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Papers of Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux.
Series
Identifier: MSS.25161-25174
Scope and Contents
Charles Grant was born in Mauritius in 1749, was brought up in Normandy and went into the army. He was created Vicomte de Vaux in 1777, and Chevalier de l'Ordre de Saint Louis in 1790. As a result of the French Revolution he went into exile in 1790, first in Jersey and later in London in 1793. Here he put himself forward for an administrative post in Canada and tried to raise an emigre regiment to be commanded by himself.
His papers reflect his career and interests, and he made use of some...
Dates:
1676-1824, undated.
Papers of Dr Thomas Ian Rae, Keeper of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10876/1-42
Scope and Contents
Papers of Thomas I Rae, Keeper of Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland, mostly relating to his work as a Scottish historian.
Dates:
1957-1989, undated.
Papers of Janet Paisley.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14151 Box 1(1)-Box 6(46)-was TD.3720
Scope and Contents
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Dates:
1981-2017.
Papers of John Blythe Kinross, financier, including other papers of his family, including his father, John Kinross RSA.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10074/1-70
Scope and Contents
Papers of John Blythe Kinross, financier, son of John Kinross RSA, including some papers of his father's. Mostly concerning business interests, with some family and personal material.
Dates:
1873-1988.
Papers of John Rennie (1761-1821), engineer.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.19771-19965
Scope and Contents
John Rennie was one of the distinguished group of Scottish engineers whose work contributed so much to the industrial and commercial development of the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. With the exception of roads, in which he appears not to have been interested, and steam engines, which he promised Watt not to build - though he frequently constructed the accompanying machinery - there was very little in the field of engineering that lay outside the range of his activities.
This...
Dates:
1768-1821, undated.
Papers of Joseph Macleod, including manuscripts of prose, poetry and plays; with diaries, correspondence and other personal papers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10509/1-210
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1796-1982, undated.
Papers of Michael M Stuart.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9260/1-66
Scope and Contents
Papers of Michael Moncrieff Staurt, CIE OBE concerning his career in India and East Pakistan, 1927-1950, and his research into the Scottish Nabobs and other matters concerning the history of India, circa 1950-1986.
Dates:
1831-1849, 1927-1986.
Papers of Michael Roberts, including some later papers of Janet Adam Smith concerning Michael Roberts.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13145/1-97
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence and papers relating to the following published volumes by Michael Roberts:'These our Matins' (London: Elkin Matthews and Marrot, 1930)'New Signatures', collected by Michael Roberts (London: Hogarth Press, 1932)'Elizabethan Prose. Selected and prefaced by M. Roberts' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1933)'New Country', edited by Michael Roberts (London: Hogarth Press, 1933)'Critique of Poetry' (London:...
Dates:
1922-1976, undated.
Papers of Peter Ritchie Calder, Baron Ritchie-Calder.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10318/1-60
Scope and Contents
Includes press cuttings and correspondence.
Dates:
1934-1981.
Papers of Robert John Graham Boothby, Baron Boothby, including correspondence, typescripts, manuscripts, newspaper cuttings and speeches.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12929/1-82
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the correspondence, papers, literary manuscripts, political writings, news clippings, and miscellaneous items, ca. 1881-1999, of Baron Robert “Bob” John Graham Boothby (1900-1986), with a few items having belonged to his father Sir Robert Tuite Boothby (1871–1941), and some collected by his wife, the Lady Wanda Boothby (1933?- ). The bulk of this collection spans from 1924, when Baron Boothby was first elected to Parliament as a representative for East Aberdeenshire,...
Dates:
1855-1999.
Papers of Sir John Kirk and Lady Helen Kirk.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9942/1-65
Scope and Contents
Papers of Sir John Kirk GCMG KCB (1832-1922), physician, administrator, naturalist, photographer, and Lady Kirk, née Helen Cooke (d.1914).John Kirk was born at Barry in Forfarshire in 1832. After qualifying as a doctor in 1854, he volunteered for medical service in the Crimea and subsequently became Dr. David Livingstone's chief assistant on his second Zambesi Expedition, 1858-1863. In 1866 Kirk was appointed Medical Officer and Vice-Consul of Zanzibar. He became Assistant...
Dates:
Circa 1856-circa 1973.
Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.5510-5721A
Scope and Contents
After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates:
1756-1832.
