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Papers of D and W Auchterlonie and Laurie Auchterlonie, golf club makers, St Andrews.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10575
Scope and Contents

Includes circa 200 business letters, accounts and photographs. With a photograph of Willie Auchterlonie as Open Champion, 1893.

Dates: 1875-1964 and undated.

Papers of David Kennedy-Fraser, psychologist.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13480
Scope and Contents Letters and photographs, 1916-1921, of David Kennedy-Fraser, psychologist.Born in Edinburgh in 1888, David Kennedy-Fraser was a student of George Watson`s college before attending Edinburgh University, graduating with a BSc and an MA in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. He studied at the University of Leipzig and at Moray House in Edinburgh before transferring to Cornell University in 1913. During this period, Kennedy-Fraser`s interest in experimental psychology developed and...
Dates: 1916-1921.

Papers of Dr Harold John Taylor, Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University, India.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12051
Scope and Contents

Includes letters, drawings and photographs.

Dates: 1927-1996.

Papers of James Spence Ritchie (1916-1994.)

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13819/1-68
Dates: Majority of material found in 1837-1838, 4th quarter 19th century, [1914 and after] ?1920s, 1930-1994.

Papers of James W S Marr.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5110
Scope and Contents

Including letters and copies of letters, press cuttings and photographs.

Dates: 1929-1937.

Papers of John 'Jock' Watt, Speedway reporter, including notebooks, photographs, letters and programmes.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14486/1-37
Scope and Contents

The papers comprise correspondence, notebooks, photographs and programmes of John ‘Jock’ Watt, a Speedway reporter. Although he was based in Edinburgh, the papers relate to meets across the UK and internationals. The notebooks make up the bulk of this archive and cover details of meets and interviews with riders.

Dates: 1951-1970, undated.

Papers of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter R Oliver.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12096
Scope and Contents

Includes letters, photographs, press cuttings and material concerning the Everest expeditions of 1936 and 1938.

Dates: 1920-1946, undated.

Papers of Margaret M Morrison, the novelist (died 1973), who wrote under the pseudonym 'March Cost'.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27374-27410
Scope and Contents

The sister of Nancy Brysson Morrison, Margaret M Morrison studied at Glasgow School of Art and trained for the stage before beginning her career in literature.

Dates: 1936-1972, undated.

Papers of Richard Dark.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3617/1-17
Dates: 1815-1st half of 20th century.

Papers of Sir William O Hutchison.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6898
Scope and Contents

Including sketchbooks, manuscripts and typescripts of addresses and talks, and over 100 letters to Hutchison, mostly concerning his paintings.

With associated printed items and photographs of paintings.

Dates: 1928-1960.

Papers of the Bottomley and Barlow families.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11263
Scope and Contents

Includes letters of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin and papers on cable-laying and building bridges.

Dates: 1836-1924.

Papers of the Rev Alexander George Somerville.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12274
Scope and Contents

Papers mostly concern Somerville`s work, during 1969-1970, as Organising Secretary of the World Council of Churches Refugee Relief in Biafra.

Dates: 1946-1982.

Papers, relating to Andrew Haig Hamilton largely concerning bowling, including correspondence, an illustrated bound letter of appreciation, photographs and press cuttings.

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Identifier: Acc.14614/1-8
Scope and Contents The papers here relate to Andrew Haig Hamilton. Hamilton was a keen sportsman who was heavily involved in many different associations, including the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Scottish Bowling Association and Carlton Cricket Club.Hamilton was Secretary to the Scottish Bowling Association for over 40 years and was instrumental in establishing the first International Bowling Tournament between Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland in London in 1903.Bowling teams in...
Dates: 1887-1950.

Papers relating to the climb featured in and the publication of 'Eiger Direct', by Dougal Haston, Peter Gillman and Chris Bonington.

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Identifier: Acc.14376/1-16
Scope and Contents The records here all relate to the climb made in 1966 of the north face of the Eiger. The purpose of the climb had been to establish an alpine style, direct route up the north face of the mountain. A team of British and American climbers (Chris Bonington, Mick Burke, Peter Gillman, John Harlin, Dougal Haston, Layton Kor and Don Whillans) attempted the climb in March 1966. The climb was troubled by bad weather and tragedy when a rope broke, sending Harlin to his death.There was...
Dates: 1966-2018.

Personal and political papers of Eustace George Willis, Labour MP and Minister of State for Scotland, with some photographs and memorabilia.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13208
Scope and Contents Personal and political papers, memorabilia and photographs, 1911–1976, of Labour politician Eustace George Willis (1903–1987). Willis was educated at the City of Norwich Secondary School. He served in the Royal Navy from 1919 until 1930. He was a bookseller and lecturer for the National Council of Labour Colleges from 1932 until 1964. Willis was elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North in the 1945 General Election but was defeated in 1950. He contested again Edinburgh...
Dates: 1911-1976.

