Almanacs.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Publications, usually annuals, containing a variety of useful facts of miscellaneous nature, or statistical information; originally included projections of coming days, months, and holidays. All examples of almanacs were normally indexed under this heading in the published volumes of the 'Catalogue of Manuscripts Acquired since 1925'.
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
(1) `Monthly Review Almanack`, 1902-1903; and,(2) `Monthly Review`, number 65, February 1906. Included are two inserts to the magazine : (i) "Mr Murray`s Monthly List of books published during the month preceding and of books about to be published during the month succeeding the present date", 1 February 1906; and, (ii) handbill, [1906], "`Arethusa` training ship New Year gifts earnestly solicited"., 1902-1903, 1906.
File
Identifier: MS.42618
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series is of the correspondence and papers, including some manuscripts, of many of the most prominent authors published by John Murray, publishers. The papers represent the relationship between author and publisher. There are particularly significant holdings relating to Isabella Bishop (Isabella Bird), George Crabbe, Charles Darwin, Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Richard Ford, John Franklin, William Gladstone, Sir Francis Head, Sir Austen Henry Layard, David Livingstone, Thomas...
Dates:
1902-1903, 1906.
"Countryman's Almanack: with many useful directions about husbandry and gardening" by David Fletcher, undated., ?Late 18th century-?early 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.17888
Dates:
?Late 18th century-?early 19th century.
‘Edinburgh almanack’ for 1768, with notes by William Robertson, later Deputy Keeper of the Records., 1768.
File
Identifier: MS.10332
Scope and Contents
The notes of William Robertson concern legal matters and the publication of his ‘History of Ancient Greece’ (Edinburgh, 1768).
Dates:
1768.
Folded almanac, 15th century, written in England and containing medical and astrological material., Later 15th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12059/3
Scope and Contents
A folded almanac, designed to be worn on the girdle of its owner. It consists of 12 rectangular vellum sheets that are individually folded down to a sixth of their size. Each of them bears a Latin docket title to indicate its contents. It includes a table of movable feasts, a calendar, astrological tables and signs of the zodiac, diagrams of eclipses of the sun and moon from 1387 to 1462, a volvelle, notes and diagrams on bloodletting and information on the planets. ...
Dates:
Later 15th century.
Printed almanac and diary containing a few notes by Major-General John Brown, Regional Support Command, chiefly on the construction of the Royal Military Canal, over which he had a difference with John Rennie., 1805.
Item
Identifier: MS.3269
Scope and Contents
For John Brown's difference with John Rennie see folio 8 verso.
Dates:
1805.
Royal Belfast almanac including notes on journeys in England., 1836.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/373
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1836.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Forbes Family Notebooks.
Scottish almanac with lots of notes., 1843.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/374
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates:
1843.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Forbes Family Notebooks.
Ten year almanack., 1837.
File
Identifier: Acc.7617/63