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Correspondence, photographs and antiquarian collections on Pictish symbol-stones, of Cosmo Gordon.
Correspondence, photographs and papers, circa 1920-1993, of and relating to Edwin and Willa Muir.
Correspondence, speeches, diaries, photographs and papers of Alastair Trevor Clark, mostly relating to his work as a civil servant in Nigeria, Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands.
The papers concern Alastair Trevor Clark’s writing and colonial duties from the beginning of his career in 1949 until the end of his professional career in 1990. They relate to colonial relations within Nigeria and other countries including Hong Kong and the Solomon Islands. The papers comprise letters, manuscript, articles, printed material, maps, government documents, despatches, press cuttings, photographs and reprints of articles.
Correspondence, typescripts, press cuttings and other papers of Wilfred Taylor.
Includes articles, reviews, memoirs, plays, speeches notes and correspondence.
With volume containing press cuttings, photographs and programmes, 1886-1937, concerning the Ayr Burns Club and Burns Federation.
Diaries, financial and administrative papers of Barberfield Farm, near Pencaitland, East Lothian; with some personal correspondence and papers of the Blythe family.
Diaries of John Chisholm, Kings Counsel; and papers formerly loosely enclosed therein.
John Chisholm, from Perth, studied at Edinburgh and Leipzig, and was admitted advocate in 1881. He stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative at the elections of 1885 and 1892. He took silk in 1904 and was appointed Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk in 1905. He married in 1892, and died in 1929.
Drafts, proofs, notes, and research materials of Tom Pow, including related correspondence and other literary papers.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton relating to historical matters.
Correspondence, papers and copies of research documents assembled by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton for the publication of his books 'Motive for a Mission, the Story Behind Rudolf Hess’s Flight to Britain' (1st edition London 1971, 2nd edition Edinburgh 1979 and paperback edition, 1980); 'Air Battle for Malta: The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot', (Edinburgh 1981); and 'Roof of the World: Man’s First Flight Over Everest', (Edinburgh 1983).
Genealogies, notes, formal documents and other papers of and concerning the Elphinstone family of Lopness.
Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive
Letters, papers and photographs of James Keir Hardie and Emrys Hughes.
Literary and photographic archive of W. Gordon Smith, comprising play scripts, other writings, photographic prints and negatives.
Literary manuscripts, correspondence and related papers of Jessie Kesson.
Literary papers and speeches of Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond.
Literary papers, correspondence and artwork of Alasdair Gray.
Literary, personal and political papers of James Kelman, with digital archive.
Microfilm of papers of Sir John Kirk (1832-1922) from the National Library of Scotland (Adam Matthew Publications).
Microfilm of photographs, films, notebooks and associated papers of Rev Dr Archibald Clive Irvine, relating to his military service and missionary work in Kenya.
Microfilm of talks, [?1965-?1969], of Sir James B Thomson; photographs, 19th century-[before 1987], of and concerning John MacArthur Russell and his family; and, an account, 1783, of East Indies caves.
The contents are as follows:
Typescripts of talks, [?1965-?1969], of Sir James B Thomson on Tonga and Malaysia (Acc.9426);
Photographs, 19th century-[before 1987], of and concerning John MacArthur Russell and his family (Acc.9483);
'Account of the Caves of Kennery, Ambola, and Elephanta in the East Indies; in a letter from a gentleman in Bombay to his friend in England, 1783' (MS.3966).
Miscellaneous purchases.
Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.
Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.
Notes of evidence, 1905, to be given by the Reverend Dr William Miller, in the Free Church of Scotland case.
With four addresses, 1895, 1901-1902 and undated, to Miller, and a photograph of him.