Personal and political papers of John McDiarmid Airlie with printed papers and photographs of Robert McGregor Airlie and some printed songbooks and music.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13203
Scope and Contents Personal and political papers, 1899-1953, of John McDiarmid Airlie (1886-19), Labour Councillor and Parliamentary candidate to Ayr Burghs, related to his involvement in the Trade Union and Labour movement.The collection includes some interesting correspondence from Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) and from Labour Ministers of Fuel and Power Hugh Gaitskell (1906-1963) and Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker (1889-1982). It also includes some printed papers and...
Dates: 1899-1960.

Photocopies of 46 letters of Lieutenant Harry Jacob, Royal Fusiliers, to his mother, Violet.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11110
Scope and Contents

Mostly written from the Western Front, with three letters to his father, Major Arthur Jacob and photographs.

Dates: 1914-1916.

Photocopies of papers concerning the football career of Arthur McGachie with East Fife Footbal Club, Dunfermline Athletic Football Club and other Fife clubs.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11473
Scope and Contents

Includes letters, agreements, match programmes, photographs and press cuttings.

Dates: 1931-1995 and undated.

Photocopies of papers of James Dodds.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6665
Scope and Contents

Including three letters of Dodds to his parents at Dunfermline, describing experiences as a miner in the Klondike goldfield, with an associated photograph.

Dates: 1895-1898.

Photograph, 1873, of John Brown and Mark Twain.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6733
Scope and Contents

With photcopy of associated letter, 1874, of Brown to Twain.

Dates: 1873-1874.

Photograph, 1989, and letter, 1991, of Muriel Spark; with related issue of `The New Yorker`, 25 March 1991.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13712
Scope and Contents

Letter and photograph relating to presentation of Honorary Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 1989-1991.

Photograph album of Joseph Anderson, Keeper of the Scottish National Museum of Antiquities.

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Identifier: MS.8831
Scope and Contents

The album contains a letter, 1879, of William B MacKenzie, Minister of Kenmore, accompanying four photographs, ?1869, depicting some of the early Celtic remains on Eilean-na-Naoimh in the Garvelloch Isles. Also enclosed is a letter, 1879, of William F Skene, the historian, and four more photographs, 1891.

Dates: ?1869-1891.

