Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This collection, while primarily composed of the letters and papers of Esther Chalmers herself, and reflecting her own life and activities, also reflects those of her family, from her grandparents to her nieces and nephews, and of her friends, both in Britain and abroad. The papers concern mostly her own life and her association with Lucie Dejardin, the Belgian socialist, with papers concerning her kinfolk the Lorimers of Kellie (particularly James Lorimer and J H Lorimer) and her father Sir...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Literary papers, 1961-1999, of Stewart Conn (b. 1936), a poet and playwright who was for many years a drama producer for BBC Radio Scotland. These papers includes correspondence, typescripts and a small number of manuscript drafts of poetry, and scripts of plays and adaptations for stage, radio and television.Many of the scripts in this collection have never been published, but it includes manuscripts and typescripts relating to the following published works: 'The Chinese tower'...

Scope and Contents This file contains a copy of the Ladies' Ski Club Bulletin (November 1959); an undated edition of the New Departures literary journal; The Royal Scots Club newsletter September (2003); Musselburgh Collection of Cookery Books sale catalogue (May 1998); National Galleries of Scotland newsletter (December 2003); Edinburgh Sir Walter Scott Club bulletin (2003); Italian Cultural Institute summer programme (2008); Scottish Society programmes (1999-2000); and Friends of the Edinburgh International...

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Correspondence, annual reports, financial statements, fanzines and match day programmes, 1992-2005, of and relating to Hibernian Football Club collected by Philip D Thomson.

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The box is covered in a school jersey from Lochyside RC Primary School.

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The first programme in the volume is of the Mòd in Oban, 1906; the last one is of the Edinburgh Mòd of 1919.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection consists of correspondence, publications and papers of Robert Blair Wilkie (1913–1998) and his family. Robert Blair Wilkie was the curator of the Old Glasgow Museum 1965-1998 (formerly known as the People’s Palace Museum). Active member of the Scottish Nationalist movement (joined Scottish Nationalist Association under John MacCormick in 1937), in 1945 he was the SNP candidate in West Renfrewshire, and in the following year he was appointed editor of the Scots Independent...

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The contents are as follows: programme, 1958, of a ceremony at the Royal High School commemorating Robert Ferguson, with a sketch of music played (folio 1); programme, 1965, of concert at the School with music of some of the works played (folio 4); sketches and fair copies of some of William Bowie's published works arranged chronologically (folio 28), works intended for publication (folio 54); unpublished works, 1961-1966, arranged chronologically (folio 71).

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Including diaries, correspondence, photographs, and articles, mainly concerning natural history and piping.

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A mixed group from Iceland who performed at Brechin Cathedral on 1 August 2002.

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The correspondence concerns past and future summer meetings, and there is a detailed programme for the Edinburgh Summer Meeting of 1899 with a list of excursions and entertainments. Preparations for the Paris Exhibition are mentioned, such as advertising arrangements, and the production of circulars.

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Papers include Maclean's notes on literary and historical figures, correspondence with Maclean following the death of his brother Calum, and letters sent to Maclean's wife, Renee, after his death.

The Papers also contain correspondence, invitations and programmes on various literary awards and events at which Maclean was honoured and in attendence.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Correspondence, 1886, 1896, 1906, 1927, 1943-1944, 1947-1950, 1961. Much of this relates to the demise of the Edinburgh Harmonists' Society in 1950, and to its absorption by the Edinburgh Society of Musicians. The correspondence of 1961 with Miss M P Linton of the National Library of Scotland includes a catalogue of the 18th century collections held by the Harmonists. (Folio 1.)(ii) Membership lists, 1884, 1932, and historical...

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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.

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The contents are as follows: (i) Correspondence, 1958-1970, undated (folio 1); (ii) Programmes, October 1958-April 1960, for lunch hour concerts (folio 169).

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Miss Liebenthal, herself an able violinist, was best known for the lunch hour concerts she ran in the National Gallery of Scotland, from the Second World War until her death in 1970. She was particularly interested in introducing younger musicians to the public, and many of the players and singers she brought to Edinburgh went on to make distinguished careers. The papers deal with the organisation of these concerts, and include Miss Liebenthal's large correspondence with musicians and...

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Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.

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Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.

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Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.

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'The Percipient Swan' is written on a concert programme of 1960 (folio 11).