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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.
Found in 5131 Collections and/or Records:
Various literary and biographical notes of Elizabeth S Haldane., [Circa 1924], undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.20202
Scope and Contents
The volume has been reused at some time, starting at the back, but most of the leaves are blank.
Dates:
[Circa 1924], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Diaries, a few notebooks and some miscellaneous papers chiefly of Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson, with some of her parents, brother and sisters, her husband and daughter.
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Diaries and notebooks of Elizabeth S Haldane, daughter of Mary E Haldane.
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Notebooks of Elizabeth S Haldane.
Various manuscripts of George Douglas Brown bound together., 1897-[1901, or after], ?1923.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8177-8180
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Many of the drafts are early compositions, but they include all that apparently now exists of 'The House with the Green Shutters', published in 1901 (MSS.8171-8172), and two items not by George Douglas Brown (MS.8178).
MSS.8171-8176 are written in school notebooks.
Dates:
1897-[1901, or after], ?1923.
Various manuscripts written or owned by Thomas Ruddiman.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20491-20496
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts are lettered RA-RK (RC missing) and some also have Roman numerals.
Dates:
4th quarter of 17th century-1st half of 18th century.
Various miscellaneous notes of Emile Joseph Dillon., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12382/53-55
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers were given to Father Ernest Eugene Laws by Dillon's widow, as research material for a proposed biography of Dillon. Laws transcribed and translated many of the letters and annotated some of the originals.
Dates:
Undated.
Various miscellaneous papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1939, 1946-1962, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27212
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Lists and notes of addresses, 1939, 1953, undated (folio 1); (ii) Diary notes, chiefly of engagements to speak to societies, Burns Clubs, etc., 1948-1962, undated (folio 45); (iii) Reading lists, 1946-1957, undated (folio 74).
Dates:
1939, 1946-1962, undated.
Various miscellaneous papers of Ruthven Todd., 1944-1977, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26886
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Autobiographical notes and papers, circa 1955-1975 (folio 1); (ii) Typescript of a radio interview given by Ruthven Todd, 1974 (folio 8); (iii) Miscellaneous notes and papers, 1944-1977, undated (folio 36).
Dates:
1944-1977, undated.
Various notes in the hand of Walter Macfarlane on Scottish parochial and ecclesiastical history., Circa 1741.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.6.6 (II)
Scope and Contents
The notes were originally inserted into Adv.MS.31.6.6(I).
Dates:
Circa 1741.
Various papers, containing bills, receipts and photographs., 1920-1962, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4338/210(1)-211(3)
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Comprising correspondence and papers of T Graham Brown, concerning mountaineering.
Dates:
1920-1962, undated.
Various papers of George Chalmers on the history of printing, including `Some Conjectures concerning the Origin and Progress of Printing` (folio 1), extracts from `Typographical Antiquities’ by Joseph Ames (folio 13), and from ‘Auctarium Bibliothecae Edinburgensis’ (folio 19), lists of tracts (folio 30), contents of the Black Acts (folio 41), and notes of Acts of Parliament and General Assembly concerning printing (folio 69)., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.9.5
Dates:
?1st quarter of 19th century.
Various papers of James Augustus Grant., 1860-[1872, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.17922
Scope and Contents
The papers include, James Augustus Grant's agreement with John Hanning Speke, 1860 (folio 2); Grant's expenses during the African expedition (folio 3); table of temperature and rainfall, 1860-1863 (folio 4); notes on Speke's latitudes, etc. (folio 10); journal, 12-22 April 1863 (folio 14); speech on the expedition delivered in Calcutta, 4 December 1865 (folio 32); zoological notes (folio 56); lecture on Kashmir (folio 87); note by Christopher P Rigby on the second volume of Sir Richard...
Dates:
1860-[1872, or after.]
Various papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning religion and morals., 17th century-18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17774
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Prayers, 17th-18th centuries, written by Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun, Henry Fletcher of Saltoun, Lord Milton, and others (folio 1);(ii) Theological notes by Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun (including biblical extracts in Greek and Hebrew), his wife Katherine Bruce, and David Fletcher, Lord Milton's brother (folio 97);(iii) Characters of various persons collected by Martha Fletcher, Lord Milton's sister (folio 255);...
Dates:
17th century-18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning religion and morals.
Various papers of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., 1849-1894, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.19103
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.
Dates:
1849-1894, undated.
Various papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine., 1683-1770.
File
Identifier: MS.1493
Scope and Contents
Contains the following papers: Advocates, affairs of the Faculty and their Library, 1683-1770; Abroath and affairs of local merchants, 1702-1707; Bank of England, note of staff and salaries, 1756; Caputh Church, 1721-1770 (see also MSS.1237, 1294); Carron Company, 1768 (see also MSS.1241-1244); Plan and description of a coalseam, undated.
Dates:
1683-1770.
Various political papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto, [1783-1784]-1791.
File
Identifier: MS.11203
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Notes and drafts of speeches and motions on Indian affairs, [1783-1784] (folio 1);
(ii) Printed copy of the exchange of letters, December 1788-January 1789, between William Pitt and the Prince of Wales, with drafts of letters, memorials and addresses on the Regency bill, 1788-1789, and drafts for the memorial of the Prince of Wales to the King, February 1789 (folio 17);
(iii) Letters and memorial, 1791, chiefly concerning the memorial of the General Assembly...
