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Press cuttings. Information artifacts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Illustrations, pages, articles, or columns of text removed from books, newspapers, journals, or other printed sources. (AAT) 'Press cuttings' NLS preferred form.

Found in 1672 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers of the 2nd Earl of Minto, including letters from Henry Brougham and Sir John Sinclair, on the Farmers' Property Tax and on the current agricultural and industrial depression., 1807-1823.

 File
Identifier: MS.12121
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates: 1807-1823.

Correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning Church of Scotland affairs., 1840-1890, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12343-12346
Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...
Dates: 1840-1890, undated.

Correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning education in Scotland., 1848-1878.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12347-12351
Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...
Dates: 1848-1878.

Correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning the Forbes Mackenzie Act., 1857-1878.

 File
Identifier: MS.12356
Scope and Contents From the Series: William Hugh Elliot Murray Kynynmound was the eldest surviving son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1814 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1859. He was Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1837-1841, for Greenock, 1847-1852, and for Clackmannan and Kinross, 1857-1859; served as chairman of the Lunacy Commission, Scotland, 1857. As an active back-bench MP and peer, who was closely related to some of the leading political figures of his time - he was, for example, the...
Dates: 1857-1878.

Correspondence and papers of the 3rd Earl of Minto concerning various political issues., 1858-1889.

 File
Identifier: MS.12357
Scope and Contents

The correspondence and papers concern the resignation of Sir James Hudson as Minister to Turin and his replacement by Sir Henry George Elliot, 1863-1868 (folio 1), the Tweed Fisheries Act, 1858-1889, with press cuttings concerning poaching, etc., 1882-1885 (folio 56), the Contagious Diseases Act, 1870-1871 (folio 162), Local Government reform, 1888-1889 (folio 192), and cattle plague, 1865-1866 (folio 202).

Dates: 1858-1889.

Correspondence and papers of Valda Grieve, wife of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1933-1989, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27221-27239
Scope and Contents

Valda Trevlyn was Christopher Murray Grieve's, "Hugh MacDiarmid's" second wife, whom he married in 1934.

Dates: 1933-1989, undated.

Correspondence and papers relating to articles by Alasdair Gray., 1993.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.12557/3-4
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: The largest portion of this collection is taken up by drafts of film scripts for 'Poor things', co-written by Alasdair Gray and Sandy Johnson, director, with comments and changes of both, as well as comments and changes of Iain Brown, producer, and Brian Gibson, another director who was later attached to the project.There are also some files of correspondence and drafts of articles and illustrations for other projects, as well as typescripts and proofs of the short story...
Dates: 1993.

Correspondence and papers relating to attendance of Janet Adam Smith at Oxford University., 1921-1926.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13861/17
Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers include:Correspondence of Emily Penrose, Somerville College, Oxford about the entrance of Janet Adam Smith into University in October 1923, 1921-1923;Copies of Somerville College English Literature Scholarship and Entrance Examination papers, 1923;Lecture List and Summer Reading list, 1925;Examination papers of Oxford University Honour School of English Language and Literature, for 1926;Janet Adam Smith...
Dates: 1921-1926.

Correspondence and papers relating to period of Robert Douglas McIntyre as MP for Motherwell and Wishaw, April-June 1945, and his general election campaigns in the constituency, July 1945 and February 1950., 1945, 1950.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10090/21-27
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Some family and other papers of Robert Douglas McIntyre's father, the Reverend John Ebenezer McIntyre (1874-1961), successively minister of Hightae and Dalton, Motherwell, Manse Road, and St Mary's, Edinburgh, United Free churches, and later of Barony and St James Place Church of Scotland, Edinburgh, precede the main collection.

Dates: 1945, 1950.

Correspondence and papers relating to the constituencies of Fife and of the Cadco Affair., 1945-1991.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10951/114-121
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Correspondence and papers, 1936-1992, of William Winter Hamilton (b.1917), writer politician, Labour MP for West Fife, 1950-1974 and for Central Fife, 1974-1987.

Dates: 1945-1991.

Correspondence and papers relating to the Royal Household and Family., 1961-1991.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10951/102-108
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Correspondence and papers, 1936-1992, of William Winter Hamilton (b.1917), writer politician, Labour MP for West Fife, 1950-1974 and for Central Fife, 1974-1987.

Dates: 1961-1991.

Correspondence and papers relating to work of Foster Neville Woodward in 'scientific diplomacy', with the United Nations and other international organisations., 1943-1985.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9010/140-228
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Correspondence and research papers of Dr Foster Neville Woodward, Scientific Consultant, 1914-1985. Although there is some personal correspondence, the papers relate mainly to Dr Woodward’s scientific career, including his work as a scientific civil servant, 1930-1947, at the Chemical Defence Research Establishment, Sutton Oak, on chemical warfare and in particular on mustard gas, at the Ministry of Supply, Leamington Spa, on camouflage research, and at the Ministry of Production, where his...
Dates: 1943-1985.

Correspondence and press cuttings concerning 'Life and letters of Anne Isabella, Lady Noel Byron', by Ethel Colburn Mayne., 1929-1930.

