Travel journals.
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Found in 772 Collections and/or Records:
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill of trips to Orkney, London, and Liverpool., 1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.19372
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:
1847.
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.
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill of trips to Strachur and Liverpool, with an account of the installation of Lord Brougham as Chancellor of Edinburgh University., 1859.
Item
Identifier: MS.19385
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:
1859.
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.
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill of trips to the Central Highlands and to Haddington., 1846.
Item
Identifier: MS.19369
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:
1846.
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.
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill of trips to Yorkshire and London, 1846, and the Bass, 1847., 1846-1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.19370
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:
1846-1847.
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.
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill,of a trip to Ireland, including a visit to Port Patrick en route from Liverpool., 1819.
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Identifier: MS.19350
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:
1819.
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.
Diary of Thomas Stewart Traill.of a trip to Wales., 1822.
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Identifier: MS.19351
Scope and Contents
Places visited include Beaumaris, Bangor, Caernarvon, and Snowdon.
Dates:
1822.
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.
Diary of trips to Argyll and Liverpool, 1857, and to the Western Isles and Liverpool in 1858., 1857-1858.
Item
Identifier: MS.19384
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:
1857-1858.
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 portions of journal of the 2nd Earl of Minto, associated with MSS.11983-11984., June-July 1821.
File
Identifier: MS.11985
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates:
June-July 1821.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Journals of the 2nd Earl and Countess of Minto, and their children.
Disbound portions of journal of the 2nd Earl of Minto, formerly loose in MSS.11978 and 11800., 1816, 1819.
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Identifier: MS.11979
Scope and Contents
The entries for 1816 relate to Switzerland, those for 1819 to political and personal affairs at home.
Dates:
1816, 1819.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Journals of the 2nd Earl and Countess of Minto, and their children.
Draft journal and 'Memorandum book' of Robert Graham of a continental tour, March 1824-March 1825., 1824-1825.
File
Identifier: MS.16047
Scope and Contents
The tour was from Edinburgh to London (by ship from Leith), Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Antwerp, up the Rhine to Basle, Lausanne, Geneva, Milan, Florence, Rome and Naples.
Dates:
1824-1825.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Travel diaries, journal letters and papers chiefly of Robert Graham.
Early draft of MS.13775: 'Farrago Libelli', which includes some copy letters relating to the siege of Mangalore and some draft material for the 'Voyage to America'., 1781-1786.
File
Identifier: MS.13776
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From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
1781-1786.
Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
Series
Identifier: MSS.16001-16406
Dates:
1650-[circa 1945], undated.
'Everest' diary of Peter Frederick Oliver of the expedition to Mount Everest., March-August 1936.
Item
Identifier: MS.24663
Scope and Contents
The diary contains a record of photographs taken (folios 42 verso-47), note of equipment used (folio 64), and expenses (folios 85 verso-86).
Dates:
March-August 1936.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, literary papers, and photographs, of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver, 1921-1944, together with diaries and miscellaneous papers of his mother, Elizabeth Oliver, wife of Major Edward Oliver, Veterinary Advisor to the Indian government, 1905-1946, undated.
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Papers of and concerning Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver.
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Climbing journals and engagement diaries of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Frederick Oliver.
Excerpts from journals of Lady Henrietta Liston., 1814-1815.
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Identifier: MS.5708
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:
1814-1815.
Extracts, 19th century, of the journals, 1803-1820, of Lady Henrietta Liston.
File
Identifier: MS.20350
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Folios 2-25 are from the Constantinople journals of Henrietta Liston for 1815-1820, and contain material not included in MSS. 5708-5712: Journals of Lady Henrietta Liston. Folios 26-58 are extracts from MS. 5706: Journal of Lady Henrietta Liston kept during travels in Sweden and Denmark, pages 1-72 (1803-1804).
Dates:
1803-1820.
'Extracts from Mrs. Fielding's journal while we were abroad together in 1781', made by the Honourable Mrs. Mary Graham and describing a tour in Portugal made by the Grahams and the Fieldings., 1781.
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Identifier: MS.16045
Dates:
1781.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Travel diaries, journal letters and papers chiefly of Robert Graham.
Extracts of office engagement diaries, 1949-1977, also containing holiday diaries of: Italy, 1955; Majorca, 1958; Cote d’Azur, 1957; and English Lakes, 1965., 1949-1977.
