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Correspondence, diaries, articles and other papers of or collected by William Laird McKinlay concerning the Canadian National Arctic Expedition and the expedition of the 'Karluk' to Wrangel Island, Russia.
The bulk of the papers in this collection relate to the Canadian National Arctic Expedition, 1913-1918, and the part played in it by William McKinlay and the expedition leader, Vilhjalmur Stefansson. McKinlay's account of his experiences, especially those of being shipwrecked and marooned on Wrangel Island, off the coast of Siberia, were published by him in 'Karluk: the great untold story of Arctic expedition'.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.
Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, mostly relating to his historical research.
Miscellany of letters and documents of African explorers, missionaries, and administrators.
Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.
Nine letters (one a photocopy) of the Reverend Dr Robert Laws, missionary in Malawi.
Includes two letters of the Reverend Malcolm Moffat, missionary in Zambia, to Alexander Gill, jeweller, Aberdeen, together with photograph of a baptismal bowl.
Papers and correspondence of Douglas Charles Parker.
Papers of and concerning Francis George Scott, composer.
Papers of and concerning Lex McLean, mostly relating to his career in entertainment.
Papers of and concerning the Rev Dr Murdoch Mackenzie, missionary in China.
Includes photocopies of letters, tributes and biographical note and photographs.
Papers of and concerning William Murray.
Including photographs and copies of letters concerning Murray`s military service in the First World War.
The papers were received in three installments.
Papers of Dr George Pratt Insh, mostly concerning his unpublished biography of Thomas Muir of Huntershill.
Papers of George Robinson, concerning the Zulu War, 1879.
Including transcripts, photographs, photocopies, and correspondence.
Papers of Magnus Magnusson.
Papers relating to the publication of works of Michael Strachan.
Includes correspondence, manuscript drafts, copies and transcripts of 17th-century documents relating to the following works of Michael Strachan: 'The life and adventures of Thomas Coryate' (Oxford University Press, 1962); 'The East India Company journals of Captain William Keeling and Master Thomas Bonner, 1615-1617' (University of Minnesota Press, 1971); 'Sir Thomas Roe (1581-1644): a life' (Salisbury, 1989).
Personal and literary papers and correspondence of Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, with some personal papers and correspondence of Joan Leigh Fermor.
Photocopies and prints of photographs concerning the International Brigade service of David Anderson and John Londragan, Aberdeen.
Photocopies and prints of photographs of John Lennox, Aberdeen.
Includes material concerning the Aberdeen contingent of the National Hunger March, 1936, and to the Spanish Civil War and Bob Cooney.
Photocopies of 46 letters of Lieutenant Harry Jacob, Royal Fusiliers, to his mother, Violet.
Mostly written from the Western Front, with three letters to his father, Major Arthur Jacob and photographs.
Photocopies of front endpapers of a copy of Robert Moffat, "Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern Africa" (London, 1842).
Contains:
signatures of Robert Moffat and his family
presentation by Moffat to John W Sheldon
signatures of David Livingstone and H M Stanley
pamphlet on Sarah Roby, an African girl brought to England by Moffat
photograph of Stanley.
Photocopies of papers concerning the football career of Arthur McGachie with East Fife Footbal Club, Dunfermline Athletic Football Club and other Fife clubs.
Includes letters, agreements, match programmes, photographs and press cuttings.
Photocopies of papers of James Dodds.
Including three letters of Dodds to his parents at Dunfermline, describing experiences as a miner in the Klondike goldfield, with an associated photograph.
Photocopy, 1969, of Peter Kane, "Catholic Socialist".
Biographcial sketch of John Wheatley.
With four photographs, 1930, of Wheatley`s funeral.