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Reminiscences.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Narrations of past experiences.

Found in 83 Collections and/or Records:

Autobiographical papers of Mary E Haldane., 1896, [1916-1917], 1922-1925, undated

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.20017
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of an account, 1896, (possibly a fair copy written up from notes or a diary) of a trip to Italy, travelling as far as Rome (folio 1), and reminiscences, ?1916, 1922-1925, undated, of Mary E Haldane’s early life and experiences (folio 15).

Dates: 1896, [1916-1917], 1922-1925, undated

Autobiographical reminiscences drafts and fragments of Ruthven Todd., 1963, 1966, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26863
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Autobiographical reminiscences, written in the form of letters to Anne McGuire, 1963, undated (folio 1); (ii) Autobiographical drafts and fragments, 1966, undated (folio 53).

Dates: 1963, 1966, undated.

Common-place book containing a collection of verse transcripts and reminiscences relating chiefly to Frasers and Roses, with some of the writings or compositions of Forbes and Culloden and John Roy Stewart, written by Peter Rose.

 Item
Identifier: MS.14898
Scope and Contents The manuscript, watermarked 1827, was written by Peter Rose who lived circa 1764-1841, a cadet of a family which had a lease of Ardachy, Abertarff, 1726-1770. He spent his working life in the West Indies, retiring to Scotland 1824 or 1825. A cloth label on the inside front cover is inscribed ‘P. ROSE OF ROSE HALL’, and pencilled note on the flyleaf reads “Bd. At B’pool 1 Sep /36” (i.e. 1836?). The contents are as follows.(i) Contents list (folio ii);(ii)...
Dates: [1827 or after.]

Correspondence and papers chiefly of George Gleig and George Robert Gleig., 1787-1927, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3869-3871
Scope and Contents Among the subjects are: Bishop Gleig's literary activities, 1793-1813, George Robert Gleig's military experiences, 1812-1814, the Kent riots, 1830, reform and subsequent politics, 1831-1834, Ward's government of the Ionian Isles, 1849-1854, the Crimean War, 1856, and the Indian Mutiny, 1857. Several letters, 1883-1884, 1887-1888, and undated, relate to articles on the Army and War Office published by George Robert Gleig in periodicals. Among the undated papers are some bearing on family...
Dates: 1787-1927, undated.

Correspondence and papers of Margaret O W Oliphant and others.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.23209-23219
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of letters of and to and papers of Margaret Oliphant and members of her family (MSS.23209-23211), her bank pass-book (MS.23212), diaries (MSS.23213-23216) and manuscripts of two of her works (MSS.23217-23219).

Dates: 1754, 1762, 1844-1921, undated.

Correspondence of Robert McLellan., 1975-1984.

 File
Identifier: MS.26473
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Letters of Robert McLellan to James King Annand, 1975-1983 (folio 1). They chiefly concern the publication of McLellan's 'Linmill' stories in ‘Lallans’, the magazine edited by Annand, but they also mention mutual friends and the work of other writers in ‘Lallans’. (ii) Miscellaneous correspondence, 1980-1984 (folio 35). It includes McLellan's reminiscences of Christopher Murray Grieve, 1980 (folio 38), and copies of his letters to John Calder concerning the...
Dates: 1975-1984.

Essays (historical and other), biographies, reminiscences, and other works by John Ramsay of Ochtertyre, Advocate.

 File
Identifier: MSS.1635-1644
Scope and Contents

The works are for the most part descriptive of the eighteenth century in Scotland, and are contained in 10 folio volumes, each bearing the title assigned to it by John Ramsay, showing his grouping and division of his manuscript. Subjects treated in one volume, however, are apt to occur again in others.

Dates: Late 18th century-early 19th century.

Fragments of diaries and a letter to Ruth Ziegler of Ruthven Todd., 1960-1977, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26882
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Fragments of diaries, 1960-1974, undated (folio 1); (ii) Letter to Ruth Ziegler, 1976-1977 (folio 9). Ruthven Todd began this as a letter, but it developed into a long document, partly a detailed record of his daily activities for two months, and partly rambling reminiscences. Folios 44-48 and 57-60 are photocopies.

Dates: 1960-1977, undated.

Letters of and to Rebecca ('Ray') Mitchell., 1935-1960.

 File
Identifier: MS.26079
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Letters, 1935-1959, of A Walter Marsden, chiefly concerning his own activities. Also included is an essay by Marsden on James Leslie Mitchell, with reminiscences of their meeting, and typescripts of some of Marsden's poems (folio l); (ii) Correspondence, 1935-1960, of John Muriel, the author 'John Lindsey'. It mostly concerns a proposed memorial volume to Mitchell, and includes letters from those asked to contribute (folio 35).

Dates: 1935-1960.

Letters to Mrs Mary E Haldane and two typed copies of her ‘Reminiscences’ written not long before her hundredth birthday., 1859-1871, [1925], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.20208
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Letters to Mrs Mary E Haldane from her sisters, her brother, (Sir) John S Burdon-Sanderson, and her children John and Elizabeth (folio 1);

Two typed copies of her ‘Reminiscences’ written for the parish magazine of St Columba's Church of Scotland, Pont Street, London, not long before her hundredth birthday (folio 231).

Dates: 1859-1871, [1925], undated.

Manuscript and typed transcripts of Robert Garioch Sutherland of recordings made for the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh University., 1953-1976.

 File
Identifier: MS.26670
Scope and Contents

Robert Garioch Sutherland worked for the School of Scottish Studies, Edinburgh University between 1965 and 1974, and some of the transcripts are his work. The material consists of stories and reminiscences recorded from 1953 to 1976.

Dates: 1953-1976.