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 353 Collections and/or Records:
Material extracted from the papers placed in MS.3134 (xi): Letters of Sir Walter Scott to Thomas Thomson and other material relating to Scott., [1831, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.3168-3169
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Many of the papers are accompanied by transcripts or summaries by Alexander Macdonald.
Dates:
[1831, or before.]
Material for the ‘Annals of Scotland’ volumes I and II (Edinburgh, 1776 and 1779) by Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., Late 18th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25358-25370
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Material for the 'Life of Napoleon Buonaparte' by Sir Walter Scott., 1789-1828.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.883-890
Dates:
1789-1828.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
Microfilm of correspondence chiefly of Thomas Carlyle and Joseph Neuberg; and, proof sheets of 'Frederick the Great' by Thomas Carlyle., 1839-1867.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.384
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Correspondence, 1839-May 1855, of Thomas Carlyle and Joseph Neuberg, and various other correspondents (MS.551);Correspondence, June 1855-March 1859, of Thomas Carlyle and Joseph Neuberg, including letters of various other correspondents, and proof sheets of 'Frederick the Great' by Carlyle (MS.552);Correspondence, April 1859-1867, of Thomas Carlyle and Joseph Neuberg, including letters of various other correspondents, and proof sheets of...
Dates:
1839-1867.
Microfilm of proofs of ‘Quentin Durward’ by Sir Walter Scott., [1823, or before.]
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.347
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Page proofs, [1823, or before], of ‘Quentin Durward’ by Sir Walter Scott, with extensive corrections and additions in Scott’s hand (MS.3404);
Proofs, [1823, or before], of the first edition of ‘Quentin Durward’ by Sir Walter Scott (MS.3405).
Dates:
[1823, or before.]
Microfilm of Nineteenth century literary manuscripts. Part 4. The correspondence and papers of J G Lockhart. Reel 18., [1817, or before]-1859.
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1311
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Letters, 1849-1859, of John Gibson Lockhart, William Ewart Gladstone, Lord Brougham, and others, addressed chiefly to the Reverend Whitwell Elwin, on matters relating to the 'Quarterly Review' (MS.2262);
Poems, [1824, or after], of John Gibson Lockhart, in his hand: 'Farewell to the Year', from a German ‘Taschenbuch’ of 1828, and 'To the Virgin' and 'Prayer', from the Spanish (MS.3995);
Manuscript and corrected proof, [1819, or before], of the 'Postscript...
Dates:
[1817, or before]-1859.
Minute book of the Abbotsford Club, with some printed copies of the minutes., 1833-1834, 1837-1839, 1841-1842, 1844.
Item
Identifier: MS.2050
Scope and Contents
The minutes are preceded by a printed proof of the Rules of the Bannatyne Club, corrected in the hand of Sir Walter Scott (page 3).
Dates:
1833-1834, 1837-1839, 1841-1842, 1844.
Miscellaneous articles and notes, containing press-cuttings and correspondence., 1914-2005.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/58
Scope and Contents
Containing:Press cuttings and printed reviews on articles and books on Scottish history, 1914-1969.Letters to Janet Adam Smith about miscellaneous articles written by her on Scottish history and literature, 1939-1982.Newspaper articles on Henry James, 1947-1955.Janet Adam Smith notes on Henry James and William James (nephew), including an article The Guerdon by Max Beerbohm, 1956-1972.Article, Mary Geraldine Dickins, by Janet Adam...
Dates:
1914-2005.
Miscellaneous manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of ‘Lucky poet’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., 1941-1942, 1971.
File
Identifier: MS.27038
Scope and Contents
The papers include the preliminary pages (folio 1), several drafts of the author's note, 1941-1942 (folio 19), sections of text (folio 112), index (folio 135), and a variant version of the author's note to the reprint of 1971 (folio 190).
Dates:
1941-1942, 1971.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of ‘Lucky poet' by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid'.
Miscellaneous papers covering Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot's political career, with a concentration on the Free Trade movements of the 1890s and 1900s., 1879-1922.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19537-19564
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot was the second son of the 3rd Earl of Minto. He was educated privately, at Edinburgh University, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. After a brief period of practice on the Northern Circuit, he was elected Liberal M P for Roxburghshire in 1880; in 1886 he opposed Gladstone's Home Rule policy but held his seat as a Liberal Unionist until 1892. After being defeated by a single vote in 1895, Elliot was returned for Durham at a by-election in 1898. He was appointed...
Dates:
1879-1922.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Honourable Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family.
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Papers and correspondence of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot.
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Political, literary, and miscellaneous papers of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot.
Miscellaneous papers of John Hill Burton., 1674-1880, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9445-9446
Miscellaneous papers of John Pinkerton., Late 18th century-early 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.1711
Scope and Contents
The contents comprise materials relating to John Pinkerton's collections of poetry (folio 1), edition of Barbour (folio 29), geographical works (folio 35), mineralogy (folio 104), ‘Recollections of Paris’ (folio 129), etc.; plans for works which were not subsequently carried out (folio 153); original poems (folio 164); and miscellaneous matter (folio 173).
Dates:
Late 18th century-early 19th century.
