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Microfilms.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Fine-grain, high-resolution film in roll form containing images of documents, reduced in size from the original.

Found in 1088 Collections and/or Records:

Microfilm of assorted manuscript material.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.67
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Receipt, 1575, of Archebault Betun (Archibald Bethune), an archer of the French King`s Scots Guard (Ch.872);Account, 17 February 1552, of the provisions supplied to the Royal Household at Amboise. Includes a translation (Ch.2059); Bill, 1553, concerning expenses of the French royal household (Ch.2593);Holograph poems, [1931, or before]; and, 'The secret of the heather ale', a tale, 1892, by Neil Munro. (MS.816);...
Dates: 1552-[1931, or before].

Microfilm of assorted manuscripts, chiefly genealogical material.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.32
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Genealogical and legal papers, 1794-1866 (Adv.MS.2.1.13);Miscellaneous letters and documents, 1659-1831 (Adv.MS.2.1.14);Miscellaneous manuscript, 1629-1921 (Adv.MS.2.1.15);Stewart genealogies, papers on various families of Stewart collected by, and with some notes of, George Chalmers, 17th century-18th century (Adv.MS.6.1.12);Materials, 1811, or after, for a Baronetage of Scotland, collected by Sir Samuel Egerton...
Dates: 17th century-1921.

Microfilm of assorted music, and notes on music and songs, chiefly Scottish.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.295
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Notes, 1826-1827, of Lady John Scott on music, and songs, chiefly Scottish (MS.842);

Airs, 1824, chiefly of ballads, also of marches, etc., dedicated to Sir Walter Scott by Andrew Blaikie (MS.1578);

Copies of songs, dances, and other tunes, arranged for violin, made by members, relatives, and friends of the family of Brown, residing at Linkwood, Elgin, late 18th century (MS.3378).

Dates: Late 18th century-1827.

Microfilm of assorted papers of the Committee for Equipping Ships of the Darien Company, the Gibson family, Robert Stevenson and Alexander Graham Dunlop.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.444
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Minute book, 1697-1698, of the Committee for Equipping Ships of the Darien Company (Adv.MS.83.7.2);Legal and financial papers, 1825-1893, of the Gibson family, concerning the sale and purchase of property in the province of Buenos Aires, together with sketch maps, powers of attorney and other miscellaneous papers (MS.10328);Letters and a journal, 1817, of Robert Stevenson, the engineer, addressed to his daughter Jeanie during a visit he...
Dates: 1697-1698, 1817-1893.

Microfilm of assorted papers of the family of Cameron of Fassifern

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1288
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Notebook containing memoranda on sales of crops and cattle, 1783, 1786, and notes of receipts of rents, 1849-1863 (Acc.9174/14);Miscellaneous estate papers, [circa 1760, ?1742-?1853], including tenants’ petitions and memorials, tacks, notes on crop-rotation, advertisements for sale or lease of farms, both manuscript and printed, a memorandum in John Cameron of Fassifern’s hand concerning the running of his estate during his exile in England and ‘A...
Dates: 1656-1863.

Microfilm of autobiography, 1858, and journal, 1838-1839, of George Combe.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.745
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Journal, 1838-1839, of George Combe while in America (MS.7416);

Journal, 1839, of George Combe while in America (MS.7417);

Autobiography, 1858, of George Combe (MSS.7433-7434).

Dates: 1838-1839, 1858.

Microfilm of bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.962
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, 2nd half of 19th century (MS.3750);

Bagpipe music copied by Donald Dow, the piobaireachd corresponding, according to Archibald Campbell, to settings recorded and played by the sons of Donald Cameron, piper to Seaforth, and by J MacDougall Gillies, 2nd half of 19th century (MS.3752).

Dates: 2nd half of 19th century.

Microfilm of bagpipe tunes.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.953

Microfilm of Balcarres papers.

 Series
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.209-212

Microfilm of Bannatyne manuscript: a collection of some 400 poems, mostly Scottish, compiled and written by George Bannatyne.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.437
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Draft manuscript (Adv.MS.1.1.6 (1 of 2));

Main manuscript (Adv.MS.1.1.6 (2 of 2)).

Dates: 1568.

Microfilm of Bannatyne Manuscript: a collection of some 400 poems, mostly Scottish, compiled and written by George Bannatyne.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.800
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Bannatyne manuscripts, the draft manuscript (Adv.MS.1.1.6 (i));

Bannatyne Manuscript, the main manuscript (Adv.MS.1.1.6 (ii)).

Dates: 1568.