format. They are arranged in two series: individual poems and collections of poems. Within each series, the poems are arranged alphabetically, or in original order, as noted.
Individual Poems by Ian Rankin.Publication, circa 1983, of ‘Sharp Edges’ periodical featuring poem 'Another Scene with Pick-Up' by Ian Rankin. 3 copies. Second and third copies include unbound score, “I’ve Got the Maggot (I)”....
Dates:
1978-2016, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and related working papers of other creative works of Ian Rankin.
Typescripts and manuscripts of poems, articles and plays of John Morrison Caie., 1st half of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.9890
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follow: (i) Typescripts, 1932-1948, undated, of apparently unpublished poems (folio 1); (ii) Manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of apparently unpublished articles (folio 72) (iii) Manuscript, undated, of an untitled and apparently unpublished one-act play (folio 92).
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Typescripts and manuscripts of poems of Agnes Mure Mackenzie., [Before 1956.]
File
Identifier: MS.9193
Dates:
[Before 1956.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscripts and typescripts of, and notes for, historical and literary works, speeches, and broadcasts, together with correspondence, of Agnes Mure Mackenzie, Commander of the British Empire, Master of Arts, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Laws (1891-1955).
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Dramatic works, short stories and poetry of Agnes Mure Mackenzie.
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Poetry of Agnes Mure Mackenzie.
Typescripts and manuscripts of poetry of Robert Crawford, with correspondence concerning Crawford's poetry., 1920-1930, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26025
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript of ‘In quiet fields’ marked up for printing, 1929 (folio l) (ii) Manuscripts and typescripts of poems, 1920, 1927-1928, undated (folio 56); (iii) Correspondence about Robert Crawford's poetry, 1925-1930 (folio 84).
Dates:
1920-1930, undated.
Typescripts and working papers of the police procedural novels of Ian Rankin., 1984-2018.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50310-50421
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the police procedural novels of Ian Rankin.
Dates:
1984-2018.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the novels of Ian Rankin.
Typescripts, circa 1939, and a manuscript, circa 1983, chiefly related to George Campbell Hay's dictionary of Gaelic usage., [Circa 1939], [circa 1983.]
File
Identifier: MS.26747
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Born in Elderslie and educated in Tarbert Loch Fyne, Edinburgh and Oxford, George Campbell Hay spent most of his life in Edinburgh, but preserved a lifelong attachment to Kintyre, and in particular to Tarbert.
Much of his poetry is a celebration of Kintyre, the land and its people, particularly the fishermen. Most of these poems had been written between 1938 and 1945 and already published in periodicals; they include translations from eleven languages. Hay's most important work,...
Dates:
[Circa 1939], [circa 1983.]
Typescripts, manuscripts and proofs of poems, articles and other pieces for 'Chapman'., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10684/1-22
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Includes manuscripts, corrected typescripts, and proofs of poems, short stories, articles and reviews, together with editorial correspondence.
Dates:
Undated.
Typescripts, manuscripts and proofs of works of and concerning Robert Boothby., [1947-1991].
Series
Identifier: Acc.12929/42-58
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection contains the correspondence, papers, literary manuscripts, political writings, news clippings, and miscellaneous items, ca. 1881-1999, of Baron Robert “Bob” John Graham Boothby (1900-1986), with a few items having belonged to his father Sir Robert Tuite Boothby (1871–1941), and some collected by his wife, the Lady Wanda Boothby (1933?- ). The bulk of this collection spans from 1924, when Baron Boothby was first elected to Parliament as a representative for East Aberdeenshire,...
Dates:
[1947-1991].
Typescripts of an article, `The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, with related papers., 1938-1939.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50183-50185
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the papers are drafts, superseded folios, complete manuscripts and typescripts. Many of Fairbairn`s articles evolved from papers and lectures read by him at various meetings. Bibliographical references are included for the published articles.
Dates:
1938-1939.
Typescripts of articles by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘A Revised Psychopathology of Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’; and, ‘Beyond the Oedipus Situation’., 1941-circa 1942.
File
Identifier: MS.50189
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1941.‘A Revised Psychopathology of Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’.Typescripts and offprint, 1941, of an article, ‘A Revised Psychopathology of Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’, contributed to ‘The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’, 1941. Folios 1-112 and folios 128-131.Typescript, 1941, of an article, ‘A Revised Psychopathology of Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’. This typescript is annotated, by...
