Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts Collections | National Library of Scotland

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Subject

Letters. Correspondence. 3763
Manuscripts. 2093
Correspondence. 1770
Poetry. 1247
Notes. 1169
Microfilms. 1089
Typescripts. 1000
Copies. Derivative objects. 958
Photographs. 750
Photocopies. 585
Diaries. 582
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 527
Notebooks. 504
Legal documents. 469
Drafts. Documents. 431
Lists. 427
Histories. 370
Accounts. 345
Minutes. Administrative records. 321
Genealogies. 298
Articles. 282
Administrative records. 278
Financial records. 268
Documents. 242
Transcripts 232
Plays. 217
Biographies. 213
Novels. 213
Minute books. 210
Publications. 194
Drawings. Visual works. 192
Treatises. 189
Memoirs. 188
Speeches. Documents. 188
Translations. Documents. 185
Account books. 184
Travel journals. 177
Catalogues. 174
Annotations. 173
Reports 173
Essays. 172
Songs. Musical compositions. 166
Transcripts. 164
Printed materials. Object genre. 159
Scores 158
Memorandums. 157
Scotland. Europe - United Kingdom. Country. Longitude: -4.0000. Latitude: 57.0000. 154
Indexes. Reference sources. 153
Lecture notes. 152
Albums. 147
Travel journals 147
Excerpts. 146
Letter books. 144
Lectures. 143
Maps. Cartographic materials. 142
Reports. 136
Charters 125
Short stories. 125
Proofs. printed matter 120
Research notes 116
Fragments. 112
Scripts. Documents 109
Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500. 107
Illuminated manuscripts. 106
Sketches 104
Books 103
Family papers. 102
Inventories. 102
Autobiographies. 92
Business records. 89
Watercolours. Paintings. 87
Audiocassettes. 84
Photograph albums. 84
Commonplace books. 83
Journals. Accounts. 81
Certificates 80
Illustrations. Layout features. 80
Postcards. 80
Music books. 78
Personal papers. 78
Programmes 78
Estate records. 77
Inscriptions. 76
Professional papers. 76
Sketches. 76
Plans (orthographic projections). 75
Sermons. 72
Autographs (manuscripts). 71
Sermons 71
Decisions. Judicial records. 68
Pamphlets. 68
Audiotapes. Sound recordings. 67
Genealogical tables. Genealogies. 64
Commentaries. 63
Extracts. 63
Interviews. 61
Tables of contents. 60
Deeds. Legal documents. 58
Petitions. 58
Proofs. Printed matter. 58

Subject

Burgess ticket of Edinburgh in favour of Hugo Arnot, of Balcormo, Advocate.

Fragment of a disposition by John Clerk, Younger of Penicuik, Baron of the Exchequer (later Sir John, 2nd Baronet, of Penicuik), providing for his children in the event of his death.

Formal documents from the additional papers to the Riddell collection.

Papers relating to the dispute between the College of Justice and the magistrates of Edinburgh, concerning the cleansing of the streets of Edinburgh.

Facsimile, 19th century, of charter, 1236, by Alexander II, in favour of Richard de Moray, of lands in Kincorth and Kintessack.

Agreement between the 2nd Earl of Seaforth and Lord Lorne (later Marquess of Argyll).

Letter of horning to Robert Scott of Hartwoodmyres, against John Douglas.

Act of admission of David Heriot to the Faculty of Advocates.

Bond of relief of Walter Goodall to Thomas Ruddiman.

Charter by Alexis Mikhailovitch, Tsar of Russia, attesting that Captain Vilirres [probably Villiers] from Scotland, who had served in his army and now wished to return home, was a skilled soldier.