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Parliamentary papers.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Collective term for various documents presented to the House of Parliament. These consist of annual reports from government departments, or of organizations created by an Act of Parliament, regulations made by any Minister of the Crown under the authority of an Act of Parliament, and miscellaneous letters, typescripts and photocopies of documents presented by members with the House’s permission during the course of debates or other proceedings in the House.

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers, chiefly diplomatic, of the Honourable Sir Henry George Elliot (1817-1907), 2nd son of the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1822-1884.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.13060-13088
Scope and Contents

The papers chiefly concern Sir Henry George Elliot’s career as ambassador at Constantinople and Vienna in the years 1867-1884.

Dates: 1822-1884.

Correspondence and papers of the Honourable Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.19420-19571
Scope and Contents Arthur Elliot was the second son of the 3rd Earl of Minto and his papers form a valuable supplement to the Minto collection. Included here are papers of Sir Thomas Frederick Elliot, Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, and Emma, Lady Hislop, the grandmother of Arthur Elliot. Particularly well represented is Elliot's mother, Nina, Countess of Minto, her papers being especially rich in her correspondence and literary manuscripts. As an active Member of Parliament over a period of...
Dates: 1828-1956, undated.

Miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to lands and families of the north-east of Scotland, and to Scottish history more generally, collected by William Rose., Late 17th century-18th century.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.49.7.12
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Notes on Scottish history to 1660 under the following heads: ‘Of the Name Cl[i]m[ate] Dimension Division Air Soil Commodities Moneys Weights Measures and Buildings in Scotland`; `Of Succession of The nixt heirs to the Crown of Scotland`; `Of The manner of The Creating of the Nobility and Broughs of Scotland`; `Concerning The Ecclesiastical government of The Church`; `The Presbytries in Scotland`; `Of The Universities in Scotland`; `Writers of The...
Dates: Late 17th century-18th century.

Papers concerning the Melgund estate., 1710-1807.

 File
Identifier: MS.13290
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) papers in the dispute between George Jarron in Crosstown of Aberlemno and Sir Gilbert Elliot (later 1st Earl of Minto), concerning compensation for building a house at Crosstown, 1769, 1788-1790 (folio 1); (ii) Copy of the deed of entail of the lands of Melgund, 1710, with various subsequent papers, 1792-1807, including the Act of Parliament of 1792 permitting the sale of parts of the estate (folio 93).

Dates: 1710-1807.

Papers of Sir Charles Elliot concerning slavery., ?1831-?1833.

 File
Identifier: MS.21220
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Paper, ?1831-2, reviewing the slavery question and recommending a somewhat circumscribed freedom for slaves (folio 1); (ii) Parliamentary Paper, ?1833, annotated by Sir Charles Elliot, inquiring into the slavery question (folio 54).

Dates: ?1831-?1833.

Parliamentary and other printed papers relating to the work of the Bible Board for Scotland., 1832-1880.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11182/28-35
Scope and Contents

A series mostly of printed parliamentary papers forming part of the archive and all relating to the work of the Bible Board for Scotland.

Dates: 1832-1880.