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Letters written by John Williams, mineral engineer, to the Earl of Buchan, bound at the end of Williams’ 'An account of some remarkable ancient ruins lately discovered in the Highlands .. .in a series of letters' (Edinburgh, 1777).

 File
Identifier: MS.996
Scope and Contents

With notes on John Williams by the Earl of Buchan, and a modern transcript of a fourteenth 'letter' not printed in the book.

Dates: 1790, undated.

'Lettre écrite au duc de Perth', ([Paris], 1712), by Father Richard Hay, with extensive manuscript notes and corrections in the hand of the author.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6316
Scope and Contents

The manuscript notes in this copy differ considerably from those, also in Father Richard Hay's hand, on another copy of this pamphlet, in MS.2936, folio 155.

Dates: 1712.

'List of books and pamphlets relating to Orkney and Shetland' by James W Cursiter (Kirkwall, 1894), interleaved, with manuscript and printed addenda by James Shand.

 File
Identifier: MS.9159
Scope and Contents

The very extensive notes include extracts from printed catalogues, and inserted at the end of the volume (folio 40) is a letter from James Cursiter to James Shand, 1921, acknowledging receipt of bibliographical notes by [Gilbert] Goudie.

Dates: 1894-early 20th century.

Literary and personal papers of Dorothy Dunnett.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12135/1-1062
Scope and Contents Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1937-2001, undated.

Literary and personal papers of Muriel Spark.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12478
Scope and Contents

Includes incoming correspondence and manuscript, typescript and research papers for "The Finishing School".

Dates: 2000-2002.

Literary correspondence and papers of Mollie Hunter.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11993
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts of novels, short stories and non-fiction, research notes, lectures and reviews.

Dates: 1958-2000.

Literary papers and correspondence of Nigel Tranter.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10967
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, scripts of and notes for addresses and talks, and circa 440 letters and copies of letters.

Dates: 1948-1991 and undated.

Literary papers of Alexander Law.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11490
Scope and Contents

Papers mainly concern studies of Scottish schools and school books, education in Edinburgh, and the works of Allan Ramsay. Includes correspondence and papers of Burns Martin and John Walter Oliver on earlier editions of the works of Ramsay.

Dates: circa 1930-1990.

Literary papers of Andrew Greig.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12535

Literary papers of George Blake.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11930
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, typescripts of novels published and unpublished, play-scripts, a diary of a visit to the United States, first copies of published works of fiction and non-fiction. Also includes notes on Blake, copies of articles by him and correspondence and papers of Christopher Dalgleish accumulated in the course of an uncompleted dissertation.

Dates: 20th century.

'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.

Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Something leather', by Alasdair Gray, with proofs, illustrations and related correspondence.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10371/1-32
Scope and Contents Includes nine manuscript and typescript drafts of the novel, drafts of individual chapters, and related notes, correspondence and illustrations. Post-publication material includes copies of the US hardback edition, revised paperback edition, and cuttings of UK press coverage of the book.Alasdair Gray's descriptions have been retained in the scope and contents notes for each file, and include insights into his working process, comments on how the novel progressed, and how...
Dates: 1968-1991.

Manuscript containing: (i) copies of correspondence, with related papers, between the `Catholic Remainder of the British Church` (the non-juring Bishops) and the Orthodox Church, concerning a scheme for union between these bodies, 1716-1725; (ii) copies of letters of Thomas Brett to Archibald Campbell, Bishop of Aberdeen, 1722-1725.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.17
Scope and Contents (i) The negotiations between the non-juring Bishops and the Orthodox Church were initiated during the stay in London of Archbishop Arsenius of Thebais, and conducted largely through the Russian Court; they end on the death of Peter the Great. See ‘A History of the Non-Jurors’, pages 309-361, and ‘The Orthodox Church of the East in the Eighteenth Century’.The original letters and papers from the Orthodox side in these negotiations (with English or Latin translations when these are...
Dates: 1716-1725.

Manuscript, first page proofs, and an interleaved proof copy of J A Harvie-Brown, "The Wonderful Trout".

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3467
Scope and Contents

With relevant notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1898.

