Transcripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written, printed, or typed copies of an original text or of words originally spoken, such as of court proceedings, broadcasts, or oral histories. Transcripts are extremely accurate copies with any editorial explanations or notations clearly distinguished from the original, including indications of misspellings or editorial omissions. For less formal copying, or for short documents or single words such as in a vocabulary, use "transcriptions."
Found in 454 Collections and/or Records:
‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton, vol. II’, ?Early 17th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.2.1b
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
There is no method preserved in the arrangement of the charters nor any index to the contents of the volumes but along the margins, especially of the first volume are notes in the hand of Sir James Balfour, which though imperfect are convenient.
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: A.4.16.
Dates:
?Early 17th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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‘Collection of charters, evidents and antiquities collected by E. Hadinton’, the title in the hand of Sir James Balfour prefaced to the collection from original charters, public records & chartularies made by Sir Thomas Hamilton, Clerk of Register and First Lord of Haddington.
Collection of manuscripts, apparently belonging to William Edmondstoune Aytoun., 1653-1746.
File
Identifier: MS.4932
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Contemporary copy of a 'Report of the committee from the commissioners of Shyres, 20 July 1653', concerning shire valuation and taxation in Scotland. (Folio 1.)(ii) Manuscript of the first part of 'A journall of the siege and the taking of Buda, begun in June in the year 1686' (folio 2). To this is added a transcript in William Edmondstoune Aytoun's hand, apparently of the whole manuscript, in which he inaccurately dates the siege 1684,...
Dates:
1653-1746.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Letters and papers of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, which, on his death, came into the hands of John Blackwood as his executor.
Collection of thirty-nine seventeenth-century sermons, many of them transcribed in 1624., 17th century.
File
Identifier: MS.5767
Scope and Contents
Eight of the items are published sermons by John Donne (folios 11-56); one has been attributed to Donne and extracts from it are published in ‘The sermons of John Donne’, volume x, (folio 1); the other sermons, many of them in the form of jottings, are unidentified.Among notes on the manuscript by former owners (folios i-iv) is a statement by Augustus Jessopp that it is 'undoubtedly, written by the hand of Dr Donne', but in the view of modern scholars it is undoubtedly not in...
Dates:
17th century.
Contemporary transcript of ‘The Ancient Method and Manner of holding of Parliaments in England’, attributed to Henry Elsynge, Younger, Clerk of the House of Lords., [1660, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.5744
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Dates:
[1660, or before.]
Copies, 1707, from manuscripts in the British Museum of state papers and letters concerning Scotch affairs and the interference of the English government in them, [volume I]., 2nd half of 16th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.1.1(i)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: A.3.28-30.
The manuscript is in a neat hand, with a few unimportant notes by the transcriber.
Dates:
2nd half of 16th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Copies, 1707, from manuscripts in the British Museum of state papers and letters concerning Scotch affairs and the interference of the English government in them from about the period of Queen Mary’s arrival in Scotland to the time of her execution.
Copies, 1707, from manuscripts in the British Museum of state papers and letters concerning Scotch affairs and the interference of the English government in them, volume II., 2nd half of 16th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.1.1(ii)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: A.3.28-30.
The manuscript is in a neat hand, with a few unimportant notes by the transcriber.
Dates:
2nd half of 16th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Copies, 1707, from manuscripts in the British Museum of state papers and letters concerning Scotch affairs and the interference of the English government in them from about the period of Queen Mary’s arrival in Scotland to the time of her execution.
Copies, 1707, from manuscripts in the British Museum of state papers and letters concerning Scotch affairs and the interference of the English government in them, volume III., 2nd half of 16th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.1.1(iii)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: A.3.28-30.
The manuscript is in a neat hand, with a few unimportant notes by the transcriber.
Dates:
2nd half of 16th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Copies, 1707, from manuscripts in the British Museum of state papers and letters concerning Scotch affairs and the interference of the English government in them from about the period of Queen Mary’s arrival in Scotland to the time of her execution.
