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Four theological papers of the Reverened James Brown.
With translation of an article.
Further papers and correspondence of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton.
The collection consists mostly of correspondence and articles.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, mostly on historical matters.
G F Ross, "Article on Piobaireachd with a Collection of 25 Tunes" (1942).
Includes:
lecture, 1952, of Archibald Campbell of Kilberry, "Some Aspects of Highland Pipe Music"
four tunes, undated, of Robert Meldrum.
Gospel lectionary; with a typescript of an unpublished article concerning the lectionary.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).
Journals, 1916-1917, of Mary Lee Milne, kept while serving with a unit of the Scottish Women`s Hospitals in Russia and Romania.
With article, 1918, of Milne, "The Dobruja Retreat".
Journals, notebooks and other papers of Sir James Mann Wordie, polar explorer, mostly relating to his tours and expeditions.
Journals, correspondence, notebooks, photographs, press-cuttings and related papers, 1903-1959, n.d., of and relating largely to the expeditions of polar exploration and scientific discovery, travel and mountaineering activities of Sir James Mann Wordie, Master of St John’s College, Cambridge (1889-1962).
‘Lays and lyrics’ by Charles Gray (Edinburgh, 1841) with pencil and wash illustrations, 1846, of A A Ritchie.
At the back of the volume, “A familiar Epistle, addressed to Peter M'Leod, Esq., of Polbeth” by Charles Gray (Edinburgh, 1845) has been bound in.
There are also manuscript verses by A A Ritchie (folio 1), class certificates, 1833-1834, of Charles Gray's son, Charles E Gray, from St Andrews University (folio 3) and a newspaper article, 1845, on Gray's poetry (folio 9).
Leaf from the copybook of John Scott.
With an associated article.
Letter from the General Council of Basle to the bishops and other councillors of James II of Scotland and related material.
Letter of Thomas Stewart to Henry M Caddell.
Concerns the prevention of the waste of water, with accompanying printed article by Stewart.
Letter of William Beattie probably to Percy Muir on bibliographical matters; together with an anonymous article on the Edinburgh Bibliographical Society.
Letters and manuscripts of Donald Whyte.
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, notes and poems chiefly written to Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet, by Scottish and continental writers and scholars.
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 and personal papers of Alasdair Alpin MacGregor, including notebooks, photographs, typescripts of published and unpublished books, articles, stories and poems, with associated correspondence and some genealogical material.
Literary and photographic archive of W. Gordon Smith, comprising play scripts, other writings, photographic prints and negatives.
Literary manuscripts and notes of William M Parker.
Concering Sir Walter Scott, John Scott, and other subjects.
Literary papers, a political notebook and letters of Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Politician and Author [1845-1937]. With three letters to Gavin Maxwell.
The main interest of the papers lies in the manuscripts and proofs of some of Sir Herbert’s many literary works including `Robert the Bruce and the Struggle for Scottish Independence`, 1897, `The Chevalier of the Splendid Crest`, 1900, `A Century of Empire, 1801-1900`, 1909, `Inter-alia : A Scottish Calendar of Crime and other historical essays`, 1924, and `Evening Memories`, 1932.