Microfilms.
Found in 2420 Collections and/or Records:
14 boxes of microfilms of manuscripts of George Borrow in various libraries, notably the Hispanic Society of America., Undated.
Includes photocopies, extensive notes on Borrow by Sir Angus Fraser and an annotated copy of 'George Borrow: a Bibliographical Guide' (1984).
Biographical notices of Scottish and other pipers, with notes on persons, places and things connected in any way with piping, compiled by John MacLennan with additions and corrections by Ian H Mackay Scobie, subjects beginning Mar-Z., Late 19th century-?1956.
Church of Scotland Missionary Archive. Part 1: Missions to India and China 1829-1933. Reel 1, Calcutta, 1829-1837., 1829-1837.
The contents are as follows: Letters of the pioneer missionaries of the Church of Scotland in Calcutta to the conveners of the East India Mission Committee.
Correspondence and literary papers of and concerning George Borrow collected by Sir Angus Fraser, with working papers of Sir Angus Fraser relating to George Borrow.
Includes photocopies, extensive notes on Borrow by Sir Angus Fraser and an annotated copy of 'George Borrow: a Bibliographical Guide' (1984).
Correspondence and other papers chiefly of the Scotts of Raeburn.
The contents are as follows:
Correspondence, 1660-1822, of the Scotts of Raeburn (MS.2889);
Correspondence, accounts and other papers, [?1698-?1853], chiefly of the Scotts of Raeburn (MS.2890).
Correspondence and papers of Charles Steuart, Cashier and Paymaster, American Board of Customs.
Correspondence of, and concerning, Sir Walter Scott.
Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle and John Stuart Mill., 1831-1869.
Correspondence of William Mure.
The dates are taken from the accession records for the original documents and might not be the specific dates of the documents on the microfilm.
Diary and correspondence of Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick William Traill-Burroughs of Trumland.
The contents are as follows:
Diary, 1855, 1858, of Sir Frederick William Traill-Burroughs of Trumland as a Captain of the 93rd Regiment, in India. (MS.2234);
Correspondence, 1855-1875, of Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick William Traill-Burroughs of Trumland. (MS.2235).
Drafts of the `Topographical Dictionary`, by George Chalmers. Part of draft, and fair copy, of the introduction; and, A-L., [1794, or after-1801, or after]
The contents are as follows:
Drafts of the `Topographical Dictionary`, by George Chalmers: part of draft, and fair copy, of the introduction; and, A-C (Adv.MS.8.1.4);
Drafts of the `Topographical Dictionary`, by George Chalmers: D-L (Adv.MS.8.1.5).
Drawings and journals chiefly of John Harden, a landowner from Tipperary and an accomplished amateur water-colourist, and of his wife Jessy, the daughter of Robert Allan, the Edinburgh banker, and an assiduous diarist.
Jessy Harden's journal, essentially a series of family newsletters, was sent in instalments to her sister, Agnes Ranken, in India. Many of her husband's drawings were used to illustrate it. Journals and sketches alike survived because Agnes Ranken preserved them and eventually brought them back to Great Britain.
Duplicate of Mf.Sec.MSS.505: Microfilm of letters, notes and poems chiefly written to Sir John Scot, Lord Scotstarvet, by Scottish and continental writers and scholars., [?1617-?1668.]
Fifty-one reels of microfilm of unpublished material of the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, with contents lists and copies of unfilmed material; and microfiches and eleven floppy disks containing additional material.
Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers., 1st quarter of 19th century.
Industrial Revolution: a documentary history. Series 2. Papers of John Rennie, Thomas Telford and related figures. Part 2., 1802-1813.
Lauder transcript of the Cromarty manuscript on tartans in the Royal Library at Windsor.
Lectures on Torsellino by Pieter Burman: ‘Viri eruditissimi Petri Burmanni professoris in Acad. Lugd. Batav. celeberrimi Dictata in Horatii Tursellini Historiarum Epitomen’.
Letter books containing copies of letters of William Elliot of Wells and the Lord Lieutenant, the Duke of Bedford.
The contents are as follows:
Letter book, February 1807, containing copies of letters of William Elliot and the Duke of Bedford to the Home Secretary, Earl Spencer. (MS.12908);
Letter book, 1806-1807, containing copies of letters of William Elliot to the Duke of Bedford (MS.12909).
Letters, [?1854-?1893], to James Augustus Grant; and, correspondence, 1867-1918, of and concerning Grant's sons, James Augustus Junior, and Alister., [?1854]-1918
The contents are as follows:
Correspondence, 1867-1918, of and concerning James Augustus Grant's sons, James Augustus junior, and Alister Grant. (MS.17930);
Letters, [?1854-?1893], to James Augustus Grant (MS.17931).
Letters of missionaries in Nyasaland and Kenya to the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland., 1881, 1917-June 1924.
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1881, 1917-1918 (MS.7606);
Letters, 1923-June 1924 (MS.7607).
Letters of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman to the Earl of Rosebery, written chiefly in his capacity of Secretary of State for War.
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1882-August 1894 (MS.10002);
Letters, [October 1894-1907] (MS.10003).
Letters of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh., 1821-1826.
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1821-March 1824, of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh (MS.529);
Letters, 1824-March 1826, of Thomas Carlyle and Jane Welsh (MS.530).