Poetry.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .
Found in 1531 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence of George Bruce and William Soutar, containing criticism of some of their own poems, which are attached to the letters, as well as discussion of current trends in literature., 1941-1943.
File
Identifier: MS.8787
Dates:
1941-1943.
Correspondence of James Pittendrigh Macgillivray and of Miss Erhna Mycale Macgillivray, containing typescripts, photographs and various printed material., 1910, 1917, 1921-1935, 1951-1956.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.3501/31-34
Correspondence of John Richardson, of Kirklands, and his family, with poems, prayers and drawings., 1801-1874, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3991
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters, undated. (Folio 1.)(ii) Poems, 1801-1874, undated, of the Richardsons, mostly of Lady Blackett ('Helen'). Some of John Richardson's poems are printed in MS.3992. Of those written in hands other than John Richardson's, some may be copies of his. (Folio 67.)(iii) Prayers, undated. (Folio 233.)(iv) Poems from a package inscribed "Lord Cockburn's Poems", undated. (Folio 238.)(v) Drawings,...
Dates:
1801-1874, undated.
Correspondence of John Richardson, of Kirklands, and his family, with some verse., 1807-1840.
File
Identifier: MS.3989
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The subject-matter of the letters is mainly domestic, but several deal with politics and the Bar. Others relate to Sir Walter Scott, John Gibson Lockhart, the Beacon, and the Sentinel, 1821-1822; a Continental tour, 1823; Chambers’ ‘Life of Scott’, 1833; an agitation of Edinburgh students, 1838; and military service in the Crimea, 1855-1856, and India (including the Mutiny), 1849-1869.The chief correspondents are Sir Charles Bell, the surgeon, Lord Cockburn, and Sir Walter...
Dates:
1807-1840.
Correspondence of John Richardson, of Kirklands, and his family, with some verse., 1841-1887.
File
Identifier: MS.3990
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The subject-matter of the letters is mainly domestic, but several deal with politics and the Bar. Others relate to Sir Walter Scott, John Gibson Lockhart, the Beacon, and the Sentinel, 1821-1822; a Continental tour, 1823; Chambers’ ‘Life of Scott’, 1833; an agitation of Edinburgh students, 1838; and military service in the Crimea, 1855-1856, and India (including the Mutiny), 1849-1869.The chief correspondents are Sir Charles Bell, the surgeon, Lord Cockburn, and Sir Walter...
Dates:
1841-1887.
Correspondence of John Richardson, of Kirklands, and his family, with some verse and other papers., 1807-1887, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3989-3891
Scope and Contents
The subject-matter of the letters is mainly domestic, but several deal with politics and the Bar. Others relate to Sir Walter Scott, John Gibson Lockhart, the Beacon, and the Sentinel, 1821-1822; a Continental tour, 1823; Chambers’ ‘Life of Scott’, 1833; an agitation of Edinburgh students, 1838; and military service in the Crimea, 1855-1856, and India (including the Mutiny), 1849-1869.The chief correspondents are Sir Charles Bell, the surgeon, Lord Cockburn, and Sir Walter...
Dates:
1807-1887, undated.
Correspondence of Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson with various literary figures., 1904-1955.
File
Identifier: MS.9332
Scope and Contents
Among the more important letters are those from Sir Walter Raleigh, 1906, 1910-1911, 1920, concerning Grierson's work on Elizabethan literature; from Robert Bridges, undated, chiefly concerning the Society for Pure English tracts, and also expressing his dislike of Donne's poetry, and from C M Grieve ('Hugh MacDiarmid'), 1925, concerning his own poetry, his aims for Scottish literature in general, and the revival of the Scots vernacular.A typescript of Grieve's poem, 'I heard...
Dates:
1904-1955.
Correspondence of Sir James Dalrymple's younger children, 1753-1800, undated, and miscellaneous papers, 1759-1802., 1753-1802, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.25286
Scope and Contents
The correspondence of Sir James Dalrymple's younger children, being chiefly letters to Janet and Rachel Dalrymple from their brothers, Alexander Dalrymple, hydrographer, Lieutenant-Colonel James Dalrymple, and William Dalrymple in Madras. With a letter from Captain Cook to Hugh Dalrymple, 1776. (Folio 1.)
The miscellaneous papers including notes by Janet Dalrymple concerning a knitting school in Fisherrow, Musselburgh (Folio. 38), wills of Janet and Rachel Dalrymple, and verse of...
Dates:
1753-1802, undated.
Correspondence of various members of the Brown family., ?1780, 1826-1840.
