Politics.
Subject
Subject Source: Other Source
Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:
Assorted information sheets, gallery guides and press releases relating to the visual and musical arts; with newssheets concerning politics., 1992.
File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 13(2)
Christmas cards and papers of William Wolfe.
File
Identifier: Acc.13602
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of fourteen Christmas cards, 1989-2009, of William Wolfe (1924-2010), leader (1969 to 1979) and president (1980-1982) of the SNP. All the cards include a poem and all, but one of them, are illustrated with a photograph.
It also includes three letters, 1992-1994, and a typescript, 6 February 1992, concerning Wolfe`s account of his reaction to the Pope`s visit to Scotland in 1982.
Dates:
1989-2009
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Election files of the Scottish National Party., 1970-1979.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10090/147-156
File of political and business speeches., 1948-1978.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/248
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13405
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1947-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton, Lord Selkirk of Douglas. The collection comprises papers, 1947-1977, concerning the death of Douglas, 14th Duke of Hamilton; correspondence, 1954-1994, of James Douglas Hamilton with George, 10th Earl of Selkirk; papers, ca. 1980-1994, relating to his death and the future of the earldom; and personal papers and correspondence, ca. 1950-1985, of Lord Selkirk of Douglas.The correspondence includes letters of several statesmen and other...
Dates:
1947-1994.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13551
Scope and Contents
Further papers, 1992-2014, of Lord James-Douglas Hamilton, former MP for Edinburgh West (1974-1997), and former MSP for the Lothian’s (1999-2007). This set of papers mostly relate to personal and Parliamentary affairs, and his involvement in charity work. They also include some family papers.
Dates:
1992-2014.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Further papers of Lord James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13665/1-9
Dates:
1982-2015.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
General political correspondence., 1971-1994.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/151
Hugh McIntyre Collection, circa 1930s-1980s.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14114 Special Collections 1/26
Dates:
circa 1930s-1980s.
Independent Labour Party (ILP) Collection., 1919-1993.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14114 Special Collections 2/8
Letters addressed to Donald James Mackay, Lord Reay.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13466
Scope and Contents
A collection of letters from various prominent statesmen and politicians addressed to the Liberal politician, colonial governor and educationalist Donald James Mackay, Lord Reay.
Dates:
1878-1890
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Letters from George Rose to Sir John Orde concerning the governorship of Dominica.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13685
Scope and Contents
The correspondence chiefly relates to the governorship of Dominica under Sir John Orde.
Dates:
1784-1808
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Literary papers, 1987-2014, of Ken MacLeod, with related political papers and sci-fi ephemera, circa 1970-2014.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13804
Dates:
Circa 1970-2014.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Mary Macarthur Collection., circa 1990s-2005.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14114 Special Collections 1/22
Scope and Contents
Collection contains one folder of papers concerning Macarthur, including inventory lists of material held by the WGML and the STUC archive pertaining to Macarthur, alongside photocopied images, secondary source articles, biographical profiles, and reproduced cuttings from the Women Worker newspaper recording aspects of her activism in the labour movement. Reproduced examples of her published writings are also present, as is her funeral tribute to Keir Hardie in 1915. Folder also contains a...
Dates:
circa 1990s-2005.
Minute book of St. Bernard`s Ward Unionist Association.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13545
Scope and Contents
Minute book of St. Bernard`s Ward Unionist Association with some loose minutes, 1937-1940, of West Edinburgh Unionist Association.
Dates:
1913-1940.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Miscellaneous political articles, nature articles and ‘Dr Jim Would Ride’ about South Africa., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/247
Oral history interviews conducted and recorded by Neil C Rafeek as research for his thesis, 'Against all the odds: women in the Communist Party in Scotland 1920-91: an oral history'.
Series
Identifier: UNLS003
Content description
The collection focuses on the testimony of women involved in the Communist Party of Great Britain in Scotland from its inception to its demise.
Dates:
1994-1997.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Organisation files of the Scottish National Party., 1970-1979.
File
Identifier: Acc.10090/140-146
Papers of Beth Junor
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13660/1-257
Scope and Contents
The archive includes material created and collected by Beth Junor, related to her political activism and literary work.The archive consists of four collection areas, these are material created by Yellow Gate camp, Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp; papers related to non-fiction writing on Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp; literary works written and edited by Beth Junor; and political organisations Beth Junor was involved with.Papers include dairies, correspondence,...
Dates:
1986-2005
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Papers of James Halliday, former chairman of the SNP, and two minute books of the National Party of Scotland.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13417
Scope and Contents
James Halliday (1927-2013) played a pivotal role in stabilising the SNP in the 1950s. He replaced Dr Robert D. McIntyre as chairman of the party in 1956, thus becoming the youngest chairman at the age of 28. However, this promotion was not devoid of problems as internal divisions had to be overcome. By the 1959 election the prospects of the party had started to improve. There were five candidates contesting seats, including Halliday himself who stood once more for Stirling burghs. That same...
Dates:
1928-2005, undated.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Papers of James Ramsay Macdonald and Bailie George Kerr of Glasgow.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13461
Scope and Contents
The papers provide an insight into the personal and political relationship between James Ramsay Macdonald (1866-1937) and Bailie George Kerr of Glasgow (fl.1860-1942) over a period of nearly three decades. They also illustrate the development of the early Socialist movement in Scotland, trade unionism and Glasgow local politics. As well as letters of James Ramsay Macdonald, the archive includes correspondence of prominent Socialists such as John and Katherine Bruce Glasier and leading...
Dates:
1895-1970s.
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Papers of Paul Henderson Scott.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13505/1-79
Scope and Contents
Paul Henderson Scott was born and educated in Edinburgh, attending Edinburgh’s Royal High School and then moving on to study at Edinburgh University. It was at university that he first became involved with the Saltire Society. Shortly after this Scott was called up to serve in World War Two. He began his training as an army officer driving a lorry. However, through contact with diplomats from the foreign office he decided to take the examination and soon became a diplomat. A long diplomatic...
Dates:
1976-2001
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Papers of Professor John Erickson concerning the `Edinburgh Conversations`.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13596
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, memoranda and related papers, 1974-1997, concerning the ‘Edinburgh Conversations’ and Professor John Erickson`s involvement in them.John Erickson (1929-2002) was a British military historian and the West’s leading authority on the Soviet military during and after the Second World War. During the ‘Cold War’ he was one of the very few academics to earn the trust of both sides and a key channel for contact between the Soviets and the Americans.After...
Dates:
c.1970s-1994
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Papers of the Scottish Plebiscite Society.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13546
Scope and Contents
The Scottish Plebiscite Society was formed by Peter Thomson (fl.1914-1991) to press for a plebiscite on the question of a Scottish parliament. In 1949 it conducted its own plebiscite in Kirriemuir and in which 85% of the local electors participated. Thomson’s continuing activity for the cause resulted in his dismissal as sheriff of South Strathclyde in 1977. Following his dismissal, Thomson devoted his time to holding a series of privately-funded plebiscites in Scottish towns...
Dates:
1959-1991
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts
Papers of the Scottish Plebiscite Society.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13569
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers, 1946-1990 and undated, of Peter Thomson concerning The Scottish Plebiscite Society. This society was formed by Peter Thomson (c.1914-1991) to press for a plebiscite on the question of a Scottish parliament. In 1949 it conducted its own plebiscite in Kirriemuir and in which 85% of the local electors participated. Thomson’s continuing activity for the cause resulted in his dismissal as sheriff of South Strathclyde in 1977. Following his dismissal, Thomson...
Dates:
1946-1990 and undated
Found in:
Archives and Manuscripts