Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Physical or digital representations of a body of information designed with the capacity to communicate. In its broadest sense, ""documents"" include any item amenable to cataloging and indexing, that is, including nonprint media. For the activity of gathering and recording information, see ""documentation (function)""For specfic types of documents, see concepts under ""document genres."".
Found in 1533 Collections and/or Records:
Negative microfilm of letters and other papers: concerning works of Sir Walter Scott; and, of historical and antiquarian interest addressed to or collected by Scott., 1808-1831.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.601
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Volume, 1817-1831, labelled 'Mr Train', containing letters of Joseph Train and other letters and documents of historical and antiquarian interest addressed to or collected by Sir Walter Scott (MS.874);Letters, 1808-1817, of the Reverend Edward Berwick, Matthew Weld Hartstonge, Theophilus Swift, and others, concerning Sir Walter Scott’s ‘Life and works of Jonathan Swift’ (MS.881);'Cursory Remarks' by Theophilus Swift and other material,...
Dates:
1808-1831.
Negative microfilm of 'Life of Napolean Buonaparte' (Edinburgh, 1827), volume ix, second edition, by Sir Walter Scott, with marginal corrections in the authors hand; and, Scott’s journal, with letters and other papers, 1825-1832., 1825-1832.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.582
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
'Life of Napolean Buonaparte' (Edinburgh, 1827), volume ix, second edition, by Sir Walter Scott, with marginal corrections in the authors hand (MS.3362);
Journal of Sir Walter Scott, with letters and other papers, 1825-1832 (MS.3389 (part)).
Dates:
1825-1832.
Negative microfilm of manuscripts of, or concerning, Sir Walter Scott; and, daybooks and an autograph book of William Scott of Raeburn (1773-1855)., 1796-1854.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.590
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Anecdotes of dogs, in William Laidlaw's hand, with additions by Sir Walter Scott, 1817-1818, (MS.3937);Manuscript of 'William and Helen' by Sir Walter Scott, 1796 (MS.5278);Daybook, 1837-1839, of William Scott of Raeburn (MS.6312);Daybook, 1842-1844, of William Scott of Raeburn (MS.6313);Daybook, 1848-1850, of William Scott of Raeburn (MS.6314);Autograph book, 1843-1854, of William Scott of Raeburn,...
Dates:
1796-1854.
Negative microfilm of material for the 'Life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott, being copies of contemporary documents., 1799-1821.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.575
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Copies of contemporary documents, 1799-1814, concerning the life of Napoleon Buonparte (MS.883);
Copies of contemporary documents, 1815-1821, concerning the treatment of Napoleon Buonparte after Waterloo (MS.884).
Dates:
1799-1821.
Negative microfilm of materials for works written or edited by Sir Walter Scott., [?1743-1832.]
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.574
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Volume, 1800-[1832], entitled 'Scotch Ballads. Materials for Border Minstrelsy', chiefly containing ballads sent to Sir Walter Scott when he was collecting material for his ‘Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border’, but with, in addition, many other poems and songs, ancient and modern, English and Gaelic (MS.877);Drafts and notes [1801-1802] of Joseph Strutt for the novel, ‘Emma Darcy, or, the Manners of Old Times’, which Sir Walter Scott completed and...
Dates:
[?1743-1832.]
Negative microfilm of papers and manuscripts of and concerning Sir Walter Scott., [?1789]-1871.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.594
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Incomplete manuscript, ?1805-1814, of ‘Waverley’ by Sir Walter Scott (Adv.MS.1.1.0);Manuscript, [1827, or before], of ‘The life of Napoleon Buonaparte’, volume II, by Sir Walter Scott (MS.23059 (part));Album containing portraits of Sir Walter Scott, with papers of and concerning him, 1821-1827 (MS.23060);‘Rob Roy’, a national drama based on the novel of Sir Walter Scott, consisting of annotated pages from the book, interleaved...
Dates:
[?1789]-1871.
