Prospectuses
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Antiquarian papers of James Dennistoun of Dennistoun, advocate and antiquary.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.19.2.16-19.2.27
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of materials for a projected history of Dumbartonshire (Adv.MS.19.2.16-19.2.24), materials towards a projected work on the Scottish religious houses on the Continent (Adv.MS.19.2.25), and notes and extracts of Scottish interest from manuscripts in continental libraries (Adv.MS.19.2.26), together with a record of the bequest of Dennistoun`s manuscripts and a calendar of them (Adv.MS.19.2.27). The papers were arranged and bound by Mark Napier, executor of James...
Dates:
?1825-1856.
Correspondence and papers of Catherine Park Snodgrass.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7861
Scope and Contents
Concerning geographical work and the Scottish national movement.
Dates:
1931-1974.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘The History and Antiquities of Scotland’ by William Maitland, 2 volumes (London, 1757), containing many marginal notes and comments on the text.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.21(i)-(ii)
Scope and Contents
By far the majority of the notes are in volume i, volume ii being quite lightly marked. Some of these are quite lengthy, and many express disagreement with Maitland. One note, at page 142, is dated 1788, another, at page 227, refers to 1791; the rest are undated.The only additions to the printed leaves are a scrap of paper tipped in between pages 414-415, a prospectus for Macpherson`s edition of ‘Orygynall Cronykyl of Scotland’, 1795, tipped in between pages 756-757, and a...
Dates:
1757.
Legal papers, maps and prospectuses, largely concerning a Stirling, Glasgow and Edinburgh canal, and the Slamannan Railway, Stirlingshire.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5855
Dates:
circa 1835-circa 1856.
Letter of C M Grieve enclosing an essay on his work and a prospectus for "In Memoriam James Joyce".
Item
Identifier: Acc.12201
Dates:
1956.
Letter of James Lumsden to T L Watson.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5638
Scope and Contents
Written on the back of a printed prospectus for the 2nd edition of Lumsden`s "Sheep-head and Trotters".
Dates:
1895.
Minute book and other papers of Highland Village Industries Committee, Kyle of Lochalsh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11442
Dates:
1902-1944.
Miscellaneous manuscript and a few printed items.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.19
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Printed prospectus of the Sanitary Protection Association of Edinburgh, late 19th century. (Folio 1.)(ii) Printed list of members, with subscriptions, of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries (Konungliga Norraena Fornfraeda-Felag), 1849, in Icelandic. There are also an extract from the constitution of the Society (in French), a note on the subscriptions (in Danish), and a list of the books published by the Society....
Dates:
1561, 17th century-late 19th century.
Papers concerning the Labour College, London.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7545
Scope and Contents
Including printed prospectuses, syllabi of courses and circulars.
Dates:
circa 1920.
Papers of Neill and Company, printers, Edinburgh.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.196
Dates:
1641-20th century.
Papers of R Macaulay Stevenson, mostly concerning the Glasgow School of Painters.
...
Identifier: Acc.11212
Scope and Contents
Comprises notebooks, exhibition propectuses and correspondence, including letters of: Sir James Guthrie, E A Hornel and E A Walton.
Dates:
1886-1946 and undated.
Printed prospectus of Central Society of Education, with letter of secretary B F Duppa to George Combe, with Combe`s draft reply.
File
Identifier: Acc.7605
Dates:
1836.
Prospectus and subscribers` letters of Alexander MacDonald edition of A Mylne, "Vitae Episcoporum Dunkeddensium".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8297
Dates:
1831.
Records and papers of Craigmount School for Girls, Edinburgh.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12271
Dates:
1933-1966.
Records of the Edinburgh Further Education Centre.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.9510/1-18
Scope and Contents
Records and some related papers (mostly printed and retained with the collection) of Regent Road Public and Evening School, Day Centre and Institute, Edinburgh, Edinburgh School of Salesmanship and James Clark Technical Institute, all subsequently incorporated within the Telford College of Further Education, Crew Toll, Edinburgh.
Dates:
1886-1974.
Seven letters of John Claudius Loudon to John Milne, Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: Acc.10709
Scope and Contents
On subjects connected with architecture, gardening, natural history and publishing in these fields.
Together with copy letter, 1832, of Milne to Loudon, and an annotated prospectus for Loudon`s "Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture" (1832).
Dates:
1829-1832.