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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.

 Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.33.1.1-33.1.15
Scope and Contents

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`.

Dates: 1548-1641.

Letters of Joyce Cary to Professor John Dover Wilson, and one to C B Young.

 File
Identifier: MS.10799
Scope and Contents

Joyce Cary discusses his literary work and two lectures he was to deliver in Edinburgh, and gives his impressions of East Africa and India. A printed copy of the laureation address delivered when he received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Edinburgh University in 1953 is included (folio 23).

Dates: 1942-1955.