Transcriptions. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written versions of oral language or music, or written copies made of other written documents, either in longhand or on a machine.
Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:
'4th Earl of Minto's Minto Manuscript Catalogue' of the family papers, being a typed transcription, made by Colonel the Honourable W F Elliot in 1916, of the catalogue compiled by the 4th Earl of Minto., 1891-1895.
File
Identifier: MS.13416
Scope and Contents
The material the transcription includes is broadly that now in the National Library, but excluding the charters and the Fife and Angus estate papers.
Dates:
1891-1895.
Account, 1669-1670, of the Fleming family to James Crichton for the demolition and repair of buildings at Boghall, with a transcription, 19th century, of pages 1-3., 1669-1670.
File
Identifier: MS.20785
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The family estates of Cumbernauld and Lenzie in East Dunbartonshire extended into the neighbouring parishes of Monkland in Lanarkshire and Dunipace in Stirlingshire. That of Biggar in Lanarkshire included also some lands in Peeblesshire, where the Flemings were in conflict with the Tweedies of Drumelzier. Members of the family were prominent in public affairs in the 16th and 17th centuries, but the later Earls took little part in them. The male line failed in 1747, and the estates passed to...
Dates:
1669-1670.
Accounts of the Keith family., 1601-1761, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21176-21177
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Murray papers concern chiefly their estates in Perthshire, but there is also some family correspondence, household accounts and inventories, and letters and papers of Jacobite interest. Of particular interest is the fine series of letters of General Sir George Murray written during his campaigns in the Peninsula and elsewhere.The papers of the Keiths, Earls Marischal came to the Murrays of Ochtertyre following the marriage of Helen, heiress of Sir Alexander Keith of Dunnottar...
Dates:
1601-1761, undated.
Bound and illustrated transcriptions of correspondence of the Guild family., 2022.
Series
Identifier: Acc.14531/28-29
Scope and Contents
The volumes here contain transcriptions of much of the correspondenceof the Guild family contained in the previous numbers of this accession. It has also been illustrated with images largely in the possession of various members of the family.
The volumes were compiled by Robert Hamish Wyllie Galbraith, who has also included an introduction with family history and information about the history of the archive.
Dates:
2022.
Copies, facsimiles and reproductions of various correspondence of Lord Byron., 1931-1951, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43543
Scope and Contents
There are here copies and transcriptions of original letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron as well as catalogue entries with images for letters of Lord Byron for sale. The copies are all undated unless otherwise stated and have been arranged chronologically by date of the original letters, followed by the transcriptions organised in the same way. The catalogue entries are then placed at the end of the sequence with a letter to John Murray.Facsimile copies of:Letter...
Dates:
1931-1951, undated.
Copy, 1891, of ‘The bridal of Borthwick’ by David Macbeth Moir in the hand of Elizabeth M Borthwick, wife of John (died 1907)., 1841.
Item
Identifier: MS.10380
Copy of book 1 of ‘Chroniques de Genève’ by Michel Rozet., 1562.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1 (1 of 4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Copy of book 6 of ‘Chroniques de Genève’ by Michel Rozet., 1562.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1 (4 of 4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Copy of books 2 and 3 of ‘Chroniques de Genève’ by Michel Rozet., 1562.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1 (2 of 4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Copy of books 4 and 5 of ‘Chroniques de Genève’ by Michel Rozet., 1562.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.1 (3 of 4)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Six volumes bound in four.
Dates:
1562.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Copy, 18th century, of “Chroniques au foumaire recit de ce qui se trouve de plus remarquable dans l’etat de la Republique de Geneve et de l’eglise qui y est recueillie depuis qu’elle est connue jusques à l’année 1562 par Michel Rozet.”
Copy of ‘Historia diplomatica’ by Petrus a Thymo, Tom I., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.2.3 (I)
Copy of ‘Historia diplomatica’ by Petrus a Thymo, Tom II., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.2.3 (II)
Copy of ‘Historia diplomatica’ by Petrus a Thymo, Tom III, 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.2.3 (III)
Copy of ‘Historia diplomatica’ by Petrus a Thymo, Tom IV., 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.2.3 (IV)
Correspondence and miscellaneous papers of George Campbell Hay relating to his prose writing., [Circa 1938]-1983.
File
Identifier: MS.26748
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Correspondence, 1941-1983 (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous papers, circa 1938-1983 (folio 19). They include transcriptions from Irish and Gaelic literature, and reviews of George Campbell Hay's work.
Dates:
[Circa 1938]-1983.
