Notebooks.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books of blank pages, usually ruled, used for taking notes, especially by pupils and students for taking class notes or writing or drawing exercises. .
Found in 3450 Collections and/or Records:
Sermon, possibly written by Anne, Lady Stuart., ?2nd half of 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.8237
Dates:
?2nd half of 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Notebooks of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance containing sermons and other religious writings.
Sermon written by Anna, Countess of Northesk, for Mrs Stuart of Castlemilk (Anne, Lady Stuart)., 1771.
Item
Identifier: MS.8233
Dates:
1771.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Notebooks of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance containing sermons and other religious writings.
Sermons and papers of John Sime with papers of the Philadelphian Society.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10493
Dates:
13th century-1859 and undated.
Sermons, lectures and correspondence of Rev Joseph Moffett, minister of Crown Court Church, Covent Garden, London, including some papers of and relating to Crown Court.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13467/1-124
Scope and Contents
The papers consist principally of his sermons, which were subsequently much worked on by his daughter, Jean Stewart, also a Church of Scotland minister. Next are papers relating to the Loan Committee of Crown Court Church, which give an insight into the financial hardship suffered by at least part of the congregation during the interwar period. There are also several correspondence files, which are illustrative of Moffett’s involvement in the community based around Crown Court Church, as...
Dates:
1867-1990s, undated.
Seven letters, 1849-1865, two notebooks, 1859, and facsimiles of three letters, 1857-1872, of David Livingstone; photograph of a letter, 1873, of Jacob Wainwright; and, letter, 1930, of Matthew Wellington.
Series
Identifier: Dep.293- is now MSS.20314-20316.
Dates:
1849-1873, 1930.
Seven notebooks and a manuscript of Morley Jamieson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8004
Scope and Contents
Containing drafts of a memoir and associated short story.
Dates:
1980.
Seven notebooks containing material concerning the life and works of Thomas Duncan, collected by James A Finlayson.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.9297
Dates:
1936-1944.
Shakespearean spelling book on ‘Venus and Adonis’, not in John Dover Wilson's hand., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MSS.14340
Dates:
Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Shakespeare papers of John Dover Wilson.
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Notebooks, undated, chiefly of John Dover Wilson, containing notes on the works of William Shakespeare.
Short pieces of manuscript poetry, prose, notes and letters of George Mackay Brown.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13911/1-3
Scope and Contents
A collection of assorted manuscript writings of George Mackay Brown, including some early notebooks, 1946-1948, and manuscripts of various poems, short stories and plays.
Dates:
1946-1995, undated.
Six notebooks and three audio cassettes containing a work on J F Ferrier by George Davie.
File
Identifier: Acc.12008
Dates:
circa 1992.
Six notebooks of Honor Arundel.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10238
Scope and Contents
Notebooks contain poetry, prose and a diary.
Dates:
1939-1972.
Six notebooks, with lecture notes in longhand and shorthand, taken by Sir James Matthew Barrie when an undergraduate at Edinburgh University.
Series
Identifier: MSS.6652-6657
Dates:
1880-1881.
Sketchbook of Christopher Norton, business partner of James Byres, 1764-1765.
File
Identifier: Acc.11873
Scope and Contents
Includes a note and copy-letterbook of Norton, 1788-1794.
Dates:
1764-1794.
Sketchbook of R M Ballantyne entitled "Chronicles of the R M B Family".
Item
Identifier: Acc.12640
Dates:
circa 1870.
Small notebook containing details of the `Names of the Several Parishes, Ministers and presbyterys in Scotland`, originally in the collections of Walter MacFarlane, of MacFarlane, and having a few additions and corrections in his hand.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.7.8
Scope and Contents
The list is arranged by presbytery, beginning with Edinburgh (folio 2) and ending with Zetland (folio 26 verso). The final page of the volume has a summary table of the number of parishes and ministers in the various presbyteries and a national total for Scotland.
Dates:
Circa 1750-1753.
Small notebook of Robert Graham containing 'Estimates & jottings of expenditure in building the new bridge of Dalcrue'., 1832-1838.
Item
Identifier: MS.16277
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Some letters, particularly in the first section of correspondence (MSS. 16198-215), also refer to more general political, military and social events.
