Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts Collections | National Library of Scotland

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Subject

Letters. Correspondence. 3512
Manuscripts. 1987
Correspondence. 1645
Copies. Derivative objects. 867
Typescripts 793
Poetry 755
Microfilms. 682
Photographs. 674
Notes 630
Photocopies 542
Diaries. 541
Notes. 475
Legal documents. 418
Poetry. 416
Drafts. Documents. 415
Lists. 384
Histories. 346
Press cuttings. Information artifacts 330
Accounts. 320
Notebooks 316
Articles. 277
Genealogies. 267
Administrative records. 256
Transcripts 238
Minutes. Administrative records 235
Financial records. 231
Biographies. 207
Typescripts. 199
Reports 197
Drawings. Visual works. 186
Documents. 175
Essays. 173
Catalogues. 171
Account books. 170
Minute books 170
Novels 169
Plays 169
Annotations. 161
Scores 160
Notebooks. 158
Songs. Musical compositions. 158
Travel journals 155
Albums. 146
Lecture notes. 146
Scotland. Europe - United Kingdom. Country. Longitude: -4.0000. Latitude: 57.0000. 146
Memoirs 145
Lectures. 143
Indexes. Reference sources. 140
Transcripts. 140
Speeches 138
Proofs. printed matter 137
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 135
Travel journals. 135
Maps. Cartographic materials. 134
Excerpts. 132
Charters 131
Research notes 129
Printed materials. Object genre. 125
Publications. 124
Letter books. 123
Scripts. Documents 119
Short stories 109
Sketches 109
Books 107
Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500. 106
Translations . Documents 106
Fragments. 102
Illuminated manuscripts. 101
Treatises 95
Inventories. 90
Autobiographies. 89
Treatises. 86
Audiocassettes. 84
Certificates 83
Programmes 83
Sermons 83
Illustrations. Layout features. 77
Journals. Accounts. 76
Family papers. 75
Inscriptions. 75
Plans (orthographic projections). 75
Memorandums. 73
Music books. 72
Photograph albums 72
Business records. 69
Estate records. 69
Commonplace books. 68
Reports. 67
Memorandums 66
Autographs (manuscripts). 65
Genealogical tables. Genealogies. 63
Postcards 63
Reviews. Document genre 63
Publications 62
Extracts. 61
Sketches. 60
Translations. Documents. 59
Commissions. Permissions. 58
Sermons. 58
Commentaries. 56

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.