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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 2688 Collections and/or Records:

Born digital diaries of Dr Ian McKee concerning his term as a SNP MSP.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13378
Dates: 2007 - 2011
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Box containing papers of Eric Reeve concerning his war experience, entitled 'War Papers', 1941-1946, 1966

 Series
Identifier: Acc.14390 Box 7 (1-4)
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains additional papers relating to Edith Simon's career as an artist and writer, as well as some early juvenilia, embracing her illustration and creative writing. The collection also contains a series of papers relating to her husband, the noted geneticist, Dr. Eric Reeve, documenting his university studies at the University of Oxford, his subsequent war service, and his later career at the University of Edinburgh. The broad scope of the collection may be...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1941-1946, 1966
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further professional and personal papers of Edith Simon and Dr Eric Reeve, including photographic and audiovisual materials.

Box of small format notebooks and diaries of Jan Struther., 1918-1953, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13220/17(1-27)
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Articles and poems published in newspapers and magazines are all faithfully preserved in 16 large albums of press cuttings.She was a keen supporter of the Democratic Party and the correspondence files contain some letters of Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson. The papers include several travel journals, and manuscripts and typescripts of many articles, verses, songs and hymns - which she had a gift for writing, despite her own agnosticism. Also significant are the manuscripts...
Dates: 1918-1953, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary and personal papers, 1909-1953, of Joyce Anstruther Placzek, known as 'Jan Struther', with related papers, 1954-2010, including printed material and press cuttings.

Brief and fragmentary diaries kept by John Hill Burton at various intervals between 1827 and 1863., 1827-1863.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9418-9424
Scope and Contents

The volumes consist of a diary of a Highland tour, 1827, and six other diaries of short jottings, chiefly records of appointments and correspondence.

Dates: 1827-1863.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of John Hill Burton, advocate and historian, consisting chiefly of letters to Burton, together with a few miscellaneous notes and memoranda written by him. / Notes and memoranda of John Hill Burton.

Brief fragment of the journal of John Harden., 1802.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8865
Scope and Contents

This fragment of a much longer diary describes the first part (from Dublin to Dunmail Raise) of John Harden's journey to Scotland to marry Jessy Allan. It is essentially a series of word-pictures of a succession of landscapes, each perceived with an artist's eye.

Dates: 1802.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Drawings and journals chiefly of John Harden, a landowner from Tipperary and an accomplished amateur water-colourist, and of his wife Jessy, the daughter of Robert Allan, the Edinburgh banker, and an assiduous diarist.

Camping, hiking and climbing diary of Edward R Zenthon., 1937-1938.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13576/1
Scope and Contents

This diary records the climbs of Edward R Zenthon in the years 1937-1938, although there are also details of previous camps and holidays of 1936. There are details of climbs in England, Scotland and Wales. In addition, there are illustrations, maps, photographs, postcards and a permit to camp as well as useful information such as a glossary of mountaineering terms and diagrams of useful knots for climbers.

Dates: 1937-1938.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Diaries of Edward R Zenthon, surveyor, of camping, hiking and climbing expeditions.

Camping, hiking and climbing diary of Edward R Zenthon., 1938-1940.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13576/2
Scope and Contents

This diary records the climbs of Edward R Zenthon between 28 August 1938 and 14 April 1940. There are details of climbs in England, Scotland and Wales. In addition, there are maps, photographs, articles from journals and postcards included. There is also a list of climbs led by Zenthon and many references to the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland, London Association.

Dates: 1938-1940.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Diaries of Edward R Zenthon, surveyor, of camping, hiking and climbing expeditions.

Camping, hiking and climbing diary of Edward R Zenthon., 1940-1941.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.13576/3
Scope and Contents

This diary records the climbs of Edward R Zenthon between 21 April 1940 and 12 May 1942. There are details of climbs in England, Scotland and Wales. In addition, there are photographs, articles from journals and postcards included. There is also a list of climbs led by Zenthon and many references to the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland, London Association.

Dates: 1940-1941.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Diaries of Edward R Zenthon, surveyor, of camping, hiking and climbing expeditions.

Cash-book for Woodhouselee, Midlothian, 1827-1834, 1844-1855, containing detailed accounts of expenditure by the gardeners, with a journal, January 1827-May 1834, on inverted pages, giving brief particulars of the daily work of the two permanent gardeners.

 Item
Identifier: MS.8915
Scope and Contents

Many of the entries in the cash-book relate to transport tolls and the employment of occasional labour. Some are concerned with minor repairs to the mansion house.

Dates: 1827-1855.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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 diaries and articles on mountaineering of Alexander Cunninghame Douglas Small, Schoolmaster and climber.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13368
Dates: 1932-1944, undated
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Climbing diaries, narratives and photograph albums of Una Cameron.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10480
Dates: 1926-1938 and undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

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.

Climbing log book of Pat Bell., 1935-1948.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14612/7
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The volumes here contain information relating to climbs undertaken by Bell. The first three volumes have been described by Bell as 'Climbing Log Book'. They contain detailed accounts of climbs, including date, weather, route and company.

Dates: 1935-1948.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club. / Records of specific members of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club. / Climbing log books and diaries of Patricia (Pat) Bell, mountaineer, with related material. / Climbing log books of Pat Bell.

Climbing log book of Pat Bell , 1948-1952.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14612/8
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The volumes here contain information relating to climbs undertaken by Bell. The first three volumes have been described by Bell as 'Climbing Log Book'. They contain detailed accounts of climbs, including date, weather, route and company.

Dates: 1948-1952.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club. / Records of specific members of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club. / Climbing log books and diaries of Patricia (Pat) Bell, mountaineer, with related material. / Climbing log books of Pat Bell.

Climbing log book of Pat Bell., 1952-1956.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14612/9
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The volumes here contain information relating to climbs undertaken by Bell. The first three volumes have been described by Bell as 'Climbing Log Book'. They contain detailed accounts of climbs, including date, weather, route and company.

Dates: 1952-1956.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club. / Records of specific members of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club. / Climbing log books and diaries of Patricia (Pat) Bell, mountaineer, with related material. / Climbing log books of Pat Bell.

Climbing log book of Pat Bell., 1956.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14612/10
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The volumes here contain information relating to climbs undertaken by Bell. The first three volumes have been described by Bell as 'Climbing Log Book'. They contain detailed accounts of climbs, including date, weather, route and company.

Dates: 1956.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club. / Records of specific members of the Ladies Scottish Climbing Club. / Climbing log books and diaries of Patricia (Pat) Bell, mountaineer, with related material. / Climbing log books of Pat Bell.

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