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Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10706/1-697
Scope and Contents These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates: 1636-1963.

Correspondence and papers, 1940, of Jim Harley, Edinburgh.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11939
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and papers largely of and to the Children`s Overseas Reception Board (Scottish Branch) concerning the proposed evacuation of Rosemary Harley to Canada. Also includes Rosemary Harley`s school reports, 1932-1938, from Cranley School, Edinburgh, a Cranley School photograph, 1937, and her notes on the papers, 2001.

Dates: 1932-1940, 2001.

Correspondence and papers of Sir Robert A Watson-Watt, including his collection of printed material concerning the history of radar.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9343/1-88
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and papers concerning radar in World War II, the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, 1951, and other activities and interests.

Includes photographs, articles and printed books.

Dates: 1909-1969, undated.

Correspondence, reports, lectures and other professional papers of James R Erskine-Murray, electrical engineer and inventor; with some notebooks, diaries and other papers of members of his family.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5900/1-76
Scope and Contents

Including lecture notebooks, copies of lectures and reports, and drafts of articles.

Dates: 1745-1961.

Correspondence, reports, research notes and other papers of Dr Foster Neville Woodward, scientist and researcher.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9010/1-247
Scope and Contents Correspondence and research papers of Dr Foster Neville Woodward, Scientific Consultant, 1914-1985. Although there is some personal correspondence, the papers relate mainly to Dr Woodward’s scientific career, including his work as a scientific civil servant, 1930-1947, at the Chemical Defence Research Establishment, Sutton Oak, on chemical warfare and in particular on mustard gas, at the Ministry of Supply, Leamington Spa, on camouflage research, and at the Ministry of Production, where his...
Dates: 1914-1985.

Correspondence, speeches, diaries, photographs and papers of Alastair Trevor Clark, mostly relating to his work as a civil servant in Nigeria, Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12598/1-56
Scope and Contents

The papers concern Alastair Trevor Clark’s writing and colonial duties from the beginning of his career in 1949 until the end of his professional career in 1990. They relate to colonial relations within Nigeria and other countries including Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands. The papers comprise letters, manuscript, articles, printed material, maps, government documents, despatches, press cuttings, photographs and reprints of articles.

Dates: [1923]-2005, undated.

Correspondence, typescripts, press cuttings and other papers of Wilfred Taylor.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9575/1-119
Scope and Contents

Includes articles, reviews, memoirs, plays, speeches notes and correspondence.

With volume containing press cuttings, photographs and programmes, 1886-1937, concerning the Ayr Burns Club and Burns Federation.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1846, 1938-1986.

Material relating to Learmont Drysdale, the composer.

 File
Identifier: MS.6297
Scope and Contents

Included are Learmont Drysdale's certificates for drawing and musical composition, reports on his progress at the Royal Academy of Music, 1889-1890, some drawings (folios 6-7), and a photograph of Ladislao Zavertal with the Pollokshields Musical Society, 1875 (folio 10). There are two letters, 1927, 1949, concerning the material (folio 1); and the Lucas Memorial and Bronze medals of the Royal Academy (awarded 1890) are boxed with the collection.

Dates: 1875-1949.

Minutes, accounts, and miscellaneous papers of the Edinburgh Skating Club.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.24641-24649
Scope and Contents The Edinburgh Skating Club was clearly well-established in 1784 when the first minute book starts. Apart from a few years of inactivity the Club flourished until the early 1900's when combined figure-skating declined in popularity. It was finally dissolved in 1966. Although the Club attracted a large proportion of its members from the legal profession, the Edinburgh Skating Club was not socially exclusive and the membership lists include local noblemen, merchants, army offers and a slater....
Dates: 1784-1966, undated.

Minutes, correspondence and other papers of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, mainly records of the Scottish Liberal Party.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11765/1-110
Scope and Contents

Minute books and other papers from the Edinburgh headquarters office of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, consisting mainly of older records of the Scottish Liberal Party prior to its union with the Social Democratic Party and the creation of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, and including records of the Scottish Liberal Club and the Scottish Reform Club.

Dates: 1855-1987, undated.

Papers of Ian MacDougall.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13548
Scope and Contents

The papers chiefly concern his oral history research and his involvement with the Scottish Labour History Society, the Scottish Working People`s History Trust and the World History Society.

Dates: c. 1990s-2013

Papers of Magnus Magnusson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-1198
Scope and Contents This archive contains the papers of Magnusson Magnusson (1929-2007), broadcaster, scholar, author and environmentalist accumulated over the course of his career. After embarking on a career in journalism in the 1950s Magnusson moved into television in the-mid 1960s where he presented such programmes as "Chronicle" which was dedicated to achaeological discoveries. Magnusson may be best known for his role of quizmaster on the long-running BBC show Mastermind. Magnusson had a strong connection...
Dates: circa 1948-2006.

Papers of Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley relating to the 51st (Highland) Division in the First and Second World Wars.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.7380/1-95
Scope and Contents

Maps, accounts, diaries, lectures and other papers, mainly concerning operations, 1942-1943, of the 51st (Highland) Division in North Africa and Sicily, together with a smaller quantity of associated post-war correspondence and some papers, 1918, concerning the Division in the First World War.

Dates: 1914-1976, undated.

