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Microfilm of lectures of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, and some related papers.
The contents are as follows:
Introductory lectures, 1856-1864, of William Edmondstoune Aytoun: a series of lectures opening Aytoun's yearly courses (MS.4897);
Miscellaneous lectures, [1845-1865], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (MS.4912);
Examination papers and class lists, [?1852-?1870], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (MS.4913);
Exercises, [?1863-?1864], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun’s students (MS.4914).
Microfilm of letter, [1821, of after], of James Hogg; and, manuscripts, [1825-1832], of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson.
The contents are as follows:
‘Letter to a friend in London; containing observations on the memoir of himself written by James Hogg ... and prefixed to a late edition of the "Mountain Bard"’, (Edinburgh, 1821) by George Goldie, [1821, of after] (MS.3369);
Manuscripts, [1825-1832], of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson. (MS.4854).
Microfilm of letter books and other correspondence of Andrew Lumisden.
Microfilm of letter books, registers and orders and memoranda, from the time of Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station.
Microfilm of letter of Sir Alexander Murray, 3rd Baronet, of Stanhope, to the Duke of Argyll, being a remonstrance against the oppressive exercise of heritable jurisdiction and power in Scotland.
Microfilm of letter of Sir Walter Scott to George Canning, on placing Scott’s nephew in India; with copy reply.
Microfilm of letters, 1788-1812, of Gilbert Buchanan, Rector of Woodmansterne, to George Chalmers; and, ‘The Historie of Scotland from the year 1660’ by Sir George Mackenzie, [Before 1692].
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1788-1812, of Gilbert Buchanan, Rector of Woodmansterne, to George Chalmers. (Adv.MS.16.2.18);
‘The Historie of Scotland from the year 1660’ by Sir George Mackenzie, [Before 1692]. The only known manuscript, in the hand of a transcriber but with corrections in the hand of Sir George Mackenzie himself (Adv.MS.16.2.6).
Microfilm of letters, 1914-1941, of Lord Alfred Douglas to William Sorley Brown, editor of the ‘Border standard’, concerned chiefly with the publication of Douglas's articles, poems and speeches.
Microfilm of letters and a journal of Robert Stevenson, the engineer, addressed to his daughter Jeanie during a visit he made to Holland to inspect the canals and dykes.
Microfilm of letters and documents concerning the synods of the French reformed church, and chiefly the controversies over unity amongst the Protestant Churches.
Microfilm of letters and documents concerning 'The works of Jonathan Swift’ by Sir Walter Scott.
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1808-1817, of the Reverend Edward Berwick, Matthew Weld Hartstonge, Theophilus Swift, and others, concerning Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Life and works of Jonathan Swift’ (MS.881);
'Cursory Remarks' by Theophilus Swift and other material, supplied by Matthew Weld Hartstonge and others, concerning Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Life and works of Jonathan Swift’, 1808-1817 (MS.882).
Microfilm of letters and documents of Mary Queen of Scots.
Microfilm of letters and enclosures from the Governors of Madras to the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government.
Microfilm of letters and letter book of Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Macdonald, Tobago.
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1797-1803, of the Macdonald, Robertson and Robertson-Macdonald families (MS.3946 (part));
Letters, 1804-1806, of the Macdonald, Robertson and Robertson-Macdonald families (MS.3947 (part));
Letter book, 1803-1804, of Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Macdonald, Tobago (MS.3972).
Microfilm of letters and other papers, of, amongst others, David Hume and Scottish clubs, of the 18th century.
Microfilm of letters and other papers of George Combe (1788-1858), lawyer, phrenologist and educationist.
Microfilm of letters and other papers of Mary Queen of Scots; with one letter of Mary of Guise.
Microfilm of letters and other papers of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh Carlyle.
Microfilm of letters and papers, 1826-1831, undated, of Sir Walter Scott and correspondence, 1831-1846, of his son Walter and Lady Scott, and some other papers.
Microfilm of letters and papers chiefly addressed to Sir Edward Hoby, the diplomatist and controversialist.
Microfilm of letters and papers of Alexander Robertson of Strowan, the Jacobite.
Microfilm of letters and papers of Charles Robert Cockerell, relating to the National Monument of Scotland on the Calton Hill, Edinburgh.
The contents are as follows:
Memoranda and drafts or copies of some letters of Charles Robert Cockerell, together with letters or copies of letters of various correspondents, 1822-1829 (MS.638);
Memorandum, 1823, by Charles Robert Cockerell on the principles of Greek architecture, with reference to the adoption of the Parthenon as the model of the National Monument (MS.639).