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Minutes. Administrative records.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Records of what was said and done at meetings or conferences.

Found in 966 Collections and/or Records:

Political and miscellaneous papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale, including material concerning Lord James Hay and Lord Charles Hay of Linplum., 1717-1760, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14503-14523
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: 1717-1760, undated.

Political papers, including correspondence, press cuttings, and minutes, of Frank Yeaman, with some personal and miscellaneous papers. Also included is material relating to the early days of the Scottish National Party.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12944/1-41
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a mixture of personal (1931-1942) and political papers (1935-1985). The political papers reflect his activity as SNP candidate for East Edinburgh at the 1945 general election as well as his involvement in nationalist politics in Scotland and particularly in Edinburgh. It also contains material relating to the early days of the SNP, including organizational records of the party and an interesting group of newsletters and nationalist literature dealing with a broad...
Dates: Circa 1930-1985.

Political papers of the 4th Earl of Minto., 1873-1892.

 File
Identifier: MS.12548
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and papers on parliamentary business, namely the 4th Earl of Minto's possible candidature for North Lincolnshire, 1873 (folio 1); his candidature for Hexham, 1886 (folio 29); and the Parliamentary Committee on field voles, of which Lord Minto was a member, 1892 (folio 126).

Dates: 1873-1892.

Pre-committee meetings of the Gude Cause project., September 2007-May 2008.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13293/24-32
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Electronic archive, digital images, sound and video recordings, and related ephemera of the Gude Cause project, 2008-2010. The project’s main objective was to celebrate the centenary of the Women’s Social and Political Union procession which took place in Edinburgh on 10 October 1909. Furthermore, in the light of a report published before the 2007 Scottish Parliament Election, Gude Cause sought to reenergize women’s participation in Scottish political life.The archive charts the...
Dates: September 2007-May 2008.

Printed minutes, circulated to members, of the Executive Committee of the Carnegie Trust for Universities of Scotland.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9587
Scope and Contents

With records, 1903-1935, of fellows and scholars of the trust.

Dates: 1901-1935, 1969-1979.

Production file of 'Men should weep' by Ena Lamont Stewart., 1982-1983, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10893/106-116
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Containing papers on the following Scottish plays: 'Gold in his boots' by George Munro; 'U.A.B. - Scotland' by Harry Trott; 'Johnny Noble' by Ewan MacColl; "In time o' strife" by Joe Corrie; and 'Men should weep' by Ena Lamont Stewart.

Dates: 1982-1983, undated.

Professional and personal correspondence and papers of Sir Alastair MacTavish Dunnett, newspaper editor and businessman.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9179/1-244
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and papers concerning personal and business matters, including papers of several Thomson Organisation companies, and of many Scottish public bodies including the Edinburgh Festival Society, the Scottish Tourist Board and the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Dates: Circa 1955-1985.

Record book., 14 March 1761-9 June 1873.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.4702/1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The 'Book of Records' contains an unbroken run of minutes, and records of receipts and expenditure; a record of the deaths of members, 1763-1863, and membership lists, 1800-1872 are at the rear of the main volume, and there is a separate series of folios of reocrd, 1764-1772, probably removed at some time from the volume.

Dates: 14 March 1761-9 June 1873.

Record book of the Westminster Club for 'gentlemen educated at Westminster School’., 1789-1798.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6337
Scope and Contents

The volume contains minutes of club meetings at the Thatched House Tavern, 1789-1798 (folio 1), and rules, resolutions and lists of members (folio 80).

Dates: 1789-1798.

‘Record Cape Petitions’, volume I., 1768-1793.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2041
Scope and Contents

Harry A Cockburn, ‘An account of the Friday Club ... with notes on certain other social clubs in Edinburgh', in ‘Book of the Old Edinburgh Club’, volume iii (Edinburgh, 1910), identifies Robert Fergusson, writer, and William Brodie, wright, whose applications are on folios 62 and 124, with the poet and celebrated Deacon of the Wrights. On folio 103 verso, there is a short English poem in the hand of Robert Fergusson.

Dates: 1768-1793.

'Record of the Linnen Manufactory in Dunse, 1765’, i.e. Duns Linen Company.

 File
Identifier: MS.3707
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:Rules and regulations of Partnery (page 1);Minutes of meetings, 1765-1771, 1774 (page 14);A transfer of a share, 1766 (page 57);Invoices, 1767-1768 (page 60);Copies of out-going letters relating to dealings with William Tod & Company, London, 1768-1771 (page 66).Promoted in 1765 by neighbouring gentry and inhabitants of Duns with a view to the public benefit, the company was composed...
Dates: 1765-1774.