 File
Identifier: MS.43540
Scope and Contents The correspondence has been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. Letters of Richard John Frederick Edgcumbe to John Murray [V] with a copy of a reply, 1929: folios 1-4;Letters of Judith Anne Dorothea Blunt-Lytton, Lady Wentworth, to John Murray [V] with copies of some of his replies, 1929: folios 5-12;Letters of Ethel Colburn Mayne to John Murray [V] with copies of his replies, 1929-1930: folios 13-32;Letter of Mary...
Dates: 1929-1930.

Correspondence and press-cuttings (mostly from ‘The Times’) concerning the activities of the British-American Association for Emigration and Colonization., 1842-1844, 1847.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.26.2.19
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers relate to: peerage cases and forfeited peerages arranged in alphabetical order of title (Adv.MS.26.1.1-26.1.29); landed families and baronetcies, arranged in alphabetical order of family (Adv.MS.26.2.1-26.2.12); various legal and other topics (Adv.MS.26.2.13-26.2.23).

Dates: 1842-1844, 1847.

Correspondence and press cuttings related to autobiography 'Curriculum Vitae'., 1992-1993.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11621/185
Scope and Contents From the Series:

During the period of this correspondence Penelope Jardine acted as Muriel Spark’s secretary frequently writing on behalf of Spark. As a result it is not always clear who authored individual letters.

Dates: 1992-1993.

Correspondence and press cuttings related to critical work 'The Essence of the Brontës'., 1993.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11621/184
Scope and Contents From the Series:

During the period of this correspondence Penelope Jardine acted as Muriel Spark’s secretary frequently writing on behalf of Spark. As a result it is not always clear who authored individual letters.

Dates: 1993.

Correspondence and press cuttings related to short story collections 'The Collected Stories' and 'The Penguin Collection'., 1994-1996.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11621/131
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

During the period of this correspondence Penelope Jardine acted as Muriel Spark’s secretary frequently writing on behalf of Spark. As a result it is not always clear who authored individual letters.

Dates: 1994-1996.

Correspondence and press cuttings related to 'The Essence of the Brontës' and 'Curriculum Vitae'., 1992-1993.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11621/184-185
Scope and Contents

During the period of this correspondence Penelope Jardine acted as Muriel Spark’s secretary frequently writing on behalf of Spark. As a result it is not always clear who authored individual letters.

Dates: 1992-1993.

Correspondence and speech on the William Roscoe lecture delivered by Magnusson., 1998-2000.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/741
Scope and Contents

Files also includes correspondence and newspaper cuttings on Roscoe’s anti-slavery activities in Liverpool, and the 21st century acknowledgement of Liverpool’s involvement in the slave trade.

Dates: 1998-2000.

Correspondence, articles, press cuttings and notes on members of the Bicknell family., 1927-1999.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13861/122
Scope and Contents

Containing: Raymond Bicknell, climber, 1875-1927; Ellen Bicknell, teacher, 1902 -1994; Peter Bicknell, climber, 1907-1995; Christine Bicknell, 1919-1999; and  Mairi Bicknell, ballet teacher.

Dates: 1927-1999.

Correspondence between Edward Ellice and Sir John Rose., 1852-1869, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15123-15124
Scope and Contents From the Series: The seigneury of Anfield, or Beauharnois as it was usually called, was purchased by Edward Ellice (died 1863) from the Marquis de Lotbinière. Most of the papers consist of reports of various agents who administered the estate. Negotiations for the sale of Beauharnois were started in 1839, when the North American Colonial Association of Ireland agreed to purchase, but the huge amounts of money involved protracted the affair, and it was not finally disposed of until 1866.There are...
Dates: 1852-1869, undated.

Correspondence between Edward Ellice and Sir John Rose., 1861-1869, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.15124
Scope and Contents From the Series: The seigneury of Anfield, or Beauharnois as it was usually called, was purchased by Edward Ellice (died 1863) from the Marquis de Lotbinière. Most of the papers consist of reports of various agents who administered the estate. Negotiations for the sale of Beauharnois were started in 1839, when the North American Colonial Association of Ireland agreed to purchase, but the huge amounts of money involved protracted the affair, and it was not finally disposed of until 1866.There are...
Dates: 1861-1869, undated.

Correspondence between Janet Adam Smith and Valerie Eliot., 1931-1998.

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Identifier: Acc.13861/93
Scope and Contents Containing:Letters between Janet Adam Smith and Valerie Eliot, some concerning the papers of her late husband, T S Eliot, 1965-1998.Lists of letters written by T S Eliot to Janet Adam Smith, 1937-1963, and to Michael Roberts, 1931–1948, where JAS Estate has photocopies of them but not the originals, as of 1999.Newspaper cuttings of letters to the press about accounts of the life and works of T S Eliot, with arguments about access to his papers,...
Dates: 1931-1998.

Correspondence between Peter Butter and various correspondents relating to Edwin and Willa Muir. File 3., 1962-1972.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13634/12
Scope and Contents Includes correspondence with Laurence Stapleton (of Bryn Mawr College), Daid Cairns, ‘John’ (of Queen’s College Cambridge), Gavin Muir, _____ Barker, ‘Tom’ (of 3 Duddingston Park, Edinburgh), Janet Carleton (from an address possibly occupied by Janet Adam Smith?), E M Anderson, W Martin, Patricia Swale, Diana Haskell (of the Newberry Library), R K Leskie (of Orkney County Library), Magraret McFadden (of the University of Chicago), Alan Bell (of the National Library of Scotland), Susan J...
Dates: 1962-1972.