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 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Portions of a larger work, such as a literary work or motion picture, reproduced or excised without further change from their original context.

Found in 540 Collections and/or Records:

Material of Nancy Brysson Morrison for a play on Edward Irving., 1947-1948, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27296-27298
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Notes for and some manuscripts of Nancy Brysson Morrison's books and shorter works.

Dates: 1947-1948, undated.

Material on the Rossetti family., 1826-[1931], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.15874
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Corrected typescript of an article by John Purves, ‘Dante Rossetti and his godfather Charles Lyell of Kinnordy’, published in the ‘University of Edinburgh journal’ (folio 1); (ii) Extracts from and notes on letters, 1826-1837, of Gabriele Rossetti to Charles Lyell (folio 12); (iii) Copies of letters, 1876, 1882, undated, of Christina Rossetti to Alice Boyd. (folios 35, 65); (iv) Copies of letters, 1868-1880, of Dante Gabriel Rossetti to Miss Alice Boyd of...
Dates: 1826-[1931], undated.

Memorandum, 1800, by General Sir David Dundas, relating to the expedition, 1762, against Havana., 1762-1800.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3850
Scope and Contents

At the end (folios 25-28) is an "Extract from the Abbé Raynal's History of the Situation of the Havanna, about the year 1775".

Dates: 1762-1800.

Microfilm of a volume of excerpts from two protocol-books of Cuthbert Simon, or Simonis, clerk to the chapter of Glasgow., 1511-1513, 1519-1547.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.25.9.1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Manuscripts, including collections of formal documents (but not single documents, for which see Ch.A245-A251), owned by Riddell, arranged as far as possible in chronological order.

Dates: 1511-1513, 1519-1547.

Microfilm of Kilberry book of piobaireachd, compiled by Archibald Campbell, with the assistance of Colonel John P Grant of Rothiemurchus, numbers 185-290., [?1910-?1958.]

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.951
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 185-200, [?1911-?1958] (MS.22113), 122 frames;Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 201-218, [?1910-?1958] (MS.22114), 112 frames;Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 219-241, [?1911-?1958] (MS.22445), 89 frames;Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 242-262, [?1911-?1939] (MS.22116), 80 frames;Kilberry book of piobaireachd, numbers 263-290, [?1910-?1940] (MS.22117), 172...
Dates: [?1910-?1958.]

Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reel 5., 1658-1812.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1317
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Miniature portrait of Marjory Fleming, inscribed on a label on the back of the case 'Pet Marjory, from her sister Miss Fleming, 1880' (MS.1096);Diaries, [before 1812], of Marjory Fleming (MSS.1097-1099);Letters and poems of Marjory Fleming; letters of her mother, and of her cousin Isabella Keith, 1811-1812, undated (MS.1100);'Extracts from Mrs. Fielding's journal while we were abroad together in 1781', made by the Honourable...
Dates: 1658-1812.

Minutes of the African Mission Council, the African Mission Senate, and the Nyasaland Mission Council; with some associated papers. , 1919-circa 1940, and undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9069/4
Scope and Contents

Loosely inserted into the volume are: typed excerpts from letters and a copy of a petition, circa 1940, concerning the request for the establishment of an Overseas Presbytery at Blantyre and Zomba; with a copy of the Church of Scotland 'Regulations in reference to the appointment of European missionaries, 1930: Africa and the islands'.

Dates: 1919-circa 1940, and undated.

Miscellaneous accounts., 1861-1905.

 File
Identifier: MS.14707
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Abstracts of accounts, 1861-1878, of Peter Burns Swinton, factor (folio 1);(ii) Abstracts of accounts, 1861-1870, with Gibson Craig, Dalziel and Brodies, Writer to the Signet (folio 74);(iii) Accounts, 1861-1895, of improvement expenditure (folio 90);(iv) Farm accounts, 1868-1876 for Yester Mains, Broadwoodside, Danskine, Newhall and Bankrugg (folio 118);(v) Extracts from accounts, 1876-1877, for...
Dates: 1861-1905.

Miscellaneous 'antique papers'., 1626-1810, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.1915
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Modern list of some of the papers and part of a printed sale catalogue (folio 1);(ii) Contemporary copies of the charges brought by John Selden against the Duke of Buckingham, and of the King's explanation delivered by Buckingham, 1626 (folio 5);(iii) Memorandum, circa 1635, arguing the complicity of the Marquess of Huntly, James Gordon of Letterfourie, and Lady Rothiemay (Katherine Gordon) in the harrying of the lands of...
Dates: 1626-1810, undated.