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Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20510-20533
Scope and Contents

Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.

Dates: 1884-1936, undated.

Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.22171-22194
Scope and Contents

The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.

Dates: Mid 20th century-1988, undated.

Nine letters (one a photocopy) of the Reverend Dr Robert Laws, missionary in Malawi.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11242
Scope and Contents

Includes two letters of the Reverend Malcolm Moffat, missionary in Zambia, to Alexander Gill, jeweller, Aberdeen, together with photograph of a baptismal bowl.

Dates: 1888-1928

Papers and correspondence of Douglas Charles Parker.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21551-21561
Scope and Contents D C Parker was an able amateur musician, and a professional writer on music, both as critic (1919-1934) on the ‘Evening Times’ of Glasgow, and as the biographer of Georges Bizet, and a contributor to many musical periodicals. His main enthusiasms were for the music of Wagner, Elgar, the French composers of the late 19th century, and for opera in general. His correspondence extends from his early contacts with Massenet and Saint Saëns, through to modern conductors such as Colin Davis. His...
Dates: 1902-1970.

Papers of and concerning the Rev Dr Murdoch Mackenzie, missionary in China.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12056
Scope and Contents

Includes photocopies of letters, tributes and biographical note and photographs.

Dates: 1918-1939.

Papers of and concerning William Murray.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7323
Scope and Contents

Including photographs and copies of letters concerning Murray`s military service in the First World War.

The papers were received in three installments.

Dates: 1911-1977 and undated.

Photocopies of 46 letters of Lieutenant Harry Jacob, Royal Fusiliers, to his mother, Violet.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11110
Scope and Contents

Mostly written from the Western Front, with three letters to his father, Major Arthur Jacob and photographs.

Dates: 1914-1916.

Photocopies of papers concerning the football career of Arthur McGachie with East Fife Footbal Club, Dunfermline Athletic Football Club and other Fife clubs.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11473
Scope and Contents

Includes letters, agreements, match programmes, photographs and press cuttings.

Dates: 1931-1995 and undated.

Photocopies of papers of James Dodds.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6665
Scope and Contents

Including three letters of Dodds to his parents at Dunfermline, describing experiences as a miner in the Klondike goldfield, with an associated photograph.

Dates: 1895-1898.

Photograph, 1873, of John Brown and Mark Twain.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6733
Scope and Contents

With photcopy of associated letter, 1874, of Brown to Twain.

Dates: 1873-1874.

Photographic copies of some family papers of Mr and Mrs Thomas Adams, Alloway, relating chiefly to Mrs Adams’ great-great-uncle, the Reverend Donald Stewart (1803-1831).

 File
Identifier: MS.14952
Scope and Contents The Reverend Donald Stewart, a native of the Loch Earn district of Perthshire, was a minister of St Mark’s, Demerara, from his arrival 29 April 1831 to his death seven months later. The contents are as follows.(i) Lease of Lednascriden, Balquhidder, 1776 (folio 1);(ii) Letter of Donald Stewart, Georgetown, 30 April 1831, to his father and brother, both John Stewart, Findglen, Loch Earn. A further letter, dated Georgetown, 2 May 1831, is cross-written on...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1776, 1831, undated

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Names
Brown, John, author of "Rab" and physician 1
Brown, John, author of "Rab" and physician, 1810-1882 1
Dodds, James, emigrant to Dawson, Canada, fl 1895-1898 1
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club 1
East Fife Football Club 1