File
Identifier: MS.3259
Scope and Contents
Included is a printed poem, 'Gordonstoun Teinding Eve', said to have been written about 1780.
Dates:
?1780, 1826-1840.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of the Brown family, Linkwood, with some of the family of William Leslie, Minister of Lhanbryde.
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Correspondence, chiefly of George Brown, Provost of Elgin, Major-General John Brown, Regional Support Command, General Sir George Brown, and Peter Brown, Linkwood.
Correspondence of various writers to Janet Adam Smith, 1951-1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/65
Scope and Contents
Containing:
Christmas card from Robert Graves, with press cuttings of his poems and ‘The Listener’ article on his work, 1951-1954.
Postcards to Janet Adam Smith from Anthony Powell (7), and one from Hilary, 1973-1994.
Letters and postcards from Alan Bennett to JAS, 1980s-1994.
Cards to Janet Adam Smith from Dorothy and V S Pritchett, 1985-1995.
Letters and papers relating to Marcus Cunliffe, 1985-1991.
Dates:
1951-1994.
Correspondence, papers, and poetry of the Oliphants of Gask, mostly concerning the Jacobite risings of 1715, 1719, and 1745., 1715-1763, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.82.9.2
Dates:
1715-1763, and undated.
Correspondence, poems and notes of and concerning Phoebe Anna Traquair., 1883-1948, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.8122
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Correspondence of Phoebe Anna Traquair, 1890-1948 (folio 1);
(ii) Poems in her hand dated Aberdour, 1883 (folio 215);
(iii) Miscellaneous of notes, undated (folio 224).
The major part of the correspondence is from Lieutenant-Colonel William E Moss, her nephew, and from her two sons, Harry, a surgeon in Edinburgh, and Ramsay, an architect in Montreal.
Dates:
1883-1948, undated.
Correspondence, poems and other papers of the Reverend William Anderson., 1833-1895, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2981
Scope and Contents
Contains correspondence, 1833, 1839-1849, 1866-1877, 1888, 1895, undated (folio 1); poems, 1832-1842, undated (folio 82); writings in the language of Old Calabar, and miscellaneous papers, undated (folio 110).
Dates:
1833-1895, undated.
Correspondence, poems, and photograph., 1912-1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/56
Scope and Contents
Containing:Poems by, and notes about, William Paton Ker, 1912-1997.Letters of W P Ker to Janet Adam Smith, 1913-1922.Newspaper obituaries on death of W P Ker, July 1922, with black and white photograph [in sleeve], 1923, and invitation to Janet Adam Smith to attend University College London Centenary Celebration dinner for W P Ker, October 1955.Letters to Janet Adam Smith from Ann Wilks in Cumberland, Margaret Holden and E G Roberts, 1942....
Dates:
1912-1997.
Correspondence, poetry and prose of Sir Walter Scott from the Library of Honresfield House., 1796-1832.
Item
Identifier: MS.50703
Scope and Contents
LettersArchibald, Joseph JamiesonLetter, 8 November 1825, of Scott to Joseph Jamieson Archibald on his admiration for Robert Burns and the progress of John Gibson Lockhart in London. Folio 1.Ballantyne, JamesLetter, 8 July 1826, of Scott to James Ballantyne on his work for ‘The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte’. Folios 2-3.Bell, JohnLetter, 7 March 1816, of Scott to John Bell on collecting Jacobite songs. Folios 4-5....
Dates:
1796-1832.
Correspondence, together with some other writings, of John Leyden, collected by the Reverend James Morton., 1794-1811, undated.
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Identifier: MS.3380
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Original correspondence of John Leyden with his family and his friends in Scotland and in India, 1794-1811. The fragment of a journal of a tour in Cumberland in 1801 (folio 27) is printed by James Sinton in 'Transactions of the Hawick Archaeological Society’, 1906. (Folio 1.)(ii) Undated writings of Leyden: legend of Duke Richard; part of a sermon; poem, 'To J.B. from J.L.'; part of ‘Scenes of Infancy’ (verse and notes). (Folio 149.)...
Dates:
1794-1811, undated.
'Crusader, a poem in three cantos’., 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.899
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Much of the material was collected by Sir Walter Scott, partly for use in his works; some must have been accumulated by John Gibson Lockhart.
Dates:
19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Miscellaneous material, literary, antiquarian, topical, etc., chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Material concerning literary matters, chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
'Cursory Remarks' by Theophilus Swift and other material, supplied by Matthew Weld Hartstonge and others, concerning Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Life and works of Jonathan Swift’., 1808-1817.
