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Papers of Francis Collinson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8985
Scope and Contents

Includes music manuscripts, research papers and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1920-1983.

Papers of Hon George A Sinclair.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4148
Scope and Contents

Mostly concerning Scots abroad, especially in Sweden.

Dates: late 19th century to early 20th century.

Papers of John Murdoch Henderson.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21669-21713
Scope and Contents The papers consist of the transcriptions, arrangements, and research notes compiled by John Murdoch Henderson between the mid 1920s and his death in 1972. Henderson's particular interest was in music for the Scottish fiddle, and in addition to extensive work on the older sources of such music, he was an authority on the compositions of his contemporaries, who seem frequently to have sought his advice. In addition to his own material, the collection contains many autograph compositions of...
Dates: 17th century-1972.

Papers of John Purves.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7203
Scope and Contents

Comprising notes on Italian and English literature and letters from various correspondents, on literary and academic matters.

Dates: 1907-1960.

Papers of John Telfer Dunbar, costume historian.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12251
Scope and Contents

Includes letters of William Wilson, tartan manufacturer, Bannockburn, circa 1800-1840.

Dates: circa 1940-1990.

Papers of Leslie Shirlaw.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10634
Scope and Contents

Includes research notes and articles on Archibald Pitcairne.

Dates: 1970-1980 and undated.

Papers of Magnus Magnusson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13542/1-1198
Scope and Contents This archive contains the papers of Magnusson Magnusson (1929-2007), broadcaster, scholar, author and environmentalist accumulated over the course of his career. After embarking on a career in journalism in the 1950s Magnusson moved into television in the-mid 1960s where he presented such programmes as "Chronicle" which was dedicated to achaeological discoveries. Magnusson may be best known for his role of quizmaster on the long-running BBC show Mastermind. Magnusson had a strong connection...
Dates: circa 1948-2006.

Papers of Margaret Tait.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9525
Scope and Contents

Includes genealogical notes on the Ronaldson family and articles on Ensign James and Captain John Ronaldson.

Dates: circa 1987.

Papers of Mary Geikie.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8887
Scope and Contents

Includes literary and historical notes, a diary and press cuttings concerning her novels.

Dates: 1908-1948.

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 Muriel Spark.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12082
Scope and Contents

Includes research material, manuscript and typescript of the novel, "Aiding and Abetting", manuscripts of short stories, and correspondence files, 1997-2000.

Dates: 1932-2001.

Papers of Nigel Tranter.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11170/1-81
Scope and Contents

Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.

Dates: 1957-1993 and undated.

Papers of Sir Thomas Muir on mathematics.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10068/1-5
Dates: Majority of material found within 1900-1920, 1934, undated.

Papers of the Reverend William Matheson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 1(1)-Box 14(10)
Scope and Contents

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: 1707-1977.

Papers of the Scottish Campaign for Resistance of the Atomic Menace (SCRAM).

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11607
Scope and Contents

Includes research files, correspondence, reports and press cuttings.

Dates: 1970-1994.

Papers of Trevor Clark, colonial civil servant in Nigeria, Hong Kong and Soloman Islands.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12777
Scope and Contents

Includes research notes, photographs and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1940-1979.

Papers of W Angus Sinclair, Reader in Philosophy, University of Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12573
Scope and Contents

Includes typescripts of publications and World War II counter-propaganda material.

Dates: 1912-1955.

