Excerpts.
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:
Small quantities of leaves from accounts of travels, with some letters, of Jane C Burdon-Sanderson., 1874-1889.
File
Identifier: MS.20194
Scope and Contents
The contents consist of:
(i) Leaves from a journal of Jane C Burdon-Sanderson of a voyage to Egypt and letters, September-October 1874, to her sister Elizabeth (folio 1);
(ii) Parts of a diary, apparently in the form of letters to her niece Elizabeth S Haldane, of a tour in Italy, November 1881-January 1882 (folio 36);
(iii) Extracts, in a later hand, of an account of her first voyage to India, November-December 1885, of her diaries 1887-1888, and of her last voyage to India, December 1888...
Dates:
1874-1889.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Diaries, a few notebooks and some miscellaneous papers chiefly of Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson, with some of her parents, brother and sisters, her husband and daughter.
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Travel journals and letters of Jane C Burdon-Sanderson, sister of Mary E Haldane.
'Some aspects of the Italian genius in the 19th century' by John Purves., [?1920-?1940.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15708
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The notes dated from the appointment of John Purves as lecturer in Italian at Edinburgh University in 1920.
Dates:
[?1920-?1940.]
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 concerning Italian literature.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Purves, probably belonging to the period 1920-1940.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 7: letters and papers, 1615-1616, 1622 (chiefly 1616)., 1615-1616, 1622.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.1 [vii]
Scope and Contents
The volume is entitled ‘Staite Bussines for the yeir 1616. Reg. Jacobo 6’, and is marked ‘A.2.44’ and ’39 Denmilne’.Many letters are to John Murray, and a number concern James Haig of Bemersyde`s indictment of his brother.The contents are as follows.(i) Letter of Oliphant to John Murray of Lochmaben on the private business of the former. Dated Edinburgh, 6 January 1616.(ii) Holograph letter of Sir Gideon Murray to John Murray of Lochmaben...
Dates:
1615-1616, 1622.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.
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State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-13: letters and papers on various topics.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volume 32: miscellaneous papers, including material on the Scots Guard in France., 1561-1621, undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.15 [xxxii]
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.
Dates:
1561-1621, undated.
State papers collected by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, volumes 1-13: letters and papers on various topics., 1560-1641, undated.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.33.1.1 (i)-(xiii)
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.
Dates:
1560-1641, undated.
Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson., 1901, or before.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.3.24-81.3.26
Scope and Contents
These were originally in small notebooks, but have now been gathered into volumes, the title-pages of the notebooks being preserved and reproduced in the catalogue records for the individual volumes.
Dates:
1901, or before.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson., 1901, or before.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.3.24
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) ‘Resolutions Holland I’ (folio 1).(ii) ‘Resolutions Holland II’ (folio 21).(iii) ‘Resolutions Holland III’ (folio 38).(iv) ‘Resolutions of Councilors in Committee Holland’ (folio 51).(v) ‘Resolutions Council of State 1793-1795’ (folio 73).(vi) ‘Resolutions Council of State Scottish Reg[iments] 3’ (folio 102).(vii) ‘Resolutions Council of State Scottish Brigade 4’...
Dates:
1901, or before.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
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Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson.
Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson., 1901, or before.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.3.25
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) ‘Holland 1573-1590’ (folio 1).(ii) ‘Council of State Commission book I’ (folio 8).(iii) ‘Council of State Commission book II’ (folio 29).(iv) ‘Commission Books Council of State H.11-H.13’’ (folio 50).(v) ‘Commission Books Council of State H.13 (continued)’ (folio 71).(vi) ‘Commission Books Council of State H.13-H.14’ (folio 94).(vii) ‘Commission Books C. of State...
Dates:
1901, or before.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
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Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson.
Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson., 1901, or before.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.3.26
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:
(i) ‘Council of State States of War II’ (folio 1).
(ii) ‘War Estimates 1766-1795 II’ (folio 8).
(iii) ’War Estimates 1766-1795 III’ (folio 18).
