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Bibliographies.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Lists of books, documents, and other bibliographical items, often all related by author, topic, or another criterion. Bibliographies are arranged in some logical order giving brief information about the works, such as author, date, publisher, and place of publication.

Found in 83 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellaneous papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: assorted disassociated references to works of interest to or consulted by Fairbairn; notes on experimental psychology; and, notes on the ‘International Congress of Psycho-analysis at Oxford’, 1929., ?1927-?1930.

 File
Identifier: MS.50225
Scope and Contents References.Assorted disassociated notes of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn recording references to works of interest to or consulted by Fairbairn. Folios 1-17.Experimental psychology.Miscellaneous notes of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to experimental psychology. Folios 18-21.Other.Carbon copy of a typescript, ‘Definitions of Psycho-Analytical terms introduced by Dr W. Ronald D. Fairbairn (Edinburgh) and considered by him...
Dates: ?1927-?1930.

Miscellany chiefly of correspondence and legal papers., 1757-1932.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15187-15195
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.

Dates: 1757-1932.

Notebook, containing bibliography of evangelicalism in the Highlands., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10022/140
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers mostly containing historical research notes, lectures, articles and or broadcasts, some in Gaelic, of the Reverend Dr John MacInnes, minister of Halkirk (1934-1955) and of Hopeman (1955-1966) and historian of Highland evangelicalism. The collection consists mostly of notebooks, many very miscellaneous in content: only in principal content of each notebook or file is noted.

Dates: Undated.

Notebook, containing bibliography relating to evangelicalism in Highlands., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10022/13
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Papers mostly containing historical research notes, lectures, articles and or broadcasts, some in Gaelic, of the Reverend Dr John MacInnes, minister of Halkirk (1934-1955) and of Hopeman (1955-1966) and historian of Highland evangelicalism. The collection consists mostly of notebooks, many very miscellaneous in content: only in principal content of each notebook or file is noted.

Dates: Undated.

Notes, essays and other material of John Purves on English literature., [Circa 1898-circa 1916.]

 File
Identifier: MS.15871
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) ‘Are proper names connotative?’ an essay, [circa 1898] of John Purves (folio 1); (ii) Typescript of an essay, ‘A note on Shakespeare's references to Africa’ written by Purves for the Shakespeare Tercentenary in 1916 and apparently unpublished, with notes on other literary references to Africa (folio 8) (iii) A catalogue, [circa 1916], of John Milton's works (folios 69); (iv) Extracts, [circa 1916], from the works of Horace (folio 76); (v) Extracts from a...
Dates: [Circa 1898-circa 1916.]

Notes for and drafts of the Lyell Lectures delivered in 1965 by Prof William Beattie.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9374
Scope and Contents

With bibliographical notes.

Dates: circa 1945-1975.

Notes of John Purves., 1822-1959, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.15869-15887
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: John Purves began his teaching career as a lecturer in English under Professor Emile Legouis at Lyons University in 1902, having graduated M.A. at Edinburgh University in 1900, He was a Carnegie Research Scholar in modern languages in Rome and Siena from 1903 to 1904, then lectured in English under Professor Herbert Grierson at Aberdeen University from 1904 to 1906. He became Professor of English at Transvaal Technical Institute, Johannesburg and at Transvaal University College, Pretoria...
Dates: 1822-1959, undated.

Notes of John Purves on English literature., [Circa 1898]-1945, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15869-15874
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: John Purves began his teaching career as a lecturer in English under Professor Emile Legouis at Lyons University in 1902, having graduated M.A. at Edinburgh University in 1900, He was a Carnegie Research Scholar in modern languages in Rome and Siena from 1903 to 1904, then lectured in English under Professor Herbert Grierson at Aberdeen University from 1904 to 1906. He became Professor of English at Transvaal Technical Institute, Johannesburg and at Transvaal University College, Pretoria...
Dates: [Circa 1898]-1945, undated.

Notes of Rachel Annand Taylor on Renaissance France, chiefly French towns; and a bibliography for her book ‘Renaissance France’., [?1938-?1948.]

 File
Identifier: MS.20423
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Pages from a loose-leaf notebook containing material on Renaissance France, chiefly on French towns (folio 1); (ii) Bibliography for 'Renaissance France'. None of the books listed were published after 1939 (folio 35).

Dates: [?1938-?1948.]

Papers collected by the Scottish Music Hall Society concerning the history of music hall.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11446
Scope and Contents

Includes posters, programmes, photographs and scripts.

Dates: 20th century.

Papers concerning the history of the church of Eddleston by Dr Clement Bryce Gunn., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.954
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The typescripts, chiefly 20th-century and consisting largely of excerpts from the kirk-session records, are almost ready for publication, and are accompanied by notes, newspaper cuttings, and photographs. Churches other than parish are dealt with, and biographical and genealogical information is given about ministers.

Dates: Early 20th century-mid 20th century.

Papers of Duncan Glen.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7147
Scope and Contents

Including manuscripts, corrected typescripts, and proofs of poems, essays, bibliographies and other literary work.

With Duncan Glen, "Hugh MacDiarmid and the Scottish Renaissance", and poems of, and essays concerning, Hugh Macdiarmid.

Dates: 1962-1977.

Papers of Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson concerning bibliography., [Before 1928.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.476-482
Scope and Contents From the Series: “An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates: [Before 1928.]

Papers relating to the life and work of Thomas Telford., [1757-1834], 1834-1835.

 File
Identifier: MS.19975
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Miscellaneous papers relating to Thomas Telford's life and work, including a list of his major works in his own hand, undated (folio 1); (ii) Papers of John Rickman: notes on a tide survey, 1834-1835, and material relating to his preparation of ‘Life of Thomas Telford, Civil Engineer, written by himself’ for the press (folio 34).

Dates: [1757-1834], 1834-1835.

Record of papers deposited at Hudson’s Bay House, concerning affairs of Simon McGillivray and Edward Ellice., 1826-1833.

 File
Identifier: MS.15129
Scope and Contents From the Series: The seigneury of Anfield, or Beauharnois as it was usually called, was purchased by Edward Ellice (died 1863) from the Marquis de Lotbinière. Most of the papers consist of reports of various agents who administered the estate. Negotiations for the sale of Beauharnois were started in 1839, when the North American Colonial Association of Ireland agreed to purchase, but the huge amounts of money involved protracted the affair, and it was not finally disposed of until 1866.There are...
Dates: 1826-1833.

"The Bibliography of the Works of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun"

 Item
Identifier: Acc.11186
Scope and Contents

Paper forwarded to J Ramsay MacDonald by R A Scott MacFie.

Dates: 1899.

Topographical bibliography of the Highlands of Scotland, from booksellers’ sale-catalogues, with prices., [Before 1928.]

 File
Identifier: MS.477
Scope and Contents From the Series: “An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the...
Dates: [Before 1928.]

Typescript bibliography of David Masson, compiled by Eveline M Plincke.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.3863
Scope and Contents

Presented for the University of London Diploma in Librarianship.

Dates: 1952.