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Typescripts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Typewritten documents.

Found in 2757 Collections and/or Records:

Complete typescript, undated, of 'The unquiet king', a novel about James V by Edith Anne Robertson, recast in the form of a journal kept by the king., Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26983
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Educated in Glasgow and Germany, in 1919 Edith Anne married James A Robertson who became Professor of Biblical Criticism at Aberdeen University. Her publications included a life of St Francis Xavier as well as poems in English and Scots.

Dates: Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.

Conference paper, "Representing the Plutonic Landscape : James Nasmyth`s Illustrations of the Moon", by Frances Robertson., 2002.

 Item
Identifier: MS.42506
Scope and Contents

The paper was presented at The British Association of Victorian Studies Annual Conference, 5-7 September 2002, University of Hull : "Idealisms and Materialisms".

Dates: 2002.

Copied typescript of 'Lucia', by Robert Forrest., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11443/23
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: Undated.

Copies of letters of Sir Walter Scott, collected by Sir Herbert Grierson when he was preparing the centenary edition of Scott’s letters but rejected from printing., 1800-1823.

 File
Identifier: MS.1750
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The copies of those letters in the National Library which are to be found in MS.863 have not been preserved. A list of the numbers of the letters in MS.863 is bound in at the beginning of MS.1750.

Dates: 1800-1823.

Copies of letters of Sir Walter Scott, collected by Sir Herbert Grierson when he was preparing the centenary edition of Scott’s letters but rejected from printing., 1824-1828.

 File
Identifier: MS.1751
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The copies of those letters in the National Library which are to be found in MS.863 have not been preserved. A list of the numbers of the letters in MS.863 is bound in at the beginning of MS.1750.

Dates: 1824-1828.

Copies of letters of Sir Walter Scott, collected by Sir Herbert Grierson when he was preparing the centenary edition of Scott’s letters but rejected from printing., 1829-1832.

 File
Identifier: MS.1752
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The copies of those letters in the National Library which are to be found in MS.863 have not been preserved. A list of the numbers of the letters in MS.863 is bound in at the beginning of MS.1750.

Dates: 1829-1832.

Copies of letters, undated, of Sir Walter Scott, collected by Sir Herbert Grierson when he was preparing the centenary edition of Scott’s letters but rejected from printing., [1800-1832.]

 File
Identifier: MS.1753
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The copies of those letters in the National Library which are to be found in MS.863 have not been preserved. A list of the numbers of the letters in MS.863 is bound in at the beginning of MS.1750.

Dates: [1800-1832.]

Copies of papers from other sources: correspondence., 1858-1897, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9942/55-61
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Papers of Sir John Kirk GCMG KCB (1832-1922), physician, administrator, naturalist, photographer, and Lady Kirk, née Helen Cooke (d.1914).John Kirk was born at Barry in Forfarshire in 1832. After qualifying as a doctor in 1854, he volunteered for medical service in the Crimea and subsequently became Dr. David Livingstone's chief assistant on his second Zambesi Expedition, 1858-1863. In 1866 Kirk was appointed Medical Officer and Vice-Consul of Zanzibar. He became Assistant...
Dates: 1858-1897, undated.

Copy, early 17th century, of ‘Historie and Chronicles of Scotland’ by Robert Lindesay of Pitscottie, written circa 1565., Circa 1565-1603.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.4.10
Scope and Contents The manuscript begins with a `Briefe descriptione of England, Scotland, Waillis and Cornewaill` which is printed in the Dalyell edition of 1814. The preface and the verses to the Bishop of Caithness are omitted and the introduction merely reads `Here begineth the Chronicle of Scotland`. Pitscottie`s text ends at the year 1565 (folio 133) on the occasion of the marriage of the Earl of Bothwell to Lady Jane Gordon. The addition continues to August, 1603 and a table of contents of the volume...
Dates: Circa 1565-1603.

Copy edit on amended and corrected typescripts of 'Pawn in frankincense' by Dorothy Dunnett., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/85-86
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Copy edit typescripts of 'Caprice and Rondo' by Dorothy Dunnett., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/365-366
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Copy edit typescripts of 'Scales of gold' by Dorothy Dunnett, containing corrections in pencil, blue and black ink, sent to Richenda Todd of Michael Joseph publisher., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/341-343
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Copy edited typescripts of 'The unicorn hunt' by Dorothy Dunnett., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/348-351
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Corrected and amended typescripts of 'Checkmate' by Dorothy Dunnett., 1974, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/95-98
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1974, undated.

Corrected and amended typescripts of 'Dolly and the singing bird' by Dorothy Dunnett., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/422-424
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Corrected and some amended typescripts of 'Checkmate' by Dorothy Dunnett., 1974, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/93-98
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1974, undated.

Corrected and some amended typescripts of 'Pawn in frankincense' by Dorothy Dunnett., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/83-87
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Corrected and some amended typescripts of "Queen's play" by Dorothy Dunnett., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/76-78
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Corrected and some amended typescripts of 'The disorderly knights' by Dorothy Dunnett., 1963-1965, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/80-81
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1963-1965, undated.

Corrected and some amended typescripts of 'The ringed castle' by Dorothy Dunnett., 1971, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/89-92
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1971, undated.

Corrected incomplete carbon copy typescript of chapter 12 of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor., [?1938-?1948.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.20417
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Mrs Taylor was working on her book 'Renaissance France: a description' from about 1938 to 1948. It was never published although the possibility was considered both during and after her lifetime (see correspondence in MS.20433).

Dates: [?1938-?1948.]