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Airs of songs and ballads collected, chiefly in Buchan, with a few from Angus and elsewhere, by George Riddell, Rosehearty (died 1942).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.3041-3043
Scope and Contents

Accounts of George Riddel's life will be found in MS.3042, inside the front cover.

Dates: Late 19th century-early 20th century.

Annotated books concerning the Spanish Civil War.

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Identifier: Acc.12802
Scope and Contents

Three books containing signatures of members of the International Brigades and of some members of the future Labour Cabinets of 1945 and thereafter.

Dates: circa 1936-1939.

Annotated copy of F R Grahame, "The Progress of Science, Art and Literature in Russia (London, ? 1865).

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Identifier: Acc.10321
Scope and Contents

Includes additional material in the hand of the author.

Dates: circa 1865.

Annotated copy of May Sinclair, "A Defence of Idealism" (1917).

 Item
Identifier: Acc.11190
Scope and Contents

Includes three letters, 1923-1924, of the author to W J Jupp and Jupp`s annotations and presentation note, 1925, to J Ramsay MacDonald.

Dates: 1917-1923.

Annotated copy of "Peerage of Scotland" (Edinburgh, 1813), by Sir Robert Douglas of Glenbervie.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.12047
Scope and Contents

This being the 2nd edition by John Philp Wood.

Notation, circa 1821-1860, by genealogist and author of family histories, Alexander Sinclair.

Dates: circa 1813-1860.

Annotated copy of volume one of James Burnett`s "Of the Origin and Progress of Language" (2nd edition, 1784).

 Item
Identifier: Acc.11441
Scope and Contents

Annotated by author apparently for a new edition, never published.

Dates: 1784.

Annual Reports, accounts and minutes of North Berwick Golf Club.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13228
Scope and Contents North Berwick Golf Club was formed on 8th May 1832 to play over the links there. The original course of 6/7 holes was extended to 12 in 1869-70 taking over the Park to the west. In 1877, the Club acquired the right to play over part of the Dirleton estate. This became known as the Private Golf Links or Greens. From the earliest days, the members of the Club dined together after their matches and, in 1879, it was resolved to build a Clubhouse by the links. The committee formed to oversee this...
Dates: 1984 to 2005.

Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.19.2.16-19.2.27
Scope and Contents The papers consist of materials for a projected history of Dumbartonshire (Adv.MS.19.2.16-19.2.24), materials towards a projected work on the Scottish religious houses on the Continent (Adv.MS.19.2.25), and notes and extracts of Scottish interest from manuscripts in continental libraries (Adv.MS.19.2.26), together with a record of the bequest of Dennistoun`s manuscripts and a calendar of them (Adv.MS.19.2.27). The papers were arranged and bound by Mark Napier, executor of James...
Dates: ?1825-1856.

Archive of the Royal Celtic Society.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13898
Content Description

The archive of the Royal Celtic Society, founded in 1820 as the Celtic Society, and bearing its 'Royal' designation since 1873. Among the founder members were Captain William Mackenzie of Gruinard, Sir David Stewart of Garth and Sir Walter Scott, the Society's first vice president.

The archive contains minute books, financial records, membership lists, correspondence, files on the Society's history and constitution, photographs, newspaper cuttings and miscellaneous matter.

Dates: 1820-1974.

Army Book 64 of J B McKeeman.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7844
Scope and Contents

Containing the particulars of service during World War II.

Dates: circa 1939-1945.

Autobiographical notes, transcribed diary and anecdote of James Wardrop.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.5653
Scope and Contents

With diary, 1841-1861, of his daughter, Shirley.

Dates: circa 1855-1969.

Autograph manuscripts of ten poems by Edwin Morgan on "Scotland`s favourite paintings" as selected by readers of `The Herald`.

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Identifier: Acc.12948
Scope and Contents

With related papers and notes by Lesley Duncan, and a copy of the resulting book "Beyond the Sun" (Edinburgh, 2007).

Dates: 2005-2007.

Bazett Michael Haggard, "Objects of Pity" (1892), with author`s corrections and associated correspondence.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8232
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include Lloyd Osbourne, 1901, and Isobel Field, 1941.

Dates: 1892-1941.

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