Obituaries.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Published notices of a death, usually with a brief biography of the deceased.
Found in 138 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of John Stuart Blackie to Alan Reid, with press-cuttings and other papers relating to Blackie., 1889-1890, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3662
Dates:
1889-1890, undated.
Letters of Richard Baird Smith to his sister Helen, his wife Florence, daughter of Thomas De Quincey, and other members of the family., 1843-1861, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.10983
Scope and Contents
The early letters describe the scenery and people of India and mention Richard Baird Smith’s work on canals and his part in the Sikh war of 1848. There is a long series of letters to his wife, written almost daily from December 1856 to March 1857, which give details of his activities and comment on current events while he was travelling from Delhi to Agra, Gwalior, Cawnpore and Roorkee. A second, more fragmentary, series covers the period December 1857-February 1858. Also included are a...
Dates:
1843-1861, undated.
Letters of Sheila Lochhead to Alice G. Vines, with an obituary of Sheila Lochead, 1982-1994
File
Identifier: Acc.13629/3
Scope and Contents
The files contains letters of Sheila Lochhead, Ishbel MacDonald`s youngest sister, to Alice G. Vines, June 1982-November 1986. Includes an obituary of Sheila Lochhead, 26 July 1994.
Dates:
1982-1994
Letters of Will H Ogilvie to A F Tschiffely; photocopies of letters of Katherine Ogilvie, wife of Will H, to Reverend E G S and Mrs Margaret Traill, with other photocopies of biographical material concerning her husband. Included incorrectly is a typescript of "My mither's aunt" by William Ogilvie, Edinburgh architect. , 1926-1963.
File
Identifier: MS.26029
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1933-1950, of Will H Ogilvie to A F Tschiffely concerning his writing and family (folio 1). Includes (folio 12) a photograph of his house.Amended typescript, 1926 or before, of the poems in Scots, "My mither's aunt and other verses" of William Ogilvie, Edinburgh architect (folio 13).Photocopies of letters, 1962-1963 and undated, of Katherine M Ogilvie, wife of Will H, to the Reverend E G S and Mrs Margaret Traill (folio 23). Includes a photocopy of a...
Dates:
1926-1963.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Poems and letters of the author and journalist William Henry ('Will H') Ogilvie (1869-1963); with photocopies of letters of his wife, Katherine, and other related papers. Included incorrectly is the typescript of "My mither's aunt and other verses" by William Ogilvie (1891-1939), Edinburgh architect.
Letters, photographs and papers, 1815-1936, 1972, and undated, of or concerning the Dallas and Macarthur families of Nairn, and relating chiefly to the activities of the brothers Macarthur in Quebec, Ontario, Iowa and Manitoba from 1861.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.277- is now Acc.10623.
Dates:
1815-1936, 1972.
Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron; and letters of Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron., 1808-1857.
File
Identifier: MS.43411
Scope and Contents
Letters to Catherine Gordon Byron have been placed before those of Anne Isablla Noel Byron, Lady Byron.Letters to or concerning Catherine Gordon Byron:Letter of Margaret Abercromby to Lady Catherine Gordon Byron, [1811]: folios 1-2;Letter of John Birch to Lady Catherine Gordon Byron, 1808: folios 3-4;Letter of William Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, to Catherine Gordon Byron, 1810: folios 5-6;Letter of John Dell to Catherine Gordon...
Dates:
1808-1857.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters of and to Catherine Gordon Byron, and of Anne Isabella Noel Byron, Lady Byron.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Aliva, R. to Allen, H., 1808-1919.
File
Identifier: MS.40015
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Aliva, RenéLetter, 1851, of René Aliva to John Murray III. The letter is in French. Folios 1-2.Allan, Alexander.Letter, 1910, of Alexander Allan to John Murray IV. Folios 3-4.Allan, Robert (1778-1827).Letters, 1808, of Robert Allan to John Murray II. Folios 5-8.Allan, Robert (1806-1863).Letters, 1835, 1838-1840, of Robert Allan to...