Correspondence and other material relating to 'Astarte', by Ralph Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, and Byron correspondence in the possession of Lady Dorchester., 1902-1957, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43535
Scope and Contents
The items in this manuscript mainly relate to Ralph and Mary Milbanke, Lord and Lady Lovelace. There are letters, proofs and other items relating to the publication of ‘Astarte’ by Ralph Milbanke in 1905. In addition, there is correspondence relating to letters of Lord Byron, which were in the possession of Charlotte Carleton, Lady Dorchester, who then bequeathed them to John Murray [IV]. The letters concerning ‘Astarte’ have been ordered before those relating to Byron...
Dates:
1902-1957, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.
Correspondence, manuscripts, drafts and other papers of George Borrow and related figures., 1807-1992, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12091/1-14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Includes photocopies, extensive notes on Borrow by Sir Angus Fraser and an annotated copy of 'George Borrow: a Bibliographical Guide' (1984).
Dates:
1807-1992, undated.
'Correspondence of Robert Cadell relating to Sir Walter Scott, Bart, and the affairs of the Waverley Novels and other works and to his family affairs, 1814-1847. From the MSS. in possession of Mr H.J. Stevenson'., 1814-1847.
File
Identifier: MS.21071
Scope and Contents
Typed transcripts, 1938, by Marguerite Wood of some of the letters in MSS.21001-21010: Correspondence of Robert Cadell.
Also included is a 19th-century copy of recollections, 1819, of John Ballantyne (folio 56).
Dates:
1814-1847.
Extracts copied from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness, and associated research papers., Undated, but probably ca. 1880-1925.
Series
Identifier: Acc.14317/21-31
Scope and Contents
Papers concerning Morrison's research into the diary of the Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness (1696-1763). The whereabouts of this diary, which covered the years 1737-1763 in eight octavo volumes, are not currently known, although a number of extracts were copied from it. MacDonald's position as minister of Rob Donn's parish during the poet's lifetime makes his diary a valuable document that links to many references in Rob Donn's poetry.According to Morrison's account...
Dates:
Undated, but probably ca. 1880-1925.
Extracts from the diary concerning the Jacobite Rising of 1745-1746., ca. 1880s.
File
Identifier: Acc.14317/30
Scope and Contents
Transcription of passages from the diary that concern the Jacobite Rising of 1745-1746, handwritten by Morrison and in a typescript version which is headed "Rebellion of '45 in Sutherlandshire". With a photocopy of the handwritten transcription.
Dates:
ca. 1880s.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
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Extracts copied from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness, and associated research papers.
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Extracts transcribed from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald.
Extracts from the diary concerning the Rev. Walter Ross, minister of Tongue (d. 1762). , ca. 1880s.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14317/27
Scope and Contents
Pink exercise book, headed inside "The Minister of Tongue (Mr Walter Ross)". The extracts are of various dates. The Rev. Walter Ross (died 1762), minister of Tongue from 1730, was Murdoch MacDonald's uncle.
Dates:
ca. 1880s.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
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Extracts copied from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness, and associated research papers.
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Extracts transcribed from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald.
Extracts from the diary for January to May 1761., ca. 1880s.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14317/28
Scope and Contents
Pink exercise book, headed inside "Mr. McDonald's diary 3d Jany 1761 to 31st May 1761." The extracts concern on a variety of subjects.
Dates:
ca. 1880s.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
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Extracts copied from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness, and associated research papers.
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Extracts transcribed from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald.
Extracts from the diary for the year 1740., ca. 1880s.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14317/26
Scope and Contents
Blue exercise book, unheaded, containing extracts from the diary for the year 1740.
Dates:
ca. 1880s.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
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Extracts copied from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness, and associated research papers.
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Extracts transcribed from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald.
Extracts from the diary for the years 1761-1762., ca. 1880s.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14317/29
Scope and Contents
Blue exercise book, headed "M. McDonald's diary" and containing extracts from the years 1761 and 1762.
Dates:
ca. 1880s.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
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Extracts copied from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness, and associated research papers.
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Extracts transcribed from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald.
Extracts transcribed from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald., probably 1880s.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.14317/25-30
Scope and Contents
A set of five notebooks and one folder of loose sheets, containing transcriptions made of parts of the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald.
Dates:
probably 1880s.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Dr Hew Morrison, Gaelic scholar, including extracts from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness.
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Extracts copied from the diary of Rev. Murdo MacDonald, minister of Durness, and associated research papers.