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Christmas cards and papers of William Wolfe.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13602
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of fourteen Christmas cards, 1989-2009, of William Wolfe (1924-2010), leader (1969 to 1979) and president (1980-1982) of the SNP. All the cards include a poem and all, but one of them, are illustrated with a photograph.

It also includes three letters, 1992-1994, and a typescript, 6 February 1992, concerning Wolfe`s account of his reaction to the Pope`s visit to Scotland in 1982.

Dates: 1989-2009

Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13405
Scope and Contents Papers, 1947-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton, Lord Selkirk of Douglas. The collection comprises papers, 1947-1977, concerning the death of Douglas, 14th Duke of Hamilton; correspondence, 1954-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton with George, 10th Earl of Selkirk; papers, ca. 1980-1994, relating to his death and the future of the earldom; and personal papers and correspondence, ca. 1950-1985, of Lord Selkirk of Douglas.The correspondence includes letters of several statesmen and other...
Dates: 1947-1994.

Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13551
Scope and Contents

Further papers, 1992-2014, of Lord James-Douglas Hamilton, former MP for Edinburgh West (1974-1997), and former MSP for the Lothian’s (1999-2007). This set of papers mostly relate to personal and Parliamentary affairs, and his involvement in charity work. They also include some family papers.

Dates: 1992-2014.

Letters addressed to Donald James Mackay, Lord Reay.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13466
Scope and Contents

A collection of letters from various prominent statesmen and politicians addressed to the Liberal politician, colonial governor and educationalist Donald James Mackay, Lord Reay.

Dates: 1878-1890

Letters from George Rose to Sir John Orde concerning the governorship of Dominica.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13685
Scope and Contents

The correspondence chiefly relates to the governorship of Dominica under Sir John Orde.

Dates: 1784-1808

Minute book of St. Bernard`s Ward Unionist Association.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13545
Scope and Contents

Minute book of St. Bernard`s Ward Unionist Association with some loose minutes, 1937-1940, of West Edinburgh Unionist Association.

Dates: 1913-1940.

Oral history interviews conducted and recorded by Neil C Rafeek as research for his thesis, 'Against all the odds: women in the Communist Party in Scotland 1920-91: an oral history'.

 Series
Identifier: UNLS003
Content description

The collection focuses on the testimony of women involved in the Communist Party of Great Britain in Scotland from its inception to its demise.

Dates: 1994-1997.

Papers of James Halliday, former chairman of the SNP, and two minute books of the National Party of Scotland.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13417
Scope and Contents James Halliday (1927-2013) played a pivotal role in stabilising the SNP in the 1950s. He replaced Dr Robert D. McIntyre as chairman of the party in 1956, thus becoming the youngest chairman at the age of 28. However, this promotion was not devoid of problems as internal divisions had to be overcome. By the 1959 election the prospects of the party had started to improve. There were five candidates contesting seats, including Halliday himself who stood once more for Stirling burghs. That same...
Dates: 1928-2005, undated.

Papers of James Ramsay Macdonald and Bailie George Kerr of Glasgow.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13461
Scope and Contents The papers provide an insight into the personal and political relationship between James Ramsay Macdonald (1866-1937) and Bailie George Kerr of Glasgow (fl.1860-1942) over a period of nearly three decades. They also illustrate the development of the early Socialist movement in Scotland, trade unionism and Glasgow local politics. As well as letters of James Ramsay Macdonald, the archive includes correspondence of prominent Socialists such as John and Katherine Bruce Glasier and leading...
Dates: 1895-1970s.