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Research notes 116
Correspondence. 60
Research notes. 27
Typescripts. 23
Photographs. 18
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Genealogies. 15
Drafts. Documents. 14
Histories. 14
Manuscripts. 14
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 13
Notebooks. 12
Photocopies. 12
Novels. 10
Articles. 9
Biographies. 9
Letters. Correspondence. 8
Notes. 8
Diaries. 5
Lectures. 5
Professional papers. 5
Proofs. printed matter 5
Reports 5
Copies. Derivative objects. 4
Proofs. Printed matter. 4
Reports. 4
Research. Documents. 4
Scripts. Documents 4
Indexes. Reference sources. 3
Lecture notes. 3
Obituaries. 3
Reviews. Document genre 3
Reviews. Document genre. 3
Scores 3
Short stories. 3
Transcripts 3
Transcripts. 3
Videocassettes. 3
Annotations. 2
Audiocassettes. 2
Carbon copies. Reprographic copies. 2
Catalogues. 2
Certificates 2
Documents. 2
Drawings. Visual works. 2
Essays. 2
Extracts. 2
Genealogical tables. Genealogies. 2
Illustrations. Layout features. 2
Leaflets. 2
Letter books. 2
Maps. Cartographic materials. 2
Memoirs. 2
Minute books. 2
Minutes. Administrative records. 2
Personal papers. 2
Plays. 2
Poetry. 2
Portraits. 2
Printed materials. Object genre. 2
Publications. 2
Scrapbooks 2
Snapshots. 2
Speeches. Documents. 2
Theses. 2
Abbotsford House (historic house). Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. 1
Albums. 1
Alps (mountain system). Europe. Longitude: 010 00 00 E. Latitude: 46 25 00 N. 1
Annual reports. 1
Appointment books. 1
Athens (inhabited place). Europe - Greece - Periféreia Protevoúsis. Longitude: 23.7333. Latitude: 38.0000. 1
Audiotapes. Sound recordings. 1
Beith (inhabited place). Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - North Ayrshire. Longitude: -4.6333 . Latitude: 55.7333. 1
Bergen (inhabited place). Europe - Norway - Hordaland. Longitude: 5.3333. Latitude: 60.3833. 1
Bibliographies. 1
Cadenzas. Musical compositions. 1
Calculations. 1
Cashbooks. 1
Census records. 1
Criticism. 1
DVDs. 1
Denmark. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 10.0000. Latitude: 56.0000. 1
Dissertations. 1
Drafts. Negotiable instruments. 1
Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500. 1
Emails. 1
Engravings. Prints. 1
Ephemera. 1
Examinations. 1
Exercise books. 1
Faroe Islands. Europe. Dependent state. Longitude: -7.0000. Latitude: 62.0000. 1
Fiddle music. 1
Folklore. 1
Fraserburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Aberdeenshire. Inhabited place. Longitude: -2.0167. Latitude: 57.6833. 1
Galley proofs. Proofs (printed matter). 1
Geneva. Europe - Switzerland - Genève. Inhabited place. Longitude: 6.1500. Latitude: 46.2167. 1
Germany. Europe. Nation. Longitude: 10.5000. Latitude: 51.5000. 1
Graphs. 1
Harris. Europe - United Kingdom - Western Isles - Lewis, Isle of. General region. Longitude: -6.8333. Latitude: 57.9167. 1
India. Asia. Nation. Longitude: 77.0000. Latitude: 20.0000. 1
India. Asia. Subcontinent. Longitude: 77.0000. Latitude: 20.0000. 1
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French 2
Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic 1
Greek, Ancient (to 1453) 1
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Hamilton, James Alexander Douglas-, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, solicitor and politician, b 1942 4
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 4
Elphinstone, Margaret, author, b 1948 3
Spark, Muriel Sarah, Dame (née Camberg, author) 3
Dennistoun, James, antiquary, 1803-1855 2
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Fairley, John A, local historian, fl 1900-1929 2
McGregor, family 2
Ronaldson, family 2
Stuart, Malcolm (Michael) Moncrieff, 1903-1991 (civil servant in India and Pakistan) 2
Tranter, Nigel Godwin , author, 1909-2000 2
Adam, Robin J, Professor of Medieval History, University of St Andrews, fl 1960-1998 1
Aldis, Harry Gidney, bibliographer, 1863-1919 1
Allan, Jean Mary (librarian and novelist, pseudonym Lennox Allan) 1
Anderson, James, author of "Sir Walter Scott and History", b 1918 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 1
Ballantyne, Robert Michael, novelist, 1825-1894 1
Barclay, William, Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism, University of Glasgow, 1907-1978 1
Bassin, Ethel Rose, collector of Scottish songs and music teacher, 1889-1974 1
Beattie, William, Librarian of the National Library of Scotland, 1903-1986 1
Blake, George, novelist, 1893-1961 1
Blore, Edward (architect) 1
Boyes, John, Emeritus Professor of Dental Surgery, University of Edinburgh, 1913-1985 1
Broughton High School, Edinburgh 1
Brown, T Gordon, correspondent of Michael Roberts, poet and mountaineer, fl 1946 1
