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Album of Adam White, the naturalist (1817-1879), entitled on the cover 'Weeds and wild flowers'.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10306
Scope and Contents A draft title-page (folio 24) suggests that in 1850 Adam White was proposing to publish a work on 'Weeds and wild-flowers loved by Wordsworth', and the first part of the album contains a collection of materials towards this purpose: drawings and engravings of wild flowers with some specimens of pressed flowers, newspaper-cuttings, and copies of letters and poems of Wordsworth.The collection of information is then extended to include other poets: Coleridge, Cowper, Southey,...
Dates: Mid 19th century-?late 19th century.

Copies of 12 songs of Meta Maclean.

 File
Identifier: Acc.6730
Scope and Contents

With associated photographs and press cuttings.

Dates: 1925-1939.

Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton relating to historical matters.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.379
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, papers and copies of research documents assembled by Lord James Douglas-Hamilton for the publication of his books 'Motive for a Mission, the Story Behind Rudolf Hess’s Flight to Britain' (1st edition London 1971, 2nd edition Edinburgh 1979 and paperback edition, 1980); 'Air Battle for Malta: The Diaries of a Fighter Pilot', (Edinburgh 1981); and 'Roof of the World: Man’s First Flight Over Everest', (Edinburgh 1983).

Dates: 1968-1983.

'Lives of the most eminent British painters, sculptors, and architects', by Allan Cunningham, various editions, (London, 1830-1839), 6 volumes, interleaved, with original letters to the author and others (1829-1837), copies of letters (1710-1830) and notes in the autograph of his son Francis, printed cuttings, and portraits.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.826-832
Scope and Contents

This material was collected by the author, Allan Cunningham, and his son with a view to a new edition. Loose papers have been pasted into the interleaved volumes or collected in a separate volume (MS.832).

Dates: 1710-1837.

Miscellaneous letters and documents.

 File
Identifier: MS.819
Dates: 1643, 1661, 19th century.

Miscellaneous manuscript and a few printed items.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.19
Scope and Contents The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Printed prospectus of the Sanitary Protection Association of Edinburgh, late 19th century. (Folio 1.)(ii) Printed list of members, with subscriptions, of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries (Konungliga Norraena Fornfraeda-Felag), 1849, in Icelandic. There are also an extract from the constitution of the Society (in French), a note on the subscriptions (in Danish), and a list of the books published by the Society....
Dates: 1561, 17th century-late 19th century.

Notes of proceedings in the elections, 1790-1837, of representative peers for Scotland, compiled by William B D D Turnbull.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.6.1.16
Scope and Contents

Included in the manuscript are the names of those who voted in the elections, and copies of relevant documents. The paper of the manuscript is watermarked 1839. At the end is inserted a newspaper cutting on the election of 1847.

Dates: 1839, or after.

Papers concerning the Peebleshire Society, compiled and collected by James R Patterson.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.4537
Scope and Contents

Including copies of minutes and accounts and press cuttings.

Dates: 20th century.

Papers of James W S Marr.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5110
Scope and Contents

Including letters and copies of letters, press cuttings and photographs.

Dates: 1929-1937.

Papers of Sir George Henschel.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.6211/1-23
Scope and Contents

Comprising manuscript scores of musical compositions, including the opera "Nubia", concert programmes, press notices, and letters and copies of letters to Henschel from correspondents including: Princess Louise, A J Balfour, Gordon Bottomley, and Sir D Y Cameron.

Dates: 1879-1934.

‘Parish rhymes, [by] V.O.B. North Berwick, 1872.' Manuscript and printed poems by Peter Macmorland, Minister of North Berwick, written or pasted in an exercise-book.

 Item
Identifier: MS.1807
Scope and Contents

Also included are newspaper cuttings on various subjects and a copy of the minute passed by the Kirk Session of North Berwick on Peter Macmorland's resignation.

Dates: 1872-1873.

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