Microfilms.
Found in 1332 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 of Thomas Carlyle and John Stuart Mill., 1831-1869.
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).
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.]
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.
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 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).
Letters, to Richard Oswald, of his wife, from various places in North Germany., 1761-1763.
Manuscripts from the Riddell Collection., 14th century-19th century.
Manuscripts, including collections of formal documents (but not single documents, for which see Ch.A245-A251), owned by Riddell, arranged as far as possible in chronological order.
Microfilm chiefly of letters chiefly of Sir Walter Scott., [1792-1831.]
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1792-1817, chiefly of Sir Walter Scott (MS.2525);
Letters, 1818-1823, chiefly of Sir Walter Scott, and a fragment in Scott's hand of an article which was published in the ‘Edinburgh Weekly Journal’, 7 February 1821, over the signature 'A Modest Whig'. (MS.2526);
Letters chiefly of Sir Walter Scott, 1823-1831, undated (MS.2527).
Microfilm comprising a copy of the surviving portion of the journal, 1799, of Agnes Ranken, kept during her voyage to India; a copy of MSS.8832-8863: Journal, 1801-1811, of Jessy Harden; and the Register of Documents compiled by Arundel S Clay., 1799-[20th century].
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.
Microfilm of a collection of ballads and songs made for ‘Popular ballads and songs’ by Robert Jamieson., [1806, or before.]
Microfilm of ‘A collection of national music for the great Highland bagpipe’ compiled, 1838, by Robert Millar and others for John C Cameron., Early 19th century.
Microfilm of a copy made by Allan Ramsay the elder from the Bannatyne manuscript of 'Satyre of the thrie estaitis' by Sir David Lindsay (lent in 1774 to Thomas Percy)., 2nd quarter of 16th century.
Microfilm of a fragment of a protocol-book of James Young, notary public in the Canongate, Edinburgh., 1519-1520.
Manuscripts, including collections of formal documents (but not single documents, for which see Ch.A245-A251), owned by Riddell, arranged as far as possible in chronological order.
Microfilm of a protocol-book, 1534-1541, of Robert Lausoun, notary public in Fife, containing two unrelated protocols, 1527, 1546, at the end., 1527-1546.
Manuscripts, including collections of formal documents (but not single documents, for which see Ch.A245-A251), owned by Riddell, arranged as far as possible in chronological order.
Microfilm of a volume of excerpts from two protocol-books of Cuthbert Simon, or Simonis, clerk to the chapter of Glasgow., 1511-1513, 1519-1547.
Manuscripts, including collections of formal documents (but not single documents, for which see Ch.A245-A251), owned by Riddell, arranged as far as possible in chronological order.
Microfilm of a volume of manuscript music written in part by Robert Millar and evidently owned by John Cameron., 19th century.
Microfilm of 'Admiralty Department letters' from the time of Sir Thomas John Cochrane's service at the East India Station, with index., 1842-[?1847, or after].
The contents are as follows:
'Admiralty Department letters', 1842-1847 (MS.2418);
Index to 'Admiralty Department letters’, [?1847, or after] (MS.2419).