File
Identifier: Acc.8699/42
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From the Fonds:
Containing correspondence, memorandums, diaries and other papers.The main interest of the collection lies in the material to the Industrial and Commercial Finance Corporation (ICFC), to the financing of small businesses, and in general to Kinross’s activities in the City of London from 1928 to the present day. In addition to formal business, the papers contain a significant quantity of private correspondence, and some interest diaries. All the papers carry useful and sometimes...
Dates:
1949-1977.
Fair copy of Henry Cockburn's diary in two volumes of the journey from London to Venice and back made with Francis Jeffrey and others., July-September 1823.
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Identifier: MS.23225
Scope and Contents
The copy was 'carefully and faithfully made by ... Charlotte Jeffrey one of the companions of the tour' (folio ii). Henry Cockburn did not keep his diary everyday; the last entry, dated 23 September, written after his return to London covers the preceding eighteen days, and the previous entry was written after a two days' gap.
Dates:
July-September 1823.
Fair copy of MS.6398: Journal of a visit to France by William Frederick Mackenzie., 1814.
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Identifier: MS.6399
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From the Fonds:
There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.
Dates:
1814.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and manuscripts of Henry Mackenzie, author of ‘The man of feeling’, and of his family.
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Papers of the Seaforth family.
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Journal of a visit to France by William Frederick Mackenzie, M.P., describing the country, Paris, and society during the Hundred Days; with a fair copy thereof.
Fair copy of the journal of James Wright, botanist and surgeon of the expedition to Iceland in the 'John' of Leith, giving a detailed account of the voyage., 1789.
Item
Identifier: MS.6317
Scope and Contents
The recto only of each folio has been used for the main part of the journal; on some of the versos, possibly in different hands, are corrections, additions, statistical notes, and indications to a transcriber making a fair copy for Stanley. There are a few drawings of mountains (folios 72 verso, 74 verso). Blanks are occasionally left for measurements of mountains, etc., to be verified later. On folio 163 is an explanatory letter to Stanley, dated 24 December 1789.
Dates:
1789.
Family correspondence, 1776, 1840-1842, and journal of Dr David Ewen of Ayr, who went to Madeira for his health in 1840 and died the following year.
File
Identifier: MS.15945
Scope and Contents
David Ewen’s journal (folio 26) takes the form of occasional notes from October 1840 to March 1841, and describes the agriculture, countryside and climate of Madeira. It also mentions the wine trade, smuggling and the difficulties faced by invalids.
Dates:
1776, 1840-1842.
Family magazines and other papers of Olive Wyon., 1901, 1927, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.5261/1-6
Dates:
1901, 1927, undated.
Final text of the 'Voyage to America' by Alexander Walker, which incorporates a number of additions and some illustrative material., 1785-1786.
Item
Identifier: MS.13780
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The expedition, which was intended to explore the possibilities of trade between China and the North-West coast of America and the setting up of a factory and military post in America, was privately sponsored in the first instance by 'some merchants at Bombay', and Walker was 'induced by curiosity' to join the expedition.The two vessels involved, the Captain Cook and the Experiment, proceeded by way of the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines to the North-West coast of America,...
Dates:
1785-1786.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Papers of and collected by Alexander Walker for proposed publications.
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Various versions of, and other material probably intended as a section of, ‘Voyage to America’ by Alexander Walker.
First corrected proofs of ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ by John Hanning Speke, with many stylistic changes by the author and by John Hill Burton, the editor of the work., [1863, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.4873
Scope and Contents
Manuscript pages in John Hanning Speke's hand and a letter of James A Grant have been inserted (folios 102, 184-186, 278-279).
Leaves corresponding to pages 7-17 of the published work are lacking.
Dates:
[1863, or before.]
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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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscript and proofs of ‘Journal of the discovery of the source of the Nile’ by John Hanning Speke.
Fragment of a private journal, probably kept by James Walker, about the age of 13, during the voyage from St Helena to Weymouth, April-June 1828, but commencing at Ascension., 1828.
Item
Identifier: MS.13773
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Whilst at St Helena, Alexander Walker busied himself in promoting the agricultural potential of the island and in tackling the question of slavery.
Dates:
1828.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Official and private papers of Alexander Walker during his period as governor of St Helena, 1823-1828, and until his death in retirement in 1831.