Postcards.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Cards on which a message may be written or printed for mailing without an envelope, usually at a lower rate than that for letters in envelopes.
Found in 315 Collections and/or Records:
File, 'The Attic Archive. Taigh Cheasabhagh, 1995-1998', containing postcards, newsletters, leaflets, poetry and correspondence concerning the Taigh Cheasabhagh museum and arts centre., 1995-1998.
File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 19(5)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
1995-1998.
Forty-five letters and three postcards of Richard Eberhart to Michael Roberts., 1930-1934.
File
Identifier: Acc.13145/32
Scope and Contents
23 January, 4 April, 18 June, 28 July, 4 October, 4, 14 November 1930 and ?1930.;
8 January, 19 February, 16 (envelope only), 27 March, 3 June, 20 July, 27 October, 11, ?17 November, 10 December 1931, 2 postcards, 1931, and 2 undated letters, ?1931;
7, 18, 22 January, 13 (postcard), 20, 25 February 1932, and 2 letters, February 1932, ?1, 31 March, 13, 26 April, 14 May, 18 July, 11 October, 19 December (postcard) 1932, and 2 undated letters, ?1932.;
23 February, 18 March, 20 May, 24 July...
Dates:
1930-1934.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Michael Roberts, including some later papers of Janet Adam Smith concerning Michael Roberts.
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Correspondence to and some of Michael Roberts.
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Correspondence to Michael Roberts.
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Letters to Michael Roberts, arranged by correspondent.
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Correspondence of Richard Eberhart.
Greater part of the original diary of Elizabeth S Haldane, from 1910 to shortly before her death in 1937., 1910-1937.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20040-20042
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The diary was written at intervals of varying length, ranging from a few days to some months, but most entries cover the period following the previous one.
The whereabouts of the first volume of the original diary are not known.
Dates:
1910-1937.
Journal of a tour in Switzerland and Italy, written by M Rayner, pupil of a boys' school., 1856.
Item
Identifier: MS.6342
Scope and Contents
M Rayner was apparently a boy in the second of the three school parties, and the style of English and peculiarities of punctuation suggest that he was French or Swiss. The tour begins and ends at Bellerive. The journal is illustrated by a coloured plate showing the Great Seal of the Swiss Confederation and the cloaks worn by the officials of the different cantons (folio ii), by numerous postcards, and by a printed plan of the Alps (folio 49).
Dates:
1856.
Letter, 1893, of William Sharp to the publisher Frank Murray, inserted in Murray’s own copy of ‘Vista’ by Sharp (Derby, 1894)., 1893, 1894.
File
Identifier: MS.9985
Scope and Contents
The letter gives William Sharp's view of ‘Vistas’ as a series of psychological problems in dramatic form.
A postcard, 1894, of Louise Chandler Moulton to Frank Murray is tipped in to the volume.
The volume also contains the bookplate of Frank Murray.
Dates:
1893, 1894.
Letter and postcard of Frederick Delius to James B Inglis, Member of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland, concerning 'Summer Garden' by Delius., 1931-1932.
File
Identifier: MS.21501, folios 88-90
Dates:
1931-1932.
Letters and postcards of Dorothea [Dorothy] Richards, née Pilley, journalist and climber, to Janet Adam Smith, also containing letters and postcards of Richard Luckett to Janet Adam Smith about Dorothea, the Alpine Club, and enclosing a typed index for 'The diaries of Dorothea Pilley'., 1984-1987.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/128
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.
Dates:
1984-1987.
Letters and postcards to Janet Adam Smith following the death of Dorothy Middleton, containing a copy of the order of her funeral service and the eulogy by Janet Adam Smith., 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/16
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.
Dates:
1999.
Letters and postcards to Janet Adam Smith from literary friends, containing some poems and notes., 1955-1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/66
Scope and Contents
Some of the correspondents include: John Meade Falkner, 1956; Hugh Trevor-Roper, 1969; John Hewitt, 1981; Richard Usborne, 1984; Robert Robinson, 1984; Vikram Seth, 1988; Allan Massie, 1994; and Mogador Empson, on Hetta, Lady Empson, 1997.
