Invitations.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Engraved, printed, or written expressions soliciting or requesting a person's company at a certain time and place.
Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Hamilton, W. to Hannah., 1812-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40517
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hamilton, Walter Bernard.Letters, 1908, of Walter Bernard Hamilton to John Murray IV. Folios 1-3.Hamilton, William.Letters, 1812 and 1814, of William Hamilton to John Murray II. Folios 4-9.Hamilton, William.Letter, 1825, of William Hamilton to John Murray II. Folios 10-11.Hamilton, William Alexander Baillie-....
Dates:
1812-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Horwitz to Housman., 1827-1910.
File
Identifier: MS.40583
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Horwitz, Ernst.Letters, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV. Folios 1-7.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1904, of Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folios 4-5. Prospectus, ?1904, for a work entitled ‘Aryan Civilisation in the Light of Language’ by Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of...
Dates:
1827-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cole to Coleridge, E., 1820-1923.
File
Identifier: MS.40230
Scope and Contents
Folios 1-6 of this manuscript are no longer in use. This is due to the reclassification of the letters that originally occupied the space.Cole, Charles Augustus.Letters, 1862, of Charles Augustus Cole to John Murray III. Folios 7-9.Cole, Henry.Letters, 1848, 1852, 1859, 1861, 1864 and 1871, of Sir Henry Cole to John Murray III. Folios 10-25.Folio 12. Printed advertisement for ‘The Sea and the Railway’ by Felix Summerly, Cole’s...
Dates:
1820-1923.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cook, G. to Cook, W., 1813-1922.
File
Identifier: MS.40263
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cook, George.Letter, 1813, of George Cook to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Cook, John Douglas.Letters, 1834, 1836-1840 and 1842, of John Douglas Cook to John Murray II and John Murray III. Folios 3-41.Folios 27-28. Letter, 1839, of Alfred James Peter Lutwyche to John Douglas Cook. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1839, of Cook to Murray....
Dates:
1813-1922.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Cowan to Cowper., 1792-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40285
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Cowan, Alexander.Letter, 1826, of Alexander Cowan to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Cowan, Charles.Letters, 1845 and 1850, of Charles Cowan to John Murray III. Folios 3-6.Coward, E.Letter, 1833, of E Coward, possibly to Robert Francis Cooke. Folios 7-8.Cowden, Roy William.Letters, 1928, of Roy William Cowden to...
Dates:
1792-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Gisborne to Gladstone, John N., 1844-1922.
File
Identifier: MS.40450
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Gisborne, Lionel.Letter, 1854, of Lionel Gisborne to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Gisborne, Susan.Letters, 1852-1853, of Susan Gisborne to John Murray III. Folios 3-5.Gisborne, Thomas.Letters, 1850-1852, of Thomas Gisborne to John Murray III. Folios 6-36.Giscard, H F.Letters, 1898, 1911-1912, 1914 and 1918,...
Dates:
1844-1922.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Mare to Margoliouth., 1856-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40771
Scope and Contents
Letters of various correspondents, including Charles Marett, to John Murray, publishers. The letters of Charles Marett concern his work on travel handbooks for Switzerland and France; one letter is addressed to Robert Cook and one to Hallam Murray. The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then by date under each name.Mare, Walter de la, 1907: folios 1-2.Marett, Charles: 1856-1857: folios 3-27; 1858-1859: folios 28-49;...
Dates:
1856-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Octavian Blewitt., 1838-1884.
File
Identifier: MS.40123
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1838-1884 and uncertain dates, of Octavian Blewitt to John Murray III, with some to Robert Cooke and related letters. They concern works of his published by Murray, “Handbook for travellers in Central Italy” and “Handbook for travellers in Southern Italy”. The letters also concern his role as secretary of the Royal Literary Fund. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1838-1839: folios 1-10;1840-1841: folios 11-33;(1)1842-1843: folios...
Dates:
1838-1884.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Peter Cunningham., 1840-1862.
File
Identifier: MS.40302
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1840-1862, of Peter Cunningham to John Murray III, with a few to John Murray II and Robert Cooke, with related letters and papers. They mostly concern works of Cunningham published by Murray, including his “Handbook of London”, his work on the Eastern counties section of the England handbook, and his assistance with “The works of Alexander Pope”. He also reviewed manuscripts, letters and papers for Murray. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1840-1844: folios...
Dates:
1840-1862.
Letters to Sorley Maclean on various subjects., 1938-1991.
File
Identifier: Acc.14529/6
Scope and Contents
Correspondence covers awards given to Maclean for his poetry, requests for assistance with Gaelic translation, and invitations to public events.
Dates:
1938-1991.
List of invitations to attend the memorial service and reception of Janet Adam Smith, with letters of acceptance and regret to Andrew Roberts., October-December 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/31
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.
Dates:
October-December 1999.
Literary papers and correspondence of Sorley Maclean.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.14529/1-8
Scope and Contents
Papers include Maclean's notes on literary and historical figures, correspondence with Maclean following the death of his brother Calum, and letters sent to Maclean's wife, Renee, after his death.
The Papers also contain correspondence, invitations and programmes on various literary awards and events at which Maclean was honoured and in attendence.
Dates:
1932-2000.
