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Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.
Found in 5133 Collections and/or Records:
Typescripts of "James Gillespie's school", containing manuscript notes and correspondence., 1987-1988, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10989/206-207
Dates:
1987-1988, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
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Papers of Muriel Spark, relating to her autobiography.
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Papers of Muriel Spark, relating to autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae' (London: Constable, 1992).
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Research material and notes, relating to 'Curriculum Vitae', by Muriel Spark.
Typescripts of 'Lazarus', a television serial project by Ian Rankin; with related working papers and promotional materials., 1997-2001.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50490-50494
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.
Dates:
1997-2001.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working notes of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media.
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Typescripts and working notes of the television scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin; with related production information.
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Typescripts and production information of the television dramas by Ian Rankin; with related developmental materials.
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Typescripts of the television dramas by Ian Rankin; with related developmental materials.
Typescripts of lecture given to RAF Staff College, containing related letter and notes., 1944-1945.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.8681/87-93
Dates:
1944-1945.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Military papers of Douglas Neil Wimberley, containing correspondence, speeches, printed books and pamphlets.
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Military papers of Douglas Neil Wimberley, containing correspondence, speeches and some maps, translations and other related papers.
Typescripts of literary works by David Lindsay (1878-1945).
Series
Identifier: MSS.27247-27252
Dates:
[Circa 1920]-1942, undated.
Typescripts of "Not the Staff Bulletin", an unofficial NLS periodical.
File
Identifier: Acc.11658
Scope and Contents
Includes original drafts and notes from Issue ten onwards, and "Dr Jekyll`s" presentation copy.
Dates:
circa 1980-1990.
Typescripts of one-act plays by Margaret Noël-Paton., ?1932-?1945, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27469
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Ginevra: a legend of old Florence', ?1932 (folio 1). The play is followed by an 'Apologia', notes for the producer and a variant scene (folio 32).
(ii) 'Fear no more: a play of the Italian Renaissance' (folio 46). It was published in ‘8 new one-act plavs of 1938’, edited by William Armstrong, (London, 1938).
(iii) 'Whom Joy hath overtaken: a scene from the life of Paulinus', undated (folio 71). It is followed by the programme of a production in 1945 (folio...
Dates:
?1932-?1945, undated.
Typescripts of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘A Study of Schizoid States’; and, ‘Schizoid Factors in the Personality’., 1940.
File
Identifier: MS.50188
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1940.‘A Study of Schizoid States’.Typescript, 1940: ‘Carstairs Hospital List of admissions: 1st July to 17th Oct. 1940. Finally diagnosed as Psychoses and Psychopaths’. Folios 1-2.Manuscript notes, 1940, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning the subject of schizophrenia. Folios 3-73.Incomplete draft manuscript, 1940, of ‘A Study of Schizoid States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn....
Dates:
1940.
Typescripts of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’; and, ‘Psychology as Prescribed and as a Proscribed Subject’., 1939.
File
Identifier: MS.50187
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1939.‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’.Printed ‘Final Programme’, 1939, for the National Council of Mental Hygiene, Fifth Biennial Mental Health Conference. Folios 1-2.Typescript draft, 1939, of ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper has been annotated (folio 3 recto) by Fairbairn, ‘Draft – not included in paper’. The draft has been...
Dates:
1939.
Typescripts of poems of Sydney Durward Tremayne probably chosen and arranged for ‘Selected and new poems’., [1973, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.26682
Scope and Contents
There are several manuscript and typescript lists of contents, and an author's note (folio 26) which was not published.
Dates:
[1973, or before.]
Typescripts of scripts for ‘That Braveheart Feeling’, a BBC production by Ian Rankin; with related working notes. , 1999.
File
Identifier: MS.50499
Scope and Contents
Typescripts, 1999, of scripts for ‘That Braveheart Feeling’, a BBC production by Ian Rankin. Folios 1-15.
Typescript, 1999, revised draft. Folios 1-8.
Annotated typescript, 1999, first draft, with author's annotations. Folios 9-15.
Editorial notes, 1999, of Ian Rankin for ‘That Braveheart Feeling’. Folio 16.
Dates:
1999.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working notes of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media.
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Typescripts and working notes of the television scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin; with related production information.
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Typescripts and production information of the television dramas by Ian Rankin; with related developmental materials.
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Typescripts of the television dramas by Ian Rankin; with related developmental materials.
Typescripts of ‘Sinner’, a screenplay for film by Ian Rankin and James Mavor; with related developmental notes., 2009-2010.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50507-50510
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for film. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes of Ian Rankin and others. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of film production, including budget notes and administrative correspondence.
Dates:
2009-2010.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working notes of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for film.
Typescripts of the article ‘The Nature of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1938.
File
Identifier: MS.50184
Scope and Contents
The article ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, developed from Fairbairn’s papers, ‘The ultimate nature of aesthetic experience’ and ‘The nature of aesthetic experience’. The article was published in the ‘British Journal of Psychology’. The typescripts have been arranged in the order in which they appear to have been created and revised. Carbon copy, mostly, of a typescript draft, [1938] of the article ‘The ultimate basis...
