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:
Diaries and notebooks of the 4th Earl of Minto., 1858-1913.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12473-12524
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
1858-1913.
Diaries and other personal records of Graham Brown., 1898-1960.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4338/17-40
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Comprising correspondence and papers of T Graham Brown, concerning mountaineering.
Dates:
1898-1960.
Diaries and other personal records of Rev Dr Archibald Clive Irvine., 1937-1974.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12801/43-66
Diaries and personal papers of William Winter Hamilton., 1936-1992.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10951/1-57
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Correspondence and papers, 1936-1992, of William Winter Hamilton (b.1917), writer politician, Labour MP for West Fife, 1950-1974 and for Central Fife, 1974-1987.
Dates:
1936-1992.
Diaries and related items of various members of the family of Henry Mackenzie., 1784-1838, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.6372-6375
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
There is also some correspondence of the Seaforth family, Henry's son, Joshua Henry, having married Helen, daughter of Lord Seaforth.
Dates:
1784-1838, undated.
Diaries and travel journals., 1887-1909.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12680/7-11
Diaries and travel notes of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1950-1978.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27196-27198
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers consist chiefly of Christopher Murray Grieve’s literary papers, but there is also material relating to his family and affairs.
Dates:
1950-1978.
Diaries, chiefly of engagements and appointments, of Lieutenant-General Sir Warren Hastings Anderson, son of General David Anderson., 1922, 1928.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14845-14846
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Warren Hastings Anderson entered the merchant house of his uncle, Robert Anderson and Company, St. Andrew's Square, Edinburgh, in 1813, becoming a partner in 1818. From then until the 1850s he spent most of his life in Italy and France engaged in trade, finally retiring to Bowerhouse near Dunbar. Family, personal and legal material predominates in this collection.
Dates:
1922, 1928.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Anderson of St. Germains and their descendants, being chiefly the correspondence of Warren Hastings Anderson (died 1875), son of David Anderson of St. Germains (1751-1825).
Diaries chiefly of the Reverend James MacGregor's wife Helen., 1892-1898.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.557-565
Scope and Contents
The Reverend James MacGregor's notes go down only to 10 October 1892, thereafter the diary is his wife's.
Dates:
1892-1898.
Diaries detailing the appointments and personal engagements of James Johnston. , 1952, 1971-1976, 1979-2003.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/444-487
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1952, 1971-1976, 1979-2003.
Diaries detailing the personal and professional appointments of James Ritchie. , 1929-1930, 1940, 1957-1994.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13819/21-61
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1929-1930, 1940, 1957-1994.
Diaries, exercise reports and notes, relating to the Local Defence Volunteers and the Home Guard., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.8802/115
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of and concerning Robert James Batchen Sellar, containing tpescripts of plays and short stories, associated correspondence, and other related material.
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Papers of Robert James Batchen Sellar, relating to the Second World War.
Diaries, journals, notebooks and related papers of Robert Stevenson and Sons., 1803-1963, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10706/190-269
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1803-1963, undated.
Diaries, letter books and commonplace book of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm., 1820-1851.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12150/1-37
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Diaries, letter books and commonplace book, 1835-1884, of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Malcolm (1782-1851) his sons, Rear Admiral George John Malcolm (1830-1884), and Pulteney Malcolm (1831-1852) of the Bengal Civil Service, and of George John Malcolm's wives, Ottonie von Dungern (1841-1866) and Sophie von Brockdorff (1846-1927).
Dates:
1820-1851.
Diaries, mostly of Sir George Taylor, with some of fellow botanists., 1925-1987.
Series
Identifier: Acc.9533/204-243
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Sir George participated in three major botanical expeditions (to South Africa, 1927-8, East Africa, 1934-5, and Tibet and Bhutan, 1938) which are illustrated in letters, photographs and diaries.Correspondence of special interest includes letters from botanical explorers Frank and Jean Kingdon Ward, George and Betty Sherriff and Frank Ludlow (mostly from Burma, Tibet and Bhutan) and from King Gustav of Sweden and Stanley Smith (the latter discussing the possible foundation of a...
Dates:
1925-1987.
Diaries, notebooks and journals of members of the Gray family of Carntyne., 1814-1900.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8100/112-130
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Most of these papers consist of titles and estate papers relating to the lands of Carntyne and Shettleston in Glasgow. They are particularly important for the history of the colliery at Westmuir from the death of John Gray of Carntyne in 1796 until that of his grandson, the Rev John Hamilton Gray, in 1867, but there is material from both before, and in particular from after that period. Robert Gray (d.1833) was a resident landowner, and an enthusiastic coalmaster. Though not all the Westmuir...
