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Fragments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Portions of something that are torn, broken off from, or dislocated from their original whole.

Found in 371 Collections and/or Records:

Letters, chiefly of the first two Viscounts Melville and other Dundases.

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Identifier: MS.3834
Scope and Contents Many of the letters appear to have been addressed to John Wauchope, Writer to the Signet. Those of the 1st Viscount Melville are mainly drafts. The letters deal, among other matters, with family affairs, Scottish politics and appointments, the defence of Scotland, the affairs of the sons of the 3rd Earl of Aberdeen, and work done by Sir Francis Chantrey. Other papers include a draft petition in the name of the Scottish Representative Peers against the Bill for abolishing their election,...
Dates: 1719, 1771-1820, undated.

Letters collected by Allan Paton Park., 1799-1903, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3218
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letters of R B Sheridan, undated (folio 1);(ii) Letters of Alexander Wilson, the ornithologist, to Charles Orr, 1799-1802, undated, with a silhouette of Wilson; most of the letters are published in A P Paton, ‘Wilson the Ornithologist’ (London, 1863) (folio 4);(iii) Lord Byron's family: bills of his mother, 1803, and of the poet himself, 1811, and letters of his daughter, 1839, and wife, 1844 (folio 33);(iv)...
Dates: 1799-1903, undated.

Letters in English from the Reverend Donald MacQueen of Kilmuir (died 1785) to the Reverend Dr John Stuart of Luss.

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Identifier: Adv.MS.73.2.21
Scope and Contents The letters consist of the Reverend Donald MacQueen’s detailed comments on the Reverend Dr John Stuart’s Gaelic translation of part of the Old Testament with antiquarian excursi including quotations in Gaelic. The principal such excursi are noted below. (i) Letter of the Reverend Donald MacQueen to the Reverend Dr John Stuart, dated 27 November 1777. Genesis. Cf. ‘Transactions of the Gaelic Society of Inverness’, volume 36 (1931-1933), page 364. (Folio 1.)(ii) Letter...
Dates: [Before 1785.]

Letters of David, Earl of Buchan, and others., 1811-1878, undated.

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Identifier: MS.5406 (ii), folios 3-16
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(ii) Letters of David, Earl of Buchan, to James Haig of Bemersyde, 1811;

(ii) Letter of Henry, Lord Brougham, to S Gray, ?1812;

(iii) Letter concerning William Glen, the poet, 1872;

(iv) Letters of Dean Farrar, Sir Alexander Grant and John Cairns, about a temperance meeting in Edinburgh, 1877-1878;

(v) Letter of ?Thomas Arthur, 1864;

(vi) A fragment of a letter of Matthew Arnold, undated.

Dates: 1811-1878, undated.

Letters of Thomas and Jane Carlyle., 1823-1874, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3823, folios 224-276
Scope and Contents

The contents include a letter of Edward Irving, 1827 (folio 226); the verse, 'Simon Brodie had a cow', in Thomas Carlyle's handwriting, 1849 (folio 240); a draft of Carlyle's letter to David Laing on a proposed exhibition of Scottish historical portraits, 1854 (folio 247); and a fragment of an account by Carlyle of his early life, undated (folio 271).

Dates: 1823-1874, undated.

Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his family.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.511-518
Scope and Contents

There are no letters of Thomas Carlyle to his father. Several letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle (sometimes added to Carlyle’s letters as postscripts) and of various members of Carlyle’s family are included. Other writers are Daniel Corrie, Bishop of Madras, 1836; W H Wills, ‘Editor and factotum‘ of Charles Dickens, 1855; and Rudolf Sonnenburg, who brought out a German edition of ‘Frederick’, 1867. There are also letters of Carlyle to Whewell, 1861, Emerson, 1869, and others.

Dates: 1821-1870, undated.

Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his family, with undated drafts and miscellanea., 27 June 1865-1870, undated.

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Identifier: MS.518
Scope and Contents

Includes 22 draft letters, ?1867-?1870, an "Author’s note of 1868" to 'Sartor Resartus', a page of manuscript of 'Past and present', a note for 'Cromwell', a galley-proof of 'Frederick', other fragments, a book-plate, and a stencil for a silhouette.

Dates: 27 June 1865-1870, undated.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names Chorely to Christy., 1821-1917.

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Identifier: MS.40218
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Chorely, N.Letter, undated, of N Chorely to John Murray, publishers. Folios 1-2.Chorley, Henry Fothergill.Letters, 1844, 1851-1853, 1862, 1865-1866 and undated, of Henry Fothergill Chorley to John Murray III. Folios 3-27.Folio 9. Fragment of a letter, 1852, of Henry Fothergill Chorley to Henry Wyndham Phillips. There is a note from Phillips to...
Dates: 1821-1917.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Dorset to Douglas, G., 1808-1927.

