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The correspondence and papers include material concerning Bencoolen, Goa, Iran, Sind, Indonesia, Afghanistan and Tahiti, various surveys, and literary and scientific subjects.

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Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.

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The contents are as follows. (i) Manuscript of the introduction, and manuscript and corrected typescript of various pages of ‘Two men and a blanket’, ?1974 (folio l); (ii) Duplicated typescript of the serialised version of ‘Two men and a blanke’, broadcast in the BBC Radio programme, 'Book at Bedtime', 1976 (folio 28).

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Includes duplicates of material in MSS.12824, 12828.

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The contents consist of papers concerning Goa, 1799-1808 (folio 1), the riotous behaviour of mariners from the East India ship 'Neptune' at Canton, 1807 (folio 44), the British attack on Buenos Aires, 1807 (folio 48), and the attack on the Fort of Comona, 1807 (folio 69).

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Report, 1813, by George Brown on damage caused to the lands of Easter and Wester Bonar by the construction of the Bonar bridge and road;(ii) Papers relating to the sale or lease of estates of Letterfourie, Corriedown, and Walkerdales, Banffshire, 1781;(iii) Plan, 1795, of ground in Muirtown, Elgin, leased to the New Thread Company;(iv) Particulars of sale, and abstract of the contents and rental of the lands of...

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Comprising correspondence and papers of T Graham Brown, concerning mountaineering.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...

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Papers deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the MS. bound series.

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A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

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Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.

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The reports and notes may have been compiled for someone who was abroad at the time, possibly James B Burnett. A number of pages are missing.

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Includes duplicates of material in MS.12824.

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Many of the production files contained information which could be deemed sensitive under the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998. For the sake of record, one file (‘Caledonia Dreaming’) has been kept in its entirety, though anyone wishing to consult it will have to comply with the terms of the Act and complete relevant paperwork. Potentially sensitive material, such as contracts, have been removed from all other files and shredded.

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The text bears revisions in John Martin-Harvey's hand, and MSS.7154-7156 have been initialled by him.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The text bears revisions in John Martin-Harvey's hand, and MSS.7154-7156 have been initialled by him.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The text bears revisions in John Martin-Harvey's hand, and MSS.7154-7156 have been initialled by him.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The text bears revisions in John Martin-Harvey's hand, and MSS.7154-7156 have been initialled by him.

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The text bears revisions in John Martin-Harvey's hand, and MSS.7154-7156 have been initialled by him.

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Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.

Scope and Contents Contains the following plays: (i) 'A Man with a Past: a Scots comedy', ?circa 1955. (Folio 1.) The plot closely resembles that of 'The Turn of the Tide' (MS.26496, folio 176); (ii) 'The Marleys of Clanway', undated. (Folio 30.) (iii) 'The Men of Marley: a play of mining life', undated. (Folio 57.) (iv) 'Nick's Wedding Day: a comedy', undated. (Folio 89.) It is followed (folio 118) by the typescript, ?1939, and duplicated text of 'Nicodemus', another version of the same play. For a radio...

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Contains the following plays: (i) 'The Old Pioneer', 1958 (folio 1); (ii) 'The Old Tradition: a rural comedy', circa 1960 (folio 31); (iii) 'The Palace Chimney Sweep', undated (folio 65); (iv) Three versions of 'Playing with Fire', a comedy, undated (folio 89). The first version, which has the title 'There's many a slip', has been typed on the back of part of a typescript of another play, “The Flo'er o' Lowther”.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript, with manuscript corrections, of 'Children of Eve', a two-act play set in Eastern Europe, undated (folio 1); (ii) Typescript draft of 'The Craftsman's Hand', dramatic sequences for radio about Scottish crafts, undated (folio 48). Two earlier titles were 'Men of Craft' and 'The Thinking Hand'. (iii) Typescript of 'A Keel for Kintail', a play for radio which was produced in 1964 (folio 75); (iv) Carbon typescript of 'Kitty Ann and the Banshee: a play...