Scope and Contents Contains offprints of two articles by Prof. Angus Matheson published in 'Éigse' VI and VII, and of an article by Myles Dillon published in 'Language' 29 (1953); notes by Macintosh for a eulogy on Angus Matheson; two souvenir programmes of annaual gatherings, 1964 (with Macintosh as chairman) and 1969, of Eilean a' Cheò Glasgow Skye Association; notes and drafts of papers on Highland economy, including scripts headed "Lord leverhulme: his attempt to industrialise Lewis and Harris" and "The...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Thepapers comprise letters of and to members of the Cameron of Fassifern family (chiefly John Cameron of Fassifern, Sir Ewen Cameron of Fassifern and Sir Duncan Cameron of Fassifern, and, to a lesser extent, Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel and Donald Cameron of Lochiel), estate and household papers, legal deeds and accounts and other papers concerning Lieutenant Colonel John Cameron and his regiment, the 92nd Foot. A miscellaneous section includes inventories of furniture and books at Fassifern...

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Includes manuscripts and typescripts of plays, novels and poems, with over 500 letters of and to various correspondents.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: 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...

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Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.

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Containing copy of 'Our changing democracy: devolution to Scotland and Wales', Cmnd.6348, 1975.

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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 manuscript from which the typescript was made is probably the copy described by Alexander Macrae in ‘History of the Clan Macrae’, page 13, as belonging to Horatio Ross Macrae of Clunes.

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Joe Corrie worked as a miner in Fife and Ayrshire, and many of his plays and stories are set in mining communities. He was a prolific writer who published a number of plays, several collections of poetry, and two novels, as well as numerous stories and articles in newspapers. Many of his plays were popular with amateur dramatic groups.

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(i) Miscellaneous papers of Patrick Geddes, 1891-1925, undated, including material on university education (folio 1), and on the Darjeeling Summer School of 1917 (folio 10); also verse of 1916-1917 (folio 17);

(ii) Miscellaneous papers of Arthur Geddes, 1919-1954, undated, including verse and notes on his health and daily routine (folio 34).

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The papers include notes for the anthology 'Made in Scotland' edited by Robert garioch Sutherland, (Cheadle, 1974) (folio 35).

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Robert McLellan (1907-1985) was born near Lanark and educated at Bearsden and Glasgow University. In 1938 he married and moved to Arran, where he spent the rest of his life, except for a period of service in the Royal Artillery, 1940-1946. His most important literary works were plays, but he also wrote poetry, short stories, and books on Arran.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Programmes and other material relating to concerts organised or attended by Rose Ethel Bassin, 1931-1967 (folios 1-80);Plays (folios 81-143):(ii) Gaelic play: ‘Coiseachd air na Speuran’ (circa 1943) (folio 81);(iii) Gaelic play: ‘An Gruagach Ban, Mac Righ Eireann’ (folio 104);(iv) English play: ‘At a Lewis Fishing’ (Vancouver, 1929) (folio 115);(v) English play: “The Old Men’s Wauling”...

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The papers include a programme for the 'Masque of learning' at Crosby Hall, London, 1913 (folio 1), lecture notes for nature study (folio 4), press cuttings, ‘Report to the City and University Collaboration Committee’, Bombay (folio 20), reprints from the ‘Sociological Review’, 1930 (folio 28), and notes on the Indian and Scots Colleges, Montpellier (folio 48).

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Certificates of registration of births, baptisms, marriages, and deaths, 1828-1864. (Folio 1.) (ii) Masonic and military certificates, and passports, 1847-1878. These include a passport to Venezuela and a certificate issued to Sir George H Scott-Douglas on a visit to the Holy Land. (Folio 17.) (iii) School reports of Sir George Brisbane Douglas, 1867-1872. (Folio 26.) (iv) Recipes, chiefly for puddings, 1790, undated. (Folio 57.) (v) Prayers,...

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Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.

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Magnusson served as Rector at the University of Edinburgh from 1975 until 1978. He also served as Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University from 2002 until 2007. The papers relate to Magnusson's election campaign and his various engagements at the two Universities.

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Includes manuscripts and typescripts of plays, novels and poems, with over 500 letters of and to various correspondents.

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Printed items and photographs of and concerning the novelist and playwright, Annie S Swan (1859-1943). As some of the items are dated later than 1943 they evidently did not belong to Annie S Swan but have been left in the collection. With letter, 1942, of the Earl of Rosebery to V Rule, concerning a social engagement.