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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Robert Murdoch Smith.
Concerning Murdoch Smith`s archaeological and diplomatic activities, as used by W K Dickson in his "Life" (1901).
Correspondence and papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, Professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and Member of Parliament for Berwick and East Lothian, 1966-1974, 1974-1978.
Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane.
Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.
Correspondence and papers of Priscilla, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, and some papers of John, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, 1945-1978; with a speech, 1935, of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
Correspondence and papers of Salis Daiches, including some of his wife Flora, son Lionel, and other members of the Daiches family.
Correspondence and papers of the artist Alfred Edward Borthwick and his family.
Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.
The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.
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.
Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
Correspondence, diaries, photographs and other papers of Seton Gordon, including some of Audrey Seton Gordon and their children.
Including diaries, correspondence, photographs, and articles, mainly concerning natural history and piping.
Correspondence of Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, Baron Murray of Elibank and correspondence and papers of his brother, Arthur Cecil Murray, Viscount Elibank.
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.
Including lecture notebooks, copies of lectures and reports, and drafts of articles.
Diaries, albums and photographs of the Campbell, Login and Maitland Mackgill Crichton familes.
Diaries of John Chisholm, Kings Counsel; and papers formerly loosely enclosed therein.
John Chisholm, from Perth, studied at Edinburgh and Leipzig, and was admitted advocate in 1881. He stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative at the elections of 1885 and 1892. He took silk in 1904 and was appointed Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk in 1905. He married in 1892, and died in 1929.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton relating to historical matters.
Correspondence, papers and copies of research documents assembled by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton for the publication of his books 'Motive for a Mission, the Story Behind Rudolf Hess’s Flight to Britain' (1st edition London 1971, 2nd edition Edinburgh 1979 and paperback edition, 1980); 'Air Battle for Malta: The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot', (Edinburgh 1981); and 'Roof of the World: Man’s First Flight Over Everest', (Edinburgh 1983).
Literary papers and speeches of Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond.
Literary papers of Hugh Provan Crosbie.
Includes correspondence, diaries, photographs and press cuttings concerning his service in World War II.
Papers and photographs of Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st viscount Haldane, and of the Haldane family.
Papers and photographs, 1858-1937 and undated, relating to Richard Burdon Haldane, 1st Viscount Haldane (1856-1928), politician, lawyer and philosopher, and to the Haldane of Cloan family.
Papers, including journals, scrapbooks, press cutting books, photographs and other items of Sir Robert Heatlie Scott and Lady Rosamond Aeliz Scott.
The collection relates particularly to Sir Robert Scott's wartime imprisonment in Singapore (1942-1945), and to his period as Commissioner-General in South East Asia.
Papers of and concerning Robert James Batchen Sellar, containing tpescripts of plays and short stories, associated correspondence, and other related material.
Papers of and relating to Emile Joseph Dillon
Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, notes, photographs, press cuttings and papers of and relating to Emile Joseph Dillon. With notes of and papers collected by Ernest Eugene Laws for his proposed biography of Dillon.
Papers of Isobel Wylie Hutchison, containing diaries, drawings, paintings, photographs, newspaper cuttings and other related material.
Includes diaries and photographs.
Papers of Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley relating to the 51st (Highland) Division in the First and Second World Wars.
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.