(iv) ‘Commanding Officers and Sundries’ (folio 43).
(v) ‘D 46-120’ (folio 62).
(vi) ‘Companies’ (folio 72).
(vii) ‘Oath book I’ (folio 103).
(viii) ‘Oath book II’ (folio 128).
Dates:
1901, or before.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
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Summaries and extracts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS’, a collection of copies of Scottish historical documents, originally labelled ‘Kirk manuscripts C’., 17th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.20
Scope and Contents
A volume of miscellaneous collections consisting among others of:
(i) A copy of instructions and letters, 1539-1543, of Sir Ralph Sadler;
(ii) A bulky and ill arranged collection of copies of charters to Scotch religious houses and Bishopricks (namely: Aberdeen, St. Andrews, Cambuskenneth, Melrose, Dunfermline, Coldingham, Trinity College of Edinburgh, Dunbar, Lindores, Haddington and Corstorphine), taken from the Chartularies of Aberdeen, St. Andrews (then in hands of H. Maule and formerly...
Dates:
17th century.
“Swinton’s kirk MSS”, a collection of Scottish historical documents, for the most part copies from the Cotton Library, originally labelled ‘Kirk manuscripts B’., 17th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.2.19
Scope and Contents
A collection copied by various hands without sufficient accuracy, possibly for Matthew Crawford.The contents are as follows:
(i) Letter, 3 May 1582, of Sir John Foster to Secretary Walsingham.
(ii) Advertisement out of Scotland, 22 June 1582.
(iii) Letter, 20 August 1582, of the Queen of England to the King of Scotland.
(iv) Depositions of George Douglas sent the 14 September from Stirling, and received the 20 September at Windsor. ‘Septr. 28 1582’.
(v) The heads whereof George...
Dates:
17th century.
Texts of documents not inserted into the manuscript (Adv.MSS.81.3.1-81.3.14) of ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson., 1701-1788.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.3.15-81.3.23
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
It was originally Ferguson`s intention to print Dutch text and English translation of all Dutch documents quoted, but this scheme had to be abandoned for reasons of space, and only the English translations were ultimately printed (Volume I, page xxxiii). Before this change of plan, the Dutch texts had been inserted into the appropriate places of the manuscript of Volume I and part of Volume II; the rest are preserved separately, Adv.MSS.81.3.15-81.3.23.Summaries and extracts of...
Dates:
1701-1788.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscript of, and additional material relating to, ‘Papers Illustrating the History of the Scots Brigade in the Service of the United Netherlands 1572-1782’, edited by James Ferguson [of Kinmundy, Sheriff of Forfarshire], Scottish History Society, 1st Series, Volumes 32 (1899), 35 (1899) and 38 (1901).
'The Conduct from April to July, 1783, ... respecting the Operations of the Southern Force', a memorandum, including extracts from correspondence, prepared by James Stuart., 1783.
File
Identifier: MS.8412
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers chiefly refer to James Stuart's stay in India as an officer (later Commander-in-Chief) of the forces of the East India Company based at Fort St George (Madras). The most detailed portions of the papers cover the year immediately prior to Stuart's dismissal from the Company's service in 1783. Stuart appears to have retained these papers as justification of his actions and as a defence against accusations of inefficiency. He made different sets of copies of much of his...
Dates:
1783.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence and papers of Major-General James Stuart, younger brother of Andrew Stuart.
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Copies of correspondence, chiefly compiled for James Stuart, probably as part of his defence against accusations of inefficiency.
Tour diary of Frederick Walter Ferrier Noel-Paton: Amritsar, Karachi, Bombay, Kanpur, 17 October - 5 November 1911., 1911.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.85.1.7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Of the fourteen volumes in the series, twelve are typescript `tour diaries’ with appendices of various documents and printed items, and the remaining two volumes are an address book and an index volume.
Dates:
1911.
