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Newsletters. Serials.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Letters, reports, or other brief written communications that communicate news, particularly those written by societies or buisiness organizations. Historically referred to serial publications consisting of one or a few printed sheets containing news and information of interest to the general public or to a special group.

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Account of time as a nurse at the King George V Seamen`s Memorial Hospital, Malta, of Miss J G M Allan.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11950
Scope and Contents

Includes a letter, press cuttings and a newsletter.

Dates: 1938-1942.

Assorted administrative papers of Yes Musselburgh, and of the Musselburgh and District Branch, Scottish National Party, relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014, collected by Nan Proudfoot.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13682/1-2
Scope and Contents

The papers include minutes of meetings, campaign strategy documents, newsletters, financial reports, and other documents.

Dates: 2012-?2014.

Correspondence and papers of Robert Douglas McIntyre.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10090/1-208
Scope and Contents

Some family and other papers of Robert Douglas McIntyre's father, the Reverend John Ebenezer McIntyre (1874-1961), successively minister of Hightae and Dalton, Motherwell, Manse Road, and St Mary's, Edinburgh, United Free churches, and later of Barony and St James Place Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, precede the main collection.

Dates: circa 1930-1988.

Correspondence and papers of Thomas Murray.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9083
Scope and Contents

Includes papers concerning the Spanish Civil War and the International Brigade.

Dates: 1923-1968.

Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12696/1-67
Scope and Contents

The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.

Dates: Circa 1903-1982, undated.

Correspondence, diaries, business, and genealogical papers chiefly of the Richards family of Gardiner, Maine, and of the Ashburner family.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20351-20400
Scope and Contents The Richards family of Horndean in Hampshire began its connection with America in the early 19th century when John Richards opened a business in Boston, Massachusetts. Although his son, Francis Richards, established a manufacturing business in Gardiner, Maine, the family retained strong European ties. The constant coming and going across the Atlantic gives the collection a very cosmopolitan outlook enhanced by the marriage in 1878 of Francis Gardiner Richards to Anne Ashburner whose family...
Dates: 1773-1933, undated.

Papers and correspondence of David Murray.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7914
Scope and Contents

Concerning the Independent Labour Party and the Spanish Civil War.

Dates: 1936-1942.

Papers collected by the Scottish Music Hall Society concerning the history of music hall.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11446
Scope and Contents

Includes posters, programmes, photographs and scripts.

Dates: 20th century.

Papers of Derek Suttie relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13590/1-4
Content Description

Records concerning the activities of Derek Suttie relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014, specifically through engagement with Workers Educational Association (WEA) Scotland, Adult Learning Project (ALP) Edinburgh and Crisis (part of The Salvation Army).

Dates: 2014

Papers of James Halliday, former chairman of the SNP, and two minute books of the National Party of Scotland.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13417
Scope and Contents James Halliday (1927-2013) played a pivotal role in stabilising the SNP in the 1950s. He replaced Dr Robert D. McIntyre as chairman of the party in 1956, thus becoming the youngest chairman at the age of 28. However, this promotion was not devoid of problems as internal divisions had to be overcome. By the 1959 election the prospects of the party had started to improve. There were five candidates contesting seats, including Halliday himself who stood once more for Stirling burghs. That same...
Dates: 1928-2005, undated.

Papers of the Christian Fellowship of Healing (Scotland).

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13352
Scope and Contents Minutes, newsletters, writings and publicity material of the Christian Fellowship of Healing (Scotland), 1958-2012.Founded in 1952 by Alan Murray, the Christian Fellowship of Healing (Scotland) was an ecumenical organisation established with the purpose of promoting the healing ministry within churches and encouraging engagement with the medical profession. To further these aims, a centre was established in Edinburgh where visitors could come for prayer, listening and healing....
Dates: 1958-2012.

Papers of the School of Poets, mostly comprising poems written by members but also including some earlier administrative, promotional and miscellaneous papers.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13703/1-5
Scope and Contents

The School of Poets was founded in 1981 by Tessa Ransford to provide a meeting place for poets, new or experienced, to encourage them to learn from each other. The School meets monthly (excluding August and December) in the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh.

Dates: 1983-2015.

Papers of the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC).

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13657/1-71
Scope and Contents The papers include minutes, committee papers, working group papers and reports produced by the Library and Information Services Council Scotland (LISC(S)) and its successor the Scottish Library and Information Council (SLIC). Although the organisation dates from 1982 there are papers relating to its creation between 1979 and 1982. There are a number of papers which relate to LISC partners in Northern Ireland and Wales. There are several files which relate to the restructuring of LISC(S) into...
Dates: 1979-2011.

Papers of the Victoria League in Scotland, including annual reports, newsletters and correspondence.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13058
Scope and Contents Annual reports, 1912-2007, publicity material, circa 1951-2004, minutes, newsletters, and correspondence, 2001-2007, of the Victoria League in Scotland. The Victoria League in Scotland was founded with the aim of promoting friendship and hospitality for commonwealth visitors to Scotland, focussing in the later years on international students in particular. Originally founded in 1907 as the Edinburgh branch of the Victoria League for Commonwealth Friendship based in London, the Victoria...
Dates: 1912-2008.

Papers of William MacLellan.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10630
Scope and Contents

Includes typescripts of lectures, programmes, newsletters and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1954.

Papers relating to the Edinburgh branch of the Social Democratic Party.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13662
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of agendas, minutes, newsletters and publications relating to the organisation of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Edinburgh and its merger with the Liberal Party in 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democrats Party, later known as the Liberal Democrats.

Dates: 1981-1988