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Letter of Sir Herbert Maxwell to Sir James Crichton-Browne.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8284
Scope and Contents
Concerning the Bread and Food Reform League.
Dates:
1922.
Letter of Sir Herbert Maxwell to the Earl of Pembroke.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6930
Scope and Contents
Mostly concerning Roxburghe Club publications.
Dates:
1909.
Literary papers, a political notebook and letters of Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Politician and Author [1845-1937]. With three letters to Gavin Maxwell.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13262
Scope and Contents
The main interest of the papers lies in the manuscripts and proofs of some of Sir Herbert’s many literary works including `Robert the Bruce and the Struggle for Scottish Independence`, 1897, `The Chevalier of the Splendid Crest`, 1900, `A Century of Empire, 1801-1900`, 1909, `Inter-alia : A Scottish Calendar of Crime and other historical essays`, 1924, and `Evening Memories`, 1932.
Dates:
1884-1937, 1945, undated
Maxwell of Monreith family papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7111
Scope and Contents
Including rentals, 1700-1726, natural philosophy notes, circa 1700, archaeological notes, commonplace books, and literary manuscripts, circa 1882-1930, of Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Dates:
circa 1700-1930.
Maxwell of Monreith papers, comprising family and estate correspondence, financial papers, and bound estate papers; with early charters of Maxwells and of Blair of Adamton. Includes general and literary correspondence, and some literary manuscripts, of Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7043/1—Adamton/18
Scope and Contents
This archive constitutes the bulk of the surviving family and estate papers of the Maxwells of Monreith. It gives a clear picture of Maxwell family life, and the running of the Monreith estate from the early 18th century to 1920, with some later estate material. Some of the papers go back to the early 17th century, but the formal estate books begin in 1779, and from then on increase steadily in number and comprehensiveness until from 1893 to 1920 there is scarcely a detail of estate...
Dates:
Majority of material found within [1296]-1947, undated.
"The Seaforth Papers", an offprint from the "North British Review", bound with letters to the editor, David Douglas.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9610
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include Robert Carruthers and Sir Herbert Maxwell.
Dates:
circa 1863.