Dates:
1955-1997.
Letters and postcards to William Soutar., 1899-1943, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8501-8548
Scope and Contents
The early letters are chiefly from William Soutar's family and friends, but, after the publication of ‘Gleanings by an undergraduate’ (Paisley, 1923), there are many letters from publishers, and from literary figures of the day.
Dates:
1899-1943, undated.
Letters of, and concerning, Dr. Emre Araci, Circa 1993-2015
File
Identifier: MS.50711
Scope and Contents
File contains letters, cards, postcards, and ephemera of Dr. Emre Araci to Lucinda Mackay regarding their shared cultural interests; Mackay's support for Araci's postgraduate studies and the Edinburgh University String Orchestra of which Araci was founder and Mackay was patron; Araci's professional career and international work. File also includes a letter from Araci's mother, Bilge, thanking Mackay for her support and kindness (1998); and a photocopy letter from Queen Elizabeth II to Araci...
Dates:
Circa 1993-2015
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Lady Lucinda Mackay Archive
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Correspondence of Lucinda Mackay
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Letters to Lucinda Mackay from individual correspondents
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Substantive correspondence files of specific individuals with Lucinda Mackay
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Letters of, and papers concerning, Dr. Emre Araci
Letters of Enid Layard to Hallam Murray and to John Murray IV., 1891-1907.
File
Identifier: MS.42416
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1891-1907.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Letters of, to and concerning Enid Layard, with papers relating to her bequest of the papers of Austen Henry Layard to the British Museum.
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Letters of, to and concerning Enid Layard.
Letters of Fr. Brocard Sewell, 1978-1988
File
Identifier: MS.50716
Scope and Contents
Letters and postcards of Fr. Brocard Sewell to Lucinda Mackay regarding his personal life, his writing, his vocational work, and instances of international travel. Also includes a newspaper obituary for Sewell (April 2000) and newspaper reviews of his books.
Dates:
1978-1988
Letters of Ian Caddy, Circa 1979-2009
File
Identifier: MS.50713
Scope and Contents
Letters, postcards, greeting cards and ephemera of Ian Caddy to Lucinda Mackay regarding significant life events including Mackay's engagement; Ian Caddy's professional life and news of his work; his upcoming productions and travels; news of family life; shared cultural interests across music, art and literature; painting purchases; and painting commissions and exhibitions being undertaken by Mackay.
Dates:
Circa 1979-2009
Letters of the painter and engraver, André Dunoyer de Segonzac to Agnes Ethel Mackay., 1935-1974, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26892
Scope and Contents
Most of the letters are short notes on postcards, but they mention his work and exhibitions, other artists such as Picasso and André Villeboeuf, and mutual friends, who included Clive Bell and Duncan Grant.
Dates:
1935-1974, undated.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to publications and offprints., 1927-1961.
File
Identifier: MS.50103
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, 1927-1961, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and various publishers. The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by publisher, and by date under each publisher. Edward Arnold and Co, publishers.Letter and business card, 1930, of Tom H Clare, Edward Arnold and Co, publishers, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-2.Horizon Press.Letter, 1961, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn to Ben...
Dates:
1927-1961.
Letters of William Gladstone to John Murray, publishers, and to John Murray IV. Included are some letters of various writers to and concerning Gladstone., 1890-1898.
File
Identifier: MS.42264
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Books, articles and pamphlets of statesman William Ewart Gladstone were published by John Murray over many years. This connection resulted in hundreds of letters of Gladstone to his publishers, in particular John Murray [III]. The letters largely concern the publishing process, including translations and commissions. However, Gladstone also writes of political events and his reflections on them. In addition, he also writes of mutual acquaintances, including sending Murray the news of the...
Dates:
1890-1898.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning William Gladstone.
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Letters of and concerning William Gladstone.
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Letters of William Gladstone to John Murray II and to John Murray III.
