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Correspondence, autobiographical papers, and sermons of the Very Reverend Donald Macleod, Doctor of Divinity (1831-1916), minister of The Park parish, Glasgow from 1869 to 1909, and editor of the periodical ‘Good words’ from 1872 to 1905.
Most of the correspondence concerns Donald Macleod's editorship of ‘Good words’, including many letters from contemporary authors and men of letters, with some letters of his brother, Dr Norman Macleod, minister of The Barony parish, Glasgow, and the first editor of ‘Good words’.
Correspondence between Lewis Spence and R E Muirhead.
With an offprint of article of Spence.
Correspondence, diaries, and literary papers of Thomas Stewart Traill, Professor of Medical Jurisprudence at Edinburgh University, and of 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, manuscript and typescript drafts and proofs and other literary and personal papers of George Mackay Brown.
Correspondence, essays, articles, cuttings and other literary papers of Alexander MacDonald, Gaelic scholar, and his daughter Mairi MacDonald, novelist and playwright.
Correspondence of Archibald Constable, publisher, Edinburgh, his firm and his family; with one volume of the manuscript of a work published in "Constable's miscellany".
The correspondents include many of the most celebrated men (chiefly literary) of the time.
Correspondence of Elizabeth, Duchess of Argyll.
The correspondence concerns the Duchess’s legal and financial affairs, particularly after the death of the 1st Duke of Argyll in 1703. Many of the letters are addressed to James Anderson, Writer to the Signet, her legal adviser (see also Adv.MS.29.3.5).
Correspondence of George Paton, the antiquary.
Paton was originally a bookseller and later, in his leisure from his occupation in the Customs House at Edinburgh, he continued to cultivate his bibliographic and antiquarian interests. He corresponded with many of the leading antiquaries of his time, most prolifically with Thomas Pennant and Richard Gough. The topics range through all aspects of antiquities, topography, local history, and especially books.
Correspondence of James Maidment with and concerning John Riddell, with some other papers of Riddell.
The letters chiefly concern genealogical matters and the disposal after his death of John Riddell's manuscripts (the Riddell Collection), which were arranged by James Maidment and chiefly purchased by Lord Lindsay for ultimate preservation in the Advocates' Library.
Correspondence of John Leycester Adolphus and his family.
With a manuscript of Adolphus, concerning Sir Walter Scott.
Correspondence of Malcolm MacFarlane, with related literary, lexicographical and musical papers.
Correspondence of the antiquary, John Pinkerton, with papers and notes accumulated by him in connection with works which he published or projected.
Correspondence of the Hoby family, said to have belonged to Archibald Constable, the publisher.
They were bound up, in no particular order, about 1820 (the paper of the endpapers is watermarked 1817), presumably for Constable.
Correspondence of William Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, in his capacity of Commander-in-Chief in Scotland, with some related papers.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Correspondence, press cuttings and other papers concerning (and including some letters and papers of) James Scott Skinner, with some autograph music by him.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Correspondence and papers, 1883, [?1914-?1921], undated, of W Hean Findlay and George Short concerning (and including some letters and papers of) J Scott Skinner (folio 1);
(ii) Autograph music, 1914, undated, by Skinner (folio 154);
(iii) Press cuttings, 1917, 1923-1926, concerning Skinner, most of which are from the People's Friend, February-May 1923, containing an autobiographical account of Skinner (folio 168).
Correspondence, sketches, notebooks and other papers of and concerning Sir David Young Cameron, Katharine Cameron Kay, and her husband Arthur Kay.
Papers of Sir David Young Cameron including sketches, manuscripts and typescripts of lectures and addresses, and correspondence.
Papers of Katherine Cameron Kay include sketches, notes on paintings and etchings, and correspondence.
Correspondence, teaching materials and papers of Tom Gourdie, mostly concerning the teaching and promotion of handwriting.
Cowie collection of manuscripts of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Allan Ramsay and others, made by Charles R Cowie of Glasgow.
The Cowie manuscripts include the final version of ‘The gentle shepherd, a Scots pastorall comedy’ by Allan Ramsay (MS.15972).
Drafts and corrected typescripts of "The Seven Deadly Sins: a Mask", libretto by Robert Nye, music by James Douglas.
With manuscript score of the music, and correspondence concerning the work and its performance at the Stirling Festval, 1973, and Edinburgh International Festival, 1974.
Drafts and manuscripts of Rawdon Goodier`s contributions to "The Mountain Spirit" (New York, 1979, London, 1980) and "The Cairngorms" (1990).
Includes correspondence on the publications.