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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 2939 Collections and/or Records:

Journal of travel to Bermuda and Europe, volume 1., 1823-1824.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/365
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1823-1824.

Journal of travel to Bermuda and Europe, volume 2., 1824-1825.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/366
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1824-1825.

Journal of travel to Bermuda and Europe, volume 3., 1825.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/367
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1825.

Journals and notebooks of Patrick Leigh Fermor., 1933-circa 2009.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13338/470-533
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The archive consists of extensive correspondence from fans, friends and associates, including the poet Sir John Betjeman, painter Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, and Leigh Fermor's principal publisher John 'Jock' Murray. There are also literary manuscripts and typescripts, often with numerous annotations and revisions, diaries, notebooks, photographs, articles and research papers concerning most aspects of his and Joan's life, work and interests, including wide-ranging material on the war, in...
Dates: 1933-circa 2009.

Journals, chiefly of Edward Ellice (died 1863) and his son Edward Ellice (died 1880)., 1824-1880, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15140-15151
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.

Dates: 1824-1880, undated.

Journals, commonplace books and letters from the library at Newbattle Abbey., 17th century-1900.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.5785-5801
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.

Dates: 17th century-1900.

Journals of Edward Ellice (died 1880)., 1829-1880, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15143-15148
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.

Dates: 1829-1880, undated.

Journals of William Soutar, with a notebook of cross-references to items in journals 1 and 2., 1930-1943.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8660-8669
Scope and Contents

These journals, which were kept concurrently with William Soutar's diaries (MSS.8730-8758), were used for more elaborate discussion of his daily thoughts on politics, art, philosophy and religion, as well as for a considerable amount of self-analysis. The journals end abruptly in 1940, and do not resume until July 1943, when Soutar took to writing his 'Diary of a Dying Man', which, together with his diaries, was used in compiling ‘Diaries of a Dying Man’, (Edinburgh, 1954).

Dates: 1930-1943.

Judicial Opinions notebooks of David Hope., 1989-1997.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13568/56-78
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series comprises notebooks recording David Hope's legal opinions at different stages of his legal career and a fee notebook recording financial matters.

Dates: 1989-1997.

“June 1913 to June 1914” notes and calculations., 1913-1914.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/267
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1913-1914.

Juvenile notebook., 1897.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/402
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1897.

Juvenilia of members of the Blythe family., Circa 1900-1917.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11021/202-216
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Correspondence, accounts, diaries, and miscellaneous papers, 1861-1993, largely of and relating to Barberfield Farm, near Haddington, East Lothian. With personal correspondence, accounts, and photographs of Charles Blythe, Farmer, and his family, 1861-1993.Charles Blythe became tenant of Barberfield Farm in 1904 in partnership with his brother-in-law, William Millar, Draper, Tranent. In 1928, Blythe took on the lease of the neighbouring Heatheryhall Farm. Previously, he had been...
Dates: Circa 1900-1917.

Large notebooks from the Riddell Collection, containing genealogical and other notes relating to Scottish families., 1807-1852.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.26.3.1-26.3.14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of printed books, 1718-1850 (Adv.MSS.25.8.1-25.8.42), and manuscripts, 1511-1857 (Adv.MSS.25.9.1-25.9.23), owned by Riddell, correspondence and papers (many incomplete) ?1799-1860, and undated, relating to peerages (Adv.MSS.26.1.1-26.1.29), to baronetcies, to landed families and to various related topics (Adv.MSS.26.2.1-26.2.23), and a large number of notebooks, circa 1805-1852, containing excerpts from the public records of Scotland, and other matter...
Dates: 1807-1852.

Learner’s notebook, undated, of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing Gaelic words and phrases., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14886
Scope and Contents

The notebook is written into from both ends, leaving the middle 6 leaves blank. Containing common phrases, sayings and words and their grammatical changes, written down possibly as heard in conversation.

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.

Ledgers and notebooks., bulk: 1909, 2003-2013.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13416/1-11
Scope and Contents

The ledgers and notebooks contain mainly drafts of poetry, prose and plays. They also include diary entries, notes, doodles, and sketches.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1909, 2003-2013.