The contents are as follows: Incomplete manuscript, ?1805-1814, of ‘Waverley’ by Sir Walter Scott (Adv.MS.1.1.0);

Manuscript, [1827, or before], of ‘The life of Napoleon Buonaparte’, volume II, by Sir Walter Scott (MS.23059 (part));

Album containing portraits of Sir Walter Scott, with papers of and concerning him, 1821-1827 (MS.23060);

‘Rob Roy’, a national drama based on the novel of Sir Walter Scott, consisting of annotated pages from the book, interleaved with plans of scenery and stage settings, as performed at the Theatre Royal Edinburgh, 1822-1871 (MS.23061);

Papers, [?1789-?1855], of and concerning Sir Walter Scott (MS.23069).