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Correspondence and papers of Arthur Woodburn, including articles, press cuttings, lectures, photographs, glass slides and drafts of an autobiography.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7656 Box 1(1)-Box 44
Scope and Contents

Arthur Woodburn's strong interest in economics, education, European unity, international relations, modern languages and Scottish history and literature are reflected in the papers.

Dates: 1907-1977.

Letters and poems of Alexander Laing, the Brechin poet; and poetry and other literary matter of Henry Scott Riddell.

 File
Identifier: MS.3115
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letters, poems, etc., of Alexander Laing, the Brechin poet, to Peter Buchan, collector of Scottish ballads, Peterhead, 1828-1850, undated. The letters, which are in Laing's autograph, deal chiefly with literary matters of the day. Most of the poems (folios 4, 6, 10, 19, 23) appear later in published form.(ii) Poems and other literary matter of Henry Scott Riddell, in his autograph, with one letter to him, 1815-1865, undated. Several of...
Dates: 1815-1865, undated.

Manuscript drafts and corrected typescripts of Naomi Mitchison, "You May Well Ask".

 File
Identifier: Acc.7219
Scope and Contents

Being a volume of autobiography covering the years 1918-1940.

Dates: 1978.

Miscellaneous letters and manuscripts.

 Series
Identifier: MS.3112

Papers of and concerning Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Haldane, Royal Engineers.

 File
Identifier: MS.20004
Scope and Contents

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).

Dates: 1796-1848.

Papers of Andrew B Macdonald.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5204
Scope and Contents

Including typescript of his autobiography, lectures, radio scripts, and correspondence.

Dates: 1927-1964 and undated.

Papers of General Sir J Aylmer L Haldane.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20247-20259

Papers of S Marshak.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.3945
Scope and Contents

Including, chapter of autobiographical novel, "At the Beginning of Life", two poems and translations of poems of Burns and others.

Dates: 20th century.

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Mitchison, Naomi Mary Margaret (née Haldane), Baroness Mitchison (author) 2
Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 1
Calder, Peter Ritchie, Baron Ritchie-Calder, author and journalist, 1906-1982 1
Church of Scotland, Itu Leper Colony, Nigeria 1
Hardie, James Keir, politician, 1856-1915 1