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Diaries.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Refers to books containing the daily, personal accounts of the writer's own experiences, attitudes, and observations. (AAT) Use to refer to all personal diaires, whether by a named individual or not. (NLS) .

Found in 2093 Collections and/or Records:

Climbing and bird-watching diary of Tom Weir of army leave., 1942-1944.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/17
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1942-1944.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journal of Tom Weir., 1948.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/23
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1948.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journal of Tom Weir of Ben Nevis and Norway., 1946-1947.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/22
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1946-1947.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journal of Tom Weir of Embarkation leave, Cuillins, Newcastle, Skye, Ben Nevis., 1945.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/20
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1945.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journal of Tom Weir of Kinlochquoich, Loch Droma and Ben Fhionnlaidh., 1936-1938.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/12
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1936-1938.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journal of Tom Weir of Skye., 1933.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/8
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1933.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journal of Tom Weir of the Lakes and Sutherland with A.D.S. Macpherson., 1951.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/27
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1951.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journal of Tom Weir of the Luss Hills and Torridon., 1934.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/9
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1934.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journal of Tom Weir of Torridon Hills., 1932.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13059/7
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The diaries here cover the majority of the adult life of Tom Weir. Some of the diaries contain information relating to specific subjects, such as climbing or bird-watching, others are journals of specific events, whereas others are more general engagement diaries.

Dates: 1932.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer. / Diaries of Tom Weir.

Climbing journals and engagement diaries of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Frederick Oliver., 1928-1944.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.24657-24667
Scope and Contents

Included are Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Frederick Oliver’s 'Everest' diaries for the 1936 and 1938 expeditions. The engagement diaries consist chiefly of brief factual entries while the climbing journals provide a detailed record of Oliver's mountaineering experiences.

Dates: 1928-1944.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, diaries, literary papers, and photographs, of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver, 1921-1944, together with diaries and miscellaneous papers of his mother, Elizabeth Oliver, wife of Major Edward Oliver, Veterinary Advisor to the Indian government, 1905-1946, undated. / Papers of and concerning Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver.

'Common-day book’ of William Soutar., 1939-1940.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8670
Scope and Contents

This is largely a record of William Soutar's conversations with his many visitors, together with some interesting or amusing anecdotes.

Dates: 1939-1940.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Scots poet William Soutar. / Journals of William Soutar.

Complete typescript, undated, of 'The unquiet king', a novel about James V by Edith Anne Robertson, recast in the form of a journal kept by the king., Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26983
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Educated in Glasgow and Germany, in 1919 Edith Anne married James A Robertson who became Professor of Biblical Criticism at Aberdeen University. Her publications included a life of St Francis Xavier as well as poems in English and Scots.

Dates: Early 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary papers of the poet Edith Anne Robertson (1883-1973). / Typescripts, with manuscript corrections, undated, of 'The unquiet king', a novel about James V by Edith Anne Robertson.

Contemporary journal kept by Alexander Walker, which describes the part played by General Stuart's force in the final campaign against Tipu Sultan., 1799.

 Item
Identifier: MS.13627
Scope and Contents

The journal begins on 9 March 1799 just after the battle of Sedaseer and ends on 23 May 1799 when the Bombay army returns to its quarters on the fall of Seringapatam. There is a gap between the entries for 27 April and 5 May.

Dates: 1799.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker during his time in Malabar.

Continuous diary of George Combe., 1841-1858.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7421-7432
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: George Combe was educated at Edinburgh High School and at Edinburgh University, where he studied law; he became a Writer to the Signet in 1812. At this time he began to study the phrenological works of Franz Josef Gall and Johann Kaspar Spurzheim, and soon became a fervent advocate of that science. In 1837 he gave up his legal practice to devote himself to spreading the causes of phrenology, secular education, and criminal and prison reform, travelling widely in Europe and America. His views...
Dates: 1841-1858.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of George Combe (1788-1858), lawyer, phrenologist and educationist, and his household. / Notebooks and journals of George Combe.

Copies of correspondence and journals of John Malcolm at Masulipatam, sent to the 1st Earl of Minto., 1 September 1809.

