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Apparently incomplete collection of correspondence and papers of William Marshall and of members of his family, together with related papers compiled by David J Mackenzie, Sheriff-substitute of Glasgow.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15369-15378
Scope and Contents

William Marshall, who was factor to the Duke of Gordon, was known in his own day as a Scottish fiddler and composer of strathspeys, and an inventor. The collection contains almost nothing of musical interest, and the largest single part consists of letters and copies of letters of his sons whilst on active service in India and in the Peninsular War, written to him and to other members of the family.

Dates: 1778-1961, undated.

Author’s own copy of ‘The Gareloch as military port no. 1’ by Arnold Fleming (Helensburgh, [1949]); with corrections and additions throughout in manuscript, and numerous inserts.

 File
Identifier: MS.16483
Scope and Contents

Pasted in at beginning and end are newspaper cuttings, typescripts, and manuscripts, consisting of reviews of the book and of articles and notes on its subject, on Clyde steamers, and on Madeleine Smith.

Dates: [1949], [1949, or after.]

Carbon typescript of 'The Mystery of Gorbals Terrace', a four act play by Alexander McArthur (1901-1947).

 Item
Identifier: MS.26487
Scope and Contents

The play was originally written in 1944-1945. This typescript contains manuscript corrections by the author, Alexander McArthur and a number of notes stating that a copy sent to Unity Theatre, Glasgow, was not returned, and implying that it was used by Robert McLeish as a source for his 'Gorbals Story'.

Dates: 1946.

Corrected typescript drafts and page proofs of a novel of Robert Nye, "Falstaff" (1976), with associated manuscript notes.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7076
Scope and Contents

With corrected typescript versions of the play of Robert Nye and John Abulafia, "Falstaff" (1977).

Dates: circa 1976-circa 1977.

Corrected typescript drafts and proofs of William Wolfe, "Scotland Lives" (1973).

 File
Identifier: Acc.9537
Scope and Contents

With associated notes and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1973.

Correspondence and papers of Charles Augustus Muir.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9522
Scope and Contents

Concerning Muir`s literary work and to his history of the Royal Scots, "The First of Foot" (1961).

Dates: 1915-1987.

Correspondence and papers of Derek Stanford.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11050
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of critical works on Muriel Spark, research notes and proofs of works of Muriel Spark.

Dates: circa 1955-1976.

Correspondence and papers of Douglas Young, including printed material, mostly concerning Scottish politics.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7085 Box 1(1)-Box 32
Scope and Contents

Including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of plays, articles, reviews, addresses, and broadcast talks, with letters on literary, academic and political matters.

Also printed items concerning the Scottish National Party, PEN, and other organisations.

Dates: 1938-1973, undated.

Correspondence and papers of or concerning General Sir Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.16407-16420
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1759-[circa 1947.]

Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13059/1-500
Scope and Contents Tom Weir is probably best known for his long-running STV series ‘Weir’s Way’. He was born in Glasgow and served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey before embarking on the career that was to make him a household name. Tom Weir is also notable as a mountaineer. He was a member of the first post-war Himalayan expedition and a number of important exploratory expeditions in Nepal in the early 1950s. He became a...
Dates: circa 1916-2006.

Correspondence, diaries, records of consultation, drafts and typescripts of lectures, articles and papers, and personal papers, of and relating to Dr William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13332- is now part of MSS.50100-50251.
Scope and Contents Ronald Fairbairn was born in Edinburgh in 1889 and educated at Merchiston Castle School and the Universities of Edinburgh, Manchester, Kiel and Strasbourg. During the First World War he served as a Territorial in the Royal Garrison Artillery with postings in Egypt and Palestine. He was Assistant Physician at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Mental Diseases from 1923-1924 and subsequently forged a career in medical psychology. He produced numerous psychological publications. He married,...
Dates: 1896-2006.

Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20510-20533
Scope and Contents

Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.

Dates: 1884-1936, undated.

Duplicated typescript material consisting of genealogical studies of branches of the Forrester family.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.346- is now part of Acc.10884.
Dates: 1671-1692, 1930-1989, and undated.

