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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 686 Collections and/or Records:
Notes of John Purves on, and selections from, the ‘Teseide’ by Giovanni Boccacio; also notes and drafts of articles on Ugo Foscolo, with a chronological list of Foscolo’s poems., [Circa 1940.]
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Identifier: MS.15877
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
John Purves began his teaching career as a lecturer in English under Professor Emile Legouis at Lyons University in 1902, having graduated M.A. at Edinburgh University in 1900, He was a Carnegie Research Scholar in modern languages in Rome and Siena from 1903 to 1904, then lectured in English under Professor Herbert Grierson at Aberdeen University from 1904 to 1906. He became Professor of English at Transvaal Technical Institute, Johannesburg and at Transvaal University College, Pretoria...
Dates:
[Circa 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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Notes of John Purves.
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Note and other material of John Purves concerning Italian literature.
Notes of John Purves on English and Scottish students at Padua; extracts from ‘A history of Cornwall’ by F E Halliday, ‘Endymion Porter’ by Gervas Huxley and ‘Selected journalism from the English reviews by Stendhal’, edited by Geoffrey Strickland., [?1959.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15859
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:
[?1959.]
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 miscellaneous material.
Notes of John Purves on English literature., [Circa 1898]-1945, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15869-15874
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
John Purves began his teaching career as a lecturer in English under Professor Emile Legouis at Lyons University in 1902, having graduated M.A. at Edinburgh University in 1900, He was a Carnegie Research Scholar in modern languages in Rome and Siena from 1903 to 1904, then lectured in English under Professor Herbert Grierson at Aberdeen University from 1904 to 1906. He became Professor of English at Transvaal Technical Institute, Johannesburg and at Transvaal University College, Pretoria...
Dates:
[Circa 1898]-1945, undated.
Notes of John Purves on French history and literature., [Circa 1920.]
File
Identifier: MS.15882
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes biographical notes on French writers killed in the First World War (folio 1), on Bernard d’Aubigny, with extracts from his writings (folios 31, 126), and a corrected typescript by Maurice Barrès of the preface to one of his works (folio 217).
Dates:
[Circa 1920.]
Notes of John Purves on Giovanni Battista Pacichelli and extracts from his works., [?1920-?1940.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15720
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.
Notes of John Purves on ‘Shakespeare’s public’ by Martin Holmes, with extracts of reviews of the work., [1960-1961.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15629
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:
[1960-1961.]
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 chiefly of John Purves containing notes on English language and literature.
Notes of John Purves on the translation by Fowler of ‘Trionfi’ by Petrarch and the translation by Alexander Pennecviik of ‘Belfagor’; extracts from ‘Farewell to militarie profession’ by Barnabe Riche., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15789
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:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
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 material on cultural relations with Italy.
Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from charters, other legal documents, and books, examined for genealogical purposes by Andrew Stuart in Scotland., 4th quarter of 18th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8298-8300
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Correspondence, notes, drafts and memoranda concerning the genealogical researches of Andrew Stuart for his ‘Genealogical history of the Stewarts’, and other works.
Dates:
4th quarter of 18th century.
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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Papers of Andrew Stuart, Writer to the Signet, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, second son of Archibald Stuart of Torrance.
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Genealogical papers of Andrew Stuart.
Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from charters, other legal documents, and books, examined for genealogical purposes in the Register Office, the Advocates’ Library and other official repositories in Scotland by Andrew Stuart., 4th quarter of 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.8298
Scope and Contents
Transcripts of material examined in the Register office begin on folio 1; those of material in the Advocates' Library on folio 210), and other official repositories.
Dates:
4th quarter of 18th century.
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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Papers of Andrew Stuart, Writer to the Signet, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, second son of Archibald Stuart of Torrance.
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Genealogical papers of Andrew Stuart.
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Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from charters, other legal documents, and books, examined for genealogical purposes by Andrew Stuart in Scotland.
Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from charters, other legal documents, and books, in the possession of private families and individuals in Scotland, examined for genealogical purposes by Andrew Stuart., 4th quarter of 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.8299
Scope and Contents
Includes notes on material in the possession of the Stuarts of Castlemilk, the Dukes of Hamilton, and the Dukes of Queensberry.
Dates:
4th quarter of 18th century.
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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Papers of Andrew Stuart, Writer to the Signet, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, second son of Archibald Stuart of Torrance.
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Genealogical papers of Andrew Stuart.
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Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from charters, other legal documents, and books, examined for genealogical purposes by Andrew Stuart in Scotland.
Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from documents in English repositories examined for genealogical purposes by Andrew Stuart., 1790-1797.
File
Identifier: MS.8301
Scope and Contents
The notes and transcripts are from documents in repositories including the British Museum (the notes being mainly from the Harleian Manuscripts), the Chapter House at Westminster, the Tower of London, and Caius College, Cambridge.
Notes were also taken from Thomas Astle's private collection, now forming part of the Stowe Manuscripts of the British Museum.
Dates:
1790-1797.
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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Papers of Andrew Stuart, Writer to the Signet, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, second son of Archibald Stuart of Torrance.
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Genealogical papers of Andrew Stuart.
Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from documents in French repositories examined for genealogical purposes by Andrew Stuart., 1789.
File
Identifier: MS.8302
Scope and Contents
The notes and transcripts are from documents in repositories including the Bibliothèque du Roi, the Chambre des Comptes, the Trésor des Chartes, and other places in Paris. Notes were also taken from sources in Orleans and Tours, and from private collections.
Dates:
1789.
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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Papers of Andrew Stuart, Writer to the Signet, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, second son of Archibald Stuart of Torrance.
