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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 3965 Collections and/or Records:
Wallet containing membership cards of alpine clubs and notes., 1935-1940, 1968.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6334/28
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Concerning his mountaineering expeditions in the British Isles, the Alps and Canada.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1935-1940, 1968.
Wallet including miscellaneous notes., Mid 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/379
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:
Mid 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Forbes Family Notebooks.
Watercolour paintings, by Thomas Brown of Waterhaughs and Lanfine, volume 1., ?1830-1850.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.8.1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The paintings are chiefly of Edinburgh and other places in Scotland; several were made in Corfu and Malta, and some in Italy, Sicily, and other Continental countries. According to a note of the donor (Adv.MS.34.8.1, folio iii), they were probably made between 1830 and 1850.
They are mounted - apparently not in chronological, and certainly not in topographical, order - in three albums, each of which contains a list of contents at the beginning.
Dates:
?1830-1850.
Wedgewood’s Patent Manifold Writer, with note on ‘Major Belsches’., 1823.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/210
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.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of John Murray Belsches.
White notepad, '1990, Robin Crozier, Steve Dilworth and Frank Bruce', containing handwritten notes and writings of Marshall Anderson., 1990.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 42(1)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Attic Archive evolved organically from the activities of Pete Horobin, beginning in 1978. When Horobin's association ended, the archive was continued in turn by Marshall Anderson, Peter Haining and, lastly, aitch. Each change of custody coincided with the start of a new phase of activity, each phase undertaken, usually, over ten years.The papers of the Attic Archive are now dispersed through various cultural institutions, each having a particular association with the archive,...
Dates:
1990.
'Who was Scotland's first printer?’ by Robert Dickson (London, 1881), interleaved, with notes and insertions by the author., [1881.]
File
Identifier: MS.9990
Scope and Contents
A number of press-cuttings of reviews of the book are also inserted.
Dates:
[1881.]
Work on digestion, incipit 'Premissis quibusdam que certa corpus humanum'., 13th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.18.6.1(iii), folios 24-31
Scope and Contents
Initials are alternately blue and red.
At the end are added a note from Henry of Huntingdon, book 6, and a list (incomplete) of battles between the English (`nos`) and Scots from 1307 to 1385 (late 14th century, folio 31 verso).
Dates:
13th century.
Workbook of Alastair Reid containing drafts of poems and miscellaneous notes., 1970-1975.
Item
Identifier: MS.27446
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Alastair Reid both wrote poetry himself and translated work by Pablo Neruda, Jorge Luis Borges and others. MSS.27446-27448 contain his own poems, and MSS.27449-27457 his translations.
Dates:
1970-1975.
Working autograph of ‘Rob Roy’ by Sir Walter Scott, with some associated papers., 1817.
Item
Identifier: MS.50702
Scope and Contents
Complete working manuscript of 'Rob Roy'.Associated content.Letter, circa 1817, of Sir Walter Scott to James Ballantyne on the completion of 'Rob Roy'. Folio i.Fragment of a sales catalogue, 4th quarter of 19th century. Folio ii.Card from Honresfield, Littleborough, marked 'Scott original manuscript of 'Rob Roy''. Folio iii.Newspaper clipping from 'The Times', 19 March 1901, on the effect of 'Rob Roy' on James Russell Lowell. Folio...
Dates:
1817.
Working notes of Ian Rankin for Rebus short story ideas. , Circa 1990-1994, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50453
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscript and typescript notes of Ian Rankin, some originating from others, for short story ideas involving his character Inspector Rebus.
Notes are arranged by date, where available, and otherwise left in original order from accession.
Folios 1-56.
Dates:
Circa 1990-1994, undated.
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 the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the Rebus short stories of Ian Rankin.
Working papers of William Skeoch Cumming, comprising notes, sketches, photographs, and other material collected by him in the course of his work., 1893-1919, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9773-9795
Scope and Contents
Most of the material is undated and fragmentary in nature. Rough sketches, notes taken from printed books, addresses, accounts, and descriptions of portraits and uniforms are scattered throughout.
Dates:
1893-1919, undated.
Works and portions of works, verses, anagrams, and impresas, chiefly in draft, of William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James IV; and extracts from the works of others., Late 16th century-early 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2064
Scope and Contents
Also included are 'Noates for Basilicon Doron' (folio 94) and part of the translation of Machiavelli's 'Prince' (folio 144).
Dates:
Late 16th century-early 17th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Hawthornden Manuscripts: original papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James VI.
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Manuscripts of William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James VI.
Works concerning law compiled by Lord Milton., Early 18th century-mid 18th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.17814-17824
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
Early 18th century-mid 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 law .
Writings of David Gray, chiefly in manuscript, but some in print, including poems, part of an attempt at drama, essays, and miscellaneous notes., [1861, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.8466
Scope and Contents
Several of the poems appear to be unpublished.
Dates:
[1861, or before.]
Written and printed papers removed from Black and White Photographs Series I during rehousing., circa 1960s-1970s, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13059/400-408
Scope and Contents
Includes notes, typescripts and press cuttings.
Dates:
circa 1960s-1970s, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Photographs, slides and negatives of Tom Weir.
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Black and white photographs of Tom Weir.
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Black and white photographs of Tom Weir, series I.