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Notes. 105
Manuscripts. 51
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Diaries. 15
Novels. 15
Research notes 15
Notebooks. 13
Poetry. 13
Histories. 11
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Documents. 7
Memorandums. 7
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Speeches. Documents. 7
Photocopies. 6
Printed materials. Object genre. 6
Proofs. Printed matter. 6
Autobiographies. 5
Carbon copies. Reprographic copies. 5
Essays. 5
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Financial records. 5
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Lectures. 5
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Reviews. Document genre. 5
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Accounts. 4
Annotations. 4
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Piobaireachd. Great Highland Bagpipe music. 4
Portraits. 4
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Indexes. Reference sources. 3
Minutes. Administrative records. 3
Professional papers. 3
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Scotland. Europe - United Kingdom. Country. Longitude: -4.0000. Latitude: 57.0000. 3
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Administrative records. 2
Agendas. Administrative records. 2
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Cashbooks. 1
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Names
Spark, Muriel Sarah, Dame (née Camberg, author) 5
Tranter, Nigel Godwin , author, 1909-2000 5
Gray, Alasdair (author) 3
Elphinstone, Margaret, author, b 1948 2
National Library of Scotland 2
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Scottish National Party 2
Abulafia, John, writer and director, b 1947 1
Allan, Jean Mary (librarian and novelist, pseudonym Lennox Allan) 1
Anderson, Iain Fleming, historian, b 1902 1
Anderson, William James, Senior Curate, St Mary's, Chelsea, 1894-1972 1
Army, Great Britain and Ireland, Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) 1
Baxter, Jean, correspondent of James Leslie Mitchell, author, née Smith, 1886-1968 1
Begg, Maxwell Alexander, Assistant Keeper of Printed Books, National Library of Scotland, 1933-1988 1
Blake, George, novelist, 1893-1961 1
Boyd, James Robert, Principal of the Black River Literary and Religious Institute, 1804-1890 1
Broughton High School, Edinburgh 1
Brown, Hamish Macmillan (author and mountaineer) 1
Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) 1
Caimbeul, Aonghas Phàdruig (poet and writer) 1
Calder, Angus Lindsay Ritchie (historian, writer, and poet) 1
Caplan, Lionel, Emeritus Professor and Professorial Research Associate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, b 1931 1
Church of Scotland Overseas, Contintent of Asia - India - Madras 1
Clark, Ronald William, author, 1916-1987 1
Copeland, Fanny Susan, translator and journalist, 1872-1970 1
Cranna, John, Scottish Unionist Association, fl 1937-1953 1
Crawford, Thomas, author of "Burns: a Study of the Poems and Songs", b 1920 1
Dennistoun, James, antiquary, 1803-1855 1
Duncan, Archibald Alexander McBeth, Professor of Scottish History, University of Glasgow, b 1926 1
Dunnett, Dorothy, novelist and artist, wife of Sir Alastair McTavish, journalist and newspaper editor, née Halliday, 1923-2001 1
Dunnett, Sir Alastair MacTavish (Journalist and newspaper editor) 1
Edinburgh Bibliographical Society 1
Fairbairn, William Ronald Dodds, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, 1889-1964 1
Fairbairn, William Ronald Dodds, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, 1889-1964. 1
Fleming, Lindsay, author of "Life of James Dennistoun", fl 1951-1954 1
Forrester, family 1
Fraser, Duncan, author and publisher, 1905-1977 1
Gibb, Andrew Dewar, Professor of Law, University of Glasgow, 1888-1974 1