Dates:
1814-1900.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Administrative, legal and financial papers concerning the estates of the families of Gray of Carntyne, and Anstruther Thomson, afterwards Anstruther Gray, of Kilmany, including records of coal mining interests, and also some private family papers.
Diaries, notes and typescripts, relating to 'Brenva', by Graham Brown., 1907, 1927-1933, undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.4338/191(1-10)
Scope and Contents
Containing:(1) extracts from diary of climbing in Alps 1907(2) copy of diary of Brenva climb 1927(3) copy of diary of Brenva climbs 1928(4) copy of diary of Brenva climbs 1929-31(5) typed notes of ascent of Mont Blanc de Courmayeur 1928(6) typed and printed copies of T G Brown ‘Two new ascents of Mont Blanc’ with other papers 1927-9(7) note of conversations at the Alpine Club 1932-3(8) typescript...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1907, 1927-1933, undated.
Diaries of A E Borthwick, containing brief entries of appointments and family and personal affairs., 1902-1954.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.10409-10430
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A E Borthwick (1871-1955), a son of William H Borthwick of Crookston, studied art in Edinburgh and Paris from 1890 to 1896, after which he enlisted in the ranks and helped to raise the Scottish Sharpshooters, 70th company of the XVIII Battalion of the Imperial Yeomanry. He served in the Boer and First World Wars, retiring from the army in 1919 as honorary Staff Captain. As a member of the Royal Academy he specialised in portraits and subjects of a religious genre, his best-known work being...
Dates:
1902-1954.
Diaries of Alice Susan Lucy Campbell Swinton., 1884-1939.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13686/88-141
Scope and Contents
The diaries for 1885 and 1887 are missing.
Dates:
1884-1939.
Diaries of Alison Fell., 1971-1975.
File
Identifier: Acc.12394/1-8
Scope and Contents
These diaries date from the early 1970s, when Alison Fell was writing for journals such as Ink, Islington Gutter Press, and Spare Rib, and was involved with various women’s groups including Red Rag and the Essex Road Women’s Centre.
Dates:
1971-1975.
Diaries of Andrew Hunter recording in some detail daily activities on his estates and social engagements., 1862, 1865.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19724-19725
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Andrew Hunter was co-owner with Alexander Hood of the Nanoo Oya and Talawa Kelle coffee estates in Ceylon. As a planter, Hunter was concerned with the road building programme, he was also secretary of the St Andrews Club in Nuwara Eliya, and latterly was involved in the administration of the island as a Justice of the Peace. These interests are reflected in his papers which relate to the period 1847-1866 with a concentration on the early 1860's. Andrew Hunter died in 1866 shortly after...
Dates:
1862, 1865.
Diaries of Anne, Lady Stuart, wife of Sir John Stuart, 5th Baronet, of Castlemilk., 1776-1780, 1793.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8224-8229
Scope and Contents
The diaries describe Anne, Lady Stuart's social and private life.
Dates:
1776-1780, 1793.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Diaries of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot., 1861-1923.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19502-19535
Scope and Contents
Despite the gap between 1872 and 1882, the diaries cover Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot's career in some considerable detail from 1861 to 1923 the year of his death. The early volumes relate to his education at Minto and at University in Edinburgh and Cambridge as well as to his years of practice at the Bar. When the diary is resumed in 1882, Elliot had entered political life as member for Roxburghshire, and for the next forty years he commented on the contemporary scene in his diary.
At all...
Dates:
1861-1923.
Diaries of Blanche Arthur Georgina Swinton., 1846-1908.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13686/25-72
Scope and Contents
The diaries for 1859, 1873, 1875-1882, 1884, 1886, 1889, and 1899-1900 are missing.
Dates:
1846-1908.
Diaries of Bridget MacCaskill of the Eagle Watch project., 1995-2007.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13709/8-16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Correspondence, diaries, literary papers and photographs, 1973-2007, undated, of Don and Bridget MacCaskill.Don MacCaskill was an eminent naturalist and forester who pioneered the blending of nature conservation with forestry practice. After his retirement as Chief Forester in Strathtyre and his wife Bridget concentrated on wildlife. They are especially known for their twelve year study of otters at Loch Teacuis on the Rathay Estate and the Eagle Watch project.While...
Dates:
1995-2007.