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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 the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.
Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.
Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Documents, chiefly copies, and papers in the claim to the ancient earldom of Levenax, or Lennox, drawn up about 1772-1774 (but not brought to the House of Lords) by George Cockburn Haldane of Gleneagles.
Drafts and notes of and for the two volumes of ‘The life and letters of James Hogg’ by Alan Lang Strout, Professor of English in the Texas Technological College.
Duplicated typescript material consisting of genealogical studies of branches of the Forrester family.
Essays, probably by Margaret Inglis, a schoolgirl in Edinburgh.
The subjects include themes from literature and history as well as more general topics and descriptions. Also included is a copy of a letter of Margaret Inglis (page 39), and miscellaneous notes and paraphrases.
Extensively amended copy of a speech of John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon, in the House of Lords, 16 July 1830, in the case raised by Frederick Campbell Stewart of Ascog against Stewart Murray Fullarton of Fullarton, and others.
Extracts and copies of historical works, collected by Sir James Balfour, 17th century.
Fair copy in an unknown hand of `De Unione Regnorum Britanniae Tractatus` by Sir Thomas Craig.
Fragment of a copy, being pages 19-124 (containing Title I to Title VII of Book 1) of the first edition of ‘An Institute of the Law of Scotland’ by John Erskine, containing numerous additions throughout in an unidentified contemporary hand.
Many of the additions in the outer margins are merely chapter headings, whilst most of those in the upper and lower margins are notes of legal cases heard after the publication of the book, as far as 1821 (folio 175). The longest additions are written on fragments or entire sheets of paper tipped in throughout. There are also a few later additions written in pencil in another hand.
Genealogical notes of Sidney Cramer.
Includes copies and extracts from birth, marriage and death certificates, with notes and temple ordinance data.
'Genealogie of the family of Achinbreck' (Campbell): a typewritten copy of a manuscript, 1741, in Adv.MS.34.6.19 (Genealogical collections), with autograph notes and corrections by Herbert Campbell, Cyprus, circa 1932.
Genealogies of Scottish families.
Historical papers formerly belonging to the antiquary Robert Mylne.
Incomplete copy of a descriptive and historical account of the public records of Scotland, followed (folio 14 verso) by observations, possibly unfinished, on the account.
Inventory of jewellery belonging to Queen Anne of Denmark.
Journal of Lieutenant David Aytoun, Royal Navy, on H.M.S. Dragon in the Mediterranean, with various notes, observations and copies of correspondence.
Law book compiled by James Blair of Ballindean, Writer in Perth.
Legal and historical collections of Sir Lewis Stewart of Kirkhill, advocate, compiled early in the 17th century.
Letter, 1946, of T Graham Brown to Michael Roberts.
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notes, 1947-1948, of Roberts for his paper, "Early Travellers in the Graians" for the "Alpine Journal"
copy of a letter, 1830, from Geneva, concerning an Alpine accident on the Col du Bonhomme.
Letters and memoranda, 1785-1794, written by the descendants of peers attainted in the 1715 Jacobite rising in an attempt to recover their titles and estates.
Most of the letters and memorandums, 1785-1794 are from the Earl of Mar, addressed apparently to the Earl of Seaforth (folios 13-67).
Also included are notes and copies of opinions, 1761-1820, on the succession to five peerages attainted in the 1715 and 1745 risings (folios 68-137), and miscellaneous notes, undated, on peerages (folios 1-12).
Letters chiefly of Sir Walter Scott, and miscellaneous papers concerning him.
Literary papers and correspondence of Nigel Tranter.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, scripts of and notes for addresses and talks, and circa 440 letters and copies of letters.