Dates:
[1783-1784]-1791.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Political correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto.
Various political papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto., 1624, 1791-1806.
File
Identifier: MS.11205
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Notes relating to the Fowey election committee, 1791, with notes relating to the Pomfret case in 1624 (folio 1);
(ii) Papers relating to the election litigation in the case of the Honourable George Abercromby against the freeholders of Stirlingshire, 1802-1805 (folio 71);
(iii) Notes relating to Scottish burgh reform, 1792 (folio 91);
(iv) Papers relating to the impeachment of the 1st Viscount Melville, 1806 (folio 95);
(v) letters and papers of and...
Dates:
1624, 1791-1806.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Political correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto.
Various printed papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to the Army Department., 1905-1910.
File
Identifier: MS.12677
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Annual summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration, Department of Military Supply, 1905-June 1908 (folio 1);
(ii) Annual summaries of principal events and measures, June 1906-May 1909 (folio 29);
(iii) ‘Imperial Gazetteer, India’, volume iv, chapter xi, Army, 1905 (folio 51);
(iv) Notes on establishments, 1907 (folio 86);
(v) Progress report, number 3, on the preparation of the army in India for war, and the redistribution scheme, 1908 (folio...
Dates:
1905-1910.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Army Department.
Various printed papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to the Army Department., 1900-1912, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.12679
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Correspondence and papers concerning army commissions for Indians 1909-1912 (folio 1);
(ii) Papers concerning rumours of a mutiny, 1900 (folio 62);
(iii) Memorandum concerning a meeting of Lieutenant-Generals, 1905 (folio 68);
(iv) Note of a redistribution scheme for garrisons, undated (folio 71);
(v) Correspondence and papers on prostitution in the army cantonments, 1907 (folio 83);
(vi) Report of the subcommittee of the Imperial Defence Committee, on the...
Dates:
1900-1912, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration.
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Printed summaries of the 4th Earl of Minto's administration: Army Department.
Various small collections of letters and papers, and some single items, of and concerning men who had served in the army in the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars.
Series
Identifier: MS.15385
Dates:
1815-1938, undated.
Various works edited by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [1940, or before]-1953.
File
Identifier: MS.27077
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Fragmentary manuscripts and typescripts of ‘The golden treasury of Scottish poetry’, selected and edited by Hugh MacDiarmid (London, 1940). (Folio 1.) It includes a letter of MacDiarmid to the publisher commenting on the introduction. (Folio 58.)
(ii) Draft introduction, notes and partial typescript of an anthology of work by Scottish poets, circa 1950. (Folio 64.)
(iii) Introduction and part of the text and page-proofs of ‘Selected poems of William Dunbar’,...
Dates:
[1940, or before]-1953.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Broadcasts and speeches of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Editorial work of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
'Verge of the Scottish Highlands’ by William Palmer (London, 1947), containing corrections and other revisions in the author's hand; with the original book jacket and various letters and notes discussing the corrections.
Series
Identifier: MS.9158
Dates:
1947.
Verses, songs and hymns of Jan Struther, arranged in alphabetical order by title, many unpublished, containing fair copies, drafts, notes and some music., Circa 1920-1951.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13220/20-22
Scope and Contents
Containing about 350 items.
Dates:
Circa 1920-1951.
"Virgil's Æneis", translated into Scottish verse by Gavin Douglas (Edinburgh, 1710); the glossary is heavily annotated by John Jamieson.
Item
Identifier: MS.14240
Scope and Contents
There are some notes by O K Schram inside the front cover concerning this edition of Gavin Douglas's text.
Dates:
1710, [1808, or before.]
Visiting-card, undated, of Dr William Speirs Bruce, explorer, with note in his autograph., Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.3109, folio 244
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Visitors’ Comments spiral bound notebook from the exhibition 'Rankin & Rebus: Partners in Crime' reception at The Writer’s Museum. , 2007.
File
Identifier: MS.50554
Scope and Contents
Visitors’ Comments spiral bound notebook, 2007, from the exhibition 'Rankin [and] Rebus: Partners in Crime' reception at The Writer’s Museum. Contains sticky notes with messages written to Rankin by attendees of the exhibition.
Dates:
2007.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to events at which Ian Rankin was a participant or attendee.
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Papers relating to events featuring Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to exhibitions, workshops, and other events featuring Ian Rankin.
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Visitors’ Comments spiral bound notebook from the exhibition 'Rankin & Rebus: Partners in Crime' reception at The Writer’s Museum.
Visitors’ Comments spiral bound notebook from the exhibition 'Rankin & Rebus: Partners in Crime' reception at The Writer’s Museum. , 2007.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50553-50554
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This series contains papers relating to publicity events/tours, ceremonies/receptions/dinners, festivals, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, and other events featuring Ian Rankin as subject, honoree, or speaker. Included are ephemera, including programmes and invitations, and promotional materials, including leaflets and other advertisements. Also included is limited correspondence relating to Rankin's attendance of events.
Dates:
2007.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to events at which Ian Rankin was a participant or attendee.
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Papers relating to events featuring Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to exhibitions, workshops, and other events featuring Ian Rankin.