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Identifier: MS.40340
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Dorset, Catherine Ann.Letters, 1808-1809 and 1812 of Catherine Ann Dorset to John Murray II. Folios 1-36.Folios 23-24. Draft preface, 1809, of ‘The Peacock at home and other poems’, published by John Murray in 1809. This was sent as an enclosure to letter, 1809, of Catherine Ann Dorset to John Murray II, folios 21-22.D’Orsey, Alexander James Donald....
Dates: 1808-1927.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Children to Cholmondeley., 1828-1920.

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Identifier: MS.40217
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Children, John George.Letters, 1838 and 1846, of John George Children to John Murray III. Folios 1-4.Childs, Charles.Letters, 1854 and 1859, of Charles Childs to John Murray III. Folios 5-8.Childs, George William.Letters, 1862, 1871, 1873-1875 and 1883, of George William Childs to John Murray III. Folios 9-34.Folios...
Dates: 1828-1920.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Donnegan to Dorrien., 1828-1925.

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Identifier: MS.40339
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Donnegan, James.Letter, 1828, of James Donnegan to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Donner, Joakim Otto Evert.Letters, 1896-1897, of Joakim Otto Evert Donner to John Murray IV. Folios 3-5.Donovan, Edward.Letter, 1831, of Edward Donovan to John Murray II. Folios 6-7.Doo, George Thomas.Letters, 1855, of George Thomas...
Dates: 1828-1925.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Graves to Gray, G., 1816-1910.

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Identifier: MS.40478
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Graves, Alfred Perceval.Letter, 1901, of Alfred Perceval Graves to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Graves, Algernon.Letters, 1898-1899, of Algernon Graves to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 4-7.Graves, Charles Larcom.Letters, 1888, 1901-1902, 1907 and 1910, of Charles Larcom Graves to John Murray III and John Murray IV. Folios...
Dates: 1816-1910.

Letters, undated, of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with several anonymous letters, verses and other fragments addressed to or collected by Scott's mother., [1758-1854.]

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Identifier: MS.1558
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Until about 1802, most of the letters are addressed to Sir Walter Scott's mother by her kinsfolk and friends, including her sons John, Robert, and Thomas. Thomas’ letters to her continue until 1819. Letters dealing with Thomas Scott's management of Lord Abercorn's estate are frequent from 1804 to 1807.The correspondence of Sir Walter Scott and Miss Carpenter, afterwards his wife, of 1797 (MS.1549, folios 158-159, 161-182, 185-226), 1807 (MS.1550, folios 164-189), 1814, and 1815...
Dates: [1758-1854.]

Lexicographical fragments found loose in MS.14957, written by Edward Dwelly and various of his informants.

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Identifier: MS.14958
Scope and Contents

Includes some cuttings and proofs.

Dates: Early 20th century.

"Leyden's poems, &c. MS", collected by the Reverend James Morton., 1794-1837, undated.

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Identifier: MS.3383
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Copies of poems of John Leyden, including some not published in collected editions of his works. (Folio 1.)(ii) Writings in Leyden's hand: note on the magical books of Michael Scott (folio 71 verso); prose fragment, 'The Sexton' (folio 72); fragments of two poems in Scots, namely, one on the death of a sexton, signed 'J.L., Banks of Teviot', and a verse epistle to the printer of the ‘British Chronicle’ (folio 73); fragment of...
Dates: 1794-1837, undated.

Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1923-1978, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27001-27147
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poetry and prose works, including books, articles, lectures and notes. Much of the material is fragmentary, and some was reworked or copied by Hugh MacDiarmid at a later date.

Dates: 1923-1978, undated.

Loose leaf notebook of Ruthven Todd., 1947-1948.

 Item
Identifier: MS.26864
Scope and Contents

The notebook contains notes of poems with the names of the magazines to which they were submitted for publication (folio 1), addresses, fragments of poems and miscellaneous notes (folio 50).

Dates: 1947-1948.

Manuscript and typescript drafts and fragments of Ruthven Todd concerning Mull., 1962, 1967, undated.

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Identifier: MS.26835
Scope and Contents

The papers include part of a letter (probably an application for a grant) describing the book (folio 42). Most of the material concerns Mull.

Dates: 1962, 1967, undated.

Manuscript and typescript of 'Carotid Cornucopius' by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1945.

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Identifier: MS.26163
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Fragments of the original manuscript of ‘Carotid Cornucopius’, containing part of the third and fourth chapters (folio l); (ii) Typescript, with manuscript corrections, of the first chapter of ‘Carotid Cornucopius’, 1945 (folio 5).

Dates: 1945.