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Photocopies.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: General term for copies produced by photocopying, that is, in a machine employing a light-sensitive process, and usually at a one-to-one scale. In the early to mid-20th century, used regarding copies made by various specific processes; since the mid-20th century, most often refers to xerographic copies.

Found in 568 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Maria Callcott., 1827-? late 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.40186
Scope and Contents Letters of Maria Callcott to John Murray II and John Murray III, with related papers. The letters concern mostly the publication of her travel writings by Murray, but include letters in her role as reader for the firm. The letters up to February 20th 1827, the date of her second marriage, are signed Maria Graham. The letters are arranged chronologically. Folios 15-16 are undated but must precede February 20th 1827:1827: folios 1-32;1828: folios 33-36;1829:...
Dates: 1827-? late 20th century.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Maria Rundell and Sharon Turner., 1806-1823.

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Identifier: MS.41046
Scope and Contents Letters, 1806-1823, of Maria Rundell to John Murray II, with some letters, 1819-1822, of Sharon Turner to John Murray II; and with related letters and papers. The letters of Maria Rundell concern the publication of and later amendments to her book, Domestic cookery. The letters of Sharon Turner concern legal matters between Maria Rundell and John Murray. The letters are arranged by date under each correspondent, with a final section of related papers.Maria Rundell :...
Dates: 1806-1823.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Roderick Murchison., ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.

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Identifier: MS.40860
Scope and Contents The letters seem to be mostly to John Murray III.1850-1851, 1853-1854, 1856-1859: folios 1-55;1860-1861, 1863-1868: folios 56-88 [Note];1870: folios 89-90.[Note] Folios 83-84. Letter, 20 August 1867, of Roderick Murchison to Robert Cooke.Undated letters of Roderick Murchison to ?John Murray II and to ?John Murray III: 91-101.Related papers.Manuscript note, in Roderick Murchison’s hand, headed “Murchison’s...
Dates: ? 1845, 1850-1874, 1976.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Theodore Martin., 1871-1909.

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Identifier: MS.40786
Scope and Contents Letters, 1871-1909, of Theodore Martin to John Murray III and John Murray IV, with two letters of Helena Martin and related letters and papers. The letters of Theodore Martin concern his reading of, and writing for, the "Quarterly Review", with discussion of literary and political matters; they also relate to his “A life of Lord Lyndhurst” published by Murray, with reference to works published elsewhere, including “The life of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort”. The letters are arranged...
Dates: 1871-1909.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Thomas F. Dibdin and Thomas J. Dibdin., 1821-1842.

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Identifier: MS.40330
Scope and Contents Dibdin, Thomas Frognall.Letters, 1827-1842, of Thomas Frognall Dibdin to John Murray II and John Murray III with related letters and papers. The letters concern various publications of Dibdin including an abridged edition of his “Bibliographical, antiquarian and picturesque tour” and “Reminiscences of a literary life”. There are also proposals for future publications and much discussion of financial and literary matters. The letters are arranged in chronological order....
Dates: 1821-1842.

Letters to John Murray VI, of correspondents with surnames from Hamilton-Huxley, 1932-1955; 1978-2018

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Identifier: Acc.14349/12
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent, with additional enclosures itemised. Where possible, undated letters have been dated through context. Where this has not been possible, letters are filed at the end of the sequence.Hamilton, Robert Alexander Benjamin.Letter of Robert Alexander Benjamin Hamilton (‘Ham’), 12th Lord Belhaven and Stenton, to John Murray VI, 16 December 1955. Folios 1-2....
Dates: 1932-1955; 1978-2018

Letters to John Murray VI, of correspondents with surnames from Macaulay-Menuhin, 1933-1990

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Identifier: Acc.14349/17
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent, with additional enclosures itemised. Where possible, undated letters have been dated through context. Where this has not been possible, letters are filed at the end of the sequence.Macaulay, Emilie Rose.Letters and postcard of Emilie Rose Macaulay to John Murray VI, 1933; 1935; and 1958. Folios 1-3.Mackean, Don.Photocopy of a...
Dates: 1933-1990

Letters to John Murray VI, of correspondents with surnames from Paget-Pyke, 1938-1993

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Identifier: Acc.14349/21
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent, with additional enclosures itemised. Where possible, undated letters have been dated through context. Where this has not been possible, letters are filed at the end of the sequence.Paget, George Charles Henry Victor.Postcard of George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey, to John Murray VI, 11 June 1988. Folio 1. Parkinson,...
Dates: 1938-1993

'Lindisfarne: The Cradle Island' (1984) and 'Lindisfarne: The Cradle Island' (2004)., 1983-1984, 2003-2004.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/15-17
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1983-1984, 2003-2004.

