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Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.

Found in 7214 Collections and/or Records:

Box of Reverend William Matheson, containing various notebooks and papers., 1934, 1973-1982, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 14(1-10)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: 1934, 1973-1982, undated.

Box of various papers, possibly for the 'Alpine journal', containing various lists, notes and other related material., 1861-1870, 1892-1898, 1939-1935, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.4338/206(1-24)
Scope and Contents Containing:(1) letters 1892-3 to T B Heathcote concerning F E Blackstone’s Alpine Library(2) photocopy of page from Joseph Viennin’s Führerbuch(3) notes on conversations 1933-5 and other papers(4) list by T Graham Brown of items in R W Lloyd’s Library(5) lists by T Graham Brown of books, pamphlets and articles in his own and R W Lloyd’s libraries(6) lists of references to printed accounts of 19th century British Alpine...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1861-1870, 1892-1898, 1939-1935, undated.

Business and financial papers of Hugh Elliot., 1774-1820.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13006-13016
Scope and Contents

Much of these papers consist of correspondence dealing with Hugh Elliot's personal affairs, including wine and clothing, and with the financing of his embassies. It includes however correspondence relating to sums paid to various needy persons and to British travellers abroad who found themselves short of funds.

Dates: 1774-1820.

Business and legal papers of James Gentleman, merchant, Edinburgh.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12184
Scope and Contents

Papers largely concern Gentleman`s Leith shipping interests; includes unrelated legal papers.

Dates: 1838-1893.

Business and personal correspondence with related financial records of W A L Marr, tea planter, India.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.5025/1-9
Scope and Contents

Most of the papers concern his work on the Malayalam, Chembra and Arrapetta tea plantations, but there is also material for the social life of the British in India at the time particularly the Arbuckle Trophy Football Tournament, the Ootacomund Club and the Wynaad Golf Club in the 1960s.

Dates: 1929-1970.

Business archive of Mainstream Publishing.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13617
Scope and Contents

The archive covers the company`s independent existence from 1978-2005 and includes some earlier related papers. In 2005 the firm entered into a business arrangement with Random House, and the later archive is now with the parent company.

Dates: Circa 1970-2005.

Business correspondence and papers of Hugh Elliot., 1779-1803.

 File
Identifier: MS.13012
Scope and Contents

The correspondence and papers relate to Hugh Elliot's relations with his first wife, to his duel with the Baron von Knyphausen, and to his daughter's affairs, 1779-1802, including his correspondence with Francis Richard, banker in Berlin, 1783-1803.

Dates: 1779-1803.

Business correspondence of Francis Brodie.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7692
Scope and Contents

Being letters received from clients and other lawyers.

Dates: 1822-1828.

Business correspondence of T [and] T Clark., 1870-1989, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10689/1-83
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The bulk of the material is from the 1970s-1980s, however there are much earlier files in the author correspondence (Acc.10689/1-41) from as far back as 1870.

Dates: 1870-1989, undated.

Business, estate and agricultural correspondence of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale and his eldest son, the Earl of Gifford., 1814-1876, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14455-14463
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, George, Marquess of Tweeddale (1787-1876), or his wife Susan, Marchioness of Tweeddale (1797-1870).

Dates: 1814-1876, undated.

Business, estate and local affairs correspondence of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale., 1652-1697, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14409-14412
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, John, 2nd Earl of Tweeddale (1626-1697), created Marquess of Tweeddale in 1694, or his wife Jean, Countess of Tweeddale (1628-1688), The 1st Marquess was known as Lord Yester from 1646 until he succeeded his father, the 1st Earl, in 1654.

Dates: 1652-1697, undated.

Business, estate and local affairs correspondence of the 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale., 1658-1713.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14417-14418
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, John, Marquess of Tweeddale (1645-1715), or his wife Mary, Marchioness of Tweeddale (died 1702), daughter of the Duke of Lauderdale. The 2nd Marquess was known as Lord Yester until 1694, and Earl of Yester from 1694 until he succeeded his father, the 1st Marquess, in 1697.

Dates: 1658-1713.

Business, estate and local affairs correspondence of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1754-1785, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14436-14439
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Unless specified otherwise, letters are addressed to, and correspondence is of, George, Marquess of Tweeddale (1710-1787). Until he succeeded his nephew, the 5th Marquess, in 1770 he was known as Lord George Hay of Newhall. Also included is the correspondence of Major William Hay, heir presumptive to the Tweeddale title until his death in 1781.

Dates: 1754-1785, undated.