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12 photographs of the Thistle Chapel.

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Identifier: Acc.4855
Scope and Contents

With photocopies of notes of James Grieve.

Dates: 1911.

15 stereoscopic photographs of Scottish scenes.

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Identifier: Acc.11919
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Taken by members of the Stereoscopic Society of which R W Copeman was President. The versos bear technical notes.

Dates: 1901-1915.

22 letters, 1843-1847, to John Stevenson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.6271
Scope and Contents

Concerning the transactions of the committee for the erection of a memorial to James Wilson, leader of the Radical Rising of 1820, in which Stevenson took part.

With a biographical note on Stevenson by George Maddocks, and a colour photograph of his portrait.

Dates: 1843-1847 and undated.

Album of Draycott House, Derbyshire.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3009
Scope and Contents Hugh Scott of Draycott (Draycot, Draycote) House, a Captain in the East India Marine, was a son of Walter Scott of Raeburn (died 1830) and cousin of Sir Walter Scott of Abbotsford. The album, compiled by Hugh Scott's descendants, contains letters of Sir Walter Scott and members of his family, printed matter relating to the subscription raised to purchase Abbotsford for the Scott family, drawings and photographs of Draycott, notes on family history by William Scott of Raeburn (died 1855),...
Dates: Mid 19th century-1936.

Album of Euphemia Inglis, "Great Homes... Visited and Described by Innes Adair".

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8493
Scope and Contents

Contains cuttings of articles on historic houses published by Inglis in the "Weekly Scotsman", photographs, notes and letters.

Dates: 1898-1902.

Biographical notices of Scottish and other pipers, with notes on persons, places and things connected in any way with piping, compiled by John MacLennan with additions and corrections by Ian H Mackay Scobie.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.22130-22133
Scope and Contents The collection was begun in the late nineteenth century and continued in the twentieth, being entrusted to Ian Scobie in 1944 (MS.22130, folio 2). The latest entry appears to be dated 1956. The entries are written on folio sheets. Press cuttings and other printed extracts and photographs (both originals and copies) have been added, pasted on separate sheets of the same size, to illustrate many of the entries. A number of the additional entries, and additions to existing entries, appear to be...
Dates: Late 19th century-?1956.

Correspondence and literary papers of and concerning George Borrow collected by Sir Angus Fraser, with working papers of Sir Angus Fraser relating to George Borrow.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.12091/1-74
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Includes photocopies, extensive notes on Borrow by Sir Angus Fraser and an annotated copy of 'George Borrow: a Bibliographical Guide' (1984).

Dates: 1794-2001, undated.

Correspondence and papers, 1940, of Jim Harley, Edinburgh.

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Identifier: Acc.11939
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Correspondence and papers largely of and to the Children`s Overseas Reception Board (Scottish Branch) concerning the proposed evacuation of Rosemary Harley to Canada. Also includes Rosemary Harley`s school reports, 1932-1938, from Cranley School, Edinburgh, a Cranley School photograph, 1937, and her notes on the papers, 2001.

Dates: 1932-1940, 2001.

Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.15560-15901
Scope and Contents John Purves began his teaching career as a lecturer in English under Professor Emile Legouis at Lyons University in 1902, having graduated M.A. at Edinburgh University in 1900, He was a Carnegie Research Scholar in modern languages in Rome and Siena from 1903 to 1904, then lectured in English under Professor Herbert Grierson at Aberdeen University from 1904 to 1906. He became Professor of English at Transvaal Technical Institute, Johannesburg and at Transvaal University College, Pretoria...
Dates: Mid 14th century-[before 1962], undated.

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.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20005-20036
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1833-1925, undated.

Correspondence and papers of or concerning General Sir Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.16407-16420
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of Thomas Graham is chiefly with his factor, Henry Burt, concerning his estate of Balgowan, but includes also some letters from eminent friends and acquaintances not included in MSS.3590-3645. There are also papers of Mrs M E Maxtone Graham concerning the publication of her book ‘The beautiful Mrs Graham’, and typescript material and correspondence concerning a projected book on Lord Lynedoch.

Dates: 1759-[circa 1947.]

