Selkirk. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. County.
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
'A description of the province of the Merche'., [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 58)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
A map of the Clyde and Tweed basins., [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 56)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
Correspondence and papers of Ilio Orlandini and of the Serafini family of Selkirk.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14127/1-33
Scope and Contents
The papers are comprised of a large series of letters from Gloria Serafini to Ilio Orlandini, 1946-1947, regarding their relationship and son Peter, and describing life in Selkirk; personal papers of Ilio Orlandini relating to his experiences as a Prisoner of War during the Second World War, 1942-1947; and personal papers and photographs of the Serafini family, 1919-1972, relating to their lives and work.
Dates:
1919-1972.
Five cash books from Selkirk.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.5824
Dates:
18th century to early 19th century.
Four albums of press cuttings, 1878-1964, collected by members of the Craig-Brown family.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4447/1-4
Scope and Contents
Concerning military matters and Selkirkshire antiquities.
Dates:
1878-1964.
List of French prisoners on parole at Selkirk.
File
Identifier: Acc.6014
Scope and Contents
With associated papers.
Dates:
1811.
Minute book of the Selkirk mission to Trinidad
Item
Identifier: Acc.13180
Scope and Contents
Minute book, 1839-1849, giving an account of the efforts of the United Presbyterian Church of Selkirk to raise funds in order to sponsor and support George Brodie as a missionary in Trinidad. Brodie expressed his wish to carry out overseas mission work, and the Selkirk presbytery convened a committee to assess the feasibility of raising funds to support his calling. It was calculated that Brodie could be supported and carry out his work on £40 per annum, and a Society was...
Dates:
1839-1849.
Photocopies of papers from Selkirk Public Library.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.6207
Scope and Contents
Mostly concerning the history of Selkirk.
Including letters of Sir Walter Scott, Mungo Park and Thomas Boston.
Dates:
1608-1939.
Photocopy of a letter of Andrew Lang.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9477
Scope and Contents
Concerning cricket at Selkirk, and at Balliol College, Oxford.
Dates:
circa 1866.
Reduced plan of part of the shires of Edinburgh, Haddington, Berwick, Roxburgh and Selkirk shewing proposed lines of railway from the coalfield of Midlothian to the Rivers Tweed and Leeder, by Robert Stevenson., 1821.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/694 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1821.
Sketch plan of the shires of Kincardine, Forfar, Perth, Fife, Stirling, Selkirk and Peebles with sections showing several lines of railway or canal surveyed or levelled between the years 1817 and 1820 by Robert Stevenson., 1817-1820.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10706/460 [Map Library]
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1817-1820.
'The Sherifdome of Etricke Forrest with the adjoyning provinces'., [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 57)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
Three documents concerning electioneering in Scotland in the 1830s.
File
Identifier: Acc.6204
Dates:
circa 1830-circa 1839.