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Album of newspaper cuttings collected by Alexander Hutcheson concerning the haunted tower of St Andrews, the cathedral, the castle, and the abbey wall.

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Identifier: MS.9608
Scope and Contents

Also pasted into the album are two pamphlets by David Henry about the cathedral and the castle, 1910, and three letters, 1894, 1911, of David Hay Fleming.

Dates: 1894-1911.

Jacobite Papers.

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Identifier: Acc.3412
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Includes letters, correspondence, printed pamphlets and poems, proclamations and newspaper cuttings.

Dates: 1645-1891.

Letter, 1950, of Sir William Craigie to David D Murison.

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Identifier: Acc.7498
Scope and Contents

Concerning philological matters.

With seven documents, 1938-1973, concerning the Scottish National Party.

Dates: 1938-1973.

Microfilm of a volume, 1859, concerning the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birth gathered by the Boston Burns Club; and, letters and poems, 1785-1867, of and concerning, Robert Burns gathered by Adam Sim of Coulter.

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Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1004
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: A volume, 1859, concerning the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the poet’s birth gathered by the Boston Burns Club (Acc.10847);

Letters and poems of, 1785-1867, and relating to, Robert Burns gathered by Adam Sim of Coulter; including letters of Allan Cunningham and of Robert Tannahil (MS.23150).

Dates: 1785-1867.

Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).

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Identifier: MS.14883
Scope and Contents This loose collection of papers belonged to Duncan Campbell, who was born at the farm of Kerrumore, Glenlyon, of which his family had been tenants for three generations. He was editor of the ‘Northern Chronicle’, co-editor of the ‘Highland Monthly’, and author of a number of works relating to Highland history, notably the ‘Book of Garth and Fortingall’. (See ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 28, page vi).The papers here described are in many different...
Dates: 17th century-1st quarter of 20th century.

Papers concerning the authorship of the Waverley novels, compiled by Gilbert James French.

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Identifier: Acc.8906
Scope and Contents

Includes pamphlets, newspaper articles and letters.

With letters of J G Lockhart and others concerning the controversy and the writings of French, W J Fizpatrick and others, on the subject.

Dates: circa 1840-1857.

Papers of Sir John Davidson, mostly concerning Field-Marshall Douglas Haig and the First World War.

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Identifier: Acc.3679
Scope and Contents Contains the following:1. Photostat of article on 1917 French mutinies in "Blackwood's Magazine", January 1944.2. Memorial article on Haig by Davidson in the 'Contemporary Review', March 1928. (two copies).3. Map showing allied gains 8 August–11 November 1918 with typescript notes.4. Pamphlet: 'The "Total" War' by General Ludendorff.5. Speech delivered by Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bart., of Ulbster, … in memory of Haig 28 Jun 1950....
Dates: 1918, 1927, 1928, 1944, 1950, 1953, undated.

Part of corrected proof copy of Sir Compton Mackenzie, "Rogues and Vagabonds" (1927).

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Identifier: Acc.9034
Scope and Contents

With:

160 pamphlets and periodicals, 1893-1970 and undated, from Mackenzie`s library

fivle letters, 1935-1951, to Mackenzie.

Dates: 1893-1970 and undated.

Personal and political papers of John McDiarmid Airlie with printed papers and photographs of Robert McGregor Airlie and some printed songbooks and music.

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Identifier: Acc.13203
Scope and Contents Personal and political papers, 1899-1953, of John McDiarmid Airlie (1886-19), Labour Councillor and Parliamentary candidate to Ayr Burghs, related to his involvement in the Trade Union and Labour movement.The collection includes some interesting correspondence from Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald (1866-1937) and from Labour Ministers of Fuel and Power Hugh Gaitskell (1906-1963) and Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker (1889-1982). It also includes some printed papers and...
Dates: 1899-1960.

Robert Burns: A volume concerning the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the poet`s birth gathered by the Boston Burns Club.

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Identifier: Acc.10847
Scope and Contents

Contains autograph letters, engraved portraits of Burns and circa 60 engravings illustrating the poems. Includes original letter of Burns (letter 712). Pamphlet "Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Robert Burns..." is inlaid into the volume.

Dates: 1859.

Scrapbook kept by William Trotter of Ballindean, chiefly during his period of office as Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1825-1827.

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Identifier: MS.9858
Scope and Contents

The scrapbook contains pamphlets, circulars, and letters chiefly from public and charitable societies in Edinburgh and London.

Dates: 1823-1827.

Three letters of J K Annand to John Morris.

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Identifier: Acc.10811
Scope and Contents

Concerning the printing by Main of Annand`s "Ballants frae the German" (1986).

Includes copies of four replies of Main and a copy of the booklet.

Dates: 1985-1989.

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Airlie, John McDiarmid, councillor and parliamentary candidate, 1885-1965 1
Annand, James King, poet, 1908-1993 1
Auld, William (Esperanto poet and translator) 1
Boston Burns Club 1
Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 1