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Personal papers.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Private documents belonging to an individual. For records kept by public officials or other persons for their private or personal use but relating to their official duties, use "office files."

Found in 302 Collections and/or Records:

Autobiography, diaries, correspondence and printed material of John William Ballantyne.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13189/1-86
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of an autobiography written between the years 1910 and 1921 and a diary kept between 1899-1923. Both series of volumes contain letters, photographs and memorabilia pasted in.

Dates: 1861-1926, undated.

Correspondence and papers of Arthur Woodburn, including articles, press cuttings, lectures, photographs, glass slides and drafts of an autobiography.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7656 Box 1(1)-Box 44
Scope and Contents

Arthur Woodburn's strong interest in economics, education, European unity, international relations, modern languages and Scottish history and literature are reflected in the papers.

Dates: 1907-1977.

Correspondence and papers of James Michael Grieve, the only child of Christopher and Valda Grieve., 1934-1988, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27240-27242
Scope and Contents

James Michael Grieve was educated at Kilquhanity House in Kirkcudbrightshire, he became a journalist.

Dates: 1934-1988, undated.

Correspondence and papers of John Anderson Graham and Katherine Graham, mainly concerning the Kalimpong homes and their missionary work in North India; with correspondence and papers of James Purdie, superintendent of Kalimpong homes.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6039 Box 1(1)-Box 17(2)
Scope and Contents These papers consist of the personal archive of the Very Rev John Anderson Graham DD, founder of the Kalimpong homes, and much of the general archive of the Homes themselves from the beginning of Graham's ministry there in 1889 until 1972.The importance of the collection lies in the detailed account it gives of the early development and later growth and organisation of one of the Scottish mission centres in India, and in the light it throws on the social and educational problems...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1857, 1880-1972, undated.

Correspondence and papers of John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, chiefly addressed to him from the Low Countries and relating to his regiment, the Scots Greys, and the War of the Austrian Succession.

 File
Identifier: MS.2520
Scope and Contents

Included are a few letters addressed to Lieutenant-General Sir James Campbell of Lawers.

Dates: 1741-1748, 1773, undated.

Correspondence and papers of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Kincardine, being chiefly letters to the 2nd Earl of Kincardine, with one letter to the 1st Earl of Kincardine., 1648-1677, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.13500, folios 15-101
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Elgin, General Thomas Dalzell of Binns, the 2nd and 3rd Lords Cardross, the 1st Earl and Countess of Balcarres, Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh and John Slezor.

Dates: 1648-1677, undated.