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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:

Miscellaneous literary papers of Robert McLellan., 1967-1980, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26442
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Robert McLellan (1907-1985) was born near Lanark and educated at Bearsden and Glasgow University. In 1938 he married and moved to Arran, where he spent the rest of his life, except for a period of service in the Royal Artillery, 1940-1946. His most important literary works were plays, but he also wrote poetry, short stories, and books on Arran.

Dates: 1967-1980, undated.

Miscellaneous material collected by Peter Butter relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir. File 2., 1963-1987.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13634/54
Scope and Contents Box named ‘E.M miscellaneous documents relating to him’ by Peter Butter. Contains a photocopy of ‘Edwin Muir: A personal appreciation’ by Wilfred Taylor; press cuttings concerning Mui, 1987; extract concerning Muir from ‘Irina’s Garden’ by Stephen Spender; a photocopy of ‘Downhill All the Way’ by Leonard Woolf; a copy of ‘Edwin Muir’ from ‘Littérature de notre temps : Écrivains anglais et irlandais : Recuuil I’ by Georgette Dhume, 1973; a copy of ‘A Study of Edwin Muir’s ‘The...
Dates: 1963-1987.

Miscellaneous papers concerning David Livingstone., 1863-1982.

 File
Identifier: MS.42442
Scope and Contents Folio 1 : picture postcard of the tombstone of David Livingstone in Westminster Abbey;folio 2-3 : prospectus issued by John Murray, publishers, advertising works by or concerning Livingstone;folio 4 : cutting from "The [?Standard]", no. 326 : “Last letter of Dr. Livingstone”;folio 5 : cutting, supplied through Durrant’s Press Cuttings, from ‘The Standard’, 21st October 1912 : "A Livingstone relic. An inkless letter. Written on a copy of ‘The...
Dates: 1863-1982.

Miscellaneous papers concerning George Crabbe., 1905-1984.

 File
Identifier: MS.42125
Scope and Contents Folios 1-9. Copies of letters : ff. 1-2 : typescript transcription, ? 3rd quarter of 20th century, of a letter, ? 1817, of George Crabbe to an unknown correspondent; f. 3 : photocopy, ? 4th quarter of 20th century, of a typescript transcription of a letter, 1819, of George Crabbe to James Asperne; ff. 4-9 : photocopy, ? 4th quarter of 20th century, of a typescript transcription of a letter, 1834, of Thomas Moore to ...
Dates: 1905-1984.

Miscellaneous papers concerning John Cam Hobhouse., 1819-20th century

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42302-42304
Scope and Contents

The miscellaneous material relating to John Cam Hobhouse here consists of portraits, a letter to his father about his half-brother, a typescript list of the whereabouts of material relating to Hobhouse, and photocopies of some material relating to Hobhouse.

Dates: 1819-20th century

Miscellaneous papers concerning Richard Ford., 1858-late 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.42230
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Critic and writer on Spain, Richard Ford (1796-1858) was the author of one of the most notable editions of the Murray Handbooks - 'Handbook for Travellers in Spain'. In addition to this work, Ford also contributed articles for the 'Quarterly Review' and wrote other books relating to Spain, most of which were published by John Murray.There are over 200 letters here of Ford, mainly to John Murray [III], which include information relating to his works, his family and his opinions...
Dates: 1858-late 20th century.

Miscellaneous papers concerning Sir Walter Scott, and supplementary material relating to MS.23141., Late 20th century-early 21st century.

 File
Identifier: MS.23141(ii)
Scope and Contents

The contents include: (i) typescript transcripts of letters of Sir Walter Scott to Longman Rees and Company (folios 62-89 in MS.23141(i)); (ii) Supplementary material relating to MS.23141(i); (iii) Book sellers blurb and related material.

Dates: Late 20th century-early 21st century.

Miscellaneous papers concerning the ‘Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers’ series., 1899-1924, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.42615
Scope and Contents The papers in this folder have been divided into four sections: letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes relating to producing the ‘Handbook for Travellers’ series; advertisements for the series; papers relating to the history of the series; and other related material.Letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes:Partial letter, undated, of John Murray III relating to ‘Handbook for Travellers to Syria and Palestine’: folios 1-2;Circular letter, 1889, of John Murray...
Dates: 1899-1924, undated.

