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Press cuttings. Information artifacts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Illustrations, pages, articles, or columns of text removed from books, newspapers, journals, or other printed sources. (AAT) 'Press cuttings' NLS preferred form.

Found in 2205 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe., 1826, 1831-1845, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.2511
Scope and Contents

The correspondence is principally with James Maidment, on literary and historical matters, some scandalous, and with John Stevenson, his publisher. There are also copies of letters of Sir Walter Scott to Sharpe, in the latter's hand, 1826, undated; extracts, etc., in Sharpe's hand; a biographical note on Sharpe (folio 235); and newspaper-cuttings relating to him.

Dates: 1826, 1831-1845, undated.

Correspondence of Eric Lyall, with newspaper cuttings collected by him.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.24637-24738
Scope and Contents

Eric Lyall was the secretary of the Edinburgh branch of the Scottish Association for the Speaking of Verse, and these papers reflect that interest.

Dates: 1913-1940, undated.

Correspondence of Hew Morrison, with papers concerning his edition of ‘Songs and poems in the Gaelic language’ by Rob Donn., 1882-1903, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14955
Scope and Contents Material connected with Hew Morrison’s edition of Rob Donn’s ‘Songs and poems in the Gaelic language’ (folios 1-12), and general correspondence (folios 13-21), of which only Alexander MacKay’s letter concerns the poems.The contents are as follows.(i) Photographs and a map (folio 1);(ii) Farther copies of some of the press cuttings in MS.14954 (folio 4);(iii) The surname controversy: notes and a survey (folio 6);(iv) Letter to Hew...
Dates: 1882-1903, undated.

Correspondence of Janet Adam Smith, containing letters, exchanges, postcards, Christmas cards and press cuttings., 1950-1999.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13861/5
Scope and Contents Correspondence includes:Letters to Janet Adam Smith from Elizabeth Guiness, Norah Clarke and Elizabeth Bremner, 1950-1994;Postcards and Christmas cards from Rupert Hart-Davis to Janet Adam Smith and John Carleton, 1965-1992;Letters to Janet Adam Smith from Maisie Drew, and Bessie and Nellie Crawford, 1970-1974;Letters, exchanges, postcards and Christmas cards to Janet Adam Smith, 1973-1999;Letters to Janet Adam Smith, and press...
Dates: 1950-1999.

Correspondence of Janet Adam Smith relating to a proposed second edition of the biography, entitled 'Robert Louis Stevenson', by Janet Adam Smith, containing newspaper cuttings, published articles and photographs., 1947-1997.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13861/96
Scope and Contents

Containing newspaper cuttings and published articles on books on the life and works of Robert Louis Stevenson, and a copy of the Laureation Address on the award of an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters to Ernest James Mehew by the University of Edinburgh, 11 July 1997, with seven colour photographs in three sleeves, 1947 -1997.

Dates: 1947-1997.

Correspondence of John Layard with David Thomson, containing enclosures, press cuttings and notes., 1970-1974.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13259/64
Scope and Contents

Mostly letters of John Layard, with carbon copies of some letters of David Thomson. David Thomson originally contacted Layard in relation to his work on hares, and a close corresponding friendship developed. The file also contains some related letters, including a number concerning an attempt to find suitable accommodation in London for John Layard.

Dates: 1970-1974.

Correspondence of Malcolm MacFarlane, with related literary, lexicographical and musical papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9736/1-161
Scope and Contents Born in Dalavich, Argyll and resident for most of his life in Paisley and Elderslie where he was in business as a surveyor, MacFarlane was a notable Gaelic activist and writer from the late 1880s. He played a prominent part in the early years of An Comunn Gaidhealach (particularly in the production of its magazine, An Deò-Gréine, later An Gaidheal) while, as a radical in politics, taking issue with what he regarded as the An Comunn leadership's over-deference to aristocratic patronage and...
Dates: 1882-1930, undated.

Correspondence of Nigel Keppel Charteris, Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, the Royal Scots, on active service in South Africa during the Boer War.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.7176-7177
Scope and Contents

The correspondence consists almost entirely of letters and telegrams sent by Nigel Keppel Charteris to his mother, Lady Louisa Charteris, of Hingham, Norfolk. The main events in which Lieutenant Charteris was involved were the defence of Wepener, and the surrender of General Prinsloo with four thousand Boers, in 1900. The letters are interspersed with contemporary press-cuttings relevant to the campaign, mainly from 'The Times'.

Dates: 1899-1902.

Correspondence of Nigel Keppel Charteris, Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, the Royal Scots, on active service in South Africa during the Boer War: volume 1., 1899-1900.

