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Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.
Correspondence and papers concerning the wartime detentions and deportations of members of the Jannetta family, St Andrews.
Correspondence and papers, including charters and legal instruments, of the family of Skene of Rubislaw and related families; including papers concerning Sir Walter Scott and the Scott family.
Correspondence and papers, including manuscripts, typescripts and proofs, of Professor Alexander Norman Jeffares, English literature scholar.
Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
Correspondence and papers, including sermons, lectures, diaries and photographs, of Sir George Adam Smith, Lilian Adam Smith and their family.
The George Adam Smith Archive, comprising correspondence and papers, 1859-1949, of the Very Rev Sir George Adam Smith (1856-1942), theologian, Moderator of the United Free Church General Assembly, 1916, and Principal of Aberdeen University, 1910-35; of his wife Lilian, née Buchanan (1866-1949) and her family; and of their family, particularly George Buchanan Smith (d.1915) and Robert Dunlop Smith (d.1917).
Correspondence and papers of (Alfred) William Ross, Head of Radar, Royal Radar Establishment.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning F C B Cadell.
Papers concern artistic and personal matters and include letters from Sir William Russell Flint, J Pittendrigh Macillivray and S J Peploe.
Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Joseph Hislop.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Robert Murdoch Smith.
Concerning Murdoch Smith`s archaeological and diplomatic activities, as used by W K Dickson in his "Life" (1901).
Correspondence and papers of Catherine Park Snodgrass.
Concerning geographical work and the Scottish national movement.
Correspondence and papers of Douglas Young, including papers and printed material of the Scottish National Party, PEN International and other political and cultural bodies.
Including manuscripts and typescripts of poems, articles, reviews and lectures.
With letters of and to various correspondents, including James Bridie, C M Grieve, Neil Gunn, Eric Linklater, Naomi Mitchison, and Edwin Muir.
And documents and correspondence concerning the SNP, PEN, the Saltire Society, and other organisations.
Correspondence and papers of Dr Robert Alexander Lillie.
Correspondence and papers of Ilio Orlandini and of the Serafini family of Selkirk.
The papers are comprised of a large series of letters from Gloria Serafini to Ilio Orlandini, 1946-1947, regarding their relationship and son Peter, and describing life in Selkirk; personal papers of Ilio Orlandini relating to his experiences as a Prisoner of War during the Second World War, 1942-1947; and personal papers and photographs of the Serafini family, 1919-1972, relating to their lives and work.
Correspondence and papers of James Connell and Sons.
Includes:
420 letters, 1897-1934, of Sir David Y Cameron to James Connell and Sons, concerning his etchings and paintings
letters, 1912-1941, to James Connell from correspondents including Sir Muirhead Bone, Jacob Epstein and Sir Alfred Munnings
three volumes of press cuttings, 1890-1952, concerning James Connell and Sons
associated document and photographs.
Correspondence and papers of James Mackay, Baron MacKay of Clashfern.
Papers mostly concern Lord Mackay`s period of office as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
Correspondence and papers of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, his wife Susan Buchan, Lady Tweedsmuir, his brother James Walter Buchan, and sister, Anna Buchan.
Correspondence and papers of John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir.
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 John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
Correspondence and papers of Lord Macleod of Fuinary.
Includes papers concerning the Iona Community.
Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
There are letters and papers of Mary Haldane’s sisters Jane and Elizabeth, and her brother Sir John Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife, Ghetal, née Herschell. There are also a few letters and papers of Mrs Haldane's daughter Elizabeth S Haldane, and collections of press-cuttings relating to her son Richard, Viscount Haldane.
Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane.
Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.
Correspondence and papers of or concerning General Sir Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.
Correspondence of Thomas Graham is chiefly with his factor, Henry Burt, concerning his estate of Balgowan, but includes also some letters from eminent friends and acquaintances not included in MSS.3590-3645. There are also papers of Mrs M E Maxtone Graham concerning the publication of her book ‘The beautiful Mrs Graham’, and typescript material and correspondence concerning a projected book on Lord Lynedoch.