Miscellaneous papers concerning Thomas Medwin., 1824-1960.

 File
Identifier: MS.42476
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers include correspondence, proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray in response to Medwin`s publication, and miscellaneous papers concerning Medwin.

Dates: 1824-1960.

Miscellaneous papers concerning Washington Irving., 1946-1976.

 File
Identifier: MS.42318
Scope and Contents

(1) photocopies, 1976, of three letters, circa 1827, of Washington Irving to John Murray II, from the collection of Barbara Murray; and,

(2) exhibition catalogue, 1946 : "Washington Irving and his circle : a loan exhibition observing the restoration of `Sunnyside` : October 8

through October 26, 1946", produced by M. Knoedler and Company.

Dates: 1946-1976.

Miscellaneous papers of and concerning Henry Brougham., 1839-? 1845, 1976.

 File
Identifier: MS.42046
Scope and Contents (1) manuscript, 1839, of an anonymous poem, "Who killed Lord Brougham?";(2) photocopy, 1976, of another manuscript, 1839, of the poem "Who killed Lord Brougham?". The first folio of the photocopy has been annotated at the head to indicate that the manuscript was in the collection of Barbara Murray;(3) note, ? 1845, on which is written "Memoires de Fleury" and "Antoninus (or Marcus Aurelius) Meditations - Greek". The slip would appear to be a...
Dates: 1839-? 1845, 1976.

Miscellaneous papers of D C Parker., [Circa 1880]-1967.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21557-21561
Scope and Contents From the Series: D C Parker was an able amateur musician, and a professional writer on music, both as critic (1919-1934) on the ‘Evening Times’ of Glasgow, and as the biographer of Georges Bizet, and a contributor to many musical periodicals. His main enthusiasms were for the music of Wagner, Elgar, the French composers of the late 19th century, and for opera in general. His correspondence extends from his early contacts with Massenet and Saint Saëns, through to modern conductors such as Colin Davis. His...
Dates: [Circa 1880]-1967.

Miscellaneous papers of the Hays of Yester., 1509-mid 20th century, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14778-14827
Scope and Contents From the Series: The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates: 1509-mid 20th century, undated.

Miscellaneous papers of, to and concerning William Gladstone, mostly relating to a disagreement with the "The Stroud News and Gloucestershire Advertiser"., 1843-1897, late 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.42273
Scope and Contents (1) Letter, ?4 February 1843, of John Murray ?III to William Gladstone;(2) typescript transcription, ?late 20th century, of the letter of John Murray ?III to William Gladstone of ?4 February 1843;(3) letter, 6 February 1843, of William Gladstone to John Murray ?III;(4) photocopy, late 20th century, of a letter, 11 February 1843, of William Gladstone to John Murray ?III.(5) Newspaper cutting from "The Morning Post", 1871 : "Mr. Gladstone`s...
Dates: 1843-1897, late 20th century.

Miscellaneous papers relating to 'Spirits of the age', edited by Paul Henderson Scott, containing duplicated of correspondence, photocopies of chapters and other papers., 2004-2005.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13505/42
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Paul Henderson Scott was born and educated in Edinburgh, attending Edinburgh’s Royal High School and then moving on to study at Edinburgh University. It was at university that he first became involved with the Saltire Society. Shortly after this Scott was called up to serve in World War Two. He began his training as an army officer driving a lorry. However, through contact with diplomats from the foreign office he decided to take the examination and soon became a diplomat. A long diplomatic...
Dates: 2004-2005.

Miscellaneous research notes., 1961-2002.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/715-729
Scope and Contents From the Series:

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.

Dates: 1961-2002.

Miscellany, chiefly undated, of snapshots, portrait photographs, picture postcards and photographic copies of graphs and other work., Late 19th century-early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.20533
Scope and Contents

Some items have dates or may be dated between 1911 and 1929, but most are undated, of the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.