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Article entitled 'A summer night's dream', published in three parts in the ‘United service magazine’, 1890, bound for Lieutenant Douglas Haig of the 7th Hussars (afterwards Field-Marshal Earl Haig) whose signature dated Secunderabad, 1890 is inside the front cover, and whose book-plate (when Earl Haig) is pasted to the flyleaf.
The article was published in ‘United Service magazine’, June, July and August, 1890, pages 205-229, 357-376 and 385-402.
Article entitled 'Early Scottish history and its exponents' by Alexander Henry Rhind.
The article was originally contained in the ‘Retrospective Review’, volume i (1853), pages 273-291. It has been separately re-bound, with interleaves, and there are extensive alterations in the author's autograph on most of the printed pages and the interleaves.
Article from 'Books and Bookplates', titled 'The Advocates' Library' by William Kirk Dickson.
Author’s own copy of ‘The Gareloch as military port no. 1’ by Arnold Fleming (Helensburgh, [1949]); with corrections and additions throughout in manuscript, and numerous inserts.
Pasted in at beginning and end are newspaper cuttings, typescripts, and manuscripts, consisting of reviews of the book and of articles and notes on its subject, on Clyde steamers, and on Madeleine Smith.
Collection of holograph manuscripts of authors of the early 20th century.
Copies, 1636-1637, of documents and notes of Sir James Balfour on ecclesiastical history.
Copies of papers concerning the Exchequer and King’s rents.
Copy-book and Latin exercises written by John, Robert and William Scott of Gilmanscleuch.
Comments on the manuscript by Sir J A H Murray are interspersed throughout the volume. Also included is his article, 'Concerning an old copy-book', in 'Leisure Hour', 1 January 1871.
Copy used for the publication in book form of ‘Life of Mansie Wauch’ by David Macbeth Moir, with other writings.
Correspondence and literary papers of the author, Marion C Lochhead (1902-1985).
Correspondence and papers of and concerning O H Mavor ('James Bridie'); with letters of Evan John to Alfred Wareing.
Correspondence and papers of Robert Duncan Macleod, editor of the ‘Library review’.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Gospel lectionary; with a typescript of an unpublished article concerning the lectionary.
'Journal of a Tour to the Continent in Autumn, 1815, with Walter Scott, John Scott, Esqr., of Gala, and Alexr. Pringle, Younger of Whitebank', by Robert Bruce, Advocate, afterwards Sheriff of Argyll.
The journal runs from 28 July to 23 August. With it are a passport and letter (folio 23) of Robert Bruce, 1815, an article of the donor regarding the manuscript cut from ‘Chambers’s Journal’ (folio 25), and a letter of the donor, 1934, giving further information (folio 27).
Letters and papers concerning honours bestowed on Thomas Carlyle.
Letters and papers of Thomas Carlyle, with a few of his wife Jane Welsh Carlyle and others.
Letters of, and an article by, Robert D Macleod.
Letters of Thomas Hardy to Sir George B Douglas, 5th Baronet of Springwood Park, near Kelso, Roxburghshire.
As well as giving his impressions of contemporary literary figures, Hardy discusses poetry and frequently mentions both his own and Douglas's work including the reception in 1895-1896 of 'Jude the Obscure'.
The letters are followed by a typescript of Sir George Douglas's article, 'Thomas Hardy: personal reminiscences’.
Letters to and papers collected by James Greig (1861-1941), art critic of the ‘Morning Post’.
Literary papers and diaries of the author and poet, Violet Jacob (1863-1946).
Born Kennedy-Erskine, she was brought up in the House of Dun near Montrose, and married an army officer in 1894. She wrote in both Scots and English, and some of her prose works are set in Angus.
Literary papers of the poet and author, Alastair Reid (born 1926).
Born in Whithorn and educated at St Andrews, Alastair Reid lived in Spain and Latin America for many years, translating from Spanish as well as writing his own poetry and prose. His papers reflect these different kinds of work.