Dates:
1808-1919.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Dennis, J to Dering., 1814-1999.
File
Identifier: MS.40326
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Dennis, John.Letters, 1898, of John Dennis to John Murray IV. Folios 1-4.Dennis, Jonas.Letter, 1820, of Jonas Dennis to John Murray II. Folio 5.Dennis, Maurice Arthur.Letter, 1904, of Maurice Arthur to John Murray IV. Folios 6-7.Dennis, Robert.Letters, 1886, 1888, 1890-1891, 1895, and 1897-1898, of Robert...
Dates:
1814-1999.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Joseph Pentland., 1870-1874.
File
Identifier: MS.40945
Scope and Contents
Letters of Joseph Pentland to John Murray III, with related letters and papers. The letters concern Pentland’s work on the travel handbooks for Italy and France, with some mention of his work on Physical geography by Mary Somerville. There is much detail on his life and travels in Italy, and on his many acquaintances. The letters are arranged chronologically:1870: folios 1-30;1871: folios 31-66;1872: folios 67-94*;Dates uncertain:...
Dates:
1870-1874.
Letters to Lucinda Mackay from teachers and fellow students at Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh), 1961-2014
File
Identifier: MS.50821
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Dr. T. Elder Dickson, Vice Principal of Edinburgh College of Art (showing support for Mackay's career); Katie Horsman, Head of pottery department at ECA; Kirkland Main, fellow student at ECA; John Busby, teacher at ECA (obituary included); Joan Busby, wife of John Busby; Denis Peploe, teacher at ECA; Elizabeth Peploe, wife of Denis Peploe; Professor Giles Robertson, head of the Fine Art Department; Vincent Hope, tutor at the University of Edinburgh; Professor Duncan...
Dates:
1961-2014
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive
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Papers of Lucinda Mackay relating to her academic education and artistic training
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Papers of Lucinda Mackay concerning her education and training at Edinburgh College of Art (University of Edinburgh) (1960-1965); and Central School of Art and Design, London (1973-1974)
'Man in his muscles', a notebook of anatomical engravings attributed to Robert Elliot Bewick, wood-engraver, Newcastle, with notes on perspective, and the bones of the human skull.
Item
Identifier: MS.9318
Scope and Contents
It is possible to date the engravings circa 1824, from an obituary of 'Mr Sharp the Engraver', copied into the notebook, and stated to come from the ‘Tyne Mercury’ for 19th October 1824.
Dates:
[Circa 1824.]
Manuscript containing a 15th-century list of benefactors, prayers, obituaries, and rental of the Hospital of St Anthony, Leith; with a 16th-century extract from a rental of Newhaven.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.5
Scope and Contents
Manuscript produced in Scotland containing Church offices; a calendar; obituaries of benefactors; a rental of the hospital of St Anthony, Leith; and a rental of Newhaven.The manuscript appears to be the work of two separate hands executed at different times. The earlier part of the work is of the 15th century. From folio 19r onwards the hand can be attributed to the mid-16th century.The contents are as follows:Flyleaves with shelfmark inscriptions. Folios...
Dates:
15th century-1st half of 16th century.
Manuscript of an apparently unpublished obituary article by Frederick W Croly on his father, George Croly., 1860.
Item
Identifier: MS.4786
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
1860.
Manuscript, typescripts and other papers relating to published works of A N Jeffares., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.9271/262-452
Manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence and other papers of Gavin Ewart, poet.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12908/1-114
Dates:
1890-1996.
Microfilm of diaries and musical compositions of Dr T H Collinson, Organist and Choirmaster of St. Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.649-650
Dates:
[?1873]-1928.]
