Manuscripts.
Found in 6597 Collections and/or Records:
26 manuscript fragments of paper and vellum, recovered from bindings.
33 letters of Douglas Dunn to Douglas Houston.
Concerning literary and personal matters.
With corrected manuscript of an article, undated, by Dunn.
63 letters of the 9th Earl of Argyll to John, Duke of Lauderdale, 1663-1670 (folio 3), preceded by a letter of Alexander Macdonald, the Antiquary, to David Irving, Keeper of the Advocates` Library, ?1829, concerning the letters (folio 1)., 1663-1670, ?1829.
64 letters, 1899-1949 and undated, to John Purves, mostly on literary matters, from among others J M Barrie, John Davidson, Luigi Pirandello and Walter de la Mare.
With literary and historical manuscripts, 1388, 1798-1911 and undated, collected by Purves, including single letters of D G Rossetti, John Ruskin, Sir Walter Scott, and William Wordsworth.
Also two albums, 1936-1952, of Purves, containing inscriptions in poetry and prose by various contributors.
115 letters to W R Aitken and his family of Hugh MacDiarmid, and four from Valda Grieve.
With manuscripts of a short story and essay of MacDiarmid, proof copy of "Sanschaw" and typescript copy of a thesis on MacDiarmid by Claude Henry.
118 letters to James K Annand.
Concerning literary and personal matters, with associated manuscripts of poems.
Correspondents include: Robert Garioch, Hugh MacDiarmid and Albert D Mackie.
‘1467 MS’ written by Dubhghall Albanach mac mhic Cathail and the Reverend John Beaton’s ‘Broad Book’, written by Ádhamh Ó Cuirnín.
A description of the East coast of Scotland drawn out of Wagoner and sumqt corrected, but it not fully perfyt [and] yet hath many errors.', [?1636-?1652.]
`A Description of the Islands belonging to the Crowne of Scotland taken from severall manuscripts, and the relations of thos that lived in them or frequented them`, written probably circa 1700.
The volume begins with a brief general account of Scottish islands followed by detailed descriptions of the Western isles.
The fullest descriptions are of Mull, Iona, Harris and Lewis, Islay, Skye, Uist and in particular, St. Kilda (folios 21 verso, 26 verso, 27 verso).
Towards the end of the volume are transcripts of ‘Genealogies of the Chief Clans of the Isles’ (folio 34 verso) and `Descriptio Insularum Orchadiarum (folio 35).
'A description of the province of the Merche'., [?1636-?1652.]
A detailed map including Glenmore, Lochs Arkaig and Garry, the basins of the Nairn, Findhorn, and Spey, Lochs Ericht and Laggan, and the River Spean; also in outline Lochs Garry, Rannoch, and Tummel., [?1636-?1652.]
'A draught of the Firths of Tayne, Cromartie, [and] Inverness, wt ye true distances as yey do ly.' , [?1636-?1652.]
A map of Eastern Scotland, including basins of Rivers Don, Dee, Tay, Forth, and Tweed., [?1636-?1652.]
A map of Loch Synn, or, "Shinn", and, Assyin. M.T.P. [i.e. Loch Shin, and Assynt, Sutherland]., [?1636-?1652.]
2 manuscript maps on one sheet.
A map of Scotland, north of Glenmore in detail, and outline of the east coast to Dunbar, showing the courses of the chief rivers, and the positions of a few places., [?1636-?1652.]
A map of Scotland, north of Loch Linnhe and the River Dee and west of the River Deveron., [?1636-?1652.]
A map of the basin of the River Forth, down to the widening of the estuary near Alloa., [?1636-?1652.]
Part of this area is described in the Pont texts: page 131, and pages 155-6.
A map of the Clyde and Tweed basins., [?1636-?1652.]
A map of the coast from Loch Ryan nearly to the head of Solway. , [?1636-?1652.]
A map of the coast from the River Ythan to Inverugie., [?1636-?1652.]
A map of the district along the north side of the River Dee near Crathes and Durres, showing 'Ye Lyne of Leys possession' and 'Lyne of Leys clayme'. , [?1636-?1652.]
A map of the district from Loch Monar to Beauly and Strath Bran., [?1636-?1652.]
A map of the mainland of Shetland, and Fair Isle. , [?1636-?1652.]
A Ptolemy style map of Roman England, including part of Ireland, and showing the eastward direction of the east coast of Scotland., [?1636-?1652].
'A Relation of Sir Walter Raleigh's Araignement at Winchester the 17th of November 1603 written (as it is supposed) by himself.', 1603.
The Nisbet papers fall into four groups, belonging respectively to the Nisbets of that Ilk, the original owners of the estate; the Kers (later Carres) of Cavers and West Nisbet; who acquired the estate in 1649; the Chisholmes of that Ilk, connected by marriage to Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, who succeeded to the estate some time before 1813; and William Molleson, probably related to the sister of Charles St Clair, de jure 13th Lord Sinclair.