Negative microfilm of papers chiefly of Sir Walter Scott., 1799-1831.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.573
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Statement, 1821-1822, of the case of the petitioners in the case of the 'Beacon' newspaper, in the hand of Walter Scott [?1821], with the printed 'Petition', 1821, and 'Answers' thereto, 1822 (MS.126);‘Goetz of Berlichingen with the iron hand: A Tragedy. Translated from the German of Goethe. By Walter Scott, Esq., Advocate, Edinburgh. London, 1799’, copied, 1827, by Mary Anne Hughes (MS.131);Proof-sheets, [1827, or before], of 'The life of...
Dates:
1799-1831.
Negative microfilm of papers of, concerning, or collected by, Sir Walter Scott.
Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.573-610
Dates:
[?1622]-1854.
Negative microfilm of papers of, concerning, or collected by Sir Walter Scott., [?1622-?1844.]
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.579
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Transcript of ‘Memoirs of the Insurrection in the year 1715 by John, Master of Sinclair’, [1799, or after-1803, of after] (MS.1574);
Fragments, early 19th century, of reviews in the autograph of Robert Southey, with some notes on John Dryden by Sir Walter Scott (MS.1575);
Papers, [?1622-?1844], of and concerning Sir Walter Scott (MS.1583).
Dates:
[?1622-?1844.]
Negative microfilm of papers of, or concerning, Sir Walter Scott., [?1800-?1850.]
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.576
Scope and Contents
The dates are taken from the records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.The contents are as follows:
Letters to Sir Walter Scott, with other documents, 1827-1828, chiefly concerning the life of Napoleon Buonaparte (MS.885);Letters to Sir Walter Scott, [?1825]-1828, with other documents, concerning the life of Napoleon Buonaparte (MS.886);Exercise book containing notes in Sir Walter Scott's hand...
Dates:
[?1800-?1850.]
Negative microfilm of various papers of, or concerning, Sir Walter Scott., 1793-1832.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.580
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Autograph corrections, 1827, by Sir Walter Scott to his 'Life of Napoleon Buonaparte', 2nd edition, volume iii (MS.1630);Printed proof, 1822, of “Carle, now the King’s come!”, with corrections in Sir Walter Scott’s autograph (MS.1665 [F.5.f.17(2)]);Manuscript copy of a Latin translation of the song "Carle, now the King's come!", [?1822] (MS.1666 [F.5.f.17(3)]);“Verses written by the Countess of Wollenlief's request”, by Sir...
Dates:
1793-1832.
Newspaper cuttings, leaflets, and similar, chiefly concerning David Livingstone, and photographs and an engraving of him., 1858-1973, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.20318
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Braithwaites were a Quaker merchant family from Kendal, friends of Robert Moffat and his son-in-law David Livingstone. One, Joseph Bevan Braithwaite, was a barrister and acted as Livingstone's legal adviser. Livingstone's own letters to him and other members of the family have been dispersed (some are now in MSS. 10768 and 20312). These volumes contain other correspondence and papers, but chiefly concern Livingstone and his letters.
Dates:
1858-1973, undated.
Note-books of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, containing correspondence and copies of documents relating to the claimants to the estate of Innes of Stow., [?1850-?1857.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.623-632
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers are in continuation of MS.535.
The papers relate chiefly to claims to estates, especially that of Innes of Stow.
Dates:
[?1850-?1857.]
Notebook of J B S Haldane., [?1916-?1930.]
Item
Identifier: MS.20580
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Names of ironmongers and coal-suppliers arranged geographically, compiled apparently in 1916 in connexion with enquiries pertaining to stores of military significance (folio 1);
(ii) A paper entitled 'A biochemical view of some genetical problems' written apparently about 1930, the latest date quoted (several times, e.g. folio 38 verso) (folio 36);
(iii) Notes, undated, on explosives (folio 73);
(iv) Temperature readings in Delhi, January 1918 (folio 74...
Dates:
[?1916-?1930.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane.
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Notebooks of J B S Haldane containing notes on various topics and first versions of lectures, books and papers on scientific topics, and on some of public concern.