Papers of Richard Dark.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3617/1-17
Dates: 1815-1st half of 20th century.

Papers of Scotland-UN.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12735

Papers of Sir Harold Montague (Monty) Finniston.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11424
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, lectures, reports and photographs.

Dates: 20th century.

Papers of Sir Robert Grieve.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13523
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and papers, 1943-1964 mostly relating to his work as a town and regional planner, of Professor Sir Robert Grieve (1910-1995), Chief Planner, Scottish Office, 1960-4, Professor of Town and Regional Planning at Glasgow University, 1964-74, and the first Chairman of the Highlands and Islands Development Board, 1965-70. Many of the files relate to his work on the Clyde Valley Regional Plan (1944-6).

Dates: 1943-1964

Papers of the Bottomley and Barlow families.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11263
Scope and Contents

Includes letters of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin and papers on cable-laying and building bridges.

Dates: 1836-1924.

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Correspondence. 29
Reports 17
Reports. 17
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 15
Minutes. Administrative records. 11
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Typescripts. 8
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Articles. 6
Letters. Correspondence. 6
Financial records. 5
Maps. Cartographic materials. 5
Speeches. Documents. 5
Drafts. Documents. 4
Lectures. 4
Manuscripts. 4
Annual reports. 3
Memorandums. 3
Notebooks. 3
Administrative records. 2
Albums. 2
Audiocassettes. 2
Circulars. Fliers. 2
Essays. 2
Obituaries. 2
Pamphlets. 2
Photocopies. 2
Plans (orthographic projections). 2
Poetry. 2
Postcards. 2
Proofs. Printed matter. 2
Publications. 2
Scripts. Documents 2
Sermons. 2
Testimonials. 2
Transcripts 2
Videocassettes. 2
Accounts. 1
Algeria. Africa. Nation. Longitude: 3.0000 . Latitude: 28.0000 . 1
Architectural drawings. 1
Audiotapes. Sound recordings. 1
Audiovisual materials. 1
CD-ROMs. 1
Carbon copies. Reprographic copies. 1
Cartoons. Humourous images. 1
Certificates. 1
Chogoria (inhabited place). Africa - Kenya - Eastern Province. Longitude: 37.6676. Latitude: -0.2844. 1
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Documents. 1
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Egypt. Africa. Nation. Longitude: 30.0000. Latitude: 27.0000. 1
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Excise tickets. 1
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Guide Books. 1
Hong Kong. Asia - China. Semi-independent political entity. Longitude: 114.1667. Latitude: 22.2500. 1
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Journals. Accounts. 1
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Nigeria. Africa. Nation. Longitude: 8.0000. Latitude: 10.0000. 1
Orders. Military records. 1
Pencil drawings. 1
Photograph albums. 1
Posters. 1
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Professional papers. 1
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Registers (lists). 1
Research notes 1
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Scripts. Documents. 1
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Short stories. 1
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Angus, David, civil engineer, 1855-1926 1
Angus, Nancy W, daughter of David, civil engineer, fl 1907-1960 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, 51st (Highland) Division 1
Ayr Burns Club 1
Barlow (family) 1
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Bottomley, family 1
Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Scotland (CILIPS) 1
Children's Overseas Reception Board, Scottish Branch 1
Clark, Alastair Trevor (colonial civil servant, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Solomon Islands) 1
Dark, Richard, teacher and writer, 1876-1952 1
Edinburgh International Festival Society 1
Finniston, Sir Harold Montague, Knight, metallurgist and businessman, 1912-1991 1
Grieve, Robert, Sir, Knight (Professor Emeritus, Town and Country Planning, University of Glasgow) (1910-1995) 1
Haig, Douglas, 1st Earl Haig, 1861-1928 1
Irvine, Archibald Clive, medical missionary, Kenya, 1893-1974 1
Lyon, David Murrey Murray-, Major-General, 1890-1975 1
MacDougall, Ian, Honorary Secretary, Scottish Labour History Society, b 1933 1
Mackintosh, John Pitcairn (political scientist and politician) 1
Mackintosh, John Pitcairn, political scientist and politician, 1929-1978 1
Magnusson, Magnus, scholar, broadcaster and enviromentalist, 1929-2007 1
McGill, John, historian 1
McIntosh, G Stewart, missionary, fl 1964-2008 1
McIntosh, Janet, missionary, fl 1964-2008 1
Murray, James Robert Erskine-, physicist, 1868-1927 1
National Council of Labour Colleges 1
Powell, Reginald (physicist) 1
Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers 1
Scotland-UN, pressure group 1
Scottish Liberal Democrats, political party 1
Scottish Liberal Party, political party 1
Scottish Library Association (SLA) 1
Scottish Working People's History Trust 1
Scottish Youth Hostels Association 1
Taylor, Wilfred (journalist and author) 1
The Robert Burns World Federation Limited 1
Thomson, William, Baron Kelvin, 1824-1907 1
Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh 1
Wallace, Sir William, Knight, guardian of Scotland, d 1305 1
Watt, Sir Robert Alexander Watson-, Knight, developer of radar, 1892-1973 1
Wimberley, Douglas Neil, Major-General, 1896-1983 1
Woodward, Foster Neville, scientific consultant, 1919-1985 1
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