Professional papers.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents amassed in the course of the execution of a vocation, career, or occupation, including correspondence, memos, official forms, etc.
Found in 479 Collections and/or Records:
Outgoing dispatches of Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, to the British Foreign Office, during his embassy to Paris., 21 July-29 September 1828.
File
Identifier: MS.6231
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A series of volumes containing copies of dispatches, both outgoing and incoming, for each year of Charles Stuart's embassy, with a gap of four years, from 1824-1828, when he was recalled to England. The volumes were paginated, which makes it apparent that in many there are items missing; a list of missing pages has been placed at the beginning of each volume.The main topics of the reports concern the principal political events of the day: in addition to details of internal French...
Dates:
21 July-29 September 1828.
Outgoing dispatches of Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, to the British Foreign Office, during his embassy to Paris., 3 October-29 December 1828.
File
Identifier: MS.6232
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A series of volumes containing copies of dispatches, both outgoing and incoming, for each year of Charles Stuart's embassy, with a gap of four years, from 1824-1828, when he was recalled to England. The volumes were paginated, which makes it apparent that in many there are items missing; a list of missing pages has been placed at the beginning of each volume.The main topics of the reports concern the principal political events of the day: in addition to details of internal French...
Dates:
3 October-29 December 1828.
Outgoing dispatches of Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, to the British Foreign Office, during his embassy to Paris., 2 January-30 March 1829.
File
Identifier: MS.6235
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A series of volumes containing copies of dispatches, both outgoing and incoming, for each year of Charles Stuart's embassy, with a gap of four years, from 1824-1828, when he was recalled to England. The volumes were paginated, which makes it apparent that in many there are items missing; a list of missing pages has been placed at the beginning of each volume.The main topics of the reports concern the principal political events of the day: in addition to details of internal French...
Dates:
2 January-30 March 1829.
Outgoing dispatches of Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, to the British Foreign Office, during his embassy to Paris., 2 April-22 June 1829.
File
Identifier: MS.6236
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A series of volumes containing copies of dispatches, both outgoing and incoming, for each year of Charles Stuart's embassy, with a gap of four years, from 1824-1828, when he was recalled to England. The volumes were paginated, which makes it apparent that in many there are items missing; a list of missing pages has been placed at the beginning of each volume.The main topics of the reports concern the principal political events of the day: in addition to details of internal French...
Dates:
2 April-22 June 1829.
Outgoing dispatches of Charles Stuart, Baron Stuart de Rothesay, to the British Foreign Office, during his embassy to Paris., 26 June-5 October 1829.
File
Identifier: MS.6237
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A series of volumes containing copies of dispatches, both outgoing and incoming, for each year of Charles Stuart's embassy, with a gap of four years, from 1824-1828, when he was recalled to England. The volumes were paginated, which makes it apparent that in many there are items missing; a list of missing pages has been placed at the beginning of each volume.The main topics of the reports concern the principal political events of the day: in addition to details of internal French...
Dates:
26 June-5 October 1829.
Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.14306-14400
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1892-1968, undated.
Papers concerned with politics and publication of the Ellice papers., 1833-1881.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15103-15105
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection consists chiefly of correspondence and papers relating to politics, especially colonial matters, and to estate and family affairs. Both Edward Ellice and his son were influential Liberal Members of Parliament who owned substantial estates in Scotland, Canada, America and the West Indies.
Dates:
1833-1881.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
Papers concerning the BBC European Service., 1941-1945.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13145/72-97
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes correspondence and papers relating to the following published volumes by Michael Roberts:'These our Matins' (London: Elkin Matthews and Marrot, 1930)'New Signatures', collected by Michael Roberts (London: Hogarth Press, 1932)'Elizabethan Prose. Selected and prefaced by M. Roberts' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1933)'New Country', edited by Michael Roberts (London: Hogarth Press, 1933)'Critique of Poetry' (London:...
Dates:
1941-1945.
Papers, including correspondence, articles, notes, reports and photographs, of Reginald W Powell, physicist.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10574/1-46
Dates:
1938-1985, undated.
Papers, including correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts of sermons, lectures, reviews, and reports, of the Reverend Prof John Foster.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6087 Box 1(1)-Box 5(4)
Dates:
Circa 1920-circa 1973.
Papers, including correspondence, radio plays and dramatisations, of Ian Sherwood Munro; with material relating to his publication 'Leslie Mitchell: Lewis Grassic Gibbon' (Edinburgh, 1966).
