Memoirs.
Found in 366 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Walter S Crow.
Including account of 1918 war experiences, compiled in 1977 from original notebook carried in the field, which is also presented, together with a letter on the battle of Château-Thierry.
With photocopies of two letters, 1944, of W R Crow, and photocopies of unassociated essays.
Papers of Wendy Wood.
Includes diaries, correspondence and manuscripts and typescripts of novels, memoirs, short stories and articles.
Papers relating to the life and work of Thomas Telford., [1757-1834], 1834-1835.
The contents are as follows. (i) Miscellaneous papers relating to Thomas Telford's life and work, including a list of his major works in his own hand, undated (folio 1); (ii) Papers of John Rickman: notes on a tide survey, 1834-1835, and material relating to his preparation of ‘Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer, written by himself’ for the press (folio 34).
Papers relating to the publication of 'Fifty years in the city', an autobiography by John Blythe Kinross., 1961-1982.
Papers of John Blythe Kinross, financier, son of John Kinross RSA, including some papers of his father's. Mostly concerning business interests, with some family and personal material.
Papers relating to the publication of works of Alastair Trevor Clark., 1960s-1993, undated.
The papers concern Alastair Trevor Clark’s writing and colonial duties from the beginning of his career in 1949 until the end of his professional career in 1990. They relate to colonial relations within Nigeria and other countries including Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands. The papers comprise letters, manuscript, articles, printed material, maps, government documents, despatches, press cuttings, photographs and reprints of articles.
Papers, undated, concerning military and historical matters., [1799-1842].
The volume includes papers concerning the Alkmaar operations of 1799 (folio 74) the campaign of the Aaland Islands in 1808 (folio 82), Waterloo (folio 110), Caesar`s Commentaries (folio 190), and Agincourt (folio 210), and an autobiographical memoir by Murray (folio 224).
Peninsular War papers of General Sir Hew Whiteford Dalrymple.
Includes letters Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, dispatches, letter books and drafts of his writings.
Personal papers and correspondence of Esther Barbara Chalmers, including some of her sisters and friends., Circa 1900-1982.
"Personal Thoughts and Reflections on 20 Years of Preaching and Teaching", memoirs of the Reverend James W McIntyre, Rector of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Stirling.
Photocopies of a memoir of Sir James Steuart Denham and a translation of Gavin Douglas, "Vitae Episcoporum Dunkeldensium".
Photocopies of papers of Graham of Airth family.
Including:
1. correspondence, 1762-1820, of Ann Graham, with some other Graham family letters
2. memoirs of James Graham
3. "View of the Sums Received from the Estate of Ardoch Penn, Jamaica", 1828.
Photocopy, 1970, of a typescript of reminiscences, 1909, of John Gilray, entitled "Early Days of the Socialist Movement in Edinburgh".
Photocopy of a family memoir by the Reverend William H Macfarlane.
Photocopy of a typescript of James Robertson`s "Memories of Rannoch".
Photocopy of a typescript of World War II memoir "Donald Crabbie DSC: Wartime Memories".
Photocopy of "Cassino to the River Po, May 1944-May 1945", an account by Lieutenant G W Martin, 2nd Lothian and Border Horse.
Photocopy of Douglas N Wimberley`s additions to his memoir, "Scottish Soldier", volume ii.
Photocopy of F G Osborne`s account of his experience as a member of staff of the London Copyright Agency.
Photocopy of First World War memoir of George Anderson, "At the Eleventh Hour".
Photocopy of James A Roy, "Recollections of an Intelligence Officer".
Photocopy of M B Harvey, "Childhood Memories of an Indian Hill Station [Kasauli]".
Includes photocopies of connected papers, 1920 and 1948.
Photocopy of memoir of Colonel James Dick.
Concerns his family`s involvement in mining and his education in Edinburgh.