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 395 Collections and/or Records:
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Coolidge., 1881-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40272
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern the preparation and publication of revisions by William Coolidge of “A handbook for travellers in Switzerland and the Alps of Savoy and Piedmont” (mainly the 1891 and 1892 editions).The letters are arranged chronologically.1881, 1888-1889: folios 1-5;1890: folios 6-19 [Note 1];1891: folios 20-65;1892: folios 66-94;1893: folios...
Dates:
1881-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Gowers., 1893-1908 and undated.
File
Identifier: MS.40473
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern various matters including: publications on medicine; articles published in, or to be considered for, the “Quarterly Review”;talk of the Athenaeum Club. Also detailed are Gowers’s suggestions for the revision of the 1885 edition of “A handbook for travellers in North Wales”.The letters are arranged chronologically.1893-1894: folios 1-34;1895: folios 35-70;1896-1898: folios 71-102...
Dates:
1893-1908 and undated.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1891.
File
Identifier: MS.40661
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1891, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1891, January-March: folios 1-61; (1)1891, April-June: folios 62-79; (2)1891, July-September: folios 80-118; (3)1891, October-December: 119-138. (4)1. Includes letters, 8 and 22...
Dates:
1891.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1892-1894.
File
Identifier: MS.40662
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1892-1894, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series. The letters are arranged in chronological order.
1892: folios 1-77;
1893: folios 78-163; (1)
1894: folios 164-192.
1. Includes letter, 5 April 1893, of William O’Connor Morris to William Knight: folios 103-104.
Dates:
1892-1894.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of William Knight., 1895-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.40663
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1895-1914, of William Knight to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray, with related letters and papers. They concern his editorship of, and his own contribution to, the University extension manuals series, his works “Lord Monboddo and some of his contemporaries” and “Varia: studies on problems of philosophy and ethics”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1895: folios 1-33; (1)1896: folios 34-72; (2)1897: folios 73-114; (3)1898:...
Dates:
1895-1914.
Letters to Michael Roberts., 1924-1932.
File
Identifier: Acc.13145/2
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1926-1931, of J D Solomon:
23 June and 3 July 1926;
28 January, 3 May, 5 July and 21 September 1927;
13 December 1928;
6 March, 3 September and 26 October 1929;
10 May and 9 June 1930;
and 12 January 1931.Three letters and a postcard, ? 1924, 19 April, 14 June 1925 and undated, of James Smith.Letters, 1926-1931, of Dudley E. Littlewood:
25 January 1926;
13 October 1929;
17 January, 27 May and 3 August 1930;
3 October ?1931;
and one undated letter...
Dates:
1924-1932.
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 chronologically.
Letters to Michael Roberts., 1930-1934, 1943.
File
Identifier: Acc.13145/3
Scope and Contents
Three letters and two postcards, 18 November 1931, 20 April 1933, ? 1933, and 1 March and 8 June 1934, of W H Auden.Three letters, 11 and 21 October 1932, and 14 January 1934, of T O. Beachcroft.Letter, 24 October 1933, of Julian Bell.Letter, 27 February 1934, of R E Bradshaw.Letter, 28 June 1934, of G F Brett.Two letters, 6 January and 19 April 1932, of J BronowskiTelegram, 30 December 1930, and letter, 2 October 1943,...
Dates:
1930-1934, 1943.
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 chronologically.
Letters to Michael Roberts., 1934-1939.
File
Identifier: Acc.13145/5
Scope and Contents
Two letters, 6 and 19 March 1939, of C C Martindale.;
Two letters, 23 January and 2 February 1937, of Robert Medley.;
Three letters, 10 November and 22 December 1938 and 16 April 1939, of Martin Moynihan.;
Letter, 23 May 1936, of Edwin Muir.;
Postcard, 11 November 1934, and letter, 31 March 1939, of Ezra Pound.;
Five letters, 26 February, 10 March, 4 May, ? May 1936 and [1936], of Frederic Prokosch.;
Letter, 7 March 1935, of Herbert Read.;
Three letters, 19 April 1936, 13 March 1938 and 25...
Dates:
1934-1939.
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 chronologically.
Manuscript poem, eight postcards and a photograph of George Ramage, Lance Corporal, Gordon Highlanders.
File
Identifier: Acc.11982
Dates:
circa 1920-1927.
Member`s ticket, dividend warrant and post card of the Kingskettle Co-operative Society Ltd, Kingskettle, Fife.