Letters to Ian Rankin of correspondents with surnames and corporate names beginning A-B., 1983-2015.
File
Identifier: MS.50301
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by the surname or corporate name of the correspondents, and chronologically under each name.
Abel, Dominic. See Dominic Abel Literary Agency.Aberdeenshire County Council.Letter, 1999, of Malcolm McAuslin, Area Manager Banff and Buchan, to Ian Rankin concerning a perceived slight on the town of Macduff; with a typescript copy of Rankin’s reply. Folios 1-2.Amnesty International. Print-out...
Dates:
1983-2015.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from correspondents with surnames from Austin, A. to Austin, P., 1819-1916.
File
Identifier: MS.40030
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name. Some of the letters include replies.Austin, Mr., 1819: folios 1-2;Austin, Alfred, 1862-1909: folios 3-68:includes letter, 1881, of Alfred Slade to Alfred Austin: folio 23;letters, 1909, of Alfred Austin to George Prothero: folios 62-66;Austin, Charles, 1852: folio 69;Austin, Hester, 1915-1916: folios 70-82;...
Dates:
1819-1916.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Anna Barrett-Lennard., 1904-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40688
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray, with some of their replies. They concern proposals for translations from German. Among those accepted are “A pietist of the Napoleonic Wars and after: the life of the Countess von Reden“, published in 1905, and “Moltke in his home” in 1907. Mrs Barrett-Lennard signed her letters as either “M. Barrett-Lennard” or “?Mamie Barrett-Lennard”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1904: folios 1-18;...
Dates:
1904-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Arthur Ainger., 1885-1943.
File
Identifier: MS.40011
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1885-1918, of Arthur Ainger probably to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, and one letter, 1943, of Edward Ainger to John Murray, publishers. The letters concern works of Ainger published by the Murrays, including “The Eton Latin grammar” and “An English Latin gradus or verse dictionary”. There is mention also of reprints under the auspices of Cambridge University Press. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1885-1887: folios 1-12;...
Dates:
1885-1943.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Arthur Benson., 1897-1936.
File
Identifier: MS.40086
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1897-1920, of Arthur Benson to John Murray IV, with related letters and papers dating to 1936. They mostly concern works of Benson published by Murray, including “The Schoolmaster”, “The house of quiet”, “The thread of gold”, and “The letters of Queen Victoria”, of which he was co-editor. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1897-1899: folios 1-6;1902: folios 7-58;1903: folios 59-94;1904: folios 95-128;1905:...
Dates:
1897-1936.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Bertram Windle., 1895-1911.
File
Identifier: MS.41294
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1895-1911, of Bertram Windle to Hallam Murray and John Murray IV, with related letters and papers. They concern works of Windle published by the Murrays, including his “Handbook for Shropshire and Cheshire” and “Handbook for Wiltshire and Dorset”. There is mention also of his plans for a cyclist`s guide, an archaeology handbook for England and Wales, and a work on the Wessex of Thomas Hardy. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1895: folios 1-9; (1)...
Dates:
1895-1911.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Evans., 1895-1899.
File
Identifier: MS.40385
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. Evans, in retirement, undertook work for the Murrays both in an editorial and in an advisory capacity, particularly on works relating to Classics and religion. Evans was interested in the history of the Napoleonic Wars, particularly in the Battle of Waterloo, to which the letters contain references.The letters are arranged chronologically.1895: folios 1-5; 1896: folios 6-24;1897: folios 25-66...
Dates:
1895-1899.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Fletcher., 1894-1928.
File
Identifier: MS.40411
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1894-1928, of Charles Fletcher to John Murray IV and John Murray V. They concern works of Fletcher’s published by Murray, including “Journal of a spy in Paris”, written under the name Raoul Hesdin, and the 5 volume “An introductory history of England”. The letters refer to John Murray V’s progress as a history undergraduate at Oxford. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1894-1895: folios 1-30;1896-1897: folios 31-39;1902-1903: folios...
Dates:
1894-1928.