Copies and notes from official records, relating to the family of Cockburn and their connections., 16th century-19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2996
Scope and Contents
Transcripts and translations of Ch.2045-2047 will be found on folios 14-37. Among the documents copied is the will of Alison Cockburn, author of 'The flowers of the forest' (folio 47).
Dates:
16th century-19th century.
Copies of poems, taken probably from printed works., 1833.
File
Identifier: MS.21760
Scope and Contents
Leaves have been cut or torn out after folios 29, 33, 40, 44 and 48.
Dates:
1833.
Copies of sermons and poetry in English., ca. 1900-1920
File
Identifier: MS.14858
Scope and Contents
A folder containing copies, probably made in the early 20th century, of two sermons in English and small collection of poems in English. The scribe has not been identified. The contents are:Part (i):Sermon in English on Eph. 4: 26, by an unidentified author. According to Mackechnie's catalogue, vol. 1, page 337, this is a copy of Acc.2152/64, now missing, which was dated 4 August 1839. A prayer in English, which formed part of the original, does not form part of this...
Dates:
ca. 1900-1920
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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The MacNicol collection, comprising Gaelic songs and other papers collected by the Reverend Donald MacNicol, minister of Lismore, and his son Dugald MacNicol, with some added papers and listings of later owners and users of the collection.
Copy of MS.8421: Transcript of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’., 1780.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8422-8423
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The transcript was attested a true copy by R J Sulivan, Judge Advocate.
Dates:
1780.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Papers of James Stuart concerning the Pigot Affair.
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Transcripts of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’.
Copy of MS.8421: Transcript of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December, 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in ... causing to be imprisoned by Military Force ... The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’., 1780.
Item
Identifier: MS.8422
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The transcript was attested a true copy by R J Sulivan, Judge Advocate.
Dates:
1780.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Papers of James Stuart concerning the Pigot Affair.
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Transcripts of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’.
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Copy of MS.8421: Transcript of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’.
Copy of MS.8421: Transcript of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’., 1780.
Item
Identifier: MS.8423
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The transcript was attested a true copy by R J Sulivan, Judge Advocate.
Dates:
1780.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Papers of James Stuart concerning the Pigot Affair.
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Transcripts of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’.
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Copy of MS.8421: Transcript of the proceedings at James Stuart's court-martial, 12 December 1780, on a charge of having 'joined in Mutiny in . . . causing to be imprisoned by Military Force . . . The Person of George Lord Pigot, then President and Governor of Fort St. George...’.
Copy of the 'Recollections' of Alexander Carlyle, in an unknown hand, with notes and additions in the hand of the Very Reverend John Lee., 1805.
Item
Identifier: MS.3463
Scope and Contents
On the first page of the manuscript is a note by John Lee to the effect that 'The following is a literal copy of a Manuscript of Dr Carlyle written a few months before his death in the year 1805'. From the notes in the 1910 edition of the ‘Autobiography’, it appears that John Hill Burton used this or an identical copy. The manuscript records in rambling fashion various events in Alexander Carlyle's life between the years 1723 and 1737. On page 71 there is a supplement to the original...
Dates:
1805.
Corrected typescript of ‘Riddles in Scots’ by William Soutar., [1937, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.8584
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers consist of thirty-six sets of loose-leaf quarto sheets, each corresponding to a published volume. Each set has clearly been copied from earlier versions of the poems, and, in some cases, is the final copy used by the publisher.
Dates:
[1937, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Scots poet William Soutar.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of William Soutar.
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Manuscripts and signed typescripts of published poems of William Soutar.
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Manuscript and corrected typescript of ‘Riddles in Scots’ by William Soutar.
Correspondence, 1800-1840, of the Russells of Ashiesteel and their relatives, the Halls of Dunglass; with other papers., 1788-1840, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.3220
Scope and Contents
The Ashiesteel correspondence begins on folio 61. It is preceded by:(i) Miscellaneous papers: 'Flowers of the Forrest', in the autograph of Mrs Cockburn (folio 1); letter of Robert Burns to Patrick Miller of Dalswinton on the lease of Ellisland, 1788, printed in the ‘Kilmarnock Standard’, 14 August 1943 (folio 3); 'The Hag in the Red Cloak', verses ridiculing Matthew Gregory Lewis, in the hand of John Leyden (folio 5); letters of Humboldt, undated (folio 6), and Disraeli, 1865...
