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Photographs and notes of printers` ornaments used in Scotland in the first half of the 18th century, compiled by David F Foxon.

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Identifier: Acc.10079
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Includes correspondence.

Dates: mid 20th century to late 20th century.

Preparatory notes of a "Times" review by William Mann.

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Identifier: Acc.10230
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Concerns a production of Verdi`s "Simone Boccanegra" by La Scala at Covent Garden.

Dates: 1976.

Research, correspondence, papers and notes of John V Pearson.

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Identifier: Acc.11495
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Concern Pearson`s studies into media coverage of the Public Inquiry into the proposals to build an oil platform yard at Drumbuie, Ross and Cromarty.

Dates: 1973-1974.

Research material, including correspondence, notes, copies and transcripts, of and collected by Michael Parnell for his 'Eric Linklater: a critical biography'.

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Identifier: Acc.10248/1-200
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Includes photocopies of correspondence and other papers of and concerning Linklater.

Dates: 1899-1986.

Research notes and typescripts of Nigel Tranter.

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Identifier: Acc.11589
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Papers concern published works, and one unpublished work on Scottish castles.

Dates: circa 1968-1992.

Research notes compiled by the Reverened Clive L Rawlins.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9472
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Concerning "William Barclay; the Authorized Biography" (1984).

Dates: circa 1984.

Research notes for the BBC Scotland television arts programme "Scope", by John Milligan.

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Identifier: Acc.11791
Scope and Contents

The notes concern work on Scottish artists and architects; includes 16 camera scripts for "Scope".

Dates: 1969-1973.

Research notes, lecture notes, correspondence, and other academic and professional papers of Francis Ian Gregory Rawlins, physicist.

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Identifier: Acc.10067/1-68
Scope and Contents

Includes notebooks and scientific and personal papers.

Dates: 1916-1975.

Research notes of Stephen Dodgson, c.1994-2004, for a biography of General George Wade.

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Identifier: Acc.13464- Inventory is available.
Scope and Contents

Research notes, c.1994-2004, of Stephen Dodgson compiled for ‘The Babe of Tangier: an enquiry into the life and circle of General George Wade’.

Dodgson’s biography of Wade was published in the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, volume 82, no. 330, Summer 2004. His research drew upon a range of sources, including the papers of J. B. Salmond, concerning Wade in Scotland (Acc.2796).

Dates: 1994-2004

Research papers concerning Clan Gregor, including extracts and copies of historical and genealogical papers; with some papers relating to the history and administration of the Clan Gregor Society.

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Identifier: Acc.12335/84-243
Scope and Contents

The arrangement and description of the papers from the Clan Gregor Centre was undertaken by Sheila McGregor on behalf of the Centre. The described papers represent the activities of a small number of people who collected and compiled them over many years, combining traditional knowledge with research to both preserve and extend information about the clan.

Dates: 1539-2001.

Research papers, notes and email correspondence of Margaret Elphinstone relating to ‘The Gathering Night’ (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2009), with some printout drafts of sections of the novel.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13731/1-11
Scope and Contents Like many historical novelists, Margaret Elphinstone carries out extensive research on the subjects on which she plans to write. These papers demonstrate that she pursues her research to academic levels and beyond: corresponding with, and interviewing, experts in very specialised fields; reading widely; attending conferences and courses and - to some extent - trying to experience for herself what her characters’ lives would ‘feel’ like. The file headings alone indicate the depth and breadth...
Dates: Circa 2007-2008.

Research papers of Gael Turnbull for biography of John Macleod Campbell.

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Identifier: Acc.13324
Scope and Contents Research papers, c. 1989-1998, of Gael Turnbull for his biography of John McLeod Campbell. Gael Turnbull, poet and medical practitioner, took up this project after his retirement from medicine. John McLeod Campbell, Church of Scotland minister and theologian, was removed from the ministry after his preaching was determined to be inconsistent with the doctrinal position of the Westminster confession, which ministers of the Church of Scotland were expected to hold. Friends with...
Dates: 1989-1998.

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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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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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