Correspondence and papers of Sir Robert A Watson-Watt, including his collection of printed material concerning the history of radar.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9343/1-88
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and papers concerning radar in World War II, the Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, 1951, and other activities and interests.

Includes photographs, articles and printed books.

Dates: 1909-1969, undated.

Correspondence and papers of Sir William Maxwell, President of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society.

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Identifier: Acc.11650
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include Albert, 4th Earl Grey, and Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery.

Dates: circa 1880-1920.

Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.

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Identifier: Acc.13059/1-500
Scope and Contents Tom Weir is probably best known for his long-running STV series ‘Weir’s Way’. He was born in Glasgow and served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey before embarking on the career that was to make him a household name. Tom Weir is also notable as a mountaineer. He was a member of the first post-war Himalayan expedition and a number of important exploratory expeditions in Nepal in the early 1950s. He became a...
Dates: circa 1916-2006.

Correspondence, diaries, records of consultation, drafts and typescripts of lectures, articles and papers, and personal papers, of and relating to Dr William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13332- is now part of MSS.50100-50251.
Scope and Contents Ronald Fairbairn was born in Edinburgh in 1889 and educated at Merchiston Castle School and the Universities of Edinburgh, Manchester, Kiel and Strasbourg. During the First World War he served as a Territorial in the Royal Garrison Artillery with postings in Egypt and Palestine. He was Assistant Physician at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Mental Diseases from 1923-1924 and subsequently forged a career in medical psychology. He produced numerous psychological publications. He married,...
Dates: 1896-2006.

