Drafts. Documents.
Found in 1897 Collections and/or Records:
Assorted collection of music in manuscript, comprising arrangements and settings by Learmont Drysdale of traditional songs and various poems., [Before 1910.]
Many of the songs are accompanied by alternative drafts or duplicates.
Assorted papers of Janet Paisley, including examples of her poetry and plays; with papers relating to her interest in educational and literary workshops and festivals, and the Scots language., 1992-circa 2013.
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Assorted papers of Janet Paisley, including examples of her poetry, plays and television drama scripts; with papers relating to her interest in the Scots language, and the history of Scotland., 1987-2011.
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Assorted works by Elizabeth Davie., 1961, 1978, undated.
Various drafts and notes; a printed copy of 'An obsession' (1961); a printed copy of 'A weight problem' (1978); a corrected typescript of 'The mime'; a manuscript draft of 'Mimic'; and a manuscript draft of part of 'The cool customer'.
Author's interleaved proof copy of ‘Occasional verses, translations and imitations’ by Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie containing much additional matter in his hand throughout., [?1820.]
In addition to the memoranda inside the front cover, a contents list is written on the flyleaves, many corrections and additions (including a few complete poems) have been made in the margins of the printed pages, and notes, amended or deleted drafts and a few additional poems have been written on many of the interleaves.
Autobiographical notes of Elspeth Davie, including notebook, loose papers and manuscript draft., Circa 1991, undated.
Includes manuscript drafts of short stories and a novel.
Autobiographical reminiscences drafts and fragments of Ruthven Todd., 1963, 1966, undated.
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).
Autograph drafts of 'Black Douglas'., Circa 1968.
Autograph drafts of Nigel Tranter "Past Master"., [Before 1965.]
Autograph journal of a tour in the Highlands undertaken by Warren Hastings in 1793 during his impeachment., 1793.
Warren Hastings journey began and ended in Edinburgh, and among places visited are Stirling, Perth, Loch Tay, Loch Lomond, Loch Long, Glasgow, Paisley, and Lanark. Hastings is shown as a sensitive tourist, responsive to scenery and architecture. He pays special attention to the standard of food and comfort in inns, and gives some space to commercial and economic observations. Little in the journal relates to his public career.
Awards applications of the Gude Cause project., Circa 2008-2010.
Bibliographies of Ruthven Todd's works., ?1973, 1980-1981, undated.
The first two (folios 1-9) were compiled by Ruthven Todd himself. The rest are drafts, final version and addenda of a finding-list compiled by his son.
Biographical material concerning Tipu, Gangádhar Shastri and Kemal-ud-din-Hussain Khan, including draft notes., 1st quarter of 19th century.
Biographical papers of members of the Elliot family of Minto., [?Circa 1858], undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Draft biography of Charles James Fox by the 2nd Earl of Minto, ?circa 1858 (folio 1); (ii) Autobiographical notes by the 2nd Baron and Baroness Dunfermline, undated (folio 58).
Biographical papers of various members of the Elliot family of Minto., 1858-1934, undated.
As well as material of inherent literary or intellectual interest, the papers in this section, deriving from various members of the family, provide a record of entertainment and leisure in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Books published by Lucinda Mackay using the pseudonym Naomi de Plume, 1995-2015
This series documents Lady Mackay's professional career as an artist, writer and teacher, containing her art-related papers, her publishing papers, art administration papers, a collection of art-related ephemera, and a file on her teaching career in England and Scotland.
Broadcast scripts of dramatisations by Ian Sherwood Munro of works by James Leslie Mitchell [Lewis Grassic Gibbon]., 1966.
Comprising:
original manuscript and corrected typescript of "Leslie Mitchell: Lewis Grassic Gibbon" (Edinburgh, 1966); manuscript and broadcast scripts of eight radio plays and dramatisations, 1962-1968; 16 letters, 1959-1968, to Ian S Munro, correspondents including C M Grieve and Willa Muir.
Business papers, 1778-1791, of Messrs William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers., 1778-1791.
This is the business archive of the firm, comprising incoming letters, orders, and receipts, from all parts of Britain and elsewhere, and drafts of a few of the firm's replies.
Business papers, 1792, of Messrs William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers., 1792.
This is the business archive of the firm, comprising incoming letters, orders, and receipts, from all parts of Britain and elsewhere, and drafts of a few of the firm's replies.
Business papers, 1792, of Messrs William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers: correspondents from towns beginning with A-D., 1792.
This is the business archive of the firm, comprising incoming letters, orders, and receipts, from all parts of Britain and elsewhere, and drafts of a few of the firm's replies.
Business papers, 1792, of Messrs William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers: correspondents from towns beginning with E-I., 1792.
This is the business archive of the firm, comprising incoming letters, orders, and receipts, from all parts of Britain and elsewhere, and drafts of a few of the firm's replies.
Business papers, 1792, of Messrs William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers: correspondents from towns beginning with K-T., 1792.
This is the business archive of the firm, comprising incoming letters, orders, and receipts, from all parts of Britain and elsewhere, and drafts of a few of the firm's replies.
Business papers, 1793, of Messrs William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers., 1793.
This is the business archive of the firm, comprising incoming letters, orders, and receipts, from all parts of Britain and elsewhere, and drafts of a few of the firm's replies.
Business papers, 1793, of Messrs William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers: correspondents from towns beginning with A-E., 1793.
This is the business archive of the firm, comprising incoming letters, orders, and receipts, from all parts of Britain and elsewhere, and drafts of a few of the firm's replies.
Business papers, 1793, of Messrs William Wilson and Son, tartan manufacturers: correspondents from towns beginning with F-T., 1793.
This is the business archive of the firm, comprising incoming letters, orders, and receipts, from all parts of Britain and elsewhere, and drafts of a few of the firm's replies.