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4883/1-21
Scope and Contents
Comprising:
original manuscript and corrected typescript of "Leslie Mitchell: Lewis Grassic Gibbon" (Edinburgh, 1966); manuscript and broadcast scripts of eight radio plays and dramatisations, 1962-1968; 16 letters, 1959-1968, to Ian S Munro, correspondents including C M Grieve and Willa Muir.
Dates:
1959-1968, undated.
Papers, including correspondence, research notes, press cuttings and printed materials, of Dr Sue Innes, mostly concerning her research into the subjects of citizenship, women and gender studies.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12633/1-45
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, manuscript and typescript research notes, annotated typescripts of research papers, newscuttings and printed materials. Most of the material is undated.
Dates:
Circa 1990-2005, undated.
Papers, including journals, scrapbooks, press cutting books, photographs and other items of Sir Robert Heatlie Scott and Lady Rosamond Aeliz Scott.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8181 Box 1(1)-Box 2(20)
Scope and Contents
The collection relates particularly to Sir Robert Scott's wartime imprisonment in Singapore (1942-1945), and to his period as Commissioner-General in South East Asia.
Dates:
1923-1982, undated.
Papers, including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, sketches and correspodence, of William McArthur.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6878 Box 1(1)-Box 13(30)
Scope and Contents
Including manuscript and typescript drafts of plays, operas, novels, short stories, and sketches, and circa 500 letters to, and copies of letters of McArthur, mostly concerning the broadcasting of his works.
Dates:
1933-1961, undated.
Papers, including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of plays, articles and reviews, of Robert Nye; with manuscript and typescript drafts of the anthologies, 'The English sermon, 1750-1850' (1976), and 'The faber book of sonnets' (1976), edited by Nye, with associated correspondence.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6885 Box 1(1)-Box 3(5)
Dates:
Circa 1963-1976, undated.
Papers, including poetry, plays, broadcasts, correspondence and reviews, of George Mackay Brown.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4864/1-31
Dates:
1960-1970, undated.
Papers, mostly professional, of David Hope, Lord Hope of Craighead, with related ephemera.
Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13568/1-90
Scope and Contents
James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, KT PC FRSE, senior judge, first Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, was born on 27 June 1938. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Rugby School. After national service as an officer with the Seaforth Highlanders (1957-1959), becoming a Lieutenant, he was an open scholar at St John's College, Cambridge University, where he read Classics (1959-1962). On his return to...
Dates:
1953-2014.
Papers of Alan Bissett relating to the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13720/1-2
Scope and Contents
Includes typed and handwritten drafts of articles and spoken word pieces relating to the Scottish Indepdence Referendum 2014; polling card for 18 September 2014; and letter relating to National Collective's 'Cultural Ambassador' scheme.
Dates:
[?2012-?2014]
Papers of Alexander Walker during his time in Gujarat., 1796-[circa 1822.]
Series
Identifier: MSS.13630-13719
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates:
1796-[circa 1822.]
Papers of and concerning George Friel and Isobel Friel.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9248/1-19
Dates:
1931-1985.
Papers of and concerning Olive Wyon and her personal and professional interest in theology.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5261/1-58
Dates:
1901-1971, undated.
Papers of Charles Grant, Vicomte de Vaux.
Series
Identifier: MSS.25161-25174
Scope and Contents
Charles Grant was born in Mauritius in 1749, was brought up in Normandy and went into the army. He was created Vicomte de Vaux in 1777, and Chevalier de l'Ordre de Saint Louis in 1790. As a result of the French Revolution he went into exile in 1790, first in Jersey and later in London in 1793. Here he put himself forward for an administrative post in Canada and tried to raise an emigre regiment to be commanded by himself.
His papers reflect his career and interests, and he made use of some...
Dates:
1676-1824, undated.
Papers of Dr Thomas Ian Rae, Keeper of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10876/1-42
Scope and Contents
Papers of Thomas I Rae, Keeper of Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland, mostly relating to his work as a Scottish historian.
Dates:
1957-1989, undated.
Papers of Janet Paisley.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14151 Box 1(1)-Box 6(46)-was TD.3720
Scope and Contents
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Dates:
1981-2017.
Papers of John Blythe Kinross, financier, including other papers of his family, including his father, John Kinross RSA.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.10074/1-70
Scope and Contents
Papers of John Blythe Kinross, financier, son of John Kinross RSA, including some papers of his father's. Mostly concerning business interests, with some family and personal material.
Dates:
1873-1988.