Dates:
1941-circa 1942.
Typescripts of nine short stories by Violet Jacobs., 1921-[circa 1945], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27412
Scope and Contents
With the exception of the last (folio 158), a story set in India, of which the first four leaves are missing, they are all published in ‘The lum hat and other stories’. Much of 'The Wade Monument', and two leaves of 'Banny Firelocks' are missing. Also included are a letter from Oliver and Boyd, 1944, rejecting a proposal to publish a collection of short stories (folio 1), and a manuscript fragment of 'Banny Firelocks' (folio 37).
Dates:
1921-[circa 1945], undated.
Typescripts of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘A Study of Schizoid States’; and, ‘Schizoid Factors in the Personality’., 1940.
File
Identifier: MS.50188
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1940.‘A Study of Schizoid States’.Typescript, 1940: ‘Carstairs Hospital List of admissions: 1st July to 17th Oct. 1940. Finally diagnosed as Psychoses and Psychopaths’. Folios 1-2.Manuscript notes, 1940, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning the subject of schizophrenia. Folios 3-73.Incomplete draft manuscript, 1940, of ‘A Study of Schizoid States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn....
Dates:
1940.
Typescripts of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’; and, ‘Psychology as Prescribed and as a Proscribed Subject’., 1939.
File
Identifier: MS.50187
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1939.‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’.Printed ‘Final Programme’, 1939, for the National Council of Mental Hygiene, Fifth Biennial Mental Health Conference. Folios 1-2.Typescript draft, 1939, of ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper has been annotated (folio 3 recto) by Fairbairn, ‘Draft – not included in paper’. The draft has been...
Dates:
1939.
Typescripts of parts of St John's Gospel for ‘The new translation of the Bible’, revised by the Literary Panel (of which Herbert Grierson was a member) for the consideration of the New Testament Panel., 1951.
File
Identifier: MS.9330
Scope and Contents
The typescripts, which include revision by both Panels, are signed by Herbert Grierson, and there are manuscript corrections in his hand.
Dates:
1951.
Typescripts of poems of Sydney Durward Tremayne probably chosen and arranged for ‘Selected and new poems’., [1973, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.26682
Scope and Contents
There are several manuscript and typescript lists of contents, and an author's note (folio 26) which was not published.
Dates:
[1973, or before.]
Typescripts of sequence of poems titled 'Love Cycle' and manuscripts/typescripts of several, mostly unpublished early poems., 1931-1946.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/139
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
During the period of this correspondence Penelope Jardine acted as Muriel Spark’s secretary frequently writing on behalf of Spark. As a result it is not always clear who authored individual letters.
Dates:
1931-1946.
Typescripts of short stories by Robert McLellan., 1947-1972.
File
Identifier: MS.26416
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'The Cat', published in ‘No Scottish Twilight’, edited by M Lindsay and F Urquhart, (Glasgow, 1947), pages 149-154 (folio 1). This had been included in the Linmill series, but Robert McLellan withdrew it.
(ii) Early versions of three Linmill stories, 1948-1949 (folio 7);
(iii) Manuscript synopsis of a series of stories set in Milngavie, with corrected typescripts of one of them, 1965 (folio l5);
(iv) Typescript of 'The Trap', a Linmill story submitted to the...
Dates:
1947-1972.
Typescripts of speeches by Sir Hugh McPherson., 1930-1931.
File
Identifier: MS.19615
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Typescript, with manuscript corrections, of 'A journey through Bihar', a broadcast talk to schools by Sir Hugh McPherson, with related correspondence, 1930-1931 (folio 1);
(ii) Typescript, with manuscript corrections, of 'The Aboriginal races of the Chota Nagpur plateau', an address to the Royal Anthropological Institute, Edinburgh, 1931 (folio 13).
Dates:
1930-1931.
Typescripts of the article ‘The Nature of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1938.
File
Identifier: MS.50184
Scope and Contents
The article ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, developed from Fairbairn’s papers, ‘The ultimate nature of aesthetic experience’ and ‘The nature of aesthetic experience’. The article was published in the ‘British Journal of Psychology’. The typescripts have been arranged in the order in which they appear to have been created and revised. Carbon copy, mostly, of a typescript draft, [1938] of the article ‘The ultimate basis...
Dates:
1938.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Typescripts of an article, `The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, with related papers.