Memorandums.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents recording information used for internal communication.
Found in 993 Collections and/or Records:
Papers relating to James Johnston on his posting to the Directorate of Training, Ministry of Defence., 1972-1974
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/67-70
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1972-1974
Papers relating to James Johnston on his posting to the Staff College, Camberley as part of the Directing Staff,, 1976-1979
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/88-118
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1976-1979
Papers relating to James Johnston's posting at the directorate of royal electrical and mechanical engineers., 1976
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/85-87
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1976
Papers relating to staff visits and tours taken by James Johnston while part of the directing staff at Staff College, Camberley., 1976-1979
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/114-117
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1976-1979
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating to James Johnston on his posting to the Staff College, Camberley as part of the Directing Staff,
Papers relating to the 4th Earl of Minto's tenure of office as Governor-General of Canada., 1898-1904.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12556-12587
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates:
1898-1904.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to Canada.
Papers relating to the collieries at Urquhart and Lochgelly., 1582-1888.
File
Identifier: MS.13305
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Papers relating to the disputed march between the lands of Urquhart and Pittencrieff, 1582 (18th century copy), 1635-1636, 1697-1753 (folio 1);
(ii) Coal tacks and related papers for Urquhart and Lochgelly, 1723-1746, 1860, 1872, 1888 (folio 23);
(iii) Legal reports and memoranda relating to coal, 1658, 1682, 1729-1747, including a report by William Adam on the Lochgelly coal, 1747 (folio 219).
Dates:
1582-1888.
Papers relating to The Crown Housing Trust, the organisation set up to run the Ministry of Defence married housing estates of which James Johnston was Chairman Designate., 1991-1995
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/319-357
Papers relating to the executry of the 1st and 2nd Earls of Buccleuch, the marriage and executry of Mary, Countess of Buccleuch, and transactions and lawsuits between the Tweeddale family and the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth., 1457-1708, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14542-14545
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates:
1457-1708, undated.
Papers relating to the Joint Implementation Board of the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage., 1991.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/764
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers relate to Magnusson's time working for Scottish Natural Heritage. The organisation was formed in 1992 following the amalgamation of the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland and the Countryside Commission for Scotland. Magnusson served as the Chairman of the organisation from 1992 until 1999. The papers contain minutes from SNH meetings, papers from working groups, such as those relating to the designation of the Cairngorms as a European Heritage Area and a series of papers...
Dates:
1991.
Papers relating to the military and technical training, and subsequent regimental service, of James Johnston., 1959-1967
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/9-50
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1959-1967
Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston., 1957-2002.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/9-318
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1957-2002.
Papers relating to the Nature Conservancy Council and the proposals for a new body to look after the natural heritage of Scotland., 1989-1991.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/759
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These papers relate to Magnusson's time working for Scottish Natural Heritage. The organisation was formed in 1992 following the amalgamation of the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland and the Countryside Commission for Scotland. Magnusson served as the Chairman of the organisation from 1992 until 1999. The papers contain minutes from SNH meetings, papers from working groups, such as those relating to the designation of the Cairngorms as a European Heritage Area and a series of papers...
Dates:
1989-1991.
Papers relating to the period spent by James Johnston as representative Colonel Commandant for the corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical engineers., 1993-2002.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/286-318
Scope and Contents
These papers relate to the period spent by Johnston as Colonel Commdandant of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical engineers. This has been placed within his military career despite most of the material dating beyond his active military service. This is due to it still being a military appointment albeit an honorary position and does not fit within his civilian career.
Dates:
1993-2002.
Papers relating to the political career of David Steel., 1954-1999.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13477/32-50
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection comprises school papers, 1943-1959, and material relating to his time at Edinburgh University, 1957-1962; files relating to elections, 1961-circa 1990s; political papers, 1954-1981, mainly concerning constituency politics; manuscript diary of the Lib-Lab Pact, 1977-1978; files relating to his involvement in the Scottish Constitutional Convention, 1988-1998, including minutes of meetings and related correspondence; files relating to Scottish politics, 1992-1999, including...
Dates:
1954-1999.
Papers relating to the tenure of James Johnston as Director of Manning at the Ministry of Defence., 1989-1993.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/243-285
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1989-1993.
Papers relating to woods and plantations., 1713-1899, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.13231
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of valuations and counts, 1713, 1766, 1791, 1804, 1865, 1875, 1888, 1893-1900 (folio 1), memoranda, 1783, 1810, 1823-1824, 1833, 1845, 1850-1899, undated (folio 41), and correspondence, 1824, 1854, 1869-1870, 1899 (folio 202).
Dates:
1713-1899, undated.
Papers titled, 'Sir Gilbert Elliot's Memoranda and Notes - Political'., 1751-1770, 1896.
File
Identifier: MS.11032
Scope and Contents
These comprise of bound papers, 1754-1770, with a list of contents by the Honourable George F S Elliot, 1896. The last item described in this list of contents, 'A Chronicle of political events - 1751-1763 - in Sir Gilbert Elliot's handwriting', is noted as not having been bound but inserted loose in the cover of the volume, and is now missing.
Dates:
1751-1770, 1896.
Petition to King George III of the pensioned officers of the Scots Dutch Brigade, with a memorandum concerning the petition., April 1796.
Item
Identifier: MS.14835, folios 86-89
Dates:
April 1796.
Petitions and memoranda, chiefly written by or addressed to members of the Erskine family in their various official capacities., 1583-1801.
File
Identifier: MS.5127
Scope and Contents
The contents include: directions, 1583, for the education of Ludovick, 2nd Duke of Lennox (folio 1); papers, 1728-1756, on the coal, linen and woollen trades in Scotland (folios 39-106, passim); papers, 1747-1760, on the state of the Highlands after the 'Forty-Five, mostly advocating the raising of volunteer companies under the command of the factors on the Forfeited Estates to help keep the Highlands quiet in case of an invasion from France (folios 61-140, passim).
Dates:
1583-1801.
Photocopies of a file in the Ministry of Munitions records.
File
Identifier: Acc.7507
Scope and Contents
Concerning the suppression of the newspaper "Forward" at the instance of the Ministry and opposition on the Clyde to Ministry legislation.
Dates:
1916.
Photocopies of papers concerning the career and death of Robert Livingstone in the United States Army.
File
Identifier: Acc.11304
Dates:
1864-1865.
Photocopies of the correspondence of the Fyffe family., 1750-1821.
File
Identifier: MS.50275
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1807-18, of Anne Fyffe to James Fyffe concerning the sale of Drumgeith estate near Dundee, the management of Forest estate in Jamaica, the sale of enslaved people and family news (folio 1).Letter, 1802, of Charles Fyffe to James Fyffe concerning Charles Fyffe’s imminent departure from Scotland (folio 95).Letters, 1750-1778, of David Fyffe to his cousin Elizabeth Fyffe and unnamed cousins concerning his purchase of a sugar plantation, a murder perpetrated by...
Dates:
1750-1821.
Photocopy of an essay of Peter McOmish Dott, entitled 'Memo on Economics'.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14328
Dates:
circa 1920s.
Photographs of a 'Memorandum respecting Hermitage Castle', in Sir Walter Scott’s hand, pasted on the end-papers of the copy of 'Memorials of the Haliburtons', 1824, preserved at Abbotsford., [1824, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.1027, folios 12-15
Dates:
[1824, or after.]