Notes.
Found in 5131 Collections and/or Records:
Biographical notes of Tom Weir relating to Mike Tomkies. , Undated.
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Biographical notes on the Senators of the College of Justice from 1532 to 1789, collected by John Philp Wood, probably in connection with his biographies in Adv.MSS.37.2.2-37.2.4.
The notes are followed by extracts from the Balcarres Papers and notes on the Court of Session, undated; with an index and a note on the papers by John Philp Wood's daughter, Marion Wood, who arranged them, 1877 (folio 29).
A list of Advocates (folio 1) and an account of the Duke of Hamilton's duel with Lord Mohun (folio 25), found loose in the volume, have been pasted in.
Biographical notes, undated, of John Purves, for the most part on 17th and 18th century literary figures., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.
Biographical notes, undated, of John Purves on 17th century English visitors to Holland., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.
Biographical notes, undated, of John Purves on 18th and 19th century English visitors to South Africa, with extracts from South African periodicals., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.
Biographical notes, undated, of John Purves on Bossuet, Fénelon, Joubert and Chateaubriand., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Most of the notebooks contain notes on a variety of subjects, only the more important of which are mentioned in descriptions.
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.
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 A-Ga., Late 19th century-?1956.
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 Ga-MacD., Late 19th century-?1956.
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 MacE-Man., Late 19th century-?1956.
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.
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.
Biographical papers of members of the Elliot family of Minto., [?Circa 1858], undated.
The contents are as follows. (i) Draft biography of Charles James Fox by the 2nd Earl of Minto, ?circa 1858 (folio 1); (ii) Autobiographical notes by the 2nd Baron and Baroness Dunfermline, undated (folio 58).
Biographical papers relating to Jan Struther, containing notes, diaries and photocopies., 1920s-1930s, 1989.
Biographies of Christian authors written by Joannes Petri de Delft, a copyist at Niewlicht., 1457-1469.
“Blair’s Collections”: Session papers of Robert Blair of Avonton, Lord President of the Court of Session.
`Blazoning of the arms belonging to the gentlemen within the Kingdom of Scotland`., 1672-1822.
There are additions up to 1822 by the copyists David Deuchar, and his son Alexander, the seal-engravers.
The volumes are interleaved with pages engraved with blank shields, some of which have been completed in watercolours or in trick to illustrate the text.
Blue notebook containing various handwritten notes and writings of Marshall Anderson., 1991-1992.
Blue notepad, 'May-June 1991. Storytellers. An Tuireann opening, Dundee 800 and Uist's Art Association', containing handwritten notes and writings of Marshall Anderson., 1991.
Book containing notes on some of the peers of Scotland and their families., ?1696-?1702.
From the dates that occur on pages 245 and 421 and intermediate pages, the greater part of the book seems to have been written between 1696 and 1701, but some additions must have been made at least as late as 1702 (see date on page 257).
‘Book of Clan Fraser’, being an album of manuscript notes and newspaper-cuttings relating to families and individuals of the name of Fraser, compiled by the Reverend Alexander Thomson Grant, Episcopalian Rector at Leven and later Chaplain at Wemyss Castle., Early 20th century-mid 20th century.
The notes, which are arranged alphabetically in order of families, include extracts from early official records, but consist chiefly of notices of marriages, deaths, etc., taken from modern newspapers. The compilation is incomplete, and there are many blank pages.
Book of English and Scottish tunes; with a list of the contents, and remarks, by Davidson Cook, a previous owner of the manuscript.
Book of French maxims., 1629.
A note by Robert Kerr, 1st Earl of Ancram, explains that it was written and presented to him by Princess Louise Hollandina, daughter of Frederick I of Bohemia, while he was in Holland after the death of her brother, Frederick Henry. It is signed by her brothers Charles, Rupert and Maurice, and her sister Elizabeth (folios 1 verso-2), and contains notes on the births and baptisms of Frederick I's children (folio 36).