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Photographs. 168
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 29
Typescripts. 26
Notes. 19
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Articles. 7
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Albums. 6
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Sketches. 6
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Stats. Copies. 5
Certificates 4
Drafts. Documents. 4
First World War (1914-1918). 4
Minutes. Administrative records. 4
Obituaries. 4
Postcards. 4
Publications. 4
Biographies. 3
Commissions. Permissions. 3
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Essays. 3
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Songs. Musical compositions. 2
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Watercolours. Paintings. 2
Acrostics. 1
Advertisements. 1
Africa. Continent. 1
Andes. South America. Mountain system. Longitude: -70.0000. Latitude: -2.0000. 1
Auckland (inhabited place). Oceania - New Zealand - North Island - Auckland. Longitude: 174.7833. Latitude: -36.9167. 1
Audiocassettes. 1
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Bindings. Binding components. 1
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Brighton (inhabited place). Europe - United Kingdom - Brighton and Hove. Longitude: -0.1667. Latitude: 50.8333. 1
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Calabar (inhabited place). Africa - Nigeria - Cross River. Longitude: 8.3667. Latitude: 4.9333. 1
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Cartes-de-visite. Card photographs. 1
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Carlyle, Jane Baillie Welsh, poet and writer, née Welsh, 1801-1866 3
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 3
Haig, Douglas, 1st Earl Haig, 1861-1928 3
Brown, George Mackay (poet and writer) 2
Brown, John, author of "Rab" and physician 2
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Brown, John, author of "Rab" and physician, 1810-1882 2
Curle, James, of Morriston, WS, 1862-1944: recipient 2
Graham, William Sydney, poet, 1918-1986 2
Gunn, Neil Miller (author) 2
Hart, Alexander, Bonnymuir radical, 1794-1876 2
Lauder, Sir Henry MacLennan, Knight, comedian, 1870-1950 2
Livingstone, David, explorer and missionary, 1813-1873 2
MacGregor, James, Minister of St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, 1832-1910: recipient 2
Muir, Wilhelmina Johnston, née Anderson, author, pseudonym 'Agnes Neill Scott' , 1890-1970 2
Scott, Francis George, composer, 1880-1958 2
Simon, Edith (writer and artist) (1917-2003) 2
Soutar, William (poet) 2
Spark, Muriel Sarah, Dame (née Camberg, author) 2
Stevenson, Robert Louis Balfour, novelist, 1850–1894 2
Wainwright, Jacob, follower of Livingstone, d 1892 2
Young, Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun, poet, 1913-1973 2
Airlie, John McDiarmid, councillor and parliamentary candidate, 1885-1965 1
Allan, Roberta, missionary in Kenya, 1894-1985 1
Allan, Roberta, missionary in Kenya, 1894-1985: recipient 1
Anderson, Dora, cousin of Wilhelmina Johnston Muir, author, pseudonym Agnes Neill Scott, née Anderson, fl 1948-1970 1
Anderson, Elizabeth, cousin of Wilhelmina Johnston Muir, author, pseudonym Agnes Neill Scott, née Anderson, fl 1948-1970 1
Arbroath United Cricket Club 1
Balfour (family, of Pilrig ) 1
Balfour, Sir Thomas Graham, Knight, author, 1858-1929 1
Barlow (family) 1
Barr, Jemima, emigrant, fl. 1888-1933 1
Barrie, Sir James Matthew, 1st Baronet, playwright and novelist, 1860-1937 1
Beaton, Malcolm, Victoria, Australia, shepherd, fl 1856 1
Begg, Isabella Burns, sister of Robert Burns, poet, 1771-1858 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
Bone, James, journalist, 1872-1962 1
Bonington, Christian John Store, Sir, Knight (mountaineer, writer and photographer) 1
Bottomley, family 1
Brown, George Mackay, poet and writer, 1921-1996 1
Brown, Hamish Macmillan (author and mountaineer) 1
Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 1
Cameron, Alexander, Society of Jesus, d 1746 1
Cameron, Donald, 19th of Lochiel, c 1700-1748 1
Cathcart, John H, Maryborough, Queensland, fl 1866 1
Corbett, Thomas Godfrey Polson, 2nd Baron Rowallan (succeeded 1933), Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire, 1895-1977 1
Cowell, Frances, correspondent of Muriel Spark, née Niven, d 2005 1
Crawford, Kenna (artist) (b. 1959) 1
Cunningham, Allan, miscellaneous writer, 1784-1842 1
Cuthbert, Walter Robertson, Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, husband of Gwendoline Emily Meacham, pseudonym Wendy Wood, 1887-1970 1
D and W Auchterlonie, St Andrews, golf club makers 1
Dallas, family, Nairn 1
Dalzell, Elizabeth Gordon, wife of James, missionary in Natal, née Lorimer, fl 1870-1901 1
Dalzell, James, missionary in Natal, 1841-1901 1
Dark, Richard, teacher and writer, 1876-1952 1
Davies, Lewis, librarian, b 1913 1
Dennistoun, James, antiquary, 1803-1855 1
Dobson, family, Edinburgh 1
Dodds, James, emigrant to Dawson, Canada, fl 1895-1898 1
Douglas, family 1
Drummond, James, correspondent of Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales, fl 1814-1824: recipient 1
Drummond, Thomas Robert Hay-, 11th Earl of Kinnoull, 1785-1866 1
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club 1
East Fife Football Club 1
Edinburgh Peace and Justice Centre 1
Elliot, Katharine, Baroness Elliot of Harwood, née Tennant, 1903-1994 1
Elliot, Walter Elliot, Secretary of State for Scotland, 1888-1958 1
Erskine, family, Earls of Mar 1
Fairbairn, William Ronald Dodds, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, 1889-1964 1
Fairbairn, William Ronald Dodds, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, 1889-1964. 1
Field, Isobel, step-daughter of Robert Louis Stevenson, novelist, née Osbourne, 1858-1953 1
Finlay, Ian Hamilton, poet and sculptor, 1925-2006 1
Fleming, Lindsay, author of "Life of James Dennistoun", fl 1951-1954 1
Foley, Archie, variety theatre historian, fl. 1985-2013: collector 1
Forsyth, Alexander John, inventor, 1768-1843 1
Fox, Colin, b. 1969 (politician) 1
Freer, Ada Goodrich, 1857-1931, folklorist and psychical researcher 1
Froude, Charlotte Maria, wife of James Anthony, Historian, 1818-1894, nee Grenfell, d.1860: recipient 1
Gairm, Gaelic literary and topical magazine 1
Galloway, Alexander, correspondent of William Soutar, poet, fl 1939-1977 1
Galloway, Alexander, correspondent of William Soutar, poet, fl 1939-1977: recipient 1
Garden, Mary, musician, 1874-1967 1
Gibb, Andrew Dewar, Professor of Law, University of Glasgow, 1888-1974 1
Gill, Alexander, jeweller, Aberdeen, 1842-1936 1
Gillman, Peter (journalist and mountaineer) 1
Gilroy, Marie, Pennart Publications, fl 1986: recipient 1
Gordon Memorial Mission, Natal 1
Gordon, family, Buckie 1
Graham, Agnes, wife of William Sydney, née Kilpatrick, 1909-1999 1
Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame (of Gartmore and Ardoch, author, formerly Bontine) (1852-1936) 1
Greig, J, London, fl 1907: recipient 1
Grieve, Christopher Murray, 1892-1978 (poet, writer, and cultural activist, pseudonym Hugh MacDiarmid) 1
Guild, Jean, librarian, University of Edinburgh Library, b.?1927: recipient 1
Haig, Dorothy Maud, wife of 1st Earl Haig, née Vivian, d 1939 1
Haldane, Richard Burdon, Viscount Haldane (Lord Chancellor) 1
Hamilton, Andrew Haig (solicitor and sportsman) (1866-1949) 1
Hamilton, John, clergyman, fl 1841 1
Hart, John, brother of Alexander, Bonnymuir radical, fl 1814 1
Haston, Duncan Curdy McSporran (mountaineer) 1
Henderson, William Arthur, Director of Physical Education, West Lothian, fl 1913-1919 1
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