Autobiographies.
Found in 294 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscripts of and relating to William Hutchison Murray, 1944-2002.
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of prose writings by James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’., 1953-1963, undated.
The papers include reviews and articles, material on the fishing industry, some of which was used in ‘Living silver’ (London, 1957) (folio 7); autobiographical notes, 1958 (folio 63), and the text of a radio programme, 'Water alive', undated (folio 147).
Marked second proof, "Sir A. Henry Layard G.C.B., D.C.L. : autobiography and letters from his childhood until his appointment as H.M. Ambassador at Madrid" : signatures "Vol. II." N-R, chapters VII-VIII, pages 193-267., ? 1903.
The chapter headings are :
chapter VII : "Politics and art 1851-69";
chapter VIII : "The parliamentary life of Sir Henry Layard, 1852-69".
Memoir of George Romanes in the form of a letter to his son Professor George Romanes.
Memoir covers some Romanes family history, George Romanes` early life in Edinburgh, his early work as a civil engineer in Egypt and Calgary and war service with the Royal Engineers from 1917-1919. Includes transcript.
`Memoriall Written by Philomathes and addressed to his Surviving friends` by James Hog, minister of Carnock. A copy of the preface and first five chapters of Hog`s autobiography.
The volume originally contained theological notes in shorthand, most of which have been cut out.
Microfilm of autobiography, 1858, and journal, 1838-1839, of George Combe.
The contents are as follows:
Journal, 1838-1839, of George Combe while in America (MS.7416);
Journal, 1839, of George Combe while in America (MS.7417);
Autobiography, 1858, of George Combe (MSS.7433-7434).
Microfilm of copy written in an unidentified hand of Alexander Carlyle's 'Recollections'.
Microfilm of manuscript of part of the ‘Autobiography’ of Mrs Eliza Fletcher (1770-1858), chiefly in the hand of the author.
Microfilm of manuscript of the greater part of the autobiography of Alexander Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk.
Microfilm of miscellaneous autobiographical notes of Alexander Walker.
Microfilm of 'Parte of the life of Lady Margaret Cunningham, Daughter to the Earle of Glencairn yt she had wt her first husband the master of Evandale. The just and true account yrof as it was first written wt her oun hand’, 1608, with letters and her will, 1607, 1622.
Microfilm of the Ashestiel manuscript, which contains Sir Walter Scott’s fragmentary autobiography, with associated papers.
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant. Reel 4. ‘Margaret Maitland’ and ‘Zaidee’., [1849, or before-1855, or before.]
Microfilm of typescript copy of 'Recollections of a long and busy life' by George Smith.
The contents are as follows:
Typescript copy of chapters i-xv (MS.23191);
Typescript copy of chapters xvi-xxvi (MS.23192).
Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reel 1., 2nd half of 17th century-early 18th century.
Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reel 6., Mid 17th century-[1817, or after].
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, [1817, or after], of part of the ‘Autobiography’ of Mrs Eliza Fletcher (1770-1858), chiefly in the hand of the author (MS.3758);
'Meditations', [v], mid 17th century-late 17th century, by Anne Lady Halkett (MS.6489);
'Meditations', [vi], 1658-1659, by Anne Lady Halkett. (MS.6490).
Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reels 1-16 (Adam Matthew).
Miscellaneous autobiographical notes of Alexander Walker., [After 1812.]
Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers of Richard Burdon Haldane., 1894-1916, undated.
The papers include correspondence of other members of the family of Haldane of Cloan covering a period of almost a century and a half from the beginning of the 19th century, especially rich for the period 1875-1937.
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of and concerning Margaret Oliphant., 1754-1921, undated.
Miscellaneous manuscript volumes, received bound., 1685-mid 20th century, undated.
Miscellaneous manuscripts and typescript pages of Sydney Durward Tremayne., 1973, undated.
Includes two introductions for 'Boys do not kiss' (folio 1), and 'Tales from a poet's childhood,' the drafts of three proposed broadcasts based on the autobiography, 1973 (folio 35).
Miscellaneous manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of ‘Lucky poet’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., 1941-1942, 1971.
The papers include the preliminary pages (folio 1), several drafts of the author's note, 1941-1942 (folio 19), sections of text (folio 112), index (folio 135), and a variant version of the author's note to the reprint of 1971 (folio 190).