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Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 10
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 6
Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 4
Spark, Muriel Sarah, Dame (née Camberg, author) 4
Calder, Angus Lindsay Ritchie (historian, writer, and poet) 3
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Gray, Alasdair (author) (1934-2019) 3
Robertson, Sir Lewis, Knight, administrator and industrialist, 1922-2008 3
Beattie, William, Librarian of the National Library of Scotland, 1903-1986 2
Borrow, George Henry (writer and traveller) (1803-1881) 2
Buchan, John Norman Stuart, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, 1911-1996 2
Buchan, Priscilla Jean Fortesque, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie (politician, née Thomson, then Grant) (1915-1978) 2
Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 2
Elphinstone, family, of Lopness 2
Forrester, Colin David Ian G, Clan Secretary and Historian, Clan Forrester Society, fl 1967-1992 2
Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame (of Gartmore and Ardoch, author, formerly Bontine) (1852-1936) 2
Hislop, Joseph Dewar, singer, 1884-1977 2
Kennaway, James Peebles Ewing, novelist and scriptwriter, 1928-1968 2
Linklater, Eric Robert Russell, author, 1899-1974 2
Lockhart, John Gibson (biographer of Scott) 2
Primrose, Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery (statesman) 2
Scottish National Party 2
Tranter, Nigel Godwin , author, 1909-2000 2
Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh 2
Whyte, Donald, Vice-President of the Scottish Genealogy Society, 1924-2010 2
Young, Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun, poet, 1913-1973 2
A and C Black Ltd, Edinburgh, publishers and booksellers 1
Abbott, Minnie, illegitimate daughter of James Nasmyth, engineer, née Russell, then Richardson, c 1858-1940: recipient 1
Anderson, John, Emigrant, fl 1857-1867 1
Anderson, John, Emigrant, fl 1857-1867: former owner 1
Anderson, Margaret, Emigrant, fl 1857-1867 1
Anderson, Margaret, Emigrant, fl 1857-1867: former owner 1
Andrew, Elizabeth, lover of Robert Burns, poet, née Paton, fl 1786 1
Angus, Archibald, son of David, civil engineer, fl 1904-1916 1
Angus, David, civil engineer, 1855-1926 1
Angus, David, civil engineer, 1855-1926: recipient 1
Angus, Mary, wife of David, civil engineer, née Wilson, fl 1904-1939 1
Angus, Mary, wife of David, civil engineer, née Wilson, fl 1904-1939: recipient 1
Angus, Nancy W, daughter of David, civil engineer, fl 1907-1960 1
Angus, Stewart, son of David, civil engineer, fl 1904-1916 1
Archibald Constable and Co, Edinburgh, publishers 1
Ardern, L L, Librarian, College of Technology, Manchester, fl 1953-1988 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 1
Baillie, Joanna (playwright and poet) 1
Ballantyne, Alexander Thomson, printer, 1776-1847 1
Ballantyne, James (printer) 1
Ballantyne, John, publisher, 1774-1821 1
Ballantyne, Robert Michael, novelist, 1825-1894 1
Bassin, Ethel Rose, collector of Scottish songs and music teacher, 1889-1974 1
Baxter, Charles, Writer to the Signet, 1848-1919 1
Bell, Henry, builder of the "Comet", 1767-1830 1
Bell, William, great grand-nephew of Henry Bell, builder of the "Comet", d 1978 1
Bicknell, Christine, wife of Henry S, art collector, née Roberts, b 1821: recipient 1
Bicknell, Christine, wife of Henry S, art collector, née Roberts, b 1821: transcriber 1
Bicknell, Henry Sanford, art collector, 1818-1880 1
Blair, Duncan Black, poet and translator, 1815-1893 1
Blake, George, novelist, 1893-1961 1
Bone, Sir Muirhead, Knight, painter and etcher, 1876-1953 1
Boyes, John, Emeritus Professor of Dental Surgery, University of Edinburgh, 1913-1985 1
Brown, George Douglas, author, 1869-1902 1
Brown, Hamish Macmillan (author and mountaineer) 1
Brown, T Gordon, correspondent of Michael Roberts, poet and mountaineer, fl 1946 1
Bruce, George Robert, poet and broadcaster, 1909-2002 1
Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, author, publisher, Governor-General of Canada, 1875-1940 1
Buchan, Peter, collector of ballads, 1790-1854 1
Burges, Col Ynyr Henry, Colonel, 1834-1908 1
Burges, Col Ynyr Henry, Colonel, 1834-1908: recipient 1
Butter, Peter Herbert, Professor of English Literature and Language, University of Glasgow, 1921-1999 1
Byres, James, of Tonley, antiquary and architect, 1734-1817 1
Caddy, Peter, Co-founder of the Findhorn Foundation, 1917-1994 1
Caimbeul, Aonghas Phàdruig (poet and writer) 1
Calder, Angus Lindsay Ritchie, historian, writer and poet, 1942-2008 1
Calderwood, Henry, philosopher, 1830-1897 1
Cameron, Sir David Young, Knight, painter and etcher, 1865-1945 1
Cameron, family, of Fassiefern 1
Campbell, Archibald, Bishop of Aberdeen, d 1744 1
Carleton, Janet Buchanan, author and journalist, née Adam Smith, then Roberts, 1905-1999 1
Carlyle, Jane Baillie Welsh, poet and writer, née Welsh, 1801-1866 1
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881: transcriber 1
Carrick, John Charles, Minister of Newbattle, 1860-1914 1
Chantrey, Sir Francis Leggatt, Knight, sculptor, 1781-1841 1
Children's Overseas Reception Board, Scottish Branch 1
Christie, family, of Cowden Castle, Clackmannanshire 1
Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer, statesman, 1849-1895 1
Clan Mackay Society 1
Clark, Alastair Trevor, colonial civil servant, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Soloman Islands, 1923-2005 1
Clark, Elizabeth Allan, wife of Ronald William, author, sponsor of the Elizabeth Soutar Bookbinding Competition, née Soutar, 1924-2008 1
Clark, Ronald William, author, 1916-1987 1
Collinson, Francis James Montgomery, musical director and musicologist, 1898-1984 1
Cram, Alastair, Lawyer and Judge in Kenya, 1909-1994 1
Cranna, John, Scottish Unionist Association, fl 1937-1953 1
Crawford, Lawrence, Parliamentary Major-General, 1611-1645: recipient 1
Cromwell, Oliver, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1599-1658 1
Cunninghame Graham, family, of Gartmore and Ardoch 1
Dalrymple, James, murderer, d 1840 1
Dalrymple, Sir David, 3rd Baronet, Senator of the College of Justice, 1726-1792 1
Dalrymple, Sir John Hamilton-Macgill-, 4th Baronet, of Cousland and Cranstoun, lawyer and historian, formerly Dalrymple, 1726-1810 1
Davidson, J, Leith, fl 1887 1
Davie, George Elder, Reader in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh, 1912-2007 1
Dennistoun, James, antiquary, 1803-1855 1
Dickens, Charles John Huffam (novelist) 1
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