Catalogue of Archives and Manuscripts Collections | National Library of Scotland

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Subject

Letters. Correspondence. 3670
Manuscripts. 2081
Correspondence. 1688
Microfilms. 1041
Copies. Derivative objects. 923
Typescripts 782
Poetry 752
Photographs. 679
Notes 624
Diaries. 571
Notes. 544
Photocopies 539
Poetry. 478
Legal documents. 464
Drafts. Documents. 427
Lists. 420
Histories. 370
Accounts. 350
Press cuttings. Information artifacts 329
Notebooks 315
Genealogies. 293
Articles. 284
Administrative records. 261
Financial records. 247
Documents. 243
Transcripts 238
Minutes. Administrative records 234
Typescripts. 214
Biographies. 213
Reports 196
Drawings. Visual works. 188
Notebooks. 186
Account books. 184
Essays. 177
Catalogues. 174
Annotations. 169
Plays 167
Novels 166
Songs. Musical compositions. 164
Scores 160
Travel journals. 160
Travel journals 156
Transcripts. 155
Printed materials. Object genre. 154
Minute books 153
Lecture notes. 152
Albums. 150
Indexes. Reference sources. 149
Scotland. Europe - United Kingdom. Country. Longitude: -4.0000. Latitude: 57.0000. 148
Excerpts. 145
Memoirs 145
Lectures. 143
Letter books. 143
Press cuttings. Information artifacts. 143
Speeches 137
Maps. Cartographic materials. 135
Proofs. printed matter 134
Charters 131
Publications. 131
Research notes 128
Scripts. Documents 119
Sketches 109
Fragments. 108
Short stories 108
Books 107
Edinburgh. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Edinburgh. Inhabited place. Longitude: -3.2167. Latitude: 55.9500. 107
Illuminated manuscripts. 106
Translations . Documents 106
Inventories. 100
Reports. 100
Treatises 95
Treatises. 94
Autobiographies. 93
Memorandums. 88
Audiocassettes. 85
Certificates 83
Programmes 83
Sermons 83
Journals. Accounts. 80
Illustrations. Layout features. 79
Inscriptions. 78
Music books. 78
Translations. Documents. 78
Family papers. 77
Commonplace books. 76
Plans (orthographic projections). 76
Business records. 73
Photograph albums 72
Autographs (manuscripts). 70
Estate records. 69
Sketches. 69
Decisions. Judicial records. 68
Minutes. Administrative records. 67
Memorandums 65
Genealogical tables. Genealogies. 64
Sermons. 64
Commentaries. 63
Postcards 63
Reviews. Document genre 63
Extracts. 62

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.