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Memoirs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Narratives or histories autobiographical in nature or stressing the author's personal experience of the events.

Found in 366 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript of 'George Scott Moncrieff and a few friends: a brief memoir' by Morley Jamieson.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26974-26976
Scope and Contents

The memoir was not published, but twenty copies were circulated in typescript.

Dates: [1987.]

Manuscript of John Galt's ‘The last of the lairds’, chapter XIX to the end, edited with additions by David Macbeth Moir, and related material., 1826, [1841, or before].

 File
Identifier: MS.6522
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) The first part of David Macbeth Moir's ‘Biographical memoir of John Galt’, 1841, covering the published pages i-ix (folio 1), probably a fair copy for publication. Alterations found in it appear in the printed text.(ii) Manuscript of John Galt's novel, ‘The last of the lairds’, chapter XIX to the end (folio 10). Galt left this manuscript with Moir on his departure for Canada in 1826 with 'the Charge of editing it', according to Moir's...
Dates: 1826, [1841, or before].

Memoir, circa 1950, of Patricia Baker "Some Personal Memories of the National Library of Scotland, 1930-1945".

 File
Identifier: Acc.9060
Scope and Contents

With photograph of the staff in 1931, and photographs of the demolition of the Sheriff Court Building in 1938.

Dates: 1931-circa 1950.

'Memoir of Andrew Lumisden.', 1746-[circa 1836], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14264
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Letter, [circa 1836], of Sir Thomas A L Strange to his son, Lumisden, giving biographical details of his uncle, Andrew Lumisden. (Folio 1.)(ii) Genealogical material, 1836, undated, relating to the Strange family. (Folios 32.)(iii) Pedigree, 1798, of Andrew Lumisden in his own hand, following a letter, 1814, of J Lumisden, Bengal. (Folio 36.)(iv) Printed pamphlet, ‘Votes of the House of Commons 1746’ (London,...
Dates: 1746-[circa 1836], undated.

'Memoir of Andrew Lumisden, Esqr., successively secretary to the son & grandson of James the IInd. In a letter by his nephew, Sir Thomas Andrew William Lumisden Strange, to his son, Lumisden Strange’., 1836.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2898
Scope and Contents The manuscript is in various hands. It is inscribed (folio 1), 'To James Dennistoun of Dennistoun from Sir Thomas A. Lumisden Strange ... 1836', and this date, which also occurs on folio xiii, appears to be that of composition. Entries referring to later dates have been inserted subsequently (some by James Dennistoun). This 'Memoir' differs considerably from the 'Notice' of Lumisden addressed by Strange to his daughter Louisa (MS.281). It includes genealogical accounts of the Strangs of...
Dates: 1836.

Memoir of George Romanes in the form of a letter to his son Professor George Romanes.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.12749
Scope and Contents

Memoir covers some Romanes family history, George Romanes` early life in Edinburgh, his early work as a civil engineer in Egypt and Calgary and war service with the Royal Engineers from 1917-1919. Includes transcript.

Dates: 1957.

‘Memoir of Lieutenant George Marshall 92nd Regiment. 1785-1812’ written in a late nineteenth-century hand, possibly that of David Mackenzie., Late 19th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.15372
Scope and Contents

The manuscript is incomplete, going no further than December 1810.

Much of the narrative concerns the expedition to Copenhagen of 1807, and George Marshall's journal (the original of which does not appear with these papers) is quoted in full, as are a few of his letters to his family.

Dates: Late 19th century.