Photocopies.
Found in 1152 Collections and/or Records:
Commission, 1859, of George Brand as Consul at Lagos; photocopies of dispatches, 1859-1860, of and concerning Brand; and biographical notes, undated, on him., 1859-1860, undated.
Comprehensive set of photocopies of essays by Edwin Muir published in periodicals from 1919 to 1951 collected by Peter Butter., Circa 1960-1999.
Comprehensive set of photocopies of reviews by Edwin Muir published in periodicals from 1920 to 1958 collected by Peter Butter., Circa 1960-1999.
Continuation of Morrison's autobiography from 1866 onwards., ca. 1930.
Photocopies from a notebook containing the continuation of Morrison's handwritten autobiography, beginning "On the 10th October 1866 I began teaching in Eriboll". The writing covers 48 leaves, mainly written on the recto sides only. The versos of pages 34-36 contain the additional story of the "Tongue piano". The original notebook remains in private hands.
Contract of Alienation by Alexander Inglis in favour of Francis Galloway. Also containing photocopy., 1647.
Copies, apparently by Alexander Ross, of Johannes Ferrerius "Historiae Compendium de Origine et Incremento Gordonias Familiae", 1545, and of his own "Suthirlandiae Comitum Annales", 1625.
Indluding:
1. "Vera Narratio...Victoriae...quod Auinum Amen [Glenlivet]... Anno Dmi 1594", with ownership inscription of Robert Gordon and Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
2. incomplete charter, undated, of John, Earl of Sutherland
3. letters, 1605, 1623 and undated
4. two fragments of a writing excercise, undated
5. poems, undated, mostly of Robert Southwell, with a photocopy of typescript on the poems.
Copies of letters, 1889, 1894, of Alexander and Duncan Matheson to their parents in Duirmish.
With a biographical sketch, 1921, of Duncan Matheson from the Hudson`s Bay Company journal, "The Beaver"
Copies of manuscript music of Georges Bizet and Percy Grainger., 1943-1954.
The contents are as follows: (i) Negative photostats of the manuscript full score of Bizet's 'Valse avec Choeur' in G major; with other fragments (Paris Conservatoire MSS 428 and 431) (folio 1); (ii) Photocopies of the autograph manuscripts of pieces, 1943-1954, by Percy Grainger: Two Faroese dances, and 'Walking tune' for piano duet, 'Bristol town' for piano 6 hands, and "The widow's party" for piano solo prepared for the projected "Music lover's Grainger" (folio 79).
Copies of papers concerning a threatened legal action of The United Turkey Red Company against George Dallas, "Forward", and Tom Johnston.
Copies of papers from other sources: correspondence., 1858-1897, undated.
Copies of papers from other sources: miscellaneous family papers of John Kirk, father of Sir John Kirk; published works about and by John Kirk; photographs taken by John Kirk., 1856-1973.
Copies of registration books and related documents of three Merchant Navy seamen.
Papers mostly document work for shipping companies based or registered in Leith.
Copies of ten unpublished poems by Agnes Owens.
Includes poems titled; 'Wallace', 'The barley brew', 'My father', 'Where poppies bloom', 'Satans caves', 'Have we met before', 'The hunter', 'The writer', "Don't give me the Booker", and 'War time'. Most are signed by Agnes Owens, and some have manuscript corrections or revisions.
Copy of typescript of "With the Jocks" by Peter White, circa 1945-1960.
Typescript includes text of unpublished opening to the work. Contained in a box displaying author`s own artwork. A brief memoir of Peter White by Frank Coutts accompanies the typescript.
Correspondence, 1977-1982, mostly to Dr Michael J. McGrath, gathered as research for his thesis, 'James Leslie Mitchell (Lewis Grassic Gibbon): A Study in Politics and Ideas in Relation to his Life and Work' (University of Edinburgh, 1983); with photocopies of letters, 1928-1932, of Gibbon to H G Wells.
Correspondence and genealogical papers concerning the Forrester family.
Correspondence and literary papers, including articles, reviews, lectures and broadcasts, of Janet Adam Smith.
Includes correspondence concerning her own writing and her work on John Buchan, Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Correspondence and papers, 1996-1999, of Ronald Black concerning the publication of his work 'An tuil: anthology of 20th century Scottish Gaelic verse' (Polygon: Edinburgh, 1999); with papers, 1937-1999, relating to other work on 20th century Gaelic literature.
Includes scripts of two unpublished Gaelic novels of the Rev Ewen MacLean, Edinburgh, and photocopies of 'Leabhar nam Prannag', manuscript poems of Ian Paterson.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Edward Arthur Walton., 1891-1925, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and to members of the Haldane family., [Circa 1735]-1948, undated.
Correspondence and papers of Michael M Stuart, relating to Scottish Nabobs., 1935-1985, undated.
Papers of Michael Moncrieff Staurt, CIE OBE concerning his career in India and East Pakistan, 1927-1950, and his research into the Scottish Nabobs and other matters concerning the history of India, circa 1950-1986.
Correspondence and papers of Sir William Craigie (1867-1957), the philologist and lexicographer.
Correspondence and photocopied essay on Roman Britain., 1969.
Possibly for Chronicle television series.
Correspondence and photocopied essay on Scandinavian emigration to the Americas., 1980.
Files contain reseach notes relating to Magnusson's interests, the bulk of which are on Scotland and Iceland. Research notes on Vikings were kept separate by Magnusson.