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:
Three typescripts, with manuscript corrections, of chapters 1-3 of 'In the House of my Father', Ruthven Todd's unfinished memoirs of his childhood and youth., ?1965.
File
Identifier: MS.26845
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Much of Ruthven Todd's prose writing, especially in his later life, was repetitious: he not only made numerous drafts and re-writings, but he used the same material in both books and articles. In particular, he made use of his own reminiscences in his work on Dylan Thomas and Fitzrovia as well as in the more autobiographical 'Dead and other friends and places'. MSS.26834-26856 contain material intended for full-length books; MSS.26857-26863 consist of shorter works and...
Dates:
?1965.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of and concerning the poet and author, Ruthven Todd (1914-1978).
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Prose writings of Ruthven Todd.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of 'In the House of my Father', Ruthven Todd's unfinished memoirs of his childhood and youth.
Three volumes of photocopied literary papers of Major Neil Macleod, Royal Artillery, of Waternish, Isle of Skye and Dalkeith.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.12321
Scope and Contents
Volume 1: Gaelic verse; volume 2: remarks on the Books of Genesis, Exodus and Revelation; volume 3: reminiscences of his life.
Dates:
2nd half of 19th century.
Transcript of "Accompt of the Expence of my Ffaither`s Ffuneralls", transcribed by James Masterton.
Item
Identifier: Acc.5599
Dates:
1717.
Transcript of ‘Memoirs of the Insurrection in the year 1715 by John, Master of Sinclair’., [1799 of after-1803, or after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.1573
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The transcript is written on paper bearing watermarks from 1799 to 1803, with an introductory notice, notes, and additional remarks in Sir Walter Scott's hand.
Dates:
[1799 of after-1803, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Transcript of ‘Memoirs of the Insurrection in the year 1715 by John, Master of Sinclair’, from the original at Dysart House.
Transcript of ‘Memoirs of the Insurrection in the year 1715 by John, Master of Sinclair’., [1799, or after-1803, of after.]
Item
Identifier: MS.1574
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The transcript is written on paper bearing watermarks from 1799 to 1803, with an introductory notice, notes, and additional remarks in Sir Walter Scott's hand.
Dates:
[1799, or after-1803, of after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Transcript of ‘Memoirs of the Insurrection in the year 1715 by John, Master of Sinclair’, from the original at Dysart House.
Transcript of ‘Memoirs of the Insurrection in the year 1715 by John, Master of Sinclair’, from the original at Dysart House., [1799, or after-1803, or after.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1573-1574
Scope and Contents
The transcript is written on paper bearing watermarks from 1799 to 1803, with an introductory notice, notes, and additional remarks in Sir Walter Scott's hand.
Dates:
[1799, or after-1803, or after.]
Transcripts and notes, II, early 20th century, all typed, concerning the 'Forty-five., 1740-1748.
File
Identifier: MS.299
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) "Mr. McLourin’s Journall of what passed relating to the defence of Edinburgh from Monday Septemr. 2d. till Monday Septemr. 16th 1745", journal of Professor Colin Maclaurin. (Folio 1.)(ii) ‘A succinct genealogical account of the Grosett family, and a narrative of services performed for the Government by Walter Grosett of Logie, Esqr., during the Rebellion in 1745. Lisbon, January 1764’, with a further account of the family at folio 53....
Dates:
1740-1748.
Transcripts of recordings of George Campbell Hay, including Hay's memories of Tarbet and Kintyre traditions, and of his own life and work., 1979-1980.
File
Identifier: MS.26751
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Angus Martin became a personal friend of George Campbell Hay in the 1970s.
Dates:
1979-1980.
Two letters, 1845, of James Lindsay, Lord Balcarres, to John Riddell.
File
Identifier: Acc.11933
Scope and Contents
Concerns Riddell`s work on the Crawford peerage case and the fee thought appropriate for this. Includes a printed memoir, circa 1862, of Riddell by Lord Lindsay.
Dates:
circa 1845-1862.
Typescript account of captivity in France as a prisoner of war by David Band, seaman, Crail.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10054
Dates:
1809.
Typescript copy of "A Soldier`s Story" by Captain Gregor Macdonald, Queen`s Own Cameron Highlanders.
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Identifier: Acc.12532
Dates:
2nd half of 20th century.
Typescript copy of Lieutenant John G Crabbe`s experiences in the Battle of Marne, 1914.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11460
Dates:
circa 1918-1961.
Typescript copy of unpublished autobiography of Sir George Paget Thomson.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14524
Scope and Contents
Autobiographical memoir written for private circulation, covering Sir George Thomson's childhood; education; experiences and military and scientific postings during the First and Second World Wars; research and work on electron diffraction; role as the Scientific Adviser to the British Delegation to the Atomic Energy Commission of the United Nations, 1946-47; professional appointments and publications; leisure international visits and holidays after 1945; and the life and work of his father,...
Dates:
1966.
Typescript, "Manuscript (relating to Lord Granville)", by Austen Henry Layard., Circa 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.42385
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Austen Henry Layard wrote books and articles about his travels, excavations, later career and painting. Many of the publications were published by John Murray during a period of over 50 years.
The papers here contain the manuscripts and proofs for many of these works, including articles Layard wrote for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are also typescripts in this series, mostly relating to memoirs of Layard from his time as British Minister to Spain and Turkey.
Dates:
Circa 1883.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
Typescript memoir by Dugald Malcolm concerning Neill and John Malcolm, 13th and 14th of Poltalloch.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10775
Dates:
1991
Typescript memoir entitled "Some Private Recollections of a Base Wallah 1914-1919" by Colonel Charles Louis Spencer.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12284
Dates:
? 1933.
Typescript memoir of the "Bathgate Spade and Shovel Forge", by William Wolfe.
Item
Identifier: Acc.11824
Dates:
1999.
Typescript memoir of the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014 by Dr Iain Gordon Brown.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13822
Dates:
?2015-?2016
Typescript memoir of William Stark, Architect, by R Gordon Stark., 1936.
Item
Identifier: MS.1758, folios 75-93
Typescript, "Notes to manuscript. Turkey", by Austen Henry Layard., 1882.
Item
Identifier: MS.42362
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The manuscript was not published.
Dates:
1882.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire.
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Typescript of Austen Henry Layard`s memoirs of his time as British Ambassador to Turkey, 1877-1880.
Typescript of a novel and a memoir of Colin Mackay.
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Identifier: Acc.12540
Scope and Contents
Includes related letters to Heather Scott.
Dates:
2003.