Selkirk. Europe - United Kingdom - Scotland - Scottish Borders. County.
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
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.
Three documents concerning electioneering in Scotland in the 1830s.
File
Identifier: Acc.6204
Dates:
circa 1830-circa 1839.