Dates:
1832-1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
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Papers and correspondence concerning roads, bridges and churches.
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Correspondence and papers concerning building a new bridge over the River Almond at Dalcrue, and repair of the old Almond Bridge.
Small notebook of Thomas Graham containing general orders and notes., 1798-1801.
Item
Identifier: MS.16182
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) General orders, etc., 18 October 1798-2 May 1799, concerning the military and naval expedition to Minorca and the occupation of the island (folio 1); (il) General orders and notes, 4 October 1800-19 February 1801, concerning the military expedition to Egypt (folio 1 (reversed)).
Dates:
1798-1801.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Military papers of Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch.
Small notebook, undated, containing notes from James Burnett, Lord Monooddo's reading and from this own manuscripts., Late 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.24585
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Lord Monboddo kept two main series of notebooks, and references to them often occur in his papers.
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Notebooks of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo.
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Miscellaneous notes and contents lists of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo.
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Small notebooks, undated, containing notes from James Burnett, Lord Monooddo's reading and from this own manuscripts.
Small notebook, undated, containing notes from James Burnett, Lord Monooddo's reading and from this own manuscripts., Late 18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.24586
Scope and Contents
The beginning and end of MS.24586 are missing.
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799) and his family.
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Notebooks of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo.
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Miscellaneous notes and contents lists of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo.
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Small notebooks, undated, containing notes from James Burnett, Lord Monooddo's reading and from this own manuscripts.
Small notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing extracts and some notes, written for the most part in connexion with peerage cases on which John Riddell was engaged., 1809-1844
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.26.4.1-26.7.37
Scope and Contents
The extracts are taken mainly from the public records of Scotland (Registers of the Great Seal and the Privy Seal, and the Acts of the Lords of Council and of Parliament), from Justiciary and Commissary Court Records, and from Burgh Records of various towns, with some from charter chests and other records in private hands, and range from the 14th to the 18th century. The contents, which in some notebooks are very miscellaneous, have not been indexed. Most of the notebooks are...
Dates:
1809-1844
Small notebooks, undated, containing notes from James Burnett, Lord Monooddo's reading and from this own manuscripts., Late 18th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.24585-24586
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Lord Monboddo kept two main series of notebooks, and references to them often occur in his papers.
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Small notebooks written almost entirely in pencil containing part of a diary of an officer of the 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Regiment of Dragoons (Hussars), probably Edward Simpson Grey, whilst on service in India.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15394-15400
Scope and Contents
The first six volumes cover the period from 5 October 1857, when he embarked from Ireland, to 12 January 1860, and the seventh from 21 November 1863 to 27 April 1864, when he returned to England. Although the notebooks are numbered consecutively (perhaps in another hand) from 1 to 7 it seems clear that if the diary was kept continuously, several more notebooks, covering the period from 13 January 1860 to 20 November 1863, must be missing. Although none of the notebooks is signed, it seems...
Dates:
1857-1864.
Small red morocco notebook of Thomas Graham containing lists of the officers and men of the 90th Regiment of Foot., [Circa 1795.]
Item
Identifier: MS.16423
Scope and Contents
Originally received with a wallet stamped 'Colonel Graham'. The wallet does not appear to have been retained.
Dates:
[Circa 1795.]
Small red pocketbook of John Francis Campbell, undated, which he has entitled, ‘What is the Name of That. English-Tamil. How to get on Abroad, and get drink, food, lodging. How to buy, sell and pay while travelling’. The book has an introduction and is mainly filled with English words and phrases and a small section of Tamil words., 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.7.6b
Dates:
19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Original manuscripts of John Francis Campbell`s non-Gaelic publications, mostly based on his journals, and volumes of scientific material, reflecting his particular interest in glaciation, meteorology and thermography.
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Miscellaneous small items of John Francis Campbell.
Some papers of Hew Morrison, Fellow of the Society of Antiquities Scotland, Edinburgh City Librarian, and editor of ‘Songs and poems in the Gaelic language’ by Rob Donn.
Series
Identifier: MSS.14953-14955
Dates:
1882-1926, undated.