Miscellaneous papers of the Dunlop family., 1797-mid 20th century.
Series
Identifier: MSS.9301-9307
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Much of the collection concerns William Dunlop, Principal of Glasgow University, his son Alexander, Professor of Greek at Glasgow, and his grandson John, Tide Surveyor at Greenock. The papers of William Dunlop include material on the colony of South Carolina, the Darien Scheme, and the affairs of the Church of Scotland, while those of Alexander chiefly concern the University of Glasgow. The collection also includes diaries and literary works of John Dunlop of Gairbraid, the temperance...
Dates:
1797-mid 20th century.
Negative microfilm of page proofs, [1823, or before], of ‘Quentin Durward’ by Sir Walter Scott; and two other papers in Scott’s hand., [1805, or after-1823, or before.]
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.585
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Page proofs, [1823, or before], of ‘Quentin Durward’ by Sir Walter Scott, with extensive corrections and additions in Scott’s hand (MS.3404);Proofs, [1832, or before], of the first edition of ‘Quentin Durward’ by Sir Walter Scott (MS.3405);Lady Louisa Stuart's ballad, [1805, or after], "Ugly Meg, or, The Robber's Wedding" ('Muckle-mouthed Meg'), in Sir Walter Scott's hand (MS.3531);'Literary Information. Discovery of the...
Dates:
[1805, or after-1823, or before.]
Negative microfilm of proof-sheets of 'Castle dangerous' by Sir Walter Scott., [1832, or before.]
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.588
Dates:
[1832, or before.]
Negative microfilm of proof-sheets of ‘Count Robert of Paris’ by Sir Walter Scott., [1832, or before.]
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.586
Dates:
[1832, or before.]
Negative microfilm of proof-sheets of ‘Count Robert of Paris’ by Sir Walter Scott., 1831, [1832, or before].
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.587
Dates:
1831, [1832, or before].
Negative microfilm of proofs of parts of ‘Count Robert of Paris’ and ’Castle dangerous’ by Sir Walter Scott., 1831, [1832, or before].
Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.589
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
Proof-sheets, 1831, [1832, or before], of 'Castle dangerous' by Sir Walter Scott (MS.3779);
First proofs, [1832, or before], of parts of ‘Count Robert of Paris’ and ’Castle dangerous’ by Sir Walter Scott, with a very few minor corrections (MS.3780).
Dates:
1831, [1832, or before].
Notebooks, manuscript volumes, typescripts and proofs, relating to 'Curriculum Vitae', by Muriel Spark., 1991-1992, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10989/254-280
Dates:
1991-1992, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
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Papers of Muriel Spark, relating to her autobiography.
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Papers of Muriel Spark, relating to autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae' (London: Constable, 1992).
Notes and papers of Robert Louis Stevenson., 1891-1894, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.9892
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Miscellaneous notes. (Folio 1.)
(ii) Miscellaneous articles by Robert Louis Stevenson. Included are four galley slips of the article ‘Confessions of a unionist’, written in 1887, but not published - see Roger G Swearingen, ‘The prose writings of Robert Louis Stevenson’ (London, 1980), page 122. Another item of particular interest is page-proofs of chapters of the ‘South Sea letters’ dealing with Hawaii, which were set up for Sir Sidney Colvin when he was...
Dates:
1891-1894, undated.
Notes and proofs relating to 'John Masefield', by Muriel Spark., 1962, 1981, 1991-1992.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10989/134-143
Dates:
1962, 1981, 1991-1992.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
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Critical works of Muriel Spark.
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Papers relating to 'John Masefield' (London: Hutchinson, 1992), by Muriel Spark.
Notes, typescripts and proofs of the three novels, 'Sunset song', 'Cloud Howe' and 'Grey granite' by James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'., [Before 1935.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26040-26043
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
James Leslie Mitchell usually wrote at a typewriter, and few manuscripts survive. For the sake of economy, he frequently used the blank versos of his typescripts for another work at a later date.
Dates:
[Before 1935.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the novelist James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), the author 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', and of his wife Rebecca ('Ray') Mitchell.
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Papers chiefly typescripts of the publications of James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'.
Original typescript of 'The Wallace', with manuscript corrections by the author, Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1959.
Item
Identifier: MS.26171
Dates:
1959.
Page-proofs and revisions to ‘Stony limits and other poems’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDairmid'., [1934 or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26033-26034
Scope and Contents
The publication had reached the stage of page-proofs when it was decided to delete or alter some of the poems which might give offence.
Dates:
[1934 or before.]
Page proofs of ‘Ode from the French’, by Lord Byron, with annotations., 1816.
File
Identifier: MS.43392
Scope and Contents
Three sets of corrected proofs of ‘Ode (From the French)’ by Lord Byron. The poem featured in ‘Poems’ by Lord Byron, published by John Murray in 1816. It first appeared in the ‘Morning Chronicle’, 15 March 1816.Each set is annotated, with some annotations in the hand of Lord Byron.
Frist set entitled ‘French Ode’: folios 1-2;Second set entitled ‘Ode from the French’: folios 3-4;Third set has a deleted printed title ‘French Ode’ and ‘Ode from...
Dates:
1816.