File
Identifier: MS.882
Dates:
1808-1817.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Materials for works written or edited by Sir Walter Scott.
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Letters and documents concerning Sir Walter Scott's 'The works of Jonathan Swift’.
'Deliciae Sacrae: Poetarum Flores Εὐτϱαφει̂ϛ Medico-Mellilli: Sermone Latii nec non Britannico. Selegit Adamus Gib, U.D.M. Edinʳ. Edinburgi: Octʳ. MDCCLII.' A collection of Latin and English poetry copied from printed sources by Adam Gib, Scots anti-burgher divine., 1752.
Item
Identifier: MS.7145
Scope and Contents
The Latin poetry consists of the 'Hecatombe' of Robert Boyd of Trochrig, and various poems and many of the metrical versions of the Psalms by George Buchanan.
The English poetry consists of a number of poems which appeared in the 'Scots Magazine', and an excerpt from Edward Young's 'Night thoughts'.
Dates:
1752.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh; together with a list of the full collection.
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Miscellany of medieval manuscripts, chiefly books of hours, which were part of a collection of manuscripts (as well as printed books and paintings) formed by William Finlay Watson, a book-seller in Edinburgh.
Diary and account-book of the Reverend Dr Robert Douglas, minister of Galashiels, of a trip to Buxton, Matlock, and Llangollen, 10 June-21 August 1795, with miscellaneous poems and riddles., 1795.
File
Identifier: MS.9754, folios 7-25
Scope and Contents
There is also a copy of a commentary on the diary with extracts from it, compiled by T Craig-Brown, and published in ‘The Border magazine’, June 1918, with a related letter, 1918.
Dates:
1795.
Diary containing a record, 7 December 1829-23 September 1831, kept by Robert Cadell of his conversations with Sir Walter Scott., 1829-1831.
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Identifier: MS.21043
Scope and Contents
The principal subject is Walter Scott's works and financial affairs, but conversations with members of Scott's family and others are also noted.
The manuscript and proof of a verse written by Scott for ‘Count Robert of Paris’ have been inserted (folios 88a-88b).
The conversations are followed (folio 124) by a 'Memorandum as to what passed at Abbotsford on the day of the funeral', 1832.
Dates:
1829-1831.
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill of a tour in England, with particular reference to visits to Oxford and London., August 1823.
Item
Identifier: MS.19353
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Many of the diaries are illustrated with sketches of architecture and scenery. The diaries show Traill to have been a sensitive tourist giving detailed accounts of scenery, geology, history, local customs and industry.
Dates:
August 1823.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Diaries of trips made by Professor Thomas Stewart Traill; with one of Robert Omond.
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Diaries of trips made by Professor Thomas Stewart Traill, usually in the late summer while on holiday with his family in Britain but also in France, Germany, and Switzerland.
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Diaries of Thomas Stewart Traill of a tour in England, with particular reference to visits to Oxford and London.
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill of the Volunteer Review at Holyrood, and of a trip to Strachur in 1860, and to Liverpool in 1861., 1860-1861.
Item
Identifier: MS.19386
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Many of the diaries are illustrated with sketches of architecture and scenery. The diaries show Traill to have been a sensitive tourist giving detailed accounts of scenery, geology, history, local customs and industry.
Dates:
1860-1861.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of his family.
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Diaries of trips made by Professor Thomas Stewart Traill; with one of Robert Omond.
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Diaries of trips made by Professor Thomas Stewart Traill, usually in the late summer while on holiday with his family in Britain but also in France, Germany, and Switzerland.
Disbound notebooks containing manuscripts of early 19th century religious and other poetry attributed to or inscribed by Donald Cameron, 1815-1836, and John Morrison, Harris [?Gobha na Hearadh], 1836., 1815-1836.
File
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 1(3)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Dates:
1815-1836.
'Disputationes in octo libros physicorum' a volume of lecture notes taken from lectures on mathematics, physics, and astronomy, given by George Sinclair, Professor of Mathematics at Glasgow University., 1660-1661.
File
Identifier: MS.9382
Scope and Contents
The name most often recorded in the book is that of Alexander Hamilton, possibly of Dalzell. The names of John Shaw and James Hamilton also appear. In addition to the main lectures on Aristotle's ‘Physics’, there is also part of a tract on anatomy (folios 119-125), and a short poem, 'The abstract of melancholie' (folio 105). This volume is discussed by Hugh Kearney in ‘Scholars and gentlemen, universities and society in pre-industrial Britain, 1500-1700' (London, 1970) pages 136-137.
Dates:
1660-1661.