Dates:
1938.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Typescripts of an article, `The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, with related papers.
Typescripts of the television dramas by Ian Rankin; with related developmental materials., 1992-2001.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50490-50499
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media. Outputs include plays, short stories, and documentaries for radio as well as television productions. Some productions were not aired. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of broadcasting. Additionally, some promotional materials and related correspondence are included.
Dates:
1992-2001.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working notes of the scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for broadcast media.
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Typescripts and working notes of the television scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin; with related production information.
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Typescripts and production information of the television dramas by Ian Rankin; with related developmental materials.
Typescripts of two papers, ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’ and ‘The Nature of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with press cuttings of reviews of each of the meetings at which the papers were read., 1938.
File
Identifier: MS.50183
Scope and Contents
The paper ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, was read by Fairbairn at a meeting of the Scottish Branch of the British Psychological Society, 29 January 1938. Fairbairn read a slightly revised version of the paper, under the title ‘The nature of aesthetic experience’, to a meeting of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, 2 March 1938. The papers formed the basis of Fairbairn’s subsequent article, published in the ‘British Journal of...
Dates:
1938.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Typescripts of an article, `The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, with related papers.
Typescripts, proofs, notes and drawings relating to Nigel Tranter`s "The Fortified House in Scotland".
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12666
Scope and Contents
Includes sound recordings of this and other works by Tranter.
Dates:
circa 1962-1995.
Typescripts, with manuscript additions and corrections of an account of the ancestry and early history of the family of Seton, with information regarding the allied families of Fleming, de Morville, de Quincy, etc., by Colonel R S Marshall., Early 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3249-3256
Dates:
Early 20th century.
Typographical notes of Ruari McLean discussing sheets of speciman pages of decorative types.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12717
Dates:
circa 1960-1969.
Typsecript verse concerning Sir Patrick Geddes by Dr Arthur Geddes with related notes; printed `Brief Guide to the Scotland Room, The Outlook Tower, Castlehill, Edinburgh`, undated; annotated typescript of `Patrick Geddes as a sociologist` by Dr Arthur Geddes; offprints of four published articles on Patrick Geddes.
File
Identifier: Acc.13661
Scope and Contents
i). Two typescript drafts, 1946, undated, of `Olympus and a Mortal Spirit : sonnet to a servant of the Gods, in memory and pressage ; (1854-1932), Patrick Geddes` , by Arthur Geddes, with incomplete comments on the sonnet and Patrick Geddes by Arthur Geddes.ii). Printed `Brief Guide to the Scotland Room, The Outlook Tower, Castlehill, Edinburgh`, undated, with annotations by Arthur Geddes.iii). Typescript, undated, of `Patrick Geddes as Sociologist`, a lecture given...
Dates:
1946-2015, undated
Unfinished and unpublished book, entitled 'Cactus and Columbine', relating to the United States, containing manuscript and typescript notes and drafts., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13220/33-35
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Articles and poems published in newspapers and magazines are all faithfully preserved in 16 large albums of press cuttings.She was a keen supporter of the Democratic Party and the correspondence files contain some letters of Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai Stevenson. The papers include several travel journals, and manuscripts and typescripts of many articles, verses, songs and hymns - which she had a gift for writing, despite her own agnosticism. Also significant are the manuscripts...
Dates:
Undated.
Unidentified library catalogue of the Ker family., 1784, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.5456
Scope and Contents
A note at the back of the volume is dated 1784.
Dates:
1784, undated.
Unpublished critical work concerning the 'Book of Job'., Circa 1943-1955, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10989/105-107
'Variety of notices of Hindoo manners, practices and customs.', [Circa 1823.]
Item
Identifier: MS.13895
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
[Circa 1823.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Brigadier-General Alexander Walker.
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Papers of and collected by Alexander Walker for proposed publications.
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'Variety of notices of Hindoo manners, practices and customs', and fragmentary drafts thereof.
'Variety of notices of Hindoo manners, practices and customs', and fragmentary drafts thereof., [Circa 1823], undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.13895-13897
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
[Circa 1823], undated.
Variety of theological and moral notes, chiefly by Henry Fletcher of Saltoun, with a few by Lord Milton and others., 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17777
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning religion and morals.
Various compositions of Sir Walter Scott., [?1799]-1831, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.876
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:“The Shepherd’s Tale”, [?1799], in Sir Walter Scott’s hand, containing slight variations throughout from the version given by John Gibson Lockhart in ‘Life of Sir Walter Scott’, chapter ix (folio 1);'The Maid of Neidpath', with the preface as published, 1806 (folio 13);'Wandering Willie', 1806 (folio 14B);'Lines on Mr. Macdonald of Staaffa ... left in the Book at the Inn there where the Travellers put their names...
Dates:
[?1799]-1831, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Original compositions of Sir Walter Scott.