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Manuscripts and drafts of and concerning George Douglas Brown.
Many of the drafts are early compositions, but they include all that apparently now exists of 'The House with the Green Shutters', published in 1901 (MSS.8171-8172), and two items not by George Douglas Brown (MS.8178).
MSS.8171-8176 are written in school notebooks.
Manuscripts and typescripts of notes and articles of Iain F Anderson.
Concerning Scottish history and topography.
Manuscripts, corrected typescripts and printed versions of poems in Scots and English, of Flora M Garry (born 1900), the wife of Robert C Garry, Professor of Physiology at Glasgow University.
Many of the poems have a note of their first publication.
Manuscripts, typescripts, research notes and personal papers of Jean Mary Allan, librarian and novelist.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, short stories, poems, essays, talks and some personal papers.
Microfilm of ‘Ceol Mor Legends', containing notes, in several hands and in typescript, on the occasions commemorated by various piobaireachd.
Microfilm of Kilberry book of piobaireachd. Papers concerning piobaireachd, being the results of researches into the history of piobaireachd, the quality of the texts available, and problems of performance, compiled by Archibald Campbell, with the assistance of Colonel John P Grant of Rothiemurchus, numbers 148-290.
Microfilm of papers of Edwin Muir.
The contents are as follows:
Copy of ‘First poems’ (London, 1925) by Edwin Muir, with numerous manuscript corrections and notes, [1925, or after], by the poet (MS.19651);
Copy of ‘Chorus of the newly dead’ (London, 1926) by Edwin Muir, with Muir's corrections, [1926, or after] (MS.19652);
Manuscript and typescript drafts and fair copies of poems, [?1942-?1959], by Edwin Muir (MS.19653);
Notebook, 1947-1948, of Edwin Muir (MS.19663).
Microfilm of typescripts and notes of ‘The witch’ by David Lindsay.
The contents are as follows:
Typescript, ?1942, of chapter 20 of 'The witch' by David Lindsay (MS.27251);
Typescripts and notes, [?1942], chiefly of David Lindsay of 'The witch (MS.27252).
Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.
Notes and drafts by Harry Pirie-Gordon of Buthlaw on the history of Dumbarton Castle, Celtic rulers of Strathclyde, and other topics in Highland history and genealogy.
Papers and correspondence of Ronald W Clark.
Includes correspondence, notes, manuscripts, typescripts, proofs, drafts, photographs, pamphlets and press cuttings.
Papers connected with the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745.
All, except MS.1011, accompanied by typed transcripts and notes.
Papers, including correspondence, research notes, press cuttings and printed materials, of Dr Sue Innes, mostly concerning her research into the subjects of citizenship, women and gender studies.
The collection contains correspondence, manuscript and typescript research notes, annotated typescripts of research papers, newscuttings and printed materials. Most of the material is undated.
Papers of and concerning Joseph Hislop.
Including notes, sketches, typescripts of broadcast talks, photographs, correspondence, press cuttings and concert and opera programmes.
Papers of Dr George Pratt Insh, mostly concerning his unpublished biography of Thomas Muir of Huntershill.
Papers of Frederick Walter Ferrier Noel-Paton as Director-General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics of India.
Of the fourteen volumes in the series, twelve are typescript `tour diaries’ with appendices of various documents and printed items, and the remaining two volumes are an address book and an index volume.
Papers of Gavin Maxwell and of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises Limited.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of published works, including 'Ring of bright water' and 'The rocks remain', and photographs, drawings and notes, together with literary, business and personal correspondence.
With business records of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises, including correspondence and accounts.
Papers of James Halliday, former chairman of the SNP, and two minute books of the National Party of Scotland.
Papers of John Cranna of the Scottish Unionist Association.
Papers of Muriel Spark.
Includes research material, manuscript and typescript of the novel, "Aiding and Abetting", manuscripts of short stories, and correspondence files, 1997-2000.
Papers of Naomi Mitchison.
Including:
1. typescript of note, undated, of Elizabeth S Haldane, on lady doctors
2. typescripts, 20th century, of works of fiction and essays on feminisim of Naomi Mitchison, with books
3. 2 letters, 1915, of Mary E Haldane to Naomi Mitchison.