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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 618 Collections and/or Records:

Papers relating to 'The house of Elrig', by Gavin Maxwell, containing typed transcript of audio tapes, photographs and a sketch., [?Circa 1965], undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10555/35-37
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: [?Circa 1965], undated.

Papers relating to the publication of works of Michael Strachan.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11154/1-47
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, copies and transcripts of 17th-century documents relating to the following works of Michael Strachan: 'The life and adventures of Thomas Coryate' (Oxford University Press, 1962); 'The East India Company journals of Captain William Keeling and Master Thomas Bonner, 1615-1617' (University of Minnesota Press, 1971); 'Sir Thomas Roe (1581-1644): a life' (Salisbury, 1989).

Dates: 1959-1990.

Personal and naval papers of Robert Kirk Dickson., 1913-1951.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13577-13588
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection, in which family correspondence predominates, reflects all aspects of the naval career of Robert Kirk Dickson. He took part in the Battles of the Falkland Islands, 1914, Gallipoli, 1915, and Jutland, 1916. In the Second World War he served as Duty Captain in the Admiralty War Room, 1939-1940, and commanded the fast minelayer, H.M.S. Manxman, 1940-1942, when he took part in a series of offensive minelaying operations in the Channel, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. He was Deputy...
Dates: 1913-1951.

Photocopy of transcripts of the complete diary of Elizabeth S Haldane., 1887-1918.

 Item
Identifier: MS.20243
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diary was written at intervals of varying length, ranging from a few days to some months, but most entries cover the period following the previous one.

The whereabouts of the first volume of the original diary are not known.

Dates: 1887-1918.

Photocopy of transcripts of the complete diary of Elizabeth S Haldane., 1919-1937.

 Item
Identifier: MS.20244
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diary was written at intervals of varying length, ranging from a few days to some months, but most entries cover the period following the previous one.

The whereabouts of the first volume of the original diary are not known.

Dates: 1919-1937.

Photocopy of transcripts of the complete diary of Elizabeth S Haldane from 1887 to the end., 1887-1937.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20243-20244
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diary was written at intervals of varying length, ranging from a few days to some months, but most entries cover the period following the previous one.

The whereabouts of the first volume of the original diary are not known.

Dates: 1887-1937.

Photographic copies of some family papers of Mr and Mrs Thomas Adams, Alloway, relating chiefly to Mrs Adams’ great-great-uncle, the Reverend Donald Stewart (1803-1831).

 File
Identifier: MS.14952
Scope and Contents The Reverend Donald Stewart, a native of the Loch Earn district of Perthshire, was a minister of St Mark’s, Demerara, from his arrival 29 April 1831 to his death seven months later. The contents are as follows.(i) Lease of Lednascriden, Balquhidder, 1776 (folio 1);(ii) Letter of Donald Stewart, Georgetown, 30 April 1831, to his father and brother, both John Stewart, Findglen, Loch Earn. A further letter, dated Georgetown, 2 May 1831, is cross-written on...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1776, 1831, undated

Poems and letters of Robert Louis Stevenson.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.3788-3794
Scope and Contents

All, except the poems in MS.3791, are accompanied by transcripts.

Dates: 1881-1887, undated.

Poems of George Lauder, transcribed, 17th century, chiefly from printed copies indicated in the manuscript.

 File
Identifier: MS.1806
Scope and Contents The manuscript contains the following poems. (i) Valedictory Address, 1622. (Folio 1.)(ii) On the Execution of Charles I. Printed: Delft, 1649. (Folio 2.)(iii) 'Good Wishes to His Highnes the Prince upon His Birth Day, 14 November'. (Folio 3.)(iv) 'The wnconstant Lover', 1624. (Folio 3 verso.)(v) 'For the Heroycall L: Colonel Lauder ... A Christmas Carol'. Signed: F G. (Folio 4.)(vi) 'The Souldiers Wishe'. Printed: Edinburgh, J...
Dates: 17th century.

Poems of John Donne transcribed by William Drummond of Hawthornden; and notes on civil law taken by William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort to James IV., 1580-early 17th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.2067
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows.

'Thirre poems belonginge to Jhon Don transcribed by William Drummond', used in John Donne's ‘Poems’ (Oxford, 1912), edited by Herbert J C Grierson. (Folio 1.)

Notes and accounts in the hand of Sir William Drummond. (Folios 1 verso, 39 verso-40.)

Notes on civil law taken by William Fowler in Paris (folio 49), signed, 1580 (folio 65).

Dates: 1580-early 17th century.

Printed copy of Walter K Firminger, 'Some Further Letters of Alexander Elliot', reprinted from 'Bengal: Past and Present', volume iii, 1910., 1910.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11024
Scope and Contents From the Series: This section consists of the personal, political and official correspondence and papers of the Elliots of Minto up to and including the 3rd Baronet, but chiefly of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), and of his son Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet (1722-1777). The former was Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire and served as Lord Justice Clerk from 1763; the latter was Member of Parliament for Selkirkshire, 1753-1765, and for Roxburghshire, 1765-1777, and served as Lord of the...
Dates: 1910.

'Proceedings [of the] Home Department [of the] Government of India: Legislation for the purposes of assuming some degree of control over the newspaper press in India' ([Simla], 1907), with correspondence and other papers., 1907.

 File
Identifier: MS.12632
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Miscellaneous correspondence and papers relating to sedition and to the control of the press, 1907-1911 (folio 1); (ii) Papers relating to the resignation of Sir Bampfylde Fuller as Lietenant-Governor of East Bengal and Assam, 1906 (folio 149); (iii) Transcripts of letters and a petition against the partition of Bengal, 1906 (folio 190).

Dates: 1907.

Programmes, transcripts, photographs, correspondence and other papers of the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh., 1936-1985.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.12942/86-110
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers of Scottish actor and theatre director Marillyn Gray (1930-2006), chiefly relating to the Gateway Theatre, Edinburgh, in which she was a regular performer. The Gateway papers came into her care at some point after the theatre closed possibly entrusted to her by, or after the death of, Sadie Aitken (1905-85) Gateway Theatre General Manager, some of whose papers are in the collection.

Dates: 1936-1985.

Prompt script and typescript of 'It had to be you', by George Rosie., [1994].

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11443/15-16
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Arranged alphabetically by title. The date in square brackets is that of the Fifth Estate production, where this has been possible to establish.

Dates: [1994].

‘Psyche, or, The Legend of Love’, a transcript of Mary Tighe’s poem., 1802, 1805.

 Item
Identifier: MS.162
Scope and Contents

On the title-page are the words, ‘M. Tighe, London, July 20th, 1805’. The preface is dated, Rossanna, January 1802.

Dates: 1802, 1805.

'Random Memories', being Robert Louis Stevenson's rough draft of the beginning of an autobiographical work, with a typed transcript., Late 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3112, folios 304-311
Scope and Contents

Robert Louis Stevenson speaks of his birth in Edinburgh, and describes a visit made to Homburg when he was twelve.

Dates: Late 19th century.