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 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 185 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers of Hector Hugh Mackenzie.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12175
Scope and Contents

Papers mainly concern Highland history and music, including some papers relating to Frances Tolmie.

Dates: circa 1926-1984.

Correspondence and papers of Sir William Maxwell, President of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11650
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include Albert, 4th Earl Grey, and Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery.

Dates: circa 1880-1920.

Correspondence and research papers of Janet Adam Smith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11164
Scope and Contents

Written, collected for and concerning Janet Adam Smith`s "John Buchan: A Biography" (London, 1965).

Dates: circa 1915-1965.

Correspondence file, "Byron General, Vol. 2"., 1982-1993; 2011

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1666
Scope and Contents

File was originally housed in a ringbinder annotated as follows: "Byron General II, September 1988-", however there are outlying letters before and beyond this date, with items dating from between 1982-1993 primarily, with a few brief copied emails from 2011. Letters have not been arranged in any particular order. Original and copy letters are present. A small series of letters from the Newstead Abbey Byron Society appear at the end.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1982-1993; 2011

Correspondence file, "Byron Research and Queries"., 1937; 1947-1959

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1662
Scope and Contents

File contains original letters to John Murray, publishers, with copy responses, from researchers, writers, and members of the public, on questions relating to Byron Studies.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1937; 1947-1959

Correspondence file, "Byron Research", L-Z., 1973-1988

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1668
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a boxfile this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1667. The original boxfile was annotated as follows: "Byron Research, 1977-May 1989", however there are outlying letters beyond these dates, with items dating from between 1973-1988. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1973-1988

Correspondence file, "Byron Research", L-Z., 1984-1995

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1670
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1669. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "Byron Research, May 1989-August 1995", however there are outlying letters beyond this start date, with items dating from 1984-1995. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1984-1995

Correspondence file, "Byron Research", L-Z., 1994-1998

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1672
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1671. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "Byron Sept 95-Closed April 99", however there are outlying letters beyond these dates, with items dating from 1994-1998. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1994-1998

Correspondence file, "Byron Research", L-Z., 1998-2009

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1674
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1673. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "Byron Research May 99", however there are outlying letters beyond this date, with items dating from 1998-2009. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1998-2009

Correspondence file, "Byron Researchers, Vol 1"., A-L., 1969-1977

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1664
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1665. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "Byron Researchers, Vol. 1, to 1976 Closed", however there are outlying letters beyond this closing date, with items dating from between 1969-1977. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1969-1977

Correspondence, notes, photographs and audiotapes of Dr Alice G. Vines relating to her book `The MacDonald Women: Margaret and Ishbel`.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13629/1-21
Scope and Contents Correspondence, research papers, photographs and audio tapes, 1904-1994, of Dr. Alice Gilmore Vines (1923-2009) relating to her PhD thesis on Margaret Ethel Gladstone MacDonald (1870-1911) and Ishbel MacDonald (1903-1982), James Ramsay MacDonald’s wife and daughter.Dr. Vines collected this material in the course of her research for an intended biography of the two women. Over a number of summers she visited Ishbel in Lossiemouth and corresponded with her. Unfortunately, she had...
Dates: 1904-1994

Documents relating to the redundancy redress complaint made by James Johnston against the British Army., Circa.1993-1995.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/275-276
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School. His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates: Circa.1993-1995.

Genealogical papers concerning the Stewarts of Monteith, compiled by Margaret B Monteith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5333
Scope and Contents

With two sets of proofs, circa 1930, of Monteith`s book on the lineage of the Earls of Menteith, and the manuscript of "Les Gardes Ecossais".

Dates: Circa 1930.

Lecture notes, 1932, on poultry keeping compiled at the East of Scotland School of Agriculture.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10078
Scope and Contents

With pharmacist`s notes and recipes, circa 1840, from Germany, containing notes on the Daguerreotype process.

Dates: 1840-1932.

Letter, 1946, of T Graham Brown to Michael Roberts.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8292
Scope and Contents

With:

notes, 1947-1948, of Roberts for his paper, "Early Travellers in the Graians" for the "Alpine Journal"

copy of a letter, 1830, from Geneva, concerning an Alpine accident on the Col du Bonhomme.

Dates: 1830, 1946-1948.

Letters and poems of George Bruce.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12186
Scope and Contents

Includes papers of Ian McNab concerning George Bruce and Fraserburgh.

Dates: 1993-2000.