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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 584 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of the family of Dunlop of Stevenson.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.360
Dates: 18th century-20th century.

Papers of the first Earl Haig.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.3155

Papers of the Lamont of Knockdow family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10174
Scope and Contents

Includes:

Geographical journals and notes, circa 1869-1870, of Sir James Lamont, 1st Baronet, concerning Novaya Zemlya.

Diaries and correspondence, 1888-1954, of Sir Norman Lamont, 2nd Baronet, and Augusta Lamont, both of Knockdow.

Dates: circa 1869-1954.

Papers of the Malcolm family of Burnfoot.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9756
Scope and Contents

Includes Clementina Malcolm`s medical journal and letters to her from her children.

Dates: 1701-1845 and undated.

Papers of the Mure of Caldwell and Bloxham families.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13678/1-6
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of letters and notes on the genealogy of the Mure of Caldwell family, Ayrshire and their relatives the Bloxham family, Banbury, diaries of Catherine Mure, daughter of William Mure of Caldwell (succ.1776) and legal documents of and relating to the Mures of Caldwell and the Bloxhams.

Dates: 1496-1907

Papers of the playwright and author, Joe Corrie (1894-1968).

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.26490-26560
Scope and Contents

Joe Corrie worked as a miner in Fife and Ayrshire, and many of his plays and stories are set in mining communities. He was a prolific writer who published a number of plays, several collections of poetry, and two novels, as well as numerous stories and articles in newspapers. Many of his plays were popular with amateur dramatic groups.

Dates: 1923-1968, undated.

Papers of the poet, Helen Cruickshank (1886-1975).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26705-26712
Scope and Contents

Born in Angus, Helen Cruickshank worked in the Civil Service until her retirement in 1944. She became the secretary of the Scottish centre of the International PEN Club, and included many literary figures among her friends. Her autobiography, ‘Octobiography’ (Montrose, 1976), was published posthumously.

Dates: 1909-1976, undated.

Papers of the Rev Alexander George Somerville.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12274
Scope and Contents

Papers mostly concern Somerville`s work, during 1969-1970, as Organising Secretary of the World Council of Churches Refugee Relief in Biafra.

Dates: 1946-1982.

Papers of the Reverend James Cumming.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5931
Scope and Contents

Including diaries, sermons, and lectures, with a genealogical tree showing the family of the Reverend Prof David Cairns and his connection with Cumming.

Dates: 1853-1892.

Papers of the Reverend John Brown.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9400
Scope and Contents

Includes genealogical tables and diaries concerning the Brown family.

Dates: circa 1774-1832.

Papers of the Reverend Prof Franz Hildebrandt.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9251
Scope and Contents

Includes sermons, lectures, notes for published works, correspondence, pastoral notebooks and diaries.

Dates: 1926-1985.

Papers of the Reverend Prof Franz Hildebrandt.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9985
Scope and Contents

Includes diaries and registers of sermons.

Dates: circa 1929-1985.

Papers of the Stewart and Christie families.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5058
Dates: 19th century to 20th century.

Papers of the Sutherland Estates.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.314
Scope and Contents

This deposit comprises special items from the Sutherland archives as listed in the agreement of 19 March 1978.

Dates: 15th century-1814.

Papers of Verney Lovett Cameron.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10120/1-21
Scope and Contents

Includes journals, notebooks and correspondence.

Dates: 1872-1892.

Papers of Wendy Wood.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9915
Scope and Contents

Includes diaries, correspondence and manuscripts and typescripts of novels, memoirs, short stories and articles.

Dates: circa 1930-1980.

Papers of Werner Bienert, migrant from Germany to Scotland.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13593
Scope and Contents Papers, c.1910-1970s, of Werner Bienert, migrant from Germany to Scotland.Werner Bienert was born in Thale Am Harz, Germany in1902 to a sawmill owner. His early life until 1922 was spent working in the timber trade in Germany and Holland before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland in 1924 on a year’s visa. There he met his future wife, Rose Tinney, with whom he had three children. They were married in 1925 before Bienert was forced to move back to Germany, settling in Hamburg. The...
Dates: c.1903-1979

Personal and literary papers and correspondence of Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, with some personal papers and correspondence of Joan Leigh Fermor.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13338/1-687
Scope and Contents The archive consists of extensive correspondence from fans, friends and associates, including the poet Sir John Betjeman, painter Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, and Leigh Fermor's principal publisher John 'Jock' Murray. There are also literary manuscripts and typescripts, often with numerous annotations and revisions, diaries, notebooks, photographs, articles and research papers concerning most aspects of his and Joan's life, work and interests, including wide-ranging material on the war, in...
Dates: 1818-2011, undated.

Personal and literary papers of Naomi Mitchison

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12578/1-45
Scope and Contents Papers relating to the life and work of the novelist, poet and writer Naomi Mitchison. Includes personal correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, press cuttings, family papers and photographs.Naomi Mary Margaret Mitchison, née Haldane, was born in Edinburgh in 1897. She was the youngest child of Louisa Kathleen Haldane, née Trotter, and John Scott Haldane (1860-1936). Her elder brother was the biologist J. B. S. 'Jack' Haldane (1892–1964).Naomi attended the Dragon School...
Dates: 1836-2002