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Sketches.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Rough or summary art works; less finished than studies. Though sketches are often in the drawing medium, the term ""drawings"" in general implies more finished works than does ""sketches"" .

Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with D., 1795-19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5847 (1)-(114)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 1795-19th century.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with Ea-Edinburgh, Leith, Water of., 1709-1927.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5848 (1)-(104)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 1709-1927.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with K., 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5854
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 19th century.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with L., 19th century-1908.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5855
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 19th century-1908.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with S., 19th century-1st half of 20th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5862
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 19th century-1st half of 20th century.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with W-Z., 19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5864
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 19th century.

Plans, photographs and drawings of and concerning the family of Mure of Caldwell., 18th century-19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.5009 (1 of 3)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.

Dates: 18th century-19th century.

Plans, sketches and literary manuscripts belonging to Sir Robert Liston., Late 18th century-19th century.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.5713-5721A
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates: Late 18th century-19th century.

‘Poems’ by Allan Ramsay, volume 1 (Edinburgh, 1721), with, inserted at the front, a manuscript of two poems in Ramsay's hand, and two pen sketches of heads., 1721, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.9749
Scope and Contents

Tipped in to page 269 is a press cutting (folio 2) concerning the song ‘Polwart on the green’. On page xxviii is a contemporary note of the numbers of subscribers to the ‘Poems’.

Dates: 1721, undated.

Poems, verse and music of Moultrie R Kelsall., 1923-1941, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.7716/152-154
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Including scripts of plays, short stories, articles, talks, broadcast scripts of radio and television documentaries, and associated correspondence.

Dates: 1923-1941, undated.

Scrapbook of Margaret Anna Dalrymple, Lady Newhailes., 1899-1903.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25674
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Covering over ten years, the scrapbooks provide an insight into the social and domestic life of a wealthy young woman of the time. The volumes consist largely of photographs many probably taken by Lady Newhailes, and autographs of family and friends, photographs and water-colour drawings of Lady Newhailes's homes at Ardwell and Newhailes, and country houses visited in Scotland and England. With programmes and tickets for various sporting and social occasions pasted in. MS.25677 relates...
Dates: 1899-1903.

Scrapbook of Margaret Anna Dalrymple, Lady Newhailes., 1903-1906.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25675
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Covering over ten years, the scrapbooks provide an insight into the social and domestic life of a wealthy young woman of the time. The volumes consist largely of photographs many probably taken by Lady Newhailes, and autographs of family and friends, photographs and water-colour drawings of Lady Newhailes's homes at Ardwell and Newhailes, and country houses visited in Scotland and England. With programmes and tickets for various sporting and social occasions pasted in. MS.25677 relates...
Dates: 1903-1906.

Series of two drawings, undated - Sketches of proposed new buildings - Edinburgh, Regent Road., ?19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.5849 (67)-(68)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: ?19th century.

Sixty miscellaneous black and white photographs, also containing a colour photograph and a sketch., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10555/71
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of published works, including 'Ring of bright water' and 'The rocks remain', and photographs, drawings and notes, together with literary, business and personal correspondence.

With business records of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises, including correspondence and accounts.

Dates: Undated.