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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:

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1824-1829.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11966
Dates: 1824-1829.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1824-1832.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11967
Dates: 1824-1832.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1829-1830.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11968
Dates: 1829-1830.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1830-1832.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11969
Dates: 1830-1832.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1831-1832.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11970
Dates: 1831-1832.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1832-1835.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11971
Dates: 1832-1835.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1834.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11972
Dates: 1834.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1835-1836.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11973
Dates: 1835-1836.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1842-1844.

 Item
Identifier: MS.11974
Dates: 1842-1844.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Notebook of Ian Rankin containing developmental notes., 1990-1992.

 Item
Identifier: MS.50528
Scope and Contents

Notebook annotated 'Ian's Book', and 'This book belongs to Ian Rankin the writer. It is his Big Book of Ideas, so no peeking’.

Notebook contains notes on story ideas, novel ideas, Rebus ideas, and personal notes.

The notebook contains several blank leaves at the end which are not foliated.

Dates: 1990-1992.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Ian Rankin archive. / Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin. / Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin. / Developmental materials of Ian Rankin for various creative works, including contact details, working notes, research, and press cuttings; report on marketing research project on Ian Rankin. / Developmental materials of Ian Rankin for various unpublished or unidentified creative works, including notes and press cuttings.

Notebook of William Nassau Elliot containing personal and household accounts in the Netherlands and Germany., 1761-1762.

 Item
Identifier: MS.12894
Dates: 1761-1762.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament. / Correspondence and papers of and concerning William Nassau Elliot of Wells. / Correspondence and papers of William Nassau Elliot of Wells as Commissary and Commissary-General to the allied army in Germany. / Notebooks of William Nassau Elliot.

Notebooks containing private accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1814-1844.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11961-11974
Scope and Contents

The notebooks include details of drafts on Coutts and Company, Royal Bank of Scotland, British Linen Bank, Jedburgh, and other banks, and expenses of continental journeys and residences.

Dates: 1814-1844.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto. / Legal and financial correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto. / General financial papers and personal accounts of the 2nd Earl of Minto.

Official and personal correspondence and papers of Jacques Mellini, Captain of Engineers in the Armée d'ltalie., 1794-1796.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11221-11223
Scope and Contents

Jacques Mellini served at Bastia during the siege in 1794, was stationed at Nice in 1795, and in 1796 served in Napoleon's campaign in northern Italy. This correspondence was captured.

Dates: 1794-1796.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Diplomatic correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto.

Official and personal correspondence and papers of Jacques Mellini, Captain of Engineers in the Armée d'ltalie., 1794-1795.

 File
Identifier: MS.11221
Dates: 1794-1795.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Diplomatic correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Official and personal correspondence and papers of Jacques Mellini, Captain of Engineers in the Armée d'ltalie.

Official and personal correspondence and papers of Jacques Mellini, Captain of Engineers in the Armée d'ltalie., 1796.

 File
Identifier: MS.11222
Dates: 1796.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Diplomatic correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Official and personal correspondence and papers of Jacques Mellini, Captain of Engineers in the Armée d'ltalie.

Official and personal correspondence and papers of Jacques Mellini, Captain of Engineers in the Armée d'ltalie., 1795-1796.

 File
Identifier: MS.11223
Dates: 1795-1796.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto. / Diplomatic correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto. / Official and personal correspondence and papers of Jacques Mellini, Captain of Engineers in the Armée d'ltalie.

Papers and correspondence concerning the personal affairs of the Viscounts Melville., 1786-1812, 1818-1819, 1828, 1835, 1838, 1846-1849, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.1052
Dates: 1786-1812, 1818-1819, 1828, 1835, 1838, 1846-1849, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and documents received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount. / General papers received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son, Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville.

Papers and notes of Frank Roydon Richards, mostly concerning the decipherment of the Linear B script, with material concerning other cuneiform scripts.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9094/1-89
Scope and Contents

Frank Roydon Richards, rector of Glasgow Academy from 1932 to 1959, devoted much of his retirement to the study of Linear B and especially the methods used by Michael Ventris, to whose decipherment he took a sceptical attitude. For comparative purposes he also studied the methods used by the decipherers of Hittite and other cuneiform scripts. The bulk of the material consists of transcripts of texts and summaries of books and articles, with critical comments by Richards interspersed.

Dates: 1966-1975, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Papers, chiefly financial, concerning Captain Matthew Campbell, merchant in Leith (personal and business), his second wife Magdalen Kinloch (sister of Lady Milton), and their daughters Mary and Jean., 1697-1760, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.17696
Dates: 1697-1760, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Papers concerning individuals and families related to the Fletchers of Saltoun, and concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton. / Papers concerning friends and associates of Lord Milton.

Papers collected by Peter Hodgkiss concerning climbing and mountaineering generally., 1917-2008.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13445/106-109
Dates: 1917-2008.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Peter Hodgkiss and the Ernest Press.

Papers concerning Hector MacIver's career., 1934-1961.

 File
Identifier: MS.26279
Scope and Contents

The papers include material on Hector MacIver's naval service, 1941-1945, testimonials and applications for teaching posts.

Dates: 1934-1961.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966). / Correspondence and personal papers of Hector MacIver.

Papers, correspondence, cuttings and photographs of Esther Barbara Chalmers and the extended Chalmers and Lorimer families, including research notes and drafts concerning the histories of the families.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8695/1-336
Scope and Contents This collection, while primarily composed of the letters and papers of Esther Chalmers herself, and reflecting her own life and activities, also reflects those of her family, from her grandparents to her nieces and nephews, and of her friends, both in Britain and abroad. The papers concern mostly her own life and her association with Lucie Dejardin, the Belgian socialist, with papers concerning her kinfolk the Lorimers of Kellie (particularly James Lorimer and J H Lorimer) and her father Sir...
Dates: 1786-1983.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Papers, including correspondence and notebooks, of Maurice Lindsay.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4791/1-16
Dates: 1938-1969, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Papers, including correspondence, radio plays and dramatisations, of Ian Sherwood Munro; with material relating to his publication 'Leslie Mitchell: Lewis Grassic Gibbon' (Edinburgh, 1966).

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4883/1-21
Scope and Contents

Comprising:

original manuscript and corrected typescript of "Leslie Mitchell: Lewis Grassic Gibbon" (Edinburgh, 1966); manuscript and broadcast scripts of eight radio plays and dramatisations, 1962-1968; 16 letters, 1959-1968, to Ian S Munro, correspondents including C M Grieve and Willa Muir.

Dates: 1959-1968, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Papers, including journals, scrapbooks, press cutting books, photographs and other items of Sir Robert Heatlie Scott and Lady Rosamond Aeliz Scott.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8181 Box 1(1)-Box 2(20)
Scope and Contents

The collection relates particularly to Sir Robert Scott's wartime imprisonment in Singapore (1942-1945), and to his period as Commissioner-General in South East Asia.

Dates: 1923-1982, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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