Literary notebooks and manuscript drafts, including short stories and novels, of Elspeth Davie. , 1871-1992.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10631/1-30
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Includes manuscript drafts of short stories and a novel.

Dates: 1871-1992.

Mackay Family Research, Circa 1983-circa 2010

 File
Identifier: MS.50831
Scope and Contents

This file contains copied news articles, a journal magazine, letters and attachments, and a report regarding family research undertaken by Lucinda Mackay into the Inchcape/Mackay family and her own personal DNA profile. Correspondents include the Scots Ancestry Research Society, Edinburgh and Scotland's DNA, Melrose.

Dates: Majority of material found within Circa 1983-circa 2010

Manuscript and typescripts of Don't ask me how the time goes by’ Alastair Reid's translation of José Emilio Pacheco's work, ‘No me preguntes cómo pasa el tiempo’., 1975-1976, undated.

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Identifier: MS.27456
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Photocopy of the typescript of sections I, 'In these circumstances, and II, 'Look at the way things are' (folio 1). Manuscript drafts of sections III, 'Postcards/Conversations/Epigrams' and IV, 'Animals know' are written on the versos of folio 20-34. (ii) Carbon typescript of sections I-IV heavily annotated by Jose Emilio Pacheco (folio 35); (iii) Carbon typescript of corrections to be made by the printer (folio 105).

Dates: 1975-1976, undated.

Manuscript copies, ?late 18th century, of letters, ?1739-1792, of, to and concerning Thomas Warton. With the copies are miscellaneous photocopies, late 20th century, of papers, 1931-1991, concerning the Warton correspondence., ? 1739-late 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42578-42584
Scope and Contents From the Series: This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates: ? 1739-late 20th century.

Material for 'Complete poems' by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [1978, or before.]

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Identifier: MS.27017
Scope and Contents

The material consists of photocopies of the preliminary pages in typescript and page-proof (folio 1), galley-proofs of pages 3-152 (folio 23), and page-proofs of pages ix-105 (folio 70).

Dates: [1978, or before.]

Material for ‘The socialist poems of Hugh MacDiarmid’, edited by T S Law and Thurso Berwick., [1978, or before.]

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Identifier: MS.27018
Scope and Contents

The material includes photocopies of poems taken from printed texts (folio 2), a corrected typescript of the introduction (folio 107), and page-proofs of pages i-xviii (folio 148).

Dates: [1978, or before.]

Material of Ruthven Todd probably intended for books., 1962-1976, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26856
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscripts, typescripts, photocopies and notes concerning mushrooms, 1962-1976, undated (folio 1); (ii) Notes, introduction and contents lists for a recipe book for visitors to Majorca, 1976, undated (folio 30); (iii) Notes for a book about garlic, ?1968 (folio 67); (iv) Typescript introduction and notes for a work on extinct and newly-discovered animals, undated (folio 84).

Dates: 1962-1976, undated.

Microfilm of manuscripts of Piobaireachd., [Circa 1916]-1943.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.939
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Photocopy of manuscript of John Grant, ‘Oide Piob Mhor nan Gaidheal’, (Highland Bagpipe Instructor), 1943 (Acc.8271), 219 frames;

G F Ross, ‘Article on Piobaireachd with a collection of 25 Tunes’ (1942) (Acc.8383), 107 frames;

Tunes for the bagpipe, [circa 1916-circa 1918], thought to have been collated by a Black Watch piper (Acc.8498), 75 frames.

Dates: [Circa 1916]-1943.

Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reel 15., 1853-1937.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1327
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: "Punch's Pocket Book" for 1853, containing the diary of Isabella Bremner kept on the journey to India and in Bombay (MS.19224);Engagement diary of Anna Geddes, 1900, including details of Patrick and Anna Geddes' visit to America of that year (MS.19997);Greater part of the original diary of Elizabeth S Haldane, from 1910 to shortly before her death in 1937 (MSS.20240-20242);Photocopy of transcripts of the complete diary,...
Dates: 1853-1937.

Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reel 16., 1701-1937.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1328
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Papers, 1701-1845, undated, of the Malcolm family of Burnfoot (Acc.9756);

Photocopy of transcripts of the complete diary, 1919-1937, of Elizabeth S Haldane (MS.20244).

Dates: 1701-1937.