Dates:
1788-1840, undated.
Correspondence and papers, including scripts and transcripts, relating to radio and television broadcasts by or involving Lady Tweedsmuir., 1951-1972.
Series
Identifier: Acc.11884/158-175
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers provide a very full and extensive record of the political and public career of Lady Tweedsmuir, particularly of Scottish politics from 1945 to 1974, and of foreign policy in the early 1970s in her areas of responsibility as Minister of State, for example, the 'Cod War' dispute with Iceland. Business papers include some relating to her directorship of the transatlantic Cunard Line, and the construction and launching of RMS ‘Queen Elizabeth 2’. Some papers of Lord Tweedsmuir,...
Dates:
1951-1972.
Correspondence and papers relating to published and broadcast works of John Mackintosh., 1952-1978, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13476/44-69
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
John Pitcairn Mackintosh (1929-1978) was a political scientist, professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and a Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian (1966-1974, 1974-1978). He was pro-Europeist and pro-devolutionist and campaigned in favour of a yes vote during the 1979 Referendum on a Scottish Aseembly.The material consists of the personal and academic papers detailing Mackintosh’s political and academic career. The papers document his many academic ventures including his...
Dates:
1952-1978, undated.
Correspondence, including transcripts, concerning India and Russia., 1857-1871, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14469
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Transcripts of letters, 1857-1858, undated, to the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale at Simla, being chiefly transcripts of letters in MS.14468, folios 74-375 (folio 1);(ii) Letters, 1859-1871, undated, from India, with correspondents including the novelist, John Lang (folio 120);(iii) Correspondence, 1864-1865, largely topographical, concerning Russia, including letters of Edwin E Bishop and Alexander Keith Johnston (folio...
Dates:
1857-1871, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Correspondence of the Hays of Yester.
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Correspondence chiefly of the 10th Marquess of Tweeddale, his wife Candida Louise, Marchioness of Tweeddale, and his son William George Montagu, 11th Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Correspondence concerning India and Russia.
Correspondence notes and transcripts of letters relating to James Brodie., 1978-1980.
File
Identifier: Acc.9260/13
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Papers of Michael Moncrieff Staurt, CIE OBE concerning his career in India and East Pakistan, 1927-1950, and his research into the Scottish Nabobs and other matters concerning the history of India, circa 1950-1986.
Dates:
1978-1980.
Correspondence of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe concerning his antiquarian and literary interests, and his social life., 1746-1747, 1809-1848, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.19406, folios 1-258
Scope and Contents
Most of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe’s own letters are in the form of drafts. The correspondence is followed (folio 216) by a collection of poems in different hands and 20th-century transcripts of letters to Alicia Baird of Newbyth, 1746-1747.
Dates:
1746-1747, 1809-1848, undated.
Correspondence of the family of Erskine of Alva., 1620-1680, 1703-1784.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5155-5157
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Although with the Paul Papers through the family connection with the Erskine Murrays these papers are to be considered complementary to the Erskine Murray Papers.
Dates:
1620-1680, 1703-1784.
Correspondence with family of McLeish, regarding publication of play, estimated costs of publication and transcript of interview with Robert Mitchell not used in publication., 1985.
File
Identifier: Acc.10893/198
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.
Dates:
1985.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Papers and productions of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Production files of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Production files of 'The Gorbals story' by Robert McLeish.
Diaries of Thomas Stewart Traill of trips to Orkney for the Parliamentary election of 1852, and to Argyll., 1852.
Item
Identifier: MS.19377
Scope and Contents
The volume includes notes on the lectures Professor Thomas Stewart Traill gave on Natural History at Edinburgh University during Professor Jamieson's illness, with transcripts of related correspondence (folio 81).
Dates:
1852.
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.