Manuscripts.
Found in 6597 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts of the preliminary report on the proposed Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1919-1920 and manuscripts and typescripts of verse and verse letters by Patrick Geddes and others, 1922-1930, undated., 1919-1930, undated.
Typescripts of the short novel 'Doors Open' by Ian Rankin; with related working papers., 2006-2007.
Typescripts of two papers, ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’ and ‘The Nature of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with press cuttings of reviews of each of the meetings at which the papers were read., 1938.
Typescripts, script and manuscript of 'Muriel Spark on Emily Brontë' on BBC series, Bookstand., 1961, undated.
Typescripts, with a few manuscripts of poems in English, by Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1930-1939, undated.
There are several copies of some of the poems, and a number of title-pages, which suggest that Sydney Goodsir Smith was arranging the poems for publication.
Typescripts, with a few manuscripts, of radio programmes written by Hector MacIver., 1937-1961, undated.
Many of these radio programmes were for the BBC's schools broadcasts and Scottish Children's Hour, but Hector MacIver also contributed to 'Arts Review' and more general programmes. Some correspondence and other material is included, notably in connection with his programme 'Leith ships at war' in 1947 (MS.26289, folio 57).
Typescripts, with a few manuscripts, of radio programmes written by Hector MacIver., 1937-1948.
Many of these radio programmes were for the BBC's schools broadcasts and Scottish Children's Hour, but Hector MacIver also contributed to 'Arts Review' and more general programmes. Some correspondence and other material is included, notably in connection with his programme 'Leith ships at war' in 1947 (MS.26289, folio 57).
Typescripts, with a few manuscripts, of radio programmes written by Hector MacIver., 1949-1961, undated.
Many of these radio programmes were for the BBC's schools broadcasts and Scottish Children's Hour, but Hector MacIver also contributed to 'Arts Review' and more general programmes. Some correspondence and other material is included, notably in connection with his programme 'Leith ships at war' in 1947 (MS.26289, folio 57).
Ultra-violet photographs of leaves removed from, and of a defaced page of the 'Auchinleck Manuscript' (Adv.MS.19.2.1).
`Um religionen og geistligheden`; Icelandic text, with Danish translation.
"Unbound Notebook" of George Crabbe., 1822-1827.
Title taken from the "Index of English Literary Manuscripts", volume 3, part 1, page 297 (London : Mansell, 1986), which has a full description of the contents of the notebook.
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.
Unfinished and unpublished book, entitled 'Cactus and Columbine', relating to the United States, containing manuscript and typescript notes and drafts., Undated.
Unfinished and untitled novel, undated, by George Combe, dealing with the childhood and early manhood of a boy who was anxious to go to sea., [1805-1858.]
MSS.7443-7445 are written in German, having been delivered on George Combe's tour in Germany in 1842.
The phrenological reports (MSS.7452-7455) comprise the phrenological measurements of many persons, both well-known and obscure, with reports and descriptions of their mental capabilities and weaknesses.
The papers of Cecilia Combe contain a selection of literary efforts, diaries of tours, and the usual memoranda and inventories kept by nineteenth-century housewives.
Unfinished manuscript of Edward Albert entitled 'The horns of the mine'., 1943.
The papers consist chiefly of manuscripts and typescripts of Edward Albert's educational works, manuscripts and typescripts of his works of fiction, and his correspondence.
Unfinished romance entitled 'The History of Adelaida de Matignon', in the hand of the 6th Marquess of Lothian., 18th century.
The manuscript lacks two leaves between folios 8 and 9.
[Unfinished sketch map of uncertain locality; possibly Angouleme]., Undated.
Accompanying text "Sketches by Major Pierrepont [?]"
[Unfinished sketch plan of fortifications, place unknown]., Undated.
Unfinished untitled romance, in the hand of Henrietta, Marchioness of Lothian, set in the time of the Crusades., 18th century.
The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.
Unpublished critical work concerning the 'Book of Job'., Circa 1943-1955, undated.
Unpublished material of John Francis Campbell concerning `Folklore and Popular Mythology`, with particular reference to Indian fables and legends., 1876-1877.
The text has been heavily corrected.
Unpublished novella of R A Stirling entitled "The Green Purse".
The work is set in Portugal.