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Autobiographical writings of Colonel John Drinkwater, afterwards Bethune.
Autobiography of Robert Douglas (1727-1809), Colonel of Marines in the Dutch Army and Lieutenant-General and Commander of the town of 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc).
Copy, 18th century, of ‘An account of the life of Philocris… written by himself’ i.e. James Frazer of Brea.
Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations.
Alexander Carlyle's papers consist chiefly of journals, sermons, lectures, autobiographical writings, writings on various topics, poetry and papers on church and other affairs. The later papers (MSS.23927-23930) consist of a list of his books, excerpts from his writings and excerpts of proceedings in the action against him by the Presbytery of Dalkeith.
Correspondence and papers of George Smith (1824-1901), publisher, and founder of the Dictionary of National Biography, and his successors as heads of the firm of Smith, Elder and Company.
The papers relate chiefly to the publication of articles in the 'Cornhill Magazine' (which George Smith founded), and of books published by the firm.
Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane.
Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.
Correspondence, autobiographical papers, and sermons of the Very Reverend Donald Macleod, Doctor of Divinity (1831-1916), minister of The Park parish, Glasgow from 1869 to 1909, and editor of the periodical ‘Good words’ from 1872 to 1905.
Most of the correspondence concerns Donald Macleod's editorship of ‘Good words’, including many letters from contemporary authors and men of letters, with some letters of his brother, Dr Norman Macleod, minister of The Barony parish, Glasgow, and the first editor of ‘Good words’.
Journals and an autobiography of Alexander Murray, a farmer of Blackhouse, Peterhead.
Letters and poems of Alexander Laing, the Brechin poet; and poetry and other literary matter of Henry Scott Riddell.
Manuscript of part of the ‘Autobiography’ of Mrs Eliza Fletcher (1770-1858), chiefly in the hand of the author.
Microfilm of autobiography, 1858, and journal, 1838-1839, of George Combe.
The contents are as follows:
Journal, 1838-1839, of George Combe while in America (MS.7416);
Journal, 1839, of George Combe while in America (MS.7417);
Autobiography, 1858, of George Combe (MSS.7433-7434).
Microfilm of copy written in an unidentified hand of Alexander Carlyle's 'Recollections'.
Microfilm of manuscript of part of the ‘Autobiography’ of Mrs Eliza Fletcher (1770-1858), chiefly in the hand of the author.
Microfilm of manuscript of the greater part of the autobiography of Alexander Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk.
Microfilm of miscellaneous autobiographical notes of Alexander Walker.
Microfilm of 'Parte of the life of Lady Margaret Cunningham, Daughter to the Earle of Glencairn yt she had wt her first husband the master of Evandale. The just and true account yrof as it was first written wt her oun hand’, 1608, with letters and her will, 1607, 1622.
Microfilm of the Ashestiel manuscript, which contains Sir Walter Scott’s fragmentary autobiography, with associated papers.
Microfilm of typescript copy of 'Recollections of a long and busy life' by George Smith.
The contents are as follows:
Typescript copy of chapters i-xv (MS.23191);
Typescript copy of chapters xvi-xxvi (MS.23192).
Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reels 1-16 (Adam Matthew).
"Mr. James Murray's Diary, or, a succinct record of quhat was remarkable with relation to him for ye glory of God & of his own shame & downcasting"; James Murray was Minister of Penpont, Dumfriesshire, 1693-1735.
The work, which is more of an autobiography than a diary, James Murray's life until about 1717. It includes 'A short account of quhat was memorable in ye life, especially at ye death, of Agnes Gilchrist, spouse to Jo. Duncan in Penpont' (folios 60-64).
Papers of and concerning Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Haldane, Royal Engineers.
The manuscript consists of:
Letters, 1796-1797, 1805 to Henry Haldane concerning his applications to retire from the army (folio 1);
Haldane’s account, circa 1821, of his military career (folio 17);
Letters, 1825, concerning the award of a pension to Haldane’s children (folio 23);
Legal papers, 1798-1848, concerning Haldane’s family (folio 30);
Genealogical papers, ?1796, undated, concerning the Haldane family (folio 42).
Papers of General Sir J Aylmer L Haldane.
Papers of George Scott-Moncrieff (1910-1974).
George Scott-Moncrieff spent much of his childhood in England, but returned to Scotland in the 1930s. His writing covered a wide range of subjects, including architecture, Scottish topography, fiction, drama and religious works, and the last two of these are well represented in his papers.