Papers of Paul Henderson Scott.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13505/1-79
Scope and Contents Paul Henderson Scott was born and educated in Edinburgh, attending Edinburgh’s Royal High School and then moving on to study at Edinburgh University. It was at university that he first became involved with the Saltire Society. Shortly after this Scott was called up to serve in World War Two. He began his training as an army officer driving a lorry. However, through contact with diplomats from the foreign office he decided to take the examination and soon became a diplomat. A long diplomatic...
Dates: 1976-2001

Papers of Professor John Erickson concerning the `Edinburgh Conversations`.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13596
Scope and Contents Correspondence, memoranda and related papers, 1974-1997, concerning the ‘Edinburgh Conversations’ and Professor John Erickson`s involvement in them.John Erickson (1929-2002) was a British military historian and the West’s leading authority on the Soviet military during and after the Second World War. During the ‘Cold War’ he was one of the very few academics to earn the trust of both sides and a key channel for contact between the Soviets and the Americans.After...
Dates: c.1970s-1994

Papers of the Scottish Plebiscite Society.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13569
Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers, 1946-1990 and undated, of Peter Thomson concerning The Scottish Plebiscite Society. This society was formed by Peter Thomson (c.1914-1991) to press for a plebiscite on the question of a Scottish parliament. In 1949 it conducted its own plebiscite in Kirriemuir and in which 85% of the local electors participated. Thomson’s continuing activity for the cause resulted in his dismissal as sheriff of South Strathclyde in 1977. Following his dismissal, Thomson...
Dates: 1946-1990 and undated

Papers of the Scottish Plebiscite Society.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13546
Scope and Contents The Scottish Plebiscite Society was formed by Peter Thomson (fl.1914-1991) to press for a plebiscite on the question of a Scottish parliament. In 1949 it conducted its own plebiscite in Kirriemuir and in which 85% of the local electors participated. Thomson’s continuing activity for the cause resulted in his dismissal as sheriff of South Strathclyde in 1977. Following his dismissal, Thomson devoted his time to holding a series of privately-funded plebiscites in Scottish towns...
Dates: 1959-1991

Papers relating to the Edinburgh branch of the Social Democratic Party.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13662
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of agendas, minutes, newsletters and publications relating to the organisation of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Edinburgh and its merger with the Liberal Party in 1988 to form the Social and Liberal Democrats Party, later known as the Liberal Democrats.

Dates: 1981-1988

Personal and political papers of Rosemary Hall.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13491
Scope and Contents Rosemary Hall was born on 22nd April 1925 in Aberdeen. She spent her early life in Montrose where her father and uncle ran the family salmon fishing business. Hall began her schooling in Montrose. However, the outbreak of the war caused interruption and her school was evacuated to Speyside. She began her working life as a PA to a partner in a firm of accountants in Edinburgh. Although Hall gave up her job after marriage, she did not stop working; she was against nuclear power in all forms...
Dates: 1947-2010

Photograph albums of Lord James Douglas Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13588
Scope and Contents

Photographic albums, 1974-2007, of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton (JADH) chiefly concerning his political and public life as an MP and MSP.

Dates: 1974-2007

Records of Newington Ward Liberal Association.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13565
Scope and Contents

The records consist of a minute book, 1955-1964, and papers, 1958-1996, of the Newington Ward Liberal Association. They chart the evolution of Liberal politics in this area of Edinburgh.

Dates: 1955-1996

Resolution of the Edinburgh National Society of Women`s Suffrage in favour of Charles Cameron, MP.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13474
Scope and Contents

The resolution was made in favour of Charles Cameron, MP for Glasgow, to acknowledge his work on municipal suffrage. The document was signed by Priscilla McLaren, president of the ENSWS, Eliza Wigham, Emily Rosaline Masson and Elisa Kirkland, secretaries.

Dates: 14 December 1881

Scrapbooks of Lord MacGregor Mitchell.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13603
Scope and Contents

Eleven scrapbooks, 1899-1935, concerning Lord Robert MacGregor Mitchell (1875-1938), Scottish lawyer and judge, Liberal MP for Perth and University Rector.

The scrapbooks contain newspaper cuttings, letters, photographs and miscellaneous ephemera mostly documenting Lord Mitchell’s legal and political career, as well as his personal interests in golf and cricket.