Bruce, George Robert, poet and broadcaster, 1909-2002 1
Brydges, Sir Samuel Egerton, 1st Baronet, styled 13th Baron Chandos, bibliographer, 1762-1837 1
Buchan, Peter, collector of ballads, 1790-1854 1
Butter, Peter Herbert, Professor of English Literature and Language, University of Glasgow, 1921-1999 1
Caddy, Peter, Co-founder of the Findhorn Foundation, 1917-1994 1
Caimbeul, Aonghas Phàdruig (poet and writer) 1
Calder, Angus Lindsay Ritchie (historian, writer, and poet) 1
Campbell, John McLeod, Church of Scotland minister and theologian, 1800-1872 1
Caplan, Lionel, Emeritus Professor and Professorial Research Associate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, b 1931 1
Carleton, Janet Buchanan, author and journalist, née Adam Smith, then Roberts, 1905-1999 1
Carlyle, Jane Baillie Welsh, poet and writer, née Welsh, 1801-1866 1
Carlyle, Thomas, essayist and historian, 1795-1881 1
Church of Scotland 1
Church of Scotland Overseas, Contintent of Asia - India - Madras 1
Clan Mackay Society 1
Clark, Alastair Trevor, colonial civil servant, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Soloman Islands, 1923-2005 1
Collinson, Francis James Montgomery, musical director and musicologist, 1898-1984 1
Colt, George Frederick Russell, of Gartsherrie, b 1837 1
Colt, family, of Gartsherrie and Inveresk 1
Columbine, Edward Henry, Royal Navy, Governor of Sierra Leone, 1763-1811 1
Cowan, family 1
Davison, Meredith Henry Armstrong, anaesthetist and Lecturer on the History of Medicine, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1911-1970 1
Dodgson, Stephen Cuthbert Vivian, Composer, 1924-2013 1
Donaldson, Robert, Kepper of Printed Books, National Library of Scotland, fl 1986-1991 1
Douglas, Mary Palmer-, wife of Edward, of Cavers, née Douglas Malcolm, d 1949 1
Douglas, family, of Cavers 1
Drummond, William, of Hawthornden, poet, 1585-1649 1
Dunbar, John Telfer, costume historian, 1912-2002 1
Duncan, Archibald Alexander McBeth, Professor of Scottish History, University of Glasgow, b 1926 1
Duncan, John, artist, 1866-1945 1
Dunnett, Dorothy, novelist and artist, wife of Sir Alastair McTavish, journalist and newspaper editor, née Halliday, 1923-2001 1
East of Scotland School of Agriculture 1
Edinburgh Bibliographical Society 1
Elphinstone, family, of Lopness 1
Erskine, David Steuart, 11th Earl of Buchan (succ 1767), 1742-1829 1
Erskine, Thomas Alexander, 6th Earl of Kellie, composer, 1732-1781 1
Fawcett, Benjamin, engraver and colour printer, 1808-1893 1
Flanagan, Philip, Rector of the Scots College, Rome, fl 1929-1935 1
Fleming, Lindsay, author of "Life of James Dennistoun", fl 1951-1954 1
Flynn, Laurie, journalist and writer, fl 1975-2011 1
Foxon, David Fairweather, bibliographer, 1923-2001 1
Galantini, Adriano, Rome, fl 1950-1995 1
Geikie, Mary, novelist, fl 1908-1948 1
Gemill, family 1
Gillies, Robert Pearse, of Balmakewan, advocate, 1788-1858 1
Glasfurd, Charles Lamont Robertson, Major-General, Indian Army, 1831-1887 1
Glasfurd, Frederick William, Lieutenant, Indian Army, 1843-1867 1
Glasfurd, John, Major-General, Indian Army, 1810-1864 1
Graham, Robert Bontine Cunninghame (of Gartmore and Ardoch, author, formerly Bontine) (1852-1936) 1
Graham, family, Earls of Menteith 1
Gray, Alasdair (author) (1934-2019) 1
Grey, Albert Henry George, 4th Earl Grey (succ 1894), Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, 1851-1917 1
Grimond, Joseph, Baron Grimond, politician, 1913-1993 1
Hall, Sir James, 4th Baronet, geologist and chemist, 1761-1832 1
Harper, Robin Charles Moreton (politician) (b 1940) 1
Hay, David Ramsay, decorator, 1798-1866 1
Heelis, Helen Beatrix, author, née Potter, 1866-1943 1
Hess, Rudolf Walter Richard, deputy of Adolf Hitler, 1894-1987 1
Higgitt, John Carruthers, Art Historian and Reader in Fine Art at the University of Edinburgh, 1947-2006 1
Hislop, Joseph Dewar, singer, 1884-1977 1
Houston, family 1
Huxley, Thomas, Colonel, d 1826 1
Independent Labour Party 1
Innes, Susan Katriona (journalist and feminist historian) 1
Johnson, David Charles, musician, 1942-2009 1
Kenneth, Archibald Graham, composer, 1915-1989 1
Ker, Neil Ripley, Reader Emeritus in Palæography, Oxford University, 1908-1982 1
Kirk, Robert, Minister of Aberfoyle, 1644-1692 1
La Scala, Milan, opera house 1
Lapraik, John (poet) 1
Lapraik, Thomas, Muirkirk, fl 1810-1843 1
Linklater, Eric Robert Russell, author, 1899-1974 1
Livingstone, James, son of Angus Cook, Vice-Chairman of the Independent Labour Party, Scotland, fl 1985-1988 1
Login, Edith Dalhousie, 1855-1924 (author and editor) 1
Login, Lena, Lady, 1820-1904 (née Campbell, courtier and author) 1
Lothian Coal Company 1
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