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Genealogical papers of Andrew Stuart.
Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from Scottish charters, other legal documents, and books, of which the ownership is not indicated, examined for genealogical purposes in Scotland by Andrew Stuart., 4th quarter of 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.8300
Scope and Contents
Notes from some printed sources are also included.
Dates:
4th quarter of 18th century.
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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Papers of Andrew Stuart, Writer to the Signet, of Craigthorn and Castlemilk, second son of Archibald Stuart of Torrance.
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Genealogical papers of Andrew Stuart.
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Notes on, transcripts of, and excerpts from charters, other legal documents, and books, examined for genealogical purposes by Andrew Stuart in Scotland.
Notes, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, for ‘Antient metaphysics’., Late 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.24525
Scope and Contents
The notes consist of summaries and extracts from Lord Monboddo's manuscripts (some of which are now lost) and pocket books, with some additional matter. The first hundred and many other pages are missing.
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Notes, undated, of John Purves on, and extracts from, works of Pierre de Ronsard., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15806
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:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
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 material on French literature.
"Observationes collectæ ex Libro cui titulus est ‘extract ex Chronicis Scotiæ'. Hic notantur ea quæ Historiano Ecclesiasticam pertinent”, being notes of Sir Robert Sibbald chiefly on ecclesiastical history, from various sources.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.2
Scope and Contents
This volume and Adv.MS.15.2.1 consist of extracts and notes by Sir Robert Sibbald from the manuscript called ‘Extracta de Cronicis’ which he says was given by William, Bishop of Dumblane, to Henry Sinclair, Dean of Glasgow, in 1550.
At the end are a few miscellaneous notes from Mylne’s Bishops of Dunkeld, Martins reliquiæ, the Consistorial Acts at Rome regarding promotions of Scotch Churchmen, the manuscript of Boyd of Trochrig and other works.
Dates:
Late 17th century.
Official and private papers of Alexander Walker during his period as governor of St Helena, 1823-1828, and until his death in retirement in 1831., 1734-1830, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.13741-13774
Scope and Contents
Whilst at St Helena, Alexander Walker busied himself in promoting the agricultural potential of the island and in tackling the question of slavery.
Dates:
1734-1830, undated.
Original correspondence and memoranda, bound up circa 1825., [Circa 1818-circa 1825.]
File
Identifier: MS.13739
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes:(i) Letter, 19 November 1821, from Archibald Robertson to Alexander Walker (folio 1);(ii) James McAdam's biographical sketch, 20 April 1820, of Captain Macmurdo (folio 6);(iii) Notes, circa 1818, on Baroda affairs (folio 16);(iv) Instructions, January and June 1821, to Barnewall following the Governor of Bombay's tour of Kathiawar (folio 23);(v) Mountstuart Elphinstone's views, with related notes, circa 1825,...
Dates:
[Circa 1818-circa 1825.]
Original manuscript of the introduction to William Roughed, "Trial of John Donald Merret" (Edinburgh, 1929).
Item
Identifier: Acc.5280
Dates:
circa 1929.
Papers and accounts concerning the University of Saint Andrews., 1438-1630.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.7
Scope and Contents
Most of the papers relate to, or resulted from the various Royal Commissions to Saint Andrews University in the late 16th century. Copy of the statutes of the Faculty of Theology, 1438; in Latin (folios 1-8). - This has been printed from other manuscripts in Hannay, page 112.Transcript, 1570, of the statutes of the Faculty of Arts, signed by John Rutherford; in Latin (folios 9-15). - This has been printed from another manuscript in Hannay, page...
Dates:
1438-1630.
Papers and correspondence of the Honourable Sir Charles G J B Elliot, Admiral of the Fleet., 1844-1875, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21223-21232
Papers and diplomatic correspondence concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1846-1848.
File
Identifier: MS.12220
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) A Foreign Office memorandum, March 1847, on the Russian-Dutch loan, 5 pages;
(ii) Extract from a report, 1850, of the United States Secretary of War on an exploration of Minnesota Territory by Brevet Captain Pope, 5 pages;
(iii)-(iv) Papers relating to Portuguese affairs 1846-1847, 12 pages ; 11 pages;
(v)—Memorandum by Consul Stoddart on British policy towards Egypt, 1847, 35 pages;
(vi)-(xiii) Diplomatic correspondence and papers on Anglo-Spanish relations...
Dates:
1846-1848.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Political and diplomatic correspondence and papers of and concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Confidential papers chiefly printed for the use of members of the Cabinet.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Papers and photographic plates collected by James Bell Salmond for the 1st and 2nd editions of his ‘Wade in Scotland’; with correspondence and press cuttings concerning the book.
Series
Identifier: MSS.7188-7190
Dates:
4th quarter of 17th century-1942.
Papers chiefly concerning teinds.
File
Identifier: MS.1547
Scope and Contents
The volume contains: ‘Observes concerning tithes’, a series of enactments on the subject, dating from 1631 to 1648 (page 1); ‘Some remarks annent the nullity of tacks of tithes’ (page 14); ‘Remarks annent tithes out of the Acting Commissiary’ (dates from 1627 to 1631) (page 20); ‘Method of procedur in localling augmentation of stipends’ (page 26); ‘Nota annent charters cum decimis inclusis’ (page 47); ‘The summonds intended by King Charles upon his revocation agt. &c.’ (page 53);...
Dates:
1627-1648, 1690-1691.
Papers (chiefly printed) originating with Sir John Sinclair.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.73.3.3
Dates:
1804-1830.