Gilchrist, James, correspondent of William Soutar, poet, fl 1940: recipient 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
Glasgow Operative Glaziers Trade and Friendly Society 1
Glasgow and West of Scotland Master Glaziers Association 1
Gordon, Cosmo Alexander, bibliographer, 1886-1965 1
Gordon, Cosmo Alexander, bibliographer, 1886-1965: recipient 1
Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson, philanthropist and author, 1862-1937 1
Halliday, James, author, historian and politician, 1927-2013 1
Hardie, James Keir, politician, 1856-1915 1
Hibernian Football Club, Edinburgh 1
Hildebrandt, Franz, Minister of Slateford-Longstone Church, 1909-1985 1
Hislop, Joseph Dewar, singer, 1884-1977 1
Hughes, Emrys, politician, 1894-1969 1
Innes, Susan Katriona (journalist and feminist historian) 1
Insh, George Pratt, historian, b 1883 1
Irving, Alexander, army officer in the Swedish service, d 1659 1
J C and A Steuart, Writers to the Signet 1
Jamieson, Robert Alan, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Edinburgh, b 1958 1
Johnstone, William, painter and art educationist, 1897-1981 1
Kellas, Alexander Mitchell, chemist and mountaineer, 1868-1921 1
Kennaway, Sir Ernest Laurence, Knight, pathologist, 1881-1958: recipient 1
Lanarkshire Miners' County Union, 1896-1920 1
Lanarkshire Mineworkers' Union, 1920-1945 1
Law, Alexander, HM Inspector of Schools, 1903-1995 1
Lindsay, Alexander, cartographer, fl 1540 1
Linklater, Eric Robert Russell, author, 1899-1974 1
Lorimer, Robert Lewis Campbell, publisher, 1918-1996 1
MacKechnie, John, Minister of St Kiaran's, Glasgow, b 1897 1
Mackenzie, Sir Alexander Muir-, 3rd Baronet, Captain, 78th Highlanders, 1840-1909 1
Mackenzie, family 1
Mackintosh, John Pitcairn, political scientist and politician, 1929-1978 1
Macleod, Joseph Todd Gordon, poet and radio announcer, pseudonym Adam Drinan, 1903–1984 1
Martin, Burns, author of "Allan Ramsay: a Study of His Life and Works", fl 1900-1945 1
Masefield, John Edward, Poet Laureate, 1878-1967 1
Maxwell, Gavin, author, 1914-1969 1
McGregor, Sheila, author of "The Complete Book of Traditional Fair Isle knitting", fl 1973-2003 1
McKinlay, James, antiquarian, fl 1902 1
McLachlan, family 1
Meacham, Gwendoline Emily, Scottish nationalist, pseudonym Wendy Wood, 1892-1981 1
Mitchell, James Leslie, author, pseudonym Lewis Grassic Gibbon, 1901-1935 1
Mitchell, Sir Arthur, Knight, Commissioner in Lunacy, 1826-1909 1
Mitchison, Naomi Mary Margaret (née Haldane), Baroness Mitchison (author) 1
Muir, Charles Augustus Carlow, author and journalist, 1892-1989 1
Murray, Malcolm, writer on Alexander Irving, army officer in the Swedish service, fl 1976-1986 1
National Party of Scotland 1
National Union of Mineworkers, Scottish Area, Lanarkshire District, 1945- 1
National Union of Printing, Bookbinding and Paper Workers, Edinburgh Branch 1
Nye, Robert, author and poet, b 1939 1
Oliver, John Walter, Principal Lecturer in English, Moray House Training College, Edinburgh, 1893-1957 1
Pirie-Gordon, Charles Harry Clinton, journalist, naval intelligence officer and genealogist, 1883-1969 1
Pow, Thomas Campbell, poet, b 1950 1
Pratt, John Scott Boyd, author of "Ancestors of Thane and Boyd Pratt", Junior, b 1892: transcriber 1
Ramsay, Allan, poet, 1684-1758 1
Rankin, Ian James (crime writer) 1
Reid, James Macarthur, author and journalist, pseudonym Colin Walkinshaw, 1900-1970 1
Robert I, King of Scots, 1274-1329 1
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1st Baronet of Abbotsford (poet and novelist) (1771-1832) 1
Scottish PEN Centre, association of writers 1
Scottish Patriots, cross-party campaigning organisation 1
Scottish Unionist Association, political association 1
Sinclair, John G, local historian, fl 1948-1980 1
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