Lists.
Found in 1667 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts, undated, of three short stories by Margaret Noël-Paton., Mid 20th century-late 20th century.
Three short stories 'Full Circle' (folio 1), 'Immortal Moment' (folio 7) and 'Predicament' (folio 27). There is a manuscript list of alternative titles for the last (folio 26).
Uncompleted account of living Scottish gentry, in alphabetical order, with names from A to D, by John Philp Wood., [1795, or after.]
Leaves found loose in the volumes have been placed in MS.1878, with some other loose papers, and references have been made to and from the volumes in which they were found.
Valuations, lists, and legal papers, loosely bound together, concerning the parish of St Ninians., 1723-1803.
The legal papers chiefly concern the struggle between the Kirk Session and the heritors over the right of patronage.
'Value of articles bought'., 1825.
Various editorial papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1953, [1962, or before], undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Brief pieces written to fill up spaces in magazines, and other short prose writings, 1953, ?1962, undated (folio 1); (ii) Criticisms by Hugh MacDiarmid of work by another writer, undated (folio 77); (iii) Glossaries of Scots words, undated (folio 82); (iv) Introductory note and list of proposed contents for MacDiarmid's ‘Collected poems’ (Edinburgh, 1962) (folio 99). These are followed (folio 112) by suggestions for the contents by M L Rosenthal.
Various finding aids relating to the papers of General Sir George Murray, with a report on the collection., 1st half of 20th century.
The contents of the volume are as follows:
List of printed books in the collection which have been transferred to the Department of Printed Books (folio 1).
List of non-manuscript maps which have been transferred to the Map Room (folio 4).
Report on the collection by Robert Young, 1914 (folio 17).
Inventory of Murray’s private papers, 1907, including many not in the National Library of Scotland (folio 56).
Various lists of books of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun., 17th century-19th century.
The contents include a list of legal works, 1629 (folio 3), lists of books on agriculture and horticulture, 1726, 1732, undated (folios 28-32), lists of books belonging to Katherine Bruce, wife of Sir Robert Fletcher of Saltoun (folios 39-42) and to Archibald Fletcher, son of Lord Milton (folios 44-52), the record of a gift of books by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun to Saltoun Church, 1775 (folio 61), and lists relating to the library at Saltoun (passim).
Various lists of letters, some with a précis of the subject-matter, of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville., 1785-1810.
Volumes entitled 'Individuals' contain correspondence regarding patronage and other matters of personal interest (requests for employment, promotion, and pensions, complaints of unjust treatment, etc.). These papers frequently give information of a more general kind.
Various manuscripts written or owned by Thomas Ruddiman.
The manuscripts are lettered RA-RK (RC missing) and some also have Roman numerals.
Various miscellaneous papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1939, 1946-1962, undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Lists and notes of addresses, 1939, 1953, undated (folio 1); (ii) Diary notes, chiefly of engagements to speak to societies, Burns Clubs, etc., 1948-1962, undated (folio 45); (iii) Reading lists, 1946-1957, undated (folio 74).
Various notebooks of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Various papers and correspondence concerning David Hume., 1746-1766, 1839-1844, undated.
Various papers of General Sir George Murray., 1799-1842, and undated.
The collection consists of letters, orders, reports, and maps relating to Murray’s military career, to his official and diplomatic duties and to his literary activities. It is arranged in nearly chronological order illustrating the various periods of his career.
Various papers of George Chalmers on the history of printing, including `Some Conjectures concerning the Origin and Progress of Printing` (folio 1), extracts from `Typographical Antiquities’ by Joseph Ames (folio 13), and from ‘Auctarium Bibliothecae Edinburgensis’ (folio 19), lists of tracts (folio 30), contents of the Black Acts (folio 41), and notes of Acts of Parliament and General Assembly concerning printing (folio 69)., ?1st quarter of 19th century.
Various papers of James Augustus Grant., 1860-[1872, or after.]
Various papers of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Free Church of Scotland., 1849-1894, undated.
The archive of the General Treasurer of the Free Church of Scotland, 1843-1900, with related papers including a few of slightly earlier and later date. The archive gives a complete picture of the financial basis of one of the most significant organised religious bodies in Scotland, from the Disruption to the first of the major Presbyterian reunions, dealing in great detail with the sources of finance and with its expenditure on a variety of projects.
Various political papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto, [1783-1784]-1791.
Various works edited by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [1940, or before]-1953.
Vocabularies and glossaries to Celtic works compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson ., [Before 1928.]
Vocabularies and glossaries to 'Sar obair' by John Mackenzie, 'Popular tales of the West Highlands' by John Francis Campbell, John Carswell's liturgy, 'Sean Dain' by John Gillies, and other works., [Before 1928.]
Vocabularies and glossaries to the poems of Robert Mackay, Alexander MacDonald, and Duncan Macintyre., [Before 1928.]
‘Vocabularies. Boccaccio to Ariosto. With miscellaneous notes’ by John Purves., 1921.
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.