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:
Parliamentary papers of the 4th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1509-1744.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14785-14790
Scope and Contents
Except where specified otherwise, the volumes were received bound.
Dates:
1509-1744.
Political papers of Patrick Chalmers of Auldbar (died 1854), who contested Montrose district of burghs unsuccessfully in 1832, and was returned as Member of Parliament for the constituency at the next election in 1835, resigning in 1842., 1830-1836.
File
Identifier: MS.15467
Scope and Contents
The volume contains:
(i) Election papers and addresses, 1832 (folio 1);
(ii) Printed parliamentary papers with manuscript notes, including lists of members; copies of Acts etc. (folio 21);
(iii) Papers concerning reform (folio 75);
(iv) Papers, 1836, concerning the Scotch Municipal Bill (folio 84);
(v) Papers, 1831-1836, concerning the Hypothec Bill (folio 88);
(vi) Papers, 1836-1837, concerning the Salmon Fisheries Bill (folios 162);
(vii) Papers concerning prisons (folio 178);
(viii)...
Dates:
1830-1836.
Political papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale, being largely Scottish Privy Council and Parliamentary papers., 1660-[circa 1697], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.14488
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:
1660-[circa 1697], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Hays of Yester formerly preserved at Yester House.
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Papers of individual members of the family of Hay of Yester.
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Papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale.
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Papers of the 1st Marquess of Tweeddale concerning public affairs.
Printed papers of the family of Erskine of Alva including statements by parties in legal cases, some parliamentary papers, and letters and instructions of the Commissioners and Trustees for Improving the Fisheries and Manufactures of Scotland., 1592-1825, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5128
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers are chiefly of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
For a genealogical tree of the Erskine family, see MS.5115.
Dates:
1592-1825, undated.
Printed parliamentary papers concerning the affairs of Italy, presented to both Houses of Parliament in 1860., 1860.
File
Identifier: MS.13060
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers chiefly concern Sir Henry George Elliot’s career as ambassador at Constantinople and Vienna in the years 1867-1884.
Dates:
1860.
Printed parliamentary papers of Sir Henry Elliot concerning the affairs of the Ottoman Porte., 1876-1877.
File
Identifier: MS.13080
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers chiefly concern Sir Henry George Elliot’s career as ambassador at Constantinople and Vienna in the years 1867-1884.
Dates:
1876-1877.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly diplomatic, of the Honourable Sir Henry George Elliot (1817-1907), 2nd son of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence of Sir Henry Elliot concerning the British Embassy at Constantinople.
Published and working copies, preparatory to publication, of the `Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom`., 1866-1872.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.51.1.1-51.1.6
Scope and Contents
Certain of the volumes include manuscript notes of John Francis Campbell as Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London. Press cuttings concerning the supply of coal have also been pasted into some volumes.
Dates:
1866-1872.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Correspondence of John Francis Campbell in the capacity of Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London, a post he held for several years, along with various printed reports and proceedings of the Coal Commission concerning investigations made into a number of aspects of coal mining throughout the country.
`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom.`, 1871, 1872.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.51.1.1-51.1.3
Scope and Contents
The three volumes comprise the final report of the Committee as printed by "George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, printers to the Queen`s Most Excellent majesty", 1871.
Dates:
1871, 1872.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Correspondence of John Francis Campbell in the capacity of Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London, a post he held for several years, along with various printed reports and proceedings of the Coal Commission concerning investigations made into a number of aspects of coal mining throughout the country.
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Published and working copies, preparatory to publication, of the `Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom`.
`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom. Vol. I. General report and twenty-two sub-reports`., 1871.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.51.1.1
Scope and Contents
Pasted to the recto and verso of the front free end paper of the volume is a press cutting, in several parts, from the `Times` newspaper, 10 August 1871, of an article, `The supply of coal`.
Folios i and 1 are notes of John Francis Campbell; folios 2 and 3 are letters of Eyre and Spottiswoode, the printers, to Campbell.
Dates:
1871.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Correspondence of John Francis Campbell in the capacity of Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London, a post he held for several years, along with various printed reports and proceedings of the Coal Commission concerning investigations made into a number of aspects of coal mining throughout the country.
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Published and working copies, preparatory to publication, of the `Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom`.
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`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom.`
`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom. Vol. II. General minutes and proceedings of committees A., B., C., D., etc.`., 1871, 1872.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.51.1.2
Scope and Contents
Folio i has an annotation of John Francis Campbell: `Friday July 12 1872 J.F. Campbell`.
Dates:
1871, 1872.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Correspondence of John Francis Campbell in the capacity of Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London, a post he held for several years, along with various printed reports and proceedings of the Coal Commission concerning investigations made into a number of aspects of coal mining throughout the country.
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Published and working copies, preparatory to publication, of the `Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom`.
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`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom.`
`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom. Vol. III. Report of the Committee E. Statistics of production, consumption, and export of coal.`, 1871, 1872.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.51.1.3
Scope and Contents
Folio i has an annotation of John Francis Campbell: `Friday July 12 1872 J F Campbell`.
Dates:
1871, 1872.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Correspondence of John Francis Campbell in the capacity of Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London, a post he held for several years, along with various printed reports and proceedings of the Coal Commission concerning investigations made into a number of aspects of coal mining throughout the country.
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Published and working copies, preparatory to publication, of the `Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom`.
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`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom.`