Microfilm of diaries of Dr T H Collinson., 1922-1928.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.649
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Social diary, 1922-1927, with press cuttings, 1928, of obituaries of T H Collinson (Acc.8985/66);
Official diary, 1922-1927, as organist of St. Mary’s, giving details of music at services, numbers of the choir and services held, with press cuttings of concerts and special services held at the Cathedral (Acc.8985/67).
Dates:
1922-1928.
Microfilm of notebook containing press cuttings chiefly of obituary notices for William Sharp.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1061
Dates:
1905-1910.
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers, mostly of John Buchan, with some concerning other Buchan family members, mainly relating to the First World War., 1863-1977.
Series
Identifier: Acc.11627/35-55
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of and concerning Margaret Oliphant., 1754-1921, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.23211
Scope and Contents
The contents consist of:
(i) letters of various friends and contemporaries of Margaret Oliphant, 1844-1868, undated (folio 1);
(ii) letters to Janet M Oliphant 1895-1921, undated (folio 19);
(iii) memorandum of agreement with Henry Colburn 1849 and death certificate 1897 of Mrs Oliphant (folio 46);
(iv) photographs and other depictions of Margaret Oliphant and her family and other subjects 1851, 1874, undated (folio 50);
(v) excerpts in Janet M Oliphant's hand of Margaret Oliphant's...
Dates:
1754-1921, undated.
Miscellaneous educational, cultural and literary papers of the Chalmers family of Auldbar., 1758-1867.
File
Identifier: MS.15508
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Papers concerning the classical, literary and historical education of Patrick Chalmers (died 1824) (folio 1);
(ii) Notes of Patrick Chalmers, Advocate, on Roman law (folio 31);
(iii) Papers concerning the legal career of Patrick Chalmers, including his admission papers to the Inner Temple (1758) and the Faculty of Advocates (1762-1763; admitted 1764) (folio 54);
(iv) Miscellaneous classical exercises (folio 76);
(v) Testimonials in favour of, and academic...
Dates:
1758-1867.
Miscellaneous letters, papers, engravings and photographs of the Abercromby family., 1798-1887, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.24774
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) An engraving (16 x 10.5 centimetres) by John Kay of Edinburgh, 1798, of General Sir Ralph Abercromby reviewing his troops (folio 1);
(ii) An engraving (18 x 11.5 centimetres) by Thomas Kelly of London, 1816, depicting the 'Death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie', 1801 (folio 2);
(iii) An engraving, (13 x 10.5 centimetres), undated, and artist not known, of a portrait of Sir Ralph Abercromby (folio 3);
(iv) A photograph, (13 x 10 centimetres), undated, by the Arundel...
Dates:
1798-1887, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family, political and personal correspondence and papers of the Abercromby family, chiefly of James Abercromby (1776-1858), 1st Baron Dunfermline, with some correspondence and papers of his wife Marianne (died 1874), and of their son Ralph, 2nd Baron and diplomatist (1803-1868), and his family.
Miscellaneous material relating to the life and career of John Rennie., [1784-1821]-1821- early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.19934
Scope and Contents
The material includes a memorandum in John Rennie's own hand concerning some of his major works, biographical sketches by Sir John and George Rennie, lists of reports compiled by Rennie and at one time in Sir John's possession, printed obituary notices by Charles Dupin, and A H F Sohlichtegrol, genealogical material concerning the Rennies and related families, and papers relating to the Society of Civil Engineers, and the Smeatonian Society, l821-early 20th century.
Dates:
[1784-1821]-1821- early 20th century.
Miscellaneous notes and writings of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 18th century-early 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17802
Scope and Contents
The volume contains miscellaneous historical notes, 18th and early 19th centuries, many by Martha Fletcher and her father Henry (on military matters and against the union of 1707); also an essay on Machiavelli, notes by Lord Milton (presumably lecture notes from Leyden) on the Roman constitution, continuation of the autobiography of the 4th Earl of Panmure (see MS.17804), and an obituary of General John Fletcher.
Dates:
18th century-early 19th 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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Academic and literary papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.