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141 letters of Neil Gunn to John B Pick and eight letters of Gunn to Gene Pick.
With typescript of Francis Russell Hart and John B Pick, "The Essential Neil Gunn: a Conversation".
`Adversaria`, being miscellaneous notes and copies of correspondence of Sir Robert Sibbald, with scholars such as William Nicolson, Edward Lhuyd and John Smith of Durham on Scottish history and antiquities.
Apparently incomplete collection of correspondence and papers of William Marshall and of members of his family, together with related papers compiled by David J Mackenzie, Sheriff-substitute of Glasgow.
William Marshall, who was factor to the Duke of Gordon, was known in his own day as a Scottish fiddler and composer of strathspeys, and an inventor. The collection contains almost nothing of musical interest, and the largest single part consists of letters and copies of letters of his sons whilst on active service in India and in the Peninsular War, written to him and to other members of the family.
Autograph manuscripts of dramas and other works of Sir David Erskine.
The majority of the works are unpublished, and those which are published present considerable divergences. All the plays were written for the stage, and in some cases the names of the actors appear in the list of dramatis personae. Adv.MS.5.1.16, (i) and (ii) seem to be unconnected with the remainder of the collection.
Biography of James Bonar, compiled by his son.
Mostly comprising extracts from Bonar`s diary and correspondence.
Copies of correspondence of the French jurist, Athanase J L Jourdan (1791-1826), apparently intended for publication.
Copies of letters, 1889, 1894, of Alexander and Duncan Matheson to their parents in Duirmish.
With a biographical sketch, 1921, of Duncan Matheson from the Hudson`s Bay Company journal, "The Beaver"
Copy, 17th century, of `The Life, Araignment, and Death of the famous and learned Sir Thomas More Knight, sometimes Lord Chauncellor of England. Together with his Vision`.
Copy of George F R Henderson, "Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War" (1898), inscribed and marked by Douglas Haig.
Containing a letter and report, 1919, to Haig, and a few maps, undated.
Copy of "Life and Correspondence of David Hume" (1846) of John Hill Burton.
Includes an letter of David Hume, 1773, and interleaves bearing transcripts of 16 letters of Hume to his brother John and John`s son Joseph (`Josey`), transcribed by John Turnbull, WS, circa 1872.
Copy of Sir George Arthur, "Life of Lord Kitchener" (1920), containing author`s letter, ?1921, and proof of Earl Haig`s preface for French edition.
Correspondence and literary papers of the author, Marion C Lochhead (1902-1985).
Correspondence and papers concerning research for, and the writing and publication of "Benjamin Fawcett Engraver and Colour Printer" (1988) by Ruari and Antonia McLean.
Correspondence and papers of (Alfred) William Ross, Head of Radar, Royal Radar Establishment.
Correspondence and papers of David Fletcher, mainly arising from acting as literary agent for Kathleen Jamie, Marion Lochhead, Colin Mackay, Ruari McLean, David Muriston and James Ritchie.
Correspondence and papers of Louisa Kathleen Haldane concerning her parents, Coutts and Harriet A Trotter of Dreghorn, and their ancestors.
Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
There are letters and papers of Mary Haldane’s sisters Jane and Elizabeth, and her brother Sir John Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife, Ghetal, née Herschell. There are also a few letters and papers of Mrs Haldane's daughter Elizabeth S Haldane, and collections of press-cuttings relating to her son Richard, Viscount Haldane.
Correspondence and papers of Patrick William Campbell, Writer to the Signet.
Includes material on investments in Argentina, genealogy, biography and poetry.
Correspondence and papers of the publisher, Robert Cadell, and of his grandchildren in the Stevenson family.
Robert Cadell (1788-1849) was the partner of Archibald Constable, and, after the dissolution of that partnership in 1825, the sole publisher of Walter Scott's novels. His papers reflect his personal and business relations with Scott and other authors, as well as his family affairs.
Correspondence and papers of the Very Reverend John Lee, Principal of Edinburgh University, with the material collected by him.
Diaries, 1832-1865, chiefly of Colonel James Halkett (1822-1870), Coldstream Guards, son of Hugh, Baron von Halkett, describing his service in Britain, Mauritius, India and the Crimea; with correspondence and related material, 1847-1863, concerning several other members of the Halkett family.
James Halkett was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor of Mauritius, Sir William Gomm, from 1842 to 1847, and to the Commander-in-Chief of India from 1850 to 1854. He was severely wounded in action in November 1854 and the diary for that year gives particular accounts of the battles he witnessed during the Crimean War.