Dates: 1899-1935

Signed programme of the Edinburgh University Nationalist Club.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13561
Scope and Contents

The item is a programme and dinner organised in honour of Malcolm MasCalister, Owen Gillan, Robert Watt and Raymond Forbes by the Edinburgh University Nationalist Club following their release from prison. The four of them had been jailed in 1953 for possession of gelignite and a fuse.

The programme is signed by Forbes, Gillan, Watt, Roland Eugene Muirhead and am unknown signatory.

Dates: 26 July 1954.

Sound recordings, and transcripts, of media reports on the 'work-in' dispute, 1971-1972, at Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS). BBC broadcast material.

 Collection
Identifier: UNLS022
Scope and Contents

The recordings include BBC news items and special features covering the UCS 'work-in'. Interviewees include members of the Joint Shop Stewards Committee, and other workers.

Dates: 1969-1972.

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Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 4
Scott, Paul Henderson, author, b 1920 2
Scottish National Party 2
Scottish Plebiscite Society 2
Bevin, Ernest, trade unionist, politician, 1881-1951 1
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British Broadcasting Corporation 1
Cameron, Charles, first baronet, newspaper propietor, MP for Glasgow, 1841-1924: recipient 1
Caterpillar Tractors Ltd (Uddingston, manufacturer of heavy plant and industrial equipment) 1
Communist Party of Great Britain (1920-1988) 1
Craigen, James Mark, politician and author, b 1938 1
Edinburgh National Society for Women's Suffrage, 1867, women's suffrage society 1
Erickson, John, military historian, 1929-2002 1
Ewing, Winifred Margaret, politician, SNP MP, MSP, b. 1929 1
Foster, John 1
Gallacher, William (politician and trade unionist) 1
Glasier, John Bruce, politician, 1859-1920 1
Glasier, Katherine St John Bruce, socialist, politician, 1867-1950 1
Halliday, James, author, historian and politician, 1927-2013 1
Hamilton, Douglas Douglas-, 14th Duke of Hamilton and 11th Duke of Brandon, nobleman and aviator, 1903-1973 1
Hamilton, Edward Walter, Sir, Knight (Treasury Official) 1
Hamilton, George Nigel Douglas-, 10th Earl of Selkirk, 1906-1994 1
Kinglake, Alexander William, historian, 1809-1891 1
Kirkland, Elisa, campaigner for women's rights, secretary of the Edinburgh National Society for Women's Suffrage, fl. 1881 1
MacDonald, James Ramsay, statesman, 1866-1937 1
MacLeod, Ken (writer) 1
Mackay, Donald James, 11th Lord Reay, 1839-1921.: recipient 1
Masson, Emily Rosaline, campaigner for women's rights, secretary of the Edinburgh National Society for Women's Suffrage, fl 1881 1
McLaren, Priscilla Bright, campaigner for women's rights, president of the Edinburgh National Society for Women's Suffrage, née Bright, 1815-1906 1
Mitchell, Lord Robert MacGregor, lawyer, judge, Liberal MP for Perth and University rector, 1875-1938 1
National Party of Scotland 1
Newington Ward Liberal Association 1
Orde, Sir John, Knight Admiral Governor of Dominica, 1751-1824: recipient 1
Primrose, Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery (statesman) 1
Rafeek, Neil C (author of 'Communist women in Scotland') 1
Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, Earl Roberts (cr 1901), 1832-1914 1
Rose, George, statesman, 1744–1818. 1
Saltire Society 1
Scottish Covenant Association 1
Scottish Liberal Party, political party 1
Silver, Robert Simpson (James Watt Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow) 1
Social Democratic Party, political party 1
St. Bernard's Ward Unionist Association 1
Trevelyan, Sir George Otto, 2nd Baronet, Knight Statesman and Historian, 1838-1928 1
University of Glasgow, Library 1
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (Glasgow) 1
Wigham, Eliza, campaigner for women's rights, secretary of the Edinburgh National Society for Women's Suffrage, 1820-1899. 1
Wolfe, William Cuthbertson, Leader of the Scottish National Party, 1924-2010. 1
Woolfson, Charles (lecturer in the Department of Social and Economic Research, University of Glasgow) 1
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