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Denholm. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. Inhabited place. Longitude: -2.6833. Latitude: 55.4500. 1
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Names
Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 3
Buchan, John Norman Stuart, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir, 1911-1996 2
Buchan, Priscilla Jean Fortesque, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, politician, née Thomson, then Grant, 1915-1978 2
Allan, Jean Mary (librarian and novelist, pseudonym Lennox Allan) 1
Bassin, Ethel Rose, collector of Scottish songs and music teacher, 1889-1974 1
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Bell, Henry, builder of the "Comet", 1767-1830 1
Bell, William, great grand-nephew of Henry Bell, builder of the "Comet", d 1978 1
Borrow, George Henry (writer and traveller) 1
Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, author, publisher, Governor-General of Canada, 1875-1940 1
Children's Overseas Reception Board, Scottish Branch 1
Chrystal, Francis M, member of the Old Edinburgh Club, d 1944 1
Church of Scotland, Foreign Missions Board 1
Clan Mackay Society 1
Clark, Alastair Trevor, colonial civil servant, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Soloman Islands, 1923-2005 1
Clark, Ronald William, author, 1916-1987 1
Connors, James Scott, tennis player, b 1952 1
Copeman, R W, President of The Stereoscopic Society, 1861-1928. 1
Cunninghame Graham, family, of Gartmore and Ardoch 1
Drummond, William, 1st Viscount Strathallan, c 1617-1688 1
Elphinstone, family, of Lopness 1
Fairbairn, William Ronald Dodds, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, 1889-1964 1
Fairbairn, William Ronald Dodds, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, 1889-1964. 1
Foxon, David Fairweather, bibliographer, 1923-2001 1
Fraser, Alexander Campbell (philosopher) 1
Gordon, Cosmo Alexander, bibliographer, 1886-1965 1
Gordon, Cosmo Alexander, bibliographer, 1886-1965: recipient 1
Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame (of Gartmore and Ardoch, author, formerly Bontine) (1852-1936) 1
Grey, Albert Henry George, 4th Earl Grey (succ 1894), Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, 1851-1917 1
Grieve, James, Clerk of Works, 1863-1939 1
Grieve, Robert, Sir, Knight (Professor Emeritus, Town and Country Planning, University of Glasgow) (1910-1995) 1
Haig, Douglas, 1st Earl Haig, 1861-1928 1
Hardie, James Keir, politician, 1856-1915 1
Harper, Robin Charles Moreton (politician) (b 1940) 1
Hess, Rudolf Walter Richard, deputy of Adolf Hitler, 1894-1987 1
Hibernian Football Club, Edinburgh 1
Hislop, Joseph Dewar, singer, 1884-1977 1
Hughes, Emrys, politician, 1894-1969 1
Inglis, Euphemia Amy Maria, pseudonym Innes Adair, d 1925 1
Insh, George Pratt, historian, b 1883 1
Johnston, James Frederick Junor (Major-General) 1
Kay, Handel, municipal engineer, fl 1906-1987 1
Kun, Béla, revolutionary, 1886-1939 1
Liberton Lawn Tennis Club, Ladies' Team, tennis club 1
Lillie, Robert Alexander, art collector, fl 1907-1977 1
MacDonald, Ishbel Allan, Labour activist, 1903-1982 1
MacDonald, James Ramsay, statesman, 1866-1937 1
MacDonald, Margaret Ethel Gladstone, socialist and feminist, 1870-1911 1
MacGregor, George Hogarth Carnaby, Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism, University of Glasgow, 1892-1963 1
MacKay, Benjamin Skene, trade union organiser, 1883-1930 1
Macgillivray, James Pittendrigh, sculptor, 1856-1938 1
Mackintosh, John Pitcairn (political scientist and politician) 1
Mackintosh, John Pitcairn, political scientist and politician, 1929-1978 1
Macmillan, Hugh Pattison, Baron Macmillan of Aberfeldy, 1873-1952 1
Maddocks, George, great grandson of John Stevenson, radical, fl 1974 1
Magnusson, Magnus, scholar, broadcaster and enviromentalist, 1929-2007 1
Maxwell, Gavin, author, 1914-1969 1
Maxwell, Sir William, Knight, President of the International Co-operative Alliance, 1841-1929 1
McIntyre, Robert Douglas, President, Scottish National Party, 1913-1998 1
Menuhin, Yehudi, Baron Menuhin, violinist and conductor, 1916-1999 1
Miller, William, Principal of Madras Christian College, 1838-1923 1
Miller, William, Principal of Madras Christian College, 1838-1923: recipient 1
Morgan, James, Melbourne, journalist, formerly in Aberdeen, d 1901 1
Morton, Andrew Queen, Minister of Culross Abbey, b 1919 1
Neill and Co Ltd, Edinburgh, printers 1
Orford, M F, Melbourne, fl 1979 1
Pow, Thomas Campbell, poet, b 1950 1
Powell, Reginald (physicist) 1
Primrose, Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery (statesman) 1
Rawlins, Francis Ian Gregory, Scientific Adviser to Trustees of National Gallery, 1895-1969 1
Ritchie, James Spence, former keeper of manuscripts at the National Library of Scotland, Stepfather of Major-General James Frederick Junor Johnston. 1
Ritchie, Margaret Macrae Ward (née Junor, then Johnston, mother of Major-General James Frederick Junor Johnston) 1
Scott, Mary Harriet Hepburne, Missionary, Kalimpong and Sikkim, 1877-1964 1
Simpson, Grant G, Reader in Scottish History, University of Aberdeen, fl 1967-2012 1
Somerville, Alexander George, missionary, 1917-1999 1
St Giles' Cathedral, Thistle Chapel, Edinburgh 1
Stereoscopic Society 1
Stevenson, John, radical, fl 1820-1847 1
Stevenson, John, radical, fl 1820-1847: recipient 1
Stevenson, Ronald J, composer and pianist, 1928-2015 1
Strachan, Michael, writer, b 1919 1
Tait, Frederick Guthrie, golfer, 1870-1900 1
Thomson, Philip D, co-author of "100 Years of Hibs", fl 1992-2005 1
Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh 1
University of Edinburgh 1
University of St Andrews 1
Vines, Alice Gilmore, Dr, historian, 1923-2009 1
Watt, Sir Robert Alexander Watson-, Knight, developer of radar, 1892-1973 1
Weir, Thomas [Tom] (explorer, journalist and photographer) 1
Welsh, Robin, Secretary of the International Curling Federation, 1919-2006 1
Welsh, Robin, Secretary of the International Curling Federation, 1919-2006: collector 1
Winchester, 1st Earl of, d 1219 1
Woodward, Foster Neville, scientific consultant, 1919-1985 1
Zinovyev, Grigory Yevseyevich, Head of the Communist International, 1883-1936 1
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