Transcripts, 19th century, of letters of and to Henry Mackenzie., 1774-1825, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.648
Scope and Contents
The transcripts are of the following:(i) Excerpts from 17 letters of Henry Mackenzie to William Craig (appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 1792), 1774-1806, undated, dealing with Bath, travel, London, politics, the stage, and the ‘Mirror’ (folio 1);(ii) Three letters of Samuel Rogers, the poet, to Henry Mackenzie, 1804-1805, containing the verses beginning ‘Sleep on and dream of heaven awhile’, for George Thomson’s collections, and literary news (folio...
Dates:
1774-1825, undated.
Transcripts and notes, I, early 20th century, partly typewritten, concerning the ‘Forty-five., 1685-1700, 1745-1747, 1802.
File
Identifier: MS.298
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Memorandum in the handwriting of Murray of Dollerie regarding the fate of his son Anthony, present at the battle of Culloden, 1746. (Folio 1.)(ii) ‘Memorial for the Lord Braco to the Lord Advocate’, 1747. (Folio 4.)(iii) Correspondence of Lord Lewis Gordon and others with Mr Harry Milne, factor to Duff, the Laird of Drummuir, and other documents relating to the payment of levy-money to Prince Charles Edward, 1745-1746....
Dates:
1685-1700, 1745-1747, 1802.
Transcripts and notes, II, early 20th century, all typed, concerning the 'Forty-five., 1740-1748.
File
Identifier: MS.299
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) "Mr. McLourin’s Journall of what passed relating to the defence of Edinburgh from Monday Septemr. 2d. till Monday Septemr. 16th 1745", journal of Professor Colin Maclaurin. (Folio 1.)(ii) ‘A succinct genealogical account of the Grosett family, and a narrative of services performed for the Government by Walter Grosett of Logie, Esqr., during the Rebellion in 1745. Lisbon, January 1764’, with a further account of the family at folio 53....
Dates:
1740-1748.
Travel diaries, journal letters and papers chiefly of Robert Graham., 1781-1849.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.16045-16057
Dates:
1781-1849.
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.
Travel journals and letters of Jane C Burdon-Sanderson, sister of Mary E Haldane., 1874-1889.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20193-20194
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1874-1889.
Typed excerpt from the Swedish Army List, showing Scottish officers and men serving in the armies of Gustavus Adolphus., September 1632.
Item
Identifier: MS.1001, folios 11-15
Dates:
September 1632.
Typescript, 1932, of 'Four good years': excerpts from Violet Jacob's letters to her mother, 1895-1896, and copies of her diaries, 1897-1900., 1895-1900.
Item
Identifier: MS.27414
Scope and Contents
The typescript was published as 'Diaries and letters from India, 1895-1900', edited by Carol Anderson, (Edinburgh, 1990).
Dates:
1895-1900.
Typescript copies of letters and translated excerpts from various books., 1796-[1824, or after].
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3825-3828
Dates:
1796-[1824, or after].
Typescript, undated, titled 'Chronological history of Edward Irving' and notes, undated, on the characters extracted from published sources of Nancy Brysson Morrison., [1947-1948.]
File
Identifier: MS.27297
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Notes for and some manuscripts of Nancy Brysson Morrison's books and shorter works.
Dates:
[1947-1948.]
Typescripts of the Earl of Rosebery's correspondence in the Royal Archives at Windsor, including some letters of Sir Henry Ponsonby and Queen Victoria., 1885-1909.
File
Identifier: MS.10200
Scope and Contents
Folios 331-379 contain similar material in the form of extracts.
Dates:
1885-1909.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Political correspondence and papers of Archibald Philip Primrose (1847-1929), 5th Earl of Rosebery, statesman and author.
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Correspondence and papers of Robert O A Crewe Milnes, Marquess of Crewe, concerning his biography of the Earl of Rosebery, published at the request of Rosebery's trustees and of his son, the 6th Earl.
Typescripts of 'The swans of Berwick' by Sydney Durward Tremayne., [1962, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.26678
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript with manuscript corrections (folio 1). It includes (folio 3) excerpts of reviews of ‘The rock and the bird’. (ii) Printer's copy (folio 70).
Dates:
[1962, or before.]