Materials relating to charity events attended by Ian Rankin., 2001-2008.
File
Identifier: MS.50556
Scope and Contents
The materials are in a variety of formats. They are arranged alphabetically by the name of the charity. Leonard Cheshire. Folios 1-49. Administrative materials, 2001, from the Leonard Cheshire Jail and Bail charity event, including correspondence from event organisers to Ian Rankin; press release; pledge lists; correspondence from pledgers, including Iain Banks and Kate Atkinson; ‘Parole Certificate’; brochure; and newspaper...
Dates:
2001-2008.
Materials relating to receptions and other events attended by Ian Rankin. , 1994-2018, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.50557
Scope and Contents
Materials are from events attended by Rankin but not directly featuring him. The materials are in a variety of formats. They are arranged in two sequences based on the type of event: receptions, and other events attended by Ian Rankin. Under each sequence the entries are arranged chronologically by the date of the event. Materials relating to receptions, ceremonies, and dinners attended by Ian Rankin. Folios 1-37. Partial...
Dates:
1994-2018, undated.
Membership cards of Tom Weir, with invitations dinner menus, event memorabilia and business cards of others., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/492
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Tom Weir is probably best known for his long-running STV series ‘Weir’s Way’. He was born in Glasgow and served in the Royal Artillery during World War II. He worked as a surveyor for the Ordnance Survey before embarking on the career that was to make him a household name. Tom Weir is also notable as a mountaineer. He was a member of the first post-war Himalayan expedition and a number of important exploratory expeditions in Nepal in the early 1950s. He became a...
Dates:
Undated.
Menu cards and invitations for events of the Hibernian 50 Club., 1979-1992.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10691/14-15
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Correspondence, drafts, notes, and working papers of Philip D Thomson of and concerning '100 Years of Hibs' (Edinburgh, 1975), being the centenary history of Hibernian Football Club co-written with Gerald Docherty. With circa 1000 Hibernian Football Club match programmes, photographs, 27 scrapbooks, fanzines and epherma, 1933-93, of and relating to Hibernian FC and Scottish football in general.
Dates:
1979-1992.
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers chiefly of or concerning Thomas Graham, Baron Lynedoch.
Series
Identifier: MS.16428
Dates:
1794-1902, undated.
Miscellaneous documents of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 17th century-early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17871
Scope and Contents
The documents include William Adam's estimate for the building of George Watson's Hospital, 1738 (folio 17), a manuscript of Mrs Catherine Gore (folio 65), and a few photographs (folio 100).
Dates:
17th century-early 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Miscellaneous family papers., 18th-19th centuries.
File
Identifier: Acc.13827/290
Scope and Contents
Includes a few letters, some recipes, and invitations to a celebration to mark William Pitt’s birthday.
Dates:
18th-19th centuries.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Miscellaneous Papers of the Forbes Family.
Miscellaneous invitations, menu cards, and programmes concerning Sir Charles Darlymple., 1884-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.25658
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sir Charles Dalrymple (1839-1916), formerly Fergusson, was the youngest son of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet, of Kilkerran. He succeeded to the estates of Hailes on the death of his father in 1849, when he assumed the name of Dalrymple. He was created a baronet in 1887, and a Privy Councillor in 1905. Sir Charles married in 1874, Alice Mary, daughter of Sir Edward Hunter Blair, 4th Baronet, of Blairquhan. She died in 1884.
Sir Charles at first seemed destined for a legal...
Dates:
1884-1914.
Miscellaneous items including postcard, gallery invitations and a New Yorker article., 1982, 1988, 1996-1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/210
Dates:
1982, 1988, 1996-1997.
Miscellaneous manuscript and printed items, including notes and extracts, sermons, verses, and memoirs, together with invitations and photographs., 1832-[circa 1930], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.6104
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers include correspondence of other members of the family of Haldane of Cloan covering a period of almost a century and a half from the beginning of the 19th century, especially rich for the period 1875-1937.
Dates:
1832-[circa 1930], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane of Cloan (1856-1928), the statesman, lawyer and philosopher, and of his sister, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (1862-1937), philanthropist and author.
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Correspondence of various members of the families of Haldane and Burdon Sanderson, and other miscellaneous papers.
Miscellaneous papers, 1962-1989, including correspondence concerning a tombstone for Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’, 1979., 1962-1989.
File
Identifier: MS.27246
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers consist chiefly of Christopher Murray Grieve’s literary papers, but there is also material relating to his family and affairs.
Dates:
1962-1989.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Papers of the booksellers Kulgin Duval and Colin Hamilton, relating to their business dealings and friendship with Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’.
Miscellaneous papers, including research material, notebooks, artwork, and ephemera., 1824-circa 1980.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8058/215-230
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Including corrected typescripts and proofs of historical and topographical works, and circa 400 letters and copies of letters.
With papers, 1928-1959, of the Standard Press, Montrose.
Dates:
1824-circa 1980.
Miscellaneous papers of Sir John Richmond., 1885-1927, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8921/20-27
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Concerning Richmond`s poetry and literary work, his connection with Glasgow artists and the art world in general.
Includes letters of Neil Munro, Arnold Bennett and Hilair Belloc.
Dates:
1885-1927, undated.