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Autographs (manuscripts).

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents written in, and usually signed with, the writer's own hand; in certain legal instances, prefer "holographs."

Found in 216 Collections and/or Records:

State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-13: letters and papers on various topics., 1560-1641, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.1 (i)-(xiii)
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.

Dates: 1560-1641, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.

Texts of lecture recitals given by the singer Miss Annie Grey (Mrs Wade).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.9603-9607
Dates: Late 19th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

The First World War: Political, Social and Military Manuscript Sources. Series 1: The Haig Papers. Diaries and letters of Sir Douglas Haig. (Harvester Microform: Brighton, [n.d.].)

 Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.764-773
Dates: 1914-1919.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Third typescript of ‘The Wallace’ by Sydney Goodsir Smith, with preliminary pages in R L C Lorimer's hand., 1959.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26174
Dates: 1959.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary and other papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith. / Typescripts and proofs of ‘The Wallace’ and ‘Figs and thistles’ by Sydney Goodsir Smith. / Corrected typescripts and proofs of ‘The Wallace’ by Sydney Goodsir Smith.

'Tour in the Hebrides', in the autograph of George Lewis Augustus Douglas, Advocate., 1800.

 Item
Identifier: MS.213
Scope and Contents

George Lewis Augustus Douglas’s companions were Mr Senhouse of Nether Hall and Mr Norris of Hawley 'who distinguished themselves considerably at Magdalene College, Oxford' (folio 2).

Dates: 1800.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Lauriston Castle collection.

Two songs by Hamish MacCunn (autograph), with words by G Moore: 'Keep your tears for me', and 'When twilight dews are falling soft'., 1885, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.6298, folios 7-14
Dates: 1885, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Scottish music, songs and dances.

Typed copy of a revised version of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane, with further revisions., [?1927.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.20063
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.

Dates: [?1927.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane. / Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Richard Burdon Haldane, who was created Viscount Haldane in 1911. / Correspondence and papers chiefly of Richard Burden Haldane. / Autobiographical writings of Richard Haldane. / Various versions of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane. / Typed copy of MSS.20061-20062: Early version of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane, as revised, with several small amendments throughout, and a few additional leaves written in his hand.

Typed copy of a revised version of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane, with further revisions., [?1927.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.20064
Scope and Contents

A copy of the 'Memorandum as to events in December, 1905' (MS.20049, folio 11) is incorporated into this text (folio 11).

Dates: [?1927.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane. / Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Richard Burdon Haldane, who was created Viscount Haldane in 1911. / Correspondence and papers chiefly of Richard Burden Haldane. / Autobiographical writings of Richard Haldane. / Various versions of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane. / Typed copy of MSS.20061-20062: Early version of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane, as revised, with several small amendments throughout, and a few additional leaves written in his hand.

Typed copy of MSS.20061-20062: Early version of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane, as revised, with several small amendments throughout, and a few additional leaves written in his hand., [?1927.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20063-20064
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.

Dates: [?1927.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane. / Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Richard Burdon Haldane, who was created Viscount Haldane in 1911. / Correspondence and papers chiefly of Richard Burden Haldane. / Autobiographical writings of Richard Haldane. / Various versions of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane.

Various single and small quantities of musical compositions and letters of James Scott Skinner.

 Series
Identifier: MS.22078
Dates: 1870-1924, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Various versions of the ‘Autobiography’ of Richard Haldane., [?1927-1928, or before.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20061-20066
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Small quantities of letters and papers of other members of Mary E Haldane's family are contained in different parts of the collection. Also contained is a small quantity of letters and papers to Anne, wife of General Sir David Baird, and her sister Catherine Campbell Preston.

Dates: [?1927-1928, or before.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Mrs Mary E Haldane, her parents Richard and Elizabeth Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, her sister Jane, and her son Richard B Haldane, later Viscount Haldane. / Correspondence and papers of, and concerning, Richard Burdon Haldane, who was created Viscount Haldane in 1911. / Correspondence and papers chiefly of Richard Burden Haldane. / Autobiographical writings of Richard Haldane.

'Violin solos', undated, by Maude Beswick., Mid 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.21635
Scope and Contents

The manuscript consists chiefly of pieces for violin and piano in score, but includes a version for two violins and piano of the first movement of the trio sonata in D at MS.21633.

Dates: Mid 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians. / Music, chiefly of W B Moonie and Maude Beswick. / Music by Maude Beswick, all apparently autograph.

Vocal score of settings by Hamish MacCunn of one hundred Scottish songs., [Before 1891.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.21980
Scope and Contents

Many of the songs are traditional airs and of the rest, many are by Robert Burns. There are small numbers of songs or poems by Allan Ramsay, Scott, Tannahill, Hogg, Lady Nairne and others.

Dates: [Before 1891.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph vocal scores of works by Hamish MacCunn.

Vocal score of the setting by Hamish MacCunn of “The Cameronian's dream”, opus 10, a ballad for baritone solo, chorus and orchestra, by James Hyslop., [?1890.]

 File
Identifier: MS.21979
Scope and Contents

Tipped in at the front (folios i-ii) are press cuttings from the 'Scotsman' and the 'Edinburgh Evening News' of 28 January 1890 describing the work and reporting the concert in which it received its premiere.

Dates: [?1890.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph vocal scores of works by Hamish MacCunn.

Volume entitled 'Scottish folk songs', containing a fair copy of arrangements for soprano and pianoforte., 1st quarter of 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.22162
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Most of the compositions appear to be unpublished.

Dates: 1st quarter of 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph scores of musical compositions by David Stephen, Director of Music to the Carnegie Trust, Dunfermline. / Songs of David Stephen.

‘Works of Henry Mackenzie’ (Edinburgh, 1808), volume viii, containing autograph additions.

 File
Identifier: MS.1803
Scope and Contents There are additional sheets, inserted after page 62, containing seven poems of Henry Mackenzie written in 1825 and 1828-1829, all apparently unpublished (folios 1-5). Inserted after page 289 is a further additional sheet (folio 6) containing notes on his tragedy, 'The Spanish Father', with duplicates of pages 283-286 containing autograph notes and alterations to the text.Printed pages missing from the volume (pages 1-17, 33-48) have been supplied in manuscript in a hand not Henry...
Dates: 1825, 1828-1829.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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