Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...

Scope and Contents Letter, 1805- of Elizabeth Carmichael to Hercules Ross concerning the death of Lord Nelson (folio 1).Letters, 1820-1831, of John Lindsay and John Low to Horatio Ross concerning a dispute about a Spanish prize and requests for patronage (folios 3-11).Facsimile of letter, 1 September 1780, of Horatio Nelson to Hercules Ross concerning Nelson’s return to England (folio 13).Copy letter, 7 November 1801, of Henrietta Ross to Lord Nelson, concerning Horatio Ross...

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The George Adam Smith Archive, comprising correspondence and papers, 1859-1949, of the Very Rev Sir George Adam Smith (1856-1942), theologian, Moderator of the United Free Church General Assembly, 1916, and Principal of Aberdeen University, 1910-35; of his wife Lilian, née Buchanan (1866-1949) and her family; and of their family, particularly George Buchanan Smith (d.1915) and Robert Dunlop Smith (d.1917).

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The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence and papers of George Rennie, engineer, 1821-1863 (folio 1); (ii) Papers relating to the sale in 1850 of John Rennie's library by his sons, including annotated sale catalogues etc. (folio 186); (iii) Copy, 1893, of George Rennie's marriage certificate, 1828 (folio 240); (iv) Letters to James Watt junior, passed on to George Rennie, on the subject of John Rennie's life and work, 1821 (folio 241).

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letter, 1896, of Herbert Grierson to Mary Ogston, his future wife. (Folio 1.)(ii) Letters, 1912, of Grierson to his wife describing a tour he made of the Burns country. (Folio 3.)(iii) Letters, 1942-1943, of Grierson to his daughter Flora, concerning family and personal matters; also two letters, 1942, of Molly Dickins to her sister Flora Grierson. (Folio 11).(iv) Letters, 1930-1936, undated, of Mary Grierson to...

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Family papers including correspondence, formal documents, commonplace book, genealogical notes, miscellaneous writings, photographs, and estate papers

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Includes copies and extracts from birth, marriage and death certificates, with notes and temple ordinance data.

Scope and Contents From the Series: The charters of the Minto family include titles to all the lands owned by the family in Roxburghshire, Fife, and Angus. The Roxburghshire titles include a few from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries but they and the Angus titles are not numerous until the seventeenth century. The earliest Fife titles however go back to the twelfth century, and the series is virtually complete from then until modern times.The lands of Headshaw were acquired by Sir Gilbert Elliot, 1st Baronet,...

Scope and Contents (i) The Marriage Articles, 1558, of Mary Queen of Scots and François II of France, signed by Jacques Bourdin, Cosme Clausse, and Claude de l`Aubespine. This is the official and attested copy of the articles read and signed on the day of the betrothal. The articles are printed in ‘Acts of the Parliament of Scotland’, volume 2, pages 511-513.(ii) `Memoire des affaires d`escosse pour diceulx estre escript a n[?]e s[?] pere le pape de la part du Roy daulphin [François II] et Royne...

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Comprising papers, 1888-1889, on purchase of Keith Marischal, Humbie, and on its displenishing, 1952.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Marriage Articles, 1558, of Mary Queen of Scots and François II of France; and ‘Memoire des affaires d`escosse pour diceulx estre escript a n[?]e s[?] pere le pape de la part du Roy daulphin [François II] et Royne daulphine [Mary Queen of Scots] soubs le bon plaisir et intencion du Roy’, 1559 (Adv.MS.54.1.2);Letter, 1564, of Mary Queen of Scots to her cousin and brother-in-law Henri d’Angoulême, Abbot de la Chaise-Dieu, natural son of Henri II and...

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Last letter written by Mary Queen of Scots, on 8 February, 1587 (the night before her execution), to her brother-in-law, Henri III of France (Adv.MS.54.1.1);Marriage articles of Mary Queen of Scots and François II of France; and ‘Memoire des affaires d’escosse pour diceulx estre escript a n[?]e s[?] pere le pape de la part du Roy daulphin [François II] et Royne daulphine [Mary Queen of Scots] soubs le bon plaisir et intencion du Roy’, 1558-1559...

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(a) Two certificates of Promotion issued to Thomas Huxley for the positions of Ensign, 1799, and Major, 1819.

(b) Award of Fleur de Lys, 1815, with medal.

(c) Authorization of Sir Peregrine Maitland, Major General, for Thomas Huxley and Jessie Scott to marry.

(d) confirmation of marriage by Army Chaplin, 1822.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Press cuttings, February 1875, of the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale’s speeches concerning marine electric telegraphs (folio 1);(ii) Papers in Africaans, 1892-1900, largely administrative and military, including many signed by Benjamin Johanis Viljoen, Assistant Commandant- General, Transvaal Burgher Forces (see MS.14466, folios 201, 206-208) (folio 8);(iii) 'Proposal for loan of £3120 over the estate of Glenogil in the parish...