 File
Identifier: MS.7176
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The correspondence consists almost entirely of letters and telegrams sent by Nigel Keppel Charteris to his mother, Lady Louisa Charteris, of Hingham, Norfolk. The main events in which Lieutenant Charteris was involved were the defence of Wepener, and the surrender of General Prinsloo with four thousand Boers, in 1900. The letters are interspersed with contemporary press-cuttings relevant to the campaign, mainly from 'The Times'.

Dates: 1899-1900.

Correspondence of Nigel Keppel Charteris, Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, the Royal Scots, on active service in South Africa during the Boer War: volume 2., 1901-1902.

 File
Identifier: MS.7177
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The correspondence consists almost entirely of letters and telegrams sent by Nigel Keppel Charteris to his mother, Lady Louisa Charteris, of Hingham, Norfolk. The main events in which Lieutenant Charteris was involved were the defence of Wepener, and the surrender of General Prinsloo with four thousand Boers, in 1900. The letters are interspersed with contemporary press-cuttings relevant to the campaign, mainly from 'The Times'.

Dates: 1901-1902.

Correspondence of Robert Bruce Armstrong., 1869-1887.

 File
Identifier: MS.6110
Scope and Contents

Also included (folio 178) are some press cuttings, 1884, of reviews of 'The History of Liddesdale, Eskdale, Ewesdale, Wauchopedale and the Debateable Land'.

Dates: 1869-1887.

Correspondence of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning education in Scotland., 1851-1853.

 File
Identifier: MS.12348
Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...
Dates: 1851-1853.

Correspondence of the Reverend James Morton., 1811-1875, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.3381
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, 1811-1875 (folio 1), chiefly about John Leyden, the publication of his life and works and the sale of his books and manuscripts, but including several dealing with the Reverend James Morton's own affairs and an account of Van Diemen's Land, extracted from a letter (folio 175);(ii) Newspaper-cuttings relating to John Leyden, 1811-1861 (folio 193);(iii) Youthful letter of Morton and list of woven goods, undated (folio...
Dates: 1811-1875, undated.

Correspondence of various members of the Brown family., 1862-1880, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.3262
Scope and Contents

At the end of the volume are cuttings from the ‘West India Committee Circular’, 1927 and 1933, relating to Major-General John Brown, and portraits and photographs of members of the Brown family. Also included is a lock of horse hair from the tail of 'Alma', the horse ridden by George Brown in to the Battle of Alma, 21 September 1854.

Dates: 1862-1880, undated.

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 of Victoria Mary Louise, Duchess of Kent and mother of Queen Victoria, with the 1st Baron and Baroness Dunfermline, with excerpts from the letters., 1830-1846.

 File
Identifier: MS.24766
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence, with some enclosures, 1830-1846, of Victoria Mary Louisa, Duchess of Kent and mother of Queen Victoria, with the 1st Baron and Baroness. The correspondence is concerned mostly with the Lady Flora Hastings affair; the resignation of Sir John Conroy, Comptroller of the Duchess's Household; the marriage of Queen Victoria; and the Duchess's relations with her daughter. (ii) Excerpts in the hand of Ralph, 2nd Baron, from letters of the Duchess to...
Dates: 1830-1846.

Correspondence, papers and notebooks of Dudley W A Sommer concerning his researches towards, and the publication in May 1960 of, his ‘Haldane of Cloan his life and times 1856-1928’.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20661-20667
Scope and Contents

The correspondence consists chiefly of letters to Dudley Sommer, with a few drafts and, from 1958, several copies in typescript carbon of his replies. A few transcripts of letters of J S Haldane sent to him during his researches are also enclosed.

Press cuttings containing reviews, some of which give rise to correspondence with reviewers and editors, are contained in the chronological sequence (chiefly May-July 1960).

Dates: 1952-1964, undated.

Correspondence, papers, cuttings and photographs of David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, mostly relating to his political career.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13477/1-278
Scope and Contents The collection comprises school papers, 1943-1959, and material relating to his time at Edinburgh University, 1957-1962; files relating to elections, 1961-circa 1990s; political papers, 1954-1981, mainly concerning constituency politics; manuscript diary of the Lib-Lab Pact, 1977-1978; files relating to his involvement in the Scottish Constitutional Convention, 1988-1998, including minutes of meetings and related correspondence; files relating to Scottish politics, 1992-1999, including...
Dates: 1895-2012.

Correspondence, papers, legal deeds, and newspaper cuttings regarding partnerships in John Murray, publishers, including Lord Gorell’s partnership., 1928-1951

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1552
Scope and Contents

File contains a large number of original letters from T.O. Williams & Davies chartered accountants; from Raymond-Barker, Nix & Co. solicitors; and from Lord Gorrell, alongside copy responses from John Murray, publishers. Original partnership deeds are also present, alongside orignal news cuttings on Gorrell's appointment as partner.

Dates: 1928-1951