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Letters and papers of Charles Robert Cockerell, relating to the National Monument of Scotland on the Calton Hill, Edinburgh
Charles Robert Cockerell was the architect of the National Monument of Scotland. See also MS.352 (ii), and article by R T Skinner in the ‘Scotsman’, 3 December 1930 (MS.638, folio 1).
Letters of Matthew Urlwin Sears to Messrs A and C Black and Co, with a letter of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the hand of Charles Beecher, to Messrs A and C Black and Co, inserted into a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", by Harriet Beecher Stowe (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853).
Letters to Lieutenant-General Sir John Macleod, and an instruction-book of his son Charles.
Microfilm of letters and documents of Mary Queen of Scots.
Microfilm of letters and other papers of Mary Queen of Scots; with one letter of Mary of Guise.
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).
Microfilm of papers chiefly of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
Microfilm of papers of and concerning James Augustus Grant.
Microfilm of proof-sheets, [1827, or before], of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott; and, letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland.
The contents are as follows:
Proof-sheets of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott, volume v, pages 225-240, with autograph corrections by Scott, [1827, or before] (MS.496);
Letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland (MS.2991).
Miscellaneous correspondence of the 1st and 2nd Viscounts Melville.
Miscellaneous correspondence of the Highland Society of Scotland.
Miscellaneous letters and documents.
Miscellaneous letters and papers concerning the Faculty of Advocates Library.
Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).
Papers concerning the families of Gardiner, Milne, and Gregor, Banffshire.
Papers of John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, concerning lead and copper mining in Scotland.
Papers of the family of Graham of Airth.
Includes papers of related families including Stirling of Ardoch and Strowan, a family bible and printed material.
Papers of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Association.
The collection consists of five files of general correspondence and papers dated from 1993 and 1997.