Notebooks and other papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane, preceded by correspondence of and papers concerning his mother, Mrs Mary E Haldane and his maternal uncle, Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and followed by notebooks and other papers of his sister Elizabeth S Haldane.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20208-20229
Dates:
1859-1937, undated.
Notebooks, notes and other papers of John Burdon-Sanderson., 1852-1899, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20503-20508
Notes by Mary E Haldane on passages of scripture, arranged as far as possible in chronological order, followed by a few other papers., 1888-1890, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.20016
Scope and Contents
The papers include an account of Mrs Haldane’s husband's evangelical work (folio 293).
Dates:
1888-1890, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
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Correspondence and papers of Mary E Haldane, consisting chiefly of letters written to her by members of her family, chiefly her sisters and brother, and of her husband's family, and by friends.
Notes, extracts from printed books, memoranda and a few letters concerning the Haldane claim to the earldom of Lennox., Late 17th century-1844, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.20003 (Part 1)-(Part 2)
Scope and Contents
Also included are several papers not relating directly to the claim, some of which may have been utilized by, or for, George Cockburn Haldane or his descendants.
Dates:
Late 17th century-1844, undated.
Notes of Helen Haldane of various experiments, together with various collections of notes and other papers., 1945-1955.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20650-20651
Dates:
1945-1955.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
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Correspondence, notebooks, notes and papers of Helen Haldane, née Spurway, second wife of J B S Haldane.
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Scientific notes and papers of Helen Haldane.
Notes of Helen Haldane of various experiments, together with various collections of notes and other papers., 1951-1955.
File
Identifier: MS.20651
Dates:
1951-1955.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
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Correspondence, notebooks, notes and papers of Helen Haldane, née Spurway, second wife of J B S Haldane.
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Scientific notes and papers of Helen Haldane.
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Notes of Helen Haldane of various experiments, together with various collections of notes and other papers.
Notes of Helen Haldane on newts and other amphibians, with some photographs and a few other papers., 1945-1955.
File
Identifier: MS.20649
Scope and Contents
The notes, together with those in MS.20650: Notes of Helen Haldane of various experiments, continue the notes in MS.20648: Notebook of Helen Haldane containing brief notes.
Dates:
1945-1955.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
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Correspondence, notebooks, notes and papers of Helen Haldane, née Spurway, second wife of J B S Haldane.
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Scientific notes and papers of Helen Haldane.
Notes of John Purves chiefly on James V and the Duke of Albany with transcripts of letters and documents of and relating to them., [Circa 1932.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15849
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.
Dates:
[Circa 1932.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing notes and extracts on history.
Notes of John Purves on general literature., [Circa 1914-circa 1943], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.15886
Scope and Contents
The contents includes:
(i) Paper, undated, by John Purves on 'The literature of the British dominions' (folio 1);
(ii) Notes, [circa 1930], on early Latin poetry and hymns taken chiefly from printed sources (folio 50);
(iii) Notes, [circa 1914], on literary relations between England and the Netherlands (folio 147);
(iv) Notes, undated, on 'The tendencies of recent German literature' (folio 201);
(v) Autograph manuscript, 1942-1943, of poems in German written by several poets (folio...
Dates:
[Circa 1914-circa 1943], undated.
Notes of Robert Graham on stock and pedigree; and papers on Lynedoch horses, Devon cattle and Leicester sheep., 1834-1848.
File
Identifier: MS.16292
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Some letters, particularly in the first section of correspondence (MSS. 16198-215), also refer to more general political, military and social events.
Dates:
1834-1848.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Correspondence and papers, legal papers, memoranda and reports, tacks, rent rolls and accounts concerning the administration of the Balgowan, Lynedoch and Redgorton estates.
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Reports, memoranda and papers chiefly of or to Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, or Robert Graham, concerning estate improvements, valuations and rentals, and general administration.
Notices of meetings and details of income and expenditure of Heriot’s Benefit Society., 1918-1963.
File
Identifier: Acc.4274/7