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Photographs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Refers to still images produced from radiation-sensitive materials (sensitive to light, electron beams, or nuclear radiation), generally by means of the chemical action of light on a sensitive film, paper, glass, or metal. (AAT) This heading was used in the NLS typescript manuscripts catalogue for all types of photographs, and for documents relating to photography. (NLS).

Found in 2092 Collections and/or Records:

Typescript, undated, of 'Indian diary' by Violet Jacobs., 1922-1923.

 Item
Identifier: MS.27415
Scope and Contents

Diary of a second visit to India when Violet Jacob and her husband returned to some of the places they had known in 1895-1900. It describes their journey from Port Said to Bhopal and travels to Agra, Mhow, Dhar, and other places. There are lively descriptions of social visits, especially to Sultan Jehan Begum, the ruler of Bhopal, local life, archaeological remains, scenery and plants.

Dates: 1922-1923.

Typescripts and other material for “Joan Miró”: a fragmentary and personal memoir' by Ruthven Todd., 1947, 1971-1973, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26854-26855
Scope and Contents From the Series: Much of Ruthven Todd's prose writing, especially in his later life, was repetitious: he not only made numerous drafts and re-writings, but he used the same material in both books and articles. In particular, he made use of his own reminiscences in his work on Dylan Thomas and Fitzrovia as well as in the more autobiographical 'Dead and other friends and places'. MSS.26834-26856 contain material intended for full-length books; MSS.26857-26863 consist of shorter works and...
Dates: 1947, 1971-1973, undated.

Typescripts and other material for “Joan Miró”: a fragmentary and personal memoir' by Ruthven Todd., 1947, 1971-1973, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26854
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Typescript, heavily corrected in manuscript, 1971 (folio 1); (ii) Photocopies with manuscript corrections, of a later typescript incorporating the corrections in (i) (folio 37); (iii) Notes, photographs, and other material, 1971-1973, undated (folio 110). They include a photocopy of part of a commentary accompanying the film 'Joan Miro makes a color print', 1947.

Dates: 1947, 1971-1973, undated.

Typescripts and photographs of letters of the Earl of Rosebery to various correspondents., 1862-1927, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.10202
Scope and Contents From the Series: Rosebery, styled Lord Dalmeny from the death of his father in 1851 until he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1868, held various public offices including those of Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1881-1883, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, February to July 1886, and again in 1892-1894, and was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895, remaining leader of the Liberal party till 1898.The papers consist chiefly...
Dates: 1862-1927, undated.

Typescripts of letters, 1920-1921, and an original letter, 1924, of A G Walker to Sir John Findlay, Arther Kay and Frank Rinder., 1920-1921, 1924.

 File
Identifier: Acc.3501/13
Scope and Contents

Included as an addendum is correspondence between James Pittendrigh Macgillivray, Sir John Findlay, Arther Kay and Frank Rinder. Also included are photographs of sculptures.

Dates: 1920-1921, 1924.

Typescripts, with pencil and watercolour illustrations and photographs inserted, of diaries of Violet Jacobs kept while in India, 1895-1923., 1932, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27414-27415
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Born Kennedy-Erskine, she was brought up in the House of Dun near Montrose, and married an army officer in 1894. She wrote in both Scots and English, and some of her prose works are set in Angus.

Dates: 1932, undated.

Various letters and papers, including several press cuttings and copies of photographs, of and concerning members of the Haldane and Burdon-Sanderson families, with most of the items concerning Elizabeth S Haldane., 1849-1936, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.20034
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

There are letters and papers of Mary Haldane’s sisters Jane and Elizabeth, and her brother Sir John Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet, and his wife, Ghetal, née Herschell. There are also a few letters and papers of Mrs Haldane's daughter Elizabeth S Haldane, and collections of press-cuttings relating to her son Richard, Viscount Haldane.

Dates: 1849-1936, undated.

Various loose illustrations and sketches by Alasdair Gray, including photographs, negatives and other reference materials., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.14602/59
Scope and Contents

Includes a folder, annotated 'Views from above Hillhead used for mural'; and a printed negative, annotated 'Faust in his study (1958) photocopy from dye-line print, owner: A. Gray'.

Dates: Undated.

Various papers, containing bills, receipts and photographs., 1920-1962, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.4338/210(1)-211(3)
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Comprising correspondence and papers of T Graham Brown, concerning mountaineering.

Dates: 1920-1962, undated.

Volume containing watercolour sketches, photographs, maps and geological notes of John Francis Campbell, recording a visit he made to North America in the autumn of 1864., 1864.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.4.1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The volumes reflect, in his detailed descriptions, watercolours and sketches, Campbell’s interest in people, art, science and sport. In the later journals, his interest in geology and meteorology predominates, with particular emphasis on the effects of glaciation observed in various countries.

The sketches usually occur in chronological sequence with notes below each giving the date, place and other additional information.

Dates: 1864.

Volume containing watercolours, photographs, notes and printed items relating to John Francis Campbell`s travels from 1865-1868., 1858-1868.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.4.2
Scope and Contents Campbell illustrates a visit to Hammerfest and the North Cape made in the Autumn of 1865 and travels he made in Scotland for geological interest in the following years.There are several printed pamphlets by Campbell which have been inserted at various places throughout the volume: ‘Notes on the Stature of the Lapps’ (London, 1866) (folio 53), “Rough Night`s Quarters” (Edinburgh, 1866) (folio 75), ‘A Method of Converting Collodion Negatives into Positives’ (Liverpool, 1858) (folio...
Dates: 1858-1868.

Volume, received bound, of 'Letter from Cadet R.K. Dickson, R.N., Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, to Mrs W.K. Dickson, describing the test mobilization of the Fleet in July 1914, just before the outbreak of war with Germany', with a photograph of H.M.S. Russell on the inside of the front cover., 26 July 1914.

 File
Identifier: MS.13578
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection, in which family correspondence predominates, reflects all aspects of the naval career of Robert Kirk Dickson. He took part in the Battles of the Falkland Islands, 1914, Gallipoli, 1915, and Jutland, 1916. In the Second World War he served as Duty Captain in the Admiralty War Room, 1939-1940, and commanded the fast minelayer, H.M.S. Manxman, 1940-1942, when he took part in a series of offensive minelaying operations in the Channel, Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. He was Deputy...
Dates: 26 July 1914.

Working papers of William Skeoch Cumming, comprising notes, sketches, photographs, and other material collected by him in the course of his work., 1893-1919, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.9773-9795
Scope and Contents

Most of the material is undated and fragmentary in nature. Rough sketches, notes taken from printed books, addresses, accounts, and descriptions of portraits and uniforms are scattered throughout.

Dates: 1893-1919, undated.

Yellow box containing various loose photographs and handwritten correspondence to Pete Horobin., ?1980

 File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 42(8) [C-0043-80]
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The Attic Archive evolved organically from the activities of Pete Horobin, beginning in 1978. When Horobin's association ended, the archive was continued in turn by Marshall Anderson, Peter Haining and, lastly, aitch. Each change of custody coincided with the start of a new phase of activity, each phase undertaken, usually, over ten years.The papers of the Attic Archive are now dispersed through various cultural institutions, each having a particular association with the archive,...
Dates: ?1980