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"Bibliography of Thomas Carlyle's writings and ana" by Isaac Watson Dyer (Portland, Maine, 1928), presented by the author to James A S Barrett, with pencil notes and other additions.

 File
Identifier: MS.9852
Scope and Contents

James A S Barrett contributed Section C (a list of the principal portraits, etc., of Carlyle, pages 533-542) to the work.

The volume contains Isaac Dyer's inscription to James Barrett, dated 1928, on the flyleaf, and pencil notes and amendments in Barrett's hand throughout. Press cuttings and a letter, 1930, of Robin Flower, Deputy Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum, doubtless to Barrett, which were loosely enclosed at various places within the volume, have been tipped in.

Dates: 1928-1930.

Bound volume made up for James Simpson Fleming of articles published by him.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.81.5.7
Scope and Contents The articles in the volume are: an interleaved copy of the third edition of Fleming’s ‘Scottish Banking’ (Edinburgh, 1877); a reprint from ‘Blackwood`s Magazine’, volume 118 (June 1875), of his “Banking and Mr Goschen`s Bill”; `The Interview between Sir Stafford Northcote and the English Bankers` and `Extension of Scottish Banks into England` from “Bankers` Magazine”, volume 36 (July 1876). Pasted in amongst the binder`s blank endpapers are a collection of press-cuttings,...
Dates: 1875-1877.

Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.50707-50842
Scope and Contents This collection reflects the personal life and artistic career of Lady Mackay (b.1941). The papers contain correspondence, sketchbooks and loose artworks, writing drafts and proofs, school records, personal and art-related photographs, family papers, and career-related ephemera.The collection has been arranged into five distinct series as follows:1. Correspondence of Lucinda Mackay (with friends, close acquaintances, painting subjects, patrons, other artists, and...
Dates: 1941-2022

Letters, manuscripts, notebooks and printed items of and concerning David Gray, of Kirkintilloch.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.8463-8481
Scope and Contents

David Gray is known particularly for his major poem 'The Luggie'.

Dates: 1845-1964.

'Lives of the most eminent British painters, sculptors, and architects', by Allan Cunningham, various editions, (London, 1830-1839), 6 volumes, interleaved, with original letters to the author and others (1829-1837), copies of letters (1710-1830) and notes in the autograph of his son Francis, printed cuttings, and portraits.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.826-832
Scope and Contents

This material was collected by the author, Allan Cunningham, and his son with a view to a new edition. Loose papers have been pasted into the interleaved volumes or collected in a separate volume (MS.832).

Dates: 1710-1837.

Papers of the Rev Alexander George Somerville.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12274
Scope and Contents

Papers mostly concern Somerville`s work, during 1969-1970, as Organising Secretary of the World Council of Churches Refugee Relief in Biafra.

Dates: 1946-1982.

‘Two Theban queens’ by Colin Campbell (London, 1909); the author's copy.

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Identifier: MS.9048
Scope and Contents The volume contains Colin Campbell’s signature on the flyleaf, a sketch at page 84, and a few pencil notes in his hand dispersed through the printed text. Inside the front cover are pasted a cutting from a bookseller's catalogue (folio 1) and a cutting from an unidentified newspaper containing a review of the book (folio 2).Two letters, 1925, to Campbell from Professor Francis Ll. Griffith in search of a copy of the book, which were formerly loosely enclosed at the title page,...
Dates: 1909.

Working copy of the ‘Peerage of Scotland’ (Edinburgh, 1813) by Sir Robert Douglas, revised and corrected by John Philp Wood: including revised printings of certain pages, extensive annotations by Wood, and related material, including some of later date, also concerning peerages.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.1813-1815
Scope and Contents

The material described here would appear to relate to further revision by John Philp Wood of his revised and corrected edition of 1813 of the ‘Peerage of Scotland’.

Dates: 19th century.