Papers of the Scottish Mothers' Union.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9008/1-30
Scope and Contents
The Scottish Mothers' Union (SMU) had its origins in meetings addressed in 1888 by Mrs Mary Summer, who had founded the [English] Mothers' Union (1876), and the first branch was established at Dunblane in August 1890. The SMU adopted the 'Three Central Objects' of the Mothers' Union the 'first principle' of which was the sanctity of marriage. It was a Christian inter-denominational organisation organised on a county basis in Scotland and having at its height many affiliated overseas branches...
Dates:
1897-1983, undated.
Papers of the Very Reverend Andrew Nevile Davidson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7710/1-119
Scope and Contents
These papers consist principally of diaries, incoming correspondence, and newspaper cuttings relating to the life and interests of the Very Reverend Andrew Nevile Davidson, DD, (1899-1976), minister successively of St Mary's Old Aberdeen (1925-1932), St Enoch's Dundee (1932-1934), and Glasgow Cathedral, (1935-1967). The papers cover the main features of his career – his interest in the ecumenical movement and in the international work of the church, his work in founding the...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1745-1978, undated.
Papers of three members of the Hamilton Dickson family: Robert Douglas Hamilton; James Douglas Hamilton Dickson; and John Douglas Hamilton Dickson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9770/1-28
Scope and Contents
Included are correspondence, manuscripts of scientific works, and other personal papers.
Dates:
1757-1958.
Personal and literary papers of Seton Gordon.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.5640/1-30
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of some works of Seton Gordon, along with correspondence (including letters from David Young Cameron, Neville Chamberlain and Ramsay MacDonald) and other personal papers and photographs.
Dates:
1906-1971.
Personal and literary papers of Wendy Wood, including notes, correspondence, diaries, corrected typescripts of autobiographical work, records of the Scottish Patriots, and associated press cuttings.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7980/1-54
Dates:
1920-1980, undated.
Personal and professional papers of Roland Eugene Muirhead, including correspondence, diaries, notebooks and related material.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6052/1-157
Scope and Contents
Concerning personal, business and political matters.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1803-1957, undated.
Political correspondence and papers of Archibald Philip Primrose (1847-1929), 5th Earl of Rosebery, statesman and author.
Series
Identifier: MSS.10001-10216
Scope and Contents
Rosebery, styled Lord Dalmeny from the death of his father in 1851 until he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1868, held various public offices including those of Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1881-1883, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, February to July 1886, and again in 1892-1894, and was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895, remaining leader of the Liberal party till 1898.The papers consist chiefly...
Dates:
1860-1927, undated.
Political correspondence and papers of Dr Gordon Wilson, former leader of the Scottish National Party and MP for Dundee East.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13099/1-109
Scope and Contents
Dr Gordon Wilson, Scottish Nationalist politician and lawyer, was born in 1938. He was co-founder of Radio Free Scotland and Secretary of the Scottish National Party during the 1960s. Dr Wilson was a Member of Parliament for the Dundee East constituency (1974-1987). He was senior Vice-Chairman of the SNP (1973-1974) and parliamentary energy spokesman. He was Vice-Chairman for Oil (1972-1973), Director of the ‘It’s Scotland’s Oil’ Campaign (1972-1976), Senior Vice-Chairman of the SNP...
Dates:
1944-2000.
Political papers, including correspondence, press cuttings, and minutes, of Frank Yeaman, with some personal and miscellaneous papers. Also included is material relating to the early days of the Scottish National Party.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12944/1-41
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a mixture of personal (1931-1942) and political papers (1935-1985). The political papers reflect his activity as SNP candidate for East Edinburgh at the 1945 general election as well as his involvement in nationalist politics in Scotland and particularly in Edinburgh. It also contains material relating to the early days of the SNP, including organizational records of the party and an interesting group of newsletters and nationalist literature dealing with a broad...
Dates:
Circa 1930-1985.
Political papers of Donald James Stewart.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13100/1-5
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and related papers including ephemera and press clippings related to the political career of former president of the Scottish National Party and MP for the Western Isles, Donald James Stewart.
Dates:
Circa 1930-1986.
Professional papers of Henry William Meikle, mostly concerning his research and work at the National Library of Scotland; with related personal and family papers, and papers of Jessie Meikle née McLetchie.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3421/1-165
Scope and Contents
Including notebooks, lectures, poetry and personal papers.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1793-1960, undated.
Research and professional papers of Annie Isabella Dunlop, including notebooks, lectures, articles and correspondence.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6568/1-68
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1801, 1917-1969, undated.