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The papers contain a large number of photocopies of documents dating back to the 17th century.

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The papers consist of: (i) A memorandum written by Henry Murray between 1805 and 1808 for the assembly and exercise of a corps (folio 1); (ii) Programmes, 1812, of manoeuvres and reviews of the 18th Hussars, in which he was a Lieutenant-Colonel (folio 3); (iii) A memorandum, 1823, of the disposition of review and exercise of a division of cavalry (folio 25).

Scope and Contents 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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The archive contains the correspondence of the members of the Brown family from 1810-1899. The letters reflect the personal lives of the Brown family and provide a stark insight into the lives of early settlers who travelled to the Victorian colonies in Southern Australia to reap the benefits of the quartz mines and the gold fields. The collection also contains documents that complement the narrative portrayed within the family’s correspondence.

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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 papers contain a large number of photocopies of documents dating back to the 17th century.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The papers contain a large number of photocopies of documents dating back to the 17th century.

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The British Deaf and Dumb Association was founded in Leeds in 1890. In 1971 it became known as the British Deaf Association.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: These papers, the surviving archive of the Edinburgh Society of Musicians, run from the foundation of the Society in 1887 - though it includes a small amount of earlier material - to 1982, and in addition to providing a very full account of the Society's own history, it contains much concerning the history of music-making in Edinburgh in the 20th Century. Included in the collection are the papers of the Edinburgh Harmonists' Society which could trace its descent from the Edinburgh Musical...

Content Description Further papers of the Piobaireachd Society, containing Society business files and a small number of manuscripts and printed books belonging to the Society. The largest part of this collection is formed by the correspondence and papers of Archibald Graham Kenneth (Archie Kenneth), including correspondence with his friend James Campbell, son of Archibald Campbell of Kilberry (1916-2003), and others; papers concerning his editions of some of the Piobaireachd Society music...

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Records of the Saltire Society including minutes, reports and correspondence. The Society's aims are the strengthening and preservation of Scottish culture and tradition, and its archives reflect its numerous activities in these fields.

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Records of the Saltire Society including minutes, reports and correspondence. The Society's aims are the strengthening and preservation of Scottish culture and tradition, and its archives reflect its numerous activities in these fields.

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Contains two printed items: A copy of The Camanachd Association: Constitution and Rules of Play, 1952-1953; Camanachd Cup Final souvenir programme of Kyles Athletic v. Newtonmore, Saturday 11th April, 1959, Glasgow.

Also contains notes by Farquhar Macintosh on the history of shinty, and an address given to the Camanachd Association, written on headed notepaper dated 1959. Macintosh was honorary secretary of Glasgow University Shinty Club.

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This series contains papers relating to publicity events/tours, ceremonies/receptions/dinners, festivals, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, and other events featuring Ian Rankin as subject, honoree, or speaker. Included are ephemera, including programmes and invitations, and promotional materials, including leaflets and other advertisements. Also included is limited correspondence relating to Rankin's attendance of events.

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This series contains ephemera, publicity materials, and other materials relating to events featuring and attended by Ian Rankin, including ceremonies, festivals, charity events, and others.

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This series contains materials relating to trips, charity events, ceremonies/receptions, and other events attended by Ian Rankin where he was not the subject/guest of honour. Included are ephemera, administrative materials, and promotional materials relating to the events.

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This series contains papers relating to publicity events/tours, ceremonies/receptions/dinners, festivals, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, and other events featuring Ian Rankin as subject, honoree, or speaker. Included are ephemera, including programmes and invitations, and promotional materials, including leaflets and other advertisements. Also included is limited correspondence relating to Rankin's attendance of events.

Scope and Contents The materials are in a variety of formats. Entries are arranged alphabetically by the title of the festival. Under each festival, entries are arranged chronologically.Boswell Book Festival. Leaflet for the Boswell Book Festival, 2015, featuring Ian Rankin. Folios 1-16.Cheltenham Festival of Literature. Advertisements, September-October 2002, in ‘The Guardian’, the ‘Independent’, and the ‘Independent Magazine’ for the Cheltenham Festival of Literature featuring Ian...

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Correspondence, drafts, notes, and working papers of Philip D Thomson of and concerning '100 Years of Hibs' (Edinburgh, 1975), being the centenary history of Hibernian Football Club co-written with Gerald Docherty. With circa 1000 Hibernian Football Club match programmes, photographs, 27 scrapbooks, fanzines and epherma, 1933-93, of and relating to Hibernian FC and Scottish football in general.

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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.