File
Identifier: Acc.9347
Dates:
circa 1850-1900.
Miscellaneous items including postcard, gallery invitations and a New Yorker article., 1982, 1988, 1996-1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/210
Dates:
1982, 1988, 1996-1997.
Miscellaneous items relating to William Soutar, including academic certificates and class cards, unused picture postcards, greetings cards, bookplates and photographic prints., [1943, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.8764(I)
Scope and Contents
The photographic prints would appear to be of family relations of William Soutar.
Dates:
[1943, or before.]
Miscellaneous material of John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22072
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, notes and poems to John Davidson (folio 1);(ii) A list of Davidson’s compositions (folio 11);(iii) A list of books on music bought by Davidson, 1886-1906 (folio 12);(iv) Various musical compositions and sketches (folio 20);(v) Postcards, photographs and prints of Aberdeen and Woodside (folio 70);(vi) Other printed items (folio 99);(vii) Press cuttings, [circa...
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
Miscellaneous papers of Alastair Reid concerning 'Digging up Scotland'., [1981, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27461
Scope and Contents
The papers include some of the original items buried in the time capsule in 1971 and dug up in 1980 (folio 3) and photographs taken when the capsule was dug up (folio 9).
Dates:
[1981, or before.]
Miscellaneous papers of and relating to the Pinkerton family., 1871-1980.
Series
Identifier: Acc.9502/71-99
Miscellaneous personal and business papers and family photographs of Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1916-1977, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26665
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Robert Sutherland (1909-1981) who wrote under the name 'Robert Garioch', was educated in Edinburgh and, after the war of 1939-1945 when he was a prisoner in Italy and Germany, became a schoolteacher in Kent. He returned to Edinburgh in 1959, where he taught and worked for the School of Scottish Studies in the University.
Dates:
1916-1977, undated.
Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
Series
Identifier: MSS.22022-22075
Dates:
1871-1926, undated.
Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson., 1871-1926, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.22022-22074
Scope and Contents
John Davidson, a member of the family of J & A Davidson, coal merchants and shipping agents, Aberdeen, was an amateur musician and composer. His preferred medium appears to have been the string quartet, but he composed and arranged pieces also for other combinations of instruments, chiefly strings. A number of pieces appear in more than one form. The collection contains both full scores and parts.The earliest and latest dates discernible are 1871 and 1926, but almost...
Dates:
1871-1926, undated.
Musicological correspondence and other papers of Michael Bonaventure.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11979
Dates:
circa 1986-2000.
Nine postcards and three colour prints, relating to Bremen or 11th century art., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.12135/131
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates:
Undated.
Notes for ‘The other traveller’ by Nancy Brysson Morrison., 1954-1955.
File
Identifier: MS.27304
Scope and Contents
Several postcards and illustrations of hotels and scenery in the Highlands have been inserted.
Dates:
1954-1955.
Notes of Nancy Brysson Morrison, taken from published works, on the Brontës and other characters in their story, and on Haworth., [1969, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27334
Scope and Contents
Includes postcards depicting the Brontës sisters and Haworth.
Dates:
[1969, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers and correspondence of the novelist and biographer, Nancy Brysson Morrison (1903-1986).
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Literary papers of Nancy Brysson Morrison.
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Notes for and manuscript of 'Haworth harvest: the lives of the Brontës' by Nancy Brysson Morrison.
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Notes of Nancy Brysson Morrison, taken from published works, on the Brontës and other characters in their story, and on Haworth.
'On Monograms' by John Sliegh, criticizing John E Hodgkin, 'Monograms'., Late 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2930
Scope and Contents
The volume contains monograms devised by John Sliegh, postcards written by him, 1871-1874, a notice of him by Miss Hipkins (folio iii), and sketches of him by John A Hipkins (folio 11).
Dates:
Late 19th century.
Outreach and collaborative production files of 'Out here'., ?2002, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12911/220-221
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection dates mainly from after 1988, when John McGrath and Elizabeth MacLennan resigned from the company which they had established, with David MacLennan, in 1973. Following the funding crisis in 2006, the company had to leave its base in the STUC building in Glasgow, and it was at this point that much of the material in this accession was presented to the National Library of Scotland.
Dates:
?2002, undated.
Paper bag containing 'Browsing', "In brief 1997 City Descriptions" and 'Stopstop' booklets including postcards., 1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 33(2)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in tartan.
Dates:
1997.