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Proofs. Printed matter.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to trial sheets of printed matter that are checked against original manuscripts and on which errors can be corrected and alterations made.

Found in 414 Collections and/or Records:

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Leask to Lee, P., 1817-1924.

 File
Identifier: MS.40684
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Leask, William Keith.Letters, 1893, 1898, 1900, 1902 and 1908, of William Keith Leask to John Murray IV. Folios 1-14.Folio 7. Uncut proof, ?1898, of a prospectus for ‘History of the literature of Scotland’, edited by Alexander Balloch Grosart, Oliphant Smeaton and William Keith Leask. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1898, of William Keith Leask to John Murray IV,...
Dates: 1817-1924.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Grant, J. to Grattan, and company names beginning with Grant., 1817-1918.

 File
Identifier: MS.40477
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name. A further correspondent has been added to the end of the sequence.Grant, James.Letter, 1847, of James Grant to John Murray II. Folios 1-2.Grant, James.Letter, 1848, of James Grant to John Murray III. Folio 3.Grant, James F.Letter, 1830, of James F Grant to John Murray II. Folios 4-5.Grant, John.Letter,...
Dates: 1817-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Halliday to Hamilton, A., 1807-1897.

 File
Identifier: MS.40512
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Halliday, Andrew.Letters, 1808, 1812 and 1830, of Sir Andrew Halliday to John Murray II. Folios 1-16.Folios 5-12. Proof sheets, 1812, of a work by Sir Andrew Halliday entitled ‘Observations on the present state of Portugal’.Halliday, Clara Maria.Letters, 1817 and 1819, of Clara Maria Halliday to John Murray II. Folios 17-20....
Dates: 1807-1897.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hamilton, R. to Hamilton, T., 1814-1918.

 File
Identifier: MS.40515
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hamilton, Ralph.Letter, 1887, of Sir Ralph Hamilton to John Murray III. Folios 1-2.Hamilton, Ralph Gerard Alexander.Letter, 1902, of Hon. Ralph Gerard Alexander Hamilton to John Murray IV. Folio 3.Hamilton, S. Rowan-.Letter, 1899, of S. Rowan-Hamilton to John Murray IV. Folios 4-5.Hamilton, Samuel.Letters,...
Dates: 1814-1918.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Haweis to Hawkey., 1829-1916.

 File
Identifier: MS.40533
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Haweis, Hugh Reginald.Letters, 1872-1873 and 1883, of Hugh Reginald Haweis to John Murray III. Folios 1-12.Haweis, Mary Eliza.Letter, probably c.1875, of Mary Eliza Haweis to John Murray III. Folios 13-14.Hawes, Albert George Sidney.Letter, 1885, of Albert George Sidney Hawes to John Murray III. Folios 15-16.Hawes,...
Dates: 1829-1916.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hodgkin to Hodgson, Walter., 1813-1914.

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Identifier: MS.40562
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hodgkin, Catharine.Letter, 1903, of Catharine Hodgkin to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray. Folios 1-2.Hodgkin, Thomas.Letters, 1898-1899, 1901 and 1903, of Thomas Hodgkin to John Murray IV, Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and John Murray, publishers. Folios 3-16.Hodgkinson, George Thomas.Letter, 1854, of George Thomas Hodgkinson to John...
Dates: 1813-1914.

Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Hoyos to Hubbard., 1865-1914.

 File
Identifier: MS.40586
Scope and Contents All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hoyos, Alice.Letters, 1901 and 1906, of Alice Hoyos to John Murray IV. Folios 1-13.Folios 9-12. French and German press cuttings, ?1906, concerning works of Hermann von Keyserling. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1906, of Alice Hoyos to John Murray IV, folios 5-8.Folio 13. Note, ?1906, regarding Hermann von Keyserling.Hozier, Henry...
Dates: 1865-1914.

Literary and other papers of Sydney Goodsir Smith.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26163-26188

Literary and personal papers of Dorothy Dunnett.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12135/1-1062
Scope and Contents Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1937-2001, undated.

Literary papers, correspondence and artwork of Alasdair Gray.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.13289/1-109
Scope and Contents This collection includes personal and working papers of Alasdair Gray, with the great majority of the papers concerning 'A Gray play book' (Luath, 2009) and 'A life in pictures' (Canongate, 2009).The 'play book' papers include typescripts from throughout Gray's life of many of the plays which made up the book, as well as annotated proofs, and correspondence concerning the book's production.There are extensive visual materials collated by Gray for the production of 'A...
Dates: 1951-2011.

Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1923-1978, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.27001-27147
Scope and Contents

Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poetry and prose works, including books, articles, lectures and notes. Much of the material is fragmentary, and some was reworked or copied by Hugh MacDiarmid at a later date.

Dates: 1923-1978, undated.

Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to 'Caprice and Rondo'., 1997, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/362-368
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1997, undated.

Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett relating to 'Dolly and the starry bird', also known as 'Murder in focus' or 'Roman nights'., 1973, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/435-442
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1973, undated.

Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to 'Gemini'., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/369-383
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to 'Niccolò rising'., 1985-1986, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/306-319
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: 1985-1986, undated.

Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to 'Scales of gold'., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/337-344
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.

Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to 'The unicorn hunt'., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/345-352
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates: Undated.