 File
Identifier: MS.11656
Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates: 1 September 1809.
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. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East. / Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India. / Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape. / Correspondence of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government with and concerning the Madras Government and Army. / Letters and papers sent by John Malcolm to the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the army mutiny at Masulipatam, and papers communicated by Lieutenant-Colonel (later General) Thomas Gage Montresor to Neil Benjamin Edmondstone. / Letters and papers sent by John Malcolm to the 1st Earl of Minto concerning the army mutiny at Masulipatam.

Copy of MS.13712: ‘Journal of a route through the Peninsula of Guzerat’ kept by James Macmurdo, made by Macmurdo himself., 1809-1810.

 File
Identifier: MS.13713
Scope and Contents

Also included are James Macmurdo’s notes, July 1809, on ‘History of Alexander’ by Arrian.

Dates: 1809-1810.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker. / Papers of Alexander Walker during his time in Gujarat. / 'Journal of a route through the Peninsula of Guzerat' kept by James Macmurdo of the 7th Native Infantry, and a copy thereof.

Copy of "Richards's universal daily Remembrancer" for 1826 containing entries for almost all the days of the year., 1826.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23228
Scope and Contents

The compiler who is unidentified appears to have been resident in Rome, travelling overland to England and returning by sea.

A small quantity of papers formerly pinned to some of the leaves have been bound in at the back of the volume.

Dates: 1826.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and relating to Francis, Lord Jeffrey and Henry, Lord Cockburn.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning Christian Dalrymple of Hailes., 1775-1838, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.25454-25499
Scope and Contents

Christian Dalrymple (1765-1838) was the heiress of Lord Hailes, being his daughter by his first marriage to Anne Brown. Although she inherited the Newhailes estate in 1792, the title passed to her cousin, James Dalrymple, who became 4th Baronet of Hailes. Christian Dalrymple did not marry. Her papers consist largely of family correspondence and her journals which provide a detailed record of her daily life over nearly forty years.

Dates: 1775-1838, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran., 1816-1857, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.25500-25530
Scope and Contents

Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson (1800-1849), was the eldest son of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet of Kilkerran, and Jean, second daughter of Lord Hailes. He inherited Newhailes in 1838 on the death of his aunt, Christian Dalrymple, when he assumed the additional surname of Dalrymple. Sir Charles was admitted Advocate in 1822, and in 1829 married Helen, daughter of David Boyle of Shewalton, Lord President of the Court of Session.

Dates: 1816-1857, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.

Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Thomas John Cochrane as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station., 1842-1847.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.2378-2426
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates: 1842-1847.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.

Correspondence and papers of and relating to Alexander Kynynmound Elliot, son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, of the East India Company's service, Bengal., 1752-1778.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11020-11024
Scope and Contents From the Series: This section consists of the personal, political and official correspondence and papers of the Elliots of Minto up to and including the 3rd Baronet, but chiefly of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), and of his son Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet (1722-1777). The former was Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire and served as Lord Justice Clerk from 1763; the latter was Member of Parliament for Selkirkshire, 1753-1765, and for Roxburghshire, 1765-1777, and served as Lord of the...
Dates: 1752-1778.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Early papers of the Elliot family of Minto. / Family and general correspondence of the Elliot family of Minto.

Correspondence and papers of Arthur Murray, who succeeded as Viscount Elibank in 1951., 1909-1962, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8805-8824
Dates: 1909-1962, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence of Alexander William Charles Oliphant Murray, Baron Murray of Elibank and correspondence and papers of his brother, Arthur Cecil Murray, Viscount Elibank.

Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray concerning actions in Scandinavia., 1807-1808.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.1.12-46.1.20
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.

Dates: 1807-1808.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.

Correspondence and papers of General Sir Thomas Hislop, Baronet, (1764-1843), and of his wife, Emma, daughter of Hugh Elliot, diplomatist., 1783-1882, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.13111-13153
Scope and Contents General Sir Thomas Hislop's daughter Emma Eleanor Elizabeth married the 3rd Earl of Minto. Most of Sir Thomas Hislop's papers concern business and financial affairs, and his military career, in particular the Deccan Prize Case. But his general correspondence also includes a series of letters from the Venezuelan revolutionist, Francisco de Miranda, with whom Hislop had been connected in the West Indies. The papers of Lady Hislop contain much family material, including a substantial run of...
Dates: 1783-1882, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.

Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto., 1847-1939, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.12365-12803
Scope and Contents Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates: 1847-1939, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.

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