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Administrative Records of the Cinematographer Exhibitors' Association, Scottish Branch
Administrative Records of the Hillfoot Picture House, Alva
Album of letters to and printed items collected by William Ford, bookseller, Manchester, through his involvement in the Edinburgh book trade.
'Book of Common Prayer' (Oxford, 1686), with additional manuscript prayers, 1780.
Manuscript additions, 1780: at the beginning a list of the Committee appointed to compose the Liturgy, and at the end "A Prayer for persons under sentence of Death", and "A prayer for the afflicted in this time of Calamity for the prisoners and those that are condemned to Death".
Collection of items related to radio and television - miscellaneous
Collection of items related to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.
Correspondence and papers of or concerning General Sir Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.
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.
Correspondence and papers of Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan, afterwards Baron Lynedoch, and of the Honourable Mary Cathcart, afterwards Mrs Graham, his wife.
Correspondence, articles, reports, and photographs of and concerning Duncan Macrae, with related theatre programmes, press cuttings and playscripts.
First edition of Alasdair Gray's "Lanark" (1981) with annotations in the hand of the author.
Manuscript annotations to the text on pages 490, 491, 538, 539 and 545 were intended by Gray to be included in new editions of the novel.
Law cases of Lord President Duncan Forbes of Culloden.
Letters of Norman McLaren to Florence Russell, including painted and etched films; with papers collected by Florence Russell, comprising press cuttings, a sound recording, articles and printed material, concerning the work of Norman McLaren.
Manuscript of the English text of the `Atlas Scoticus, or Description of Scotland ancient and modern` by Sir Robert Sibbald; with maps.
Papers of Sylvia Thompson, of and relating to Ian Hamilton Finlay, Robert Crombie Saunders and William Sydney Graham; with copies of published works of William Sydney Graham and Robert Crombie Saunders.
Papers with additional information to support the films preserved by the Moving Image Archive
Part printed, part manuscript volume of 'History of Cricket in Perth from 1812 to 1894' by William Sievwright.
Two printed books of Peter Cunningham, and a printed book of Allan Cunningham, all with corrections and insertions by Peter Cunningham.
Peter Cunningham was born at Pimlico in 1816, the third son of Allan Cunningham. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, London and in 1834 obtained a position in the audit office, from which he retired in 1860. He published many works including 'Handbook of Westminster Abbey' (1842); 'Handbook of London' (1849); 'Story of Nell Gwyn' (1852). He also contributed to various periodicals including the 'Illustrated London News' and "Gentleman's Magazine". Cunningham died in 1869.