Biographies.
Found in 520 Collections and/or Records:
Microfilm of Nicholas Love, "Myrrour of the Blessed Lyf of Jesus Christ".
Microfilm of papers chiefly of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
Microfilm of papers of James Augustus Grant and his family.
Microfilm of part of a proof-sheet of ‘Frederick the Great’ by Thomas Carlyle, with his corrections.
Microfilm of ‘Parte of the life of Lady Margaret Cunning…’ ; and, a book of French maxims.
The contents are as follows:
Book of French maxims, 1629 (MS.5786);
‘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 (MS.906).
Microfilm of proof-sheets, [1827, or before], of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott; and, letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland.
The contents are as follows:
Proof-sheets of 'The life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott, volume v, pages 225-240, with autograph corrections by Scott, [1827, or before] (MS.496);
Letters and papers, [1548-1550], chiefly addressed to Raimond, Baron de Fourquevaux, concerning his mission to Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland (MS.2991).
Microfilm of psalters and chartulary, 13th-15th century, of Scottish religious houses; and, 'Lives of the bishops of Dunkeld' by Alexander Myln, 16th century.
The contents are as follows:
Culross psalter, [circa 1470], made for Richard Marshall, Cistercian abbot of Culross (Adv.MS.18.8.11);
Aberdeen psalter and hours, 15th century (Adv.MS.18.8.14);
Ramsay psalter, late 13th century, written for use at Saint Omer (Adv.MS.18.8.8);
15th century manuscript, Chartulary of Scone Abbey (Adv.MS.34.3.28);
'Lives of the bishops of Dunkeld' by Alexander Myln, 16th century (Adv.MS.34.5.4).
Microfilm of schoolbook, transcribed in the early 12th century, containing notes and glosses (in Latin and German) on authors studied in schools and other texts which could be used in teaching.
Microfilm of schoolbook, transcribed in the early 12th century, containing notes and glosses (in Latin and German) on authors studied in schools and other texts which could be used in teaching.
Microfilm of sermons of Adam of Dryburgh, and other works.
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant (Adam Matthew, 1999).
The content descriptions for each microfilm are taken from the catalogue descriptions of the original items and as such there may be variations between the contents of the microfilms and the descriptions provided.
The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.
Microfilm of the correspondence and literary manuscripts of Margaret Oliphant. Reel 13. “A child's history of Scotland”, “Jeanne d'Arc”, Francis Oliphant manuscripts., [?1822-?1896 or before.]
The contents are as follows:
Letters and papers to Margaret Oliphant's husband Francis W Oliphant, with letters and papers of and concerning various members of her family, 1822-1869, 1893, undated (MS.23204);
Autograph manuscripts, [1895 or before], [1896 or before], of “A child's history of Scotland” and “The life and death of Jeanne d'Arc the maid of France” by Margaret Oliphant (MS.23205);
Autograph manuscripts, late 19th century, of Francis R Oliphant (MS.23206).
Microfilm of two 11th century manuscripts.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscript, late 11th century, of Persius, Avianus, etc. from Thorney Abbey (Adv.MS.18.6.12);
Palimpsest, made up of at least five English manuscripts of the 8th to 11th centuries, overwritten in England in the late 11th century and belonging to Thorney Abbey (Adv.MS.18.7.8).
Microfilm of typescript of an unpublished work of James A Roy, ‘Lieutenant-General Simon Fraser’.
Microfilm of Nineteenth Century Literary Manuscripts. Part 4. The correspondence and papers of J G Lockhart from the National Library of Scotland. Reels 1-18 (Adam Matthew).
Microfilm of Nineteenth century literary manuscripts. Part 4. The correspondence and papers of J G Lockhart. Reel 18., [1817, or before]-1859.
Microfilms of manuscript of the 'Life of Henry Dundas, Lord Melville' by John Philp Wood, in the author’s hand.
Miscellaneous notes of Emma Eleanor Elizabeth, Countess of Minto, for her 'Life and letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot, First Earl of Minto, from 1751 to 1806' and 'Life and letters of Sir Gilbert Elliot, First Earl of Minto, from 1807 to 1814., [1874, or before], [1880, or before.]
As well as material of inherent literary or intellectual interest, the papers in this section, deriving from various members of the family, provide a record of entertainment and leisure in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Miscellaneous papers., 1760-1868, undated.
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.
Miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to families of the north-east of Scotland, collected by William Rose., 1644-early 19th century.
Miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to lands and families of the north-east of Scotland, and to Scottish history more generally, collected by William Rose., Late 17th century-18th century.
Miscellaneous papers of and concerning Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family., 1845-1962.
Miscellaneous papers of Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot., 1828-1880, undated.
Many of the papers relate to Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot’s time in the Colonial Office (folio 1). In addition there are miscellaneous literary works including biographical notices of Elliot, 1828, 1868, undated, ‘Letters to a Colonist from his Partner in England’, 1850, and ‘A Discourse on Table Rapping’, 1867 (folio 176), and papers concerning the marriage settlement and executry of Elliot and his second wife, Elizabeth Bromley, 1868-1880.
Miscellaneous papers of the Hays of Yester., 1509-mid 20th century, undated.
Miscellaneous papers relating to the chronological list of the Senators of the College of Justice from 1532 to 1920, compiled by Charles John Guthrie, Lord Guthrie and Jessie E Macdonald., 1st quarter of 20th century.
The contents consist of 4 volumes of lists, and miscellaneous papers.
The manuscripts were compiled by Lord Guthrie as material for a book projected by him.