Research notes
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 185 Collections and/or Records:
Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13634/1-77
Dates:
1913-1999.
Research papers and reports concerning the Lothian Coal Company and the Newbattle Collieries (1831-1955).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12862
Dates:
circa 1980-1989.
Research papers and typescript drafts of the novel "Light" by Margaret Elphinstone.
File
Identifier: Acc.12865
Dates:
circa 2007.
Research papers for "History and Genealogy of the Colts of that Ilk and Gartsherrie..." (1887) by George Frederick Russell Colt.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12527
Dates:
19th century.
Research papers, notes and correspondence of Eric Quayle, including material relating to his books on R M Ballantyne and Walter Scott.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12642
Dates:
circa 1960-1979.
Research papers, notes and email correspondence of Margaret Elphinstone relating to ‘The Gathering Night’ (Edinburgh: Canongate, 2009), with some printout drafts of sections of the novel.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13731/1-11
Scope and Contents
Like many historical novelists, Margaret Elphinstone carries out extensive research on the subjects on which she plans to write. These papers demonstrate that she pursues her research to academic levels and beyond: corresponding with, and interviewing, experts in very specialised fields; reading widely; attending conferences and courses and - to some extent - trying to experience for herself what her characters’ lives would ‘feel’ like. The file headings alone indicate the depth and breadth...
Dates:
Circa 2007-2008.
Research papers of Adriano Galantini on the genealogy and biography of the last members of the Stuart Royal family.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11200
Dates:
20th century.
Research papers of Gael Turnbull for biography of John Macleod Campbell.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13324
Scope and Contents
Research papers, c. 1989-1998, of Gael Turnbull for his biography of John McLeod Campbell. Gael Turnbull, poet and medical practitioner, took up this project after his retirement from medicine. John McLeod Campbell, Church of Scotland minister and theologian, was removed from the ministry after his preaching was determined to be inconsistent with the doctrinal position of the Westminster confession, which ministers of the Church of Scotland were expected to hold. Friends with...
Dates:
1989-1998.
Research papers of Ian S Wood for his biography of John Wheatley.
File
Identifier: Acc.12237
Dates:
circa 1985.
Research papers of John C Higgitt relating to his work on Scottish mediaeval manuscripts, including his work on "The Murthly Hours".
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12798
Dates:
circa 1970-2006.
Research papers of Margaret Elphinstone relating to ‘The Gathering Night’., Circa 2007-2008.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13731/2-11
Scope and Contents
The general term ‘research papers’ here encompasses copies from published and online sources, records of interviews, notes, typed-up journals of research trips and courses and correspondence (generally by email) with academics and other experts. The dates given in the inventory relate to when the material was evidently gathered together (most of the published sources used are of earlier date than 2007).
Dates:
Circa 2007-2008.
Research papers of Michael McManus for "Jo Grimond: Towards the Sound of Gunfire", (Edinburgh, 2001)
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12123
Dates:
2nd half of 20th century.
Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on Edwin Muir and Willa Muir., 1913-circa1999.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13634/13-55
Dates:
1913-circa1999.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir.
Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on Francis Thompson., Circa 1960-1999.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13634/67-68
Dates:
Circa 1960-1999.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake, George MacDonald, Francis Thompson and other writers.
Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on George MacDonald., 1991-1999.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13634/65-66
Dates:
1991-1999.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake, George MacDonald, Francis Thompson and other writers.
Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on various writers., Circa 1960-1999.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13634/69-77
Dates:
Circa 1960-1999.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake, George MacDonald, Francis Thompson and other writers.
Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake., 1965-circa1999.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13634/56-64
Dates:
1965-circa1999.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Research papers and literary correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir, William Blake, Francis Thompson and other writers.
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Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake, George MacDonald, Francis Thompson and other writers.
Research papers of Peter Butter relating to his work on William Blake, George MacDonald, Francis Thompson and other writers., Circa 1960-1999.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13634/56-77
Research papers of Robin J Adam.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11606
Scope and Contents
Includes research notes, transcripts and drafts concerning the Sutherland estates and the Calendar of Fearn Abbey.
Dates:
circa 1960-1980.
Ronald L Shankland, "Ancestoral [sic] Papers of the Shankland-Shanklin Surname `Sect of the MacGregor Clan`".
File
Identifier: Acc.10314
Scope and Contents
Includes photocopy of genealogical research documents.
Dates:
1989.
'Scotland: The Story of a Nation' (2000)., 1999-2001.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/83-103
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1999-2001.
Scott Huxley papers.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.11407/1-13
Scope and Contents
Papers concern the affairs of Thomas Scott, brother of Sir Walter, his family, and particularly his son-in-law Colonel Thomas Huxley.
Includes nine letters of Sir Walter Scott, and manuscript concerning the Isle of Man compiled by Thomas Scott, used by Walter Scott in `Peveril of the Peak`.
Dates:
1811-1939.
Slips for the first edition of H G Aldis, "A List of Books Printed in Scotland Before 1700" (Edinburgh, 1904).
File
Identifier: Acc.10474
Dates:
circa 1904.
The Clan Gregor Centre archive.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11713/1-85
Scope and Contents
Material concerning the history and genealogy of the McGregors, including printed items and a full set of the journal "The Quaich", 1989-1997.The arrangement and description of the papers from the Clan Gregor Centre was undertaken by Sheila McGregor on behalf of the Centre. The described papers represent the activities of a small number of people who collected and compiled them over many years, combining traditional knowledge with research to both preserve and extend information...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1915-1926, 1981-1999, undated.
The Icelandic Sagas (1999) and (2002)., 1998-2002.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/35-82
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates:
1998-2002.