Publications.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents distributed to the public by sale or other transfer of ownership, or by rental, lease, or lending.
Found in 810 Collections and/or Records:
Barry E O’Meara (ed), 'Mémoires Historiques de Napoléon, Livre IX. 1815' (London: Sir Richard Phillips & Co., 1820)., 1820.
Item
Identifier: Dep.353/23
Scope and Contents
Includes a dedication from the author.
Dates:
1820.
Barry E O’Meara, 'Napoleon in Exile, or, A voice from St. Helena. The opinions and reflections of Napoleon on the most important events of his life and government in his own words' 2 vols (London: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 1822)., 1822.
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Identifier: Dep.353/17
Scope and Contents
Includes a dedication from the author.
Dates:
1822.
‘Birthday scripture text book’ (London, 1866), dated 1967 and belonging to Robert Paul, the minister., 1866-1906.
Item
Identifier: MS.5149
Scope and Contents
The text book contains entries mostly of births of members of the Paul family, or of close friends; there are a few deaths also recorded. The dates of events noted vary from about 1820 to 1906.
Dates:
1866-1906.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, chiefly 19th century, of the Paul family; including some papers of the family of Erskine of Alva.
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Correspondence and papers of the Paul family.
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Papers concerning the education, careers, activities and interests of the Paul family.
‘Birthday scripture text book’ (London, 1866) presented to Mary E Haldane in 1868 by a friend identified as 'Miss Pringle of Yair' and used until 1907 to record the births and deaths of members of both the Haldane and Burdon-Sanderson families., 1866-1907.
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Identifier: MS.20015
Scope and Contents
A small number of leaves found loosely enclosed in the volume are now at MS.20016, folios 401-410.
Dates:
1866-1907.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
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Correspondence and papers of Mary E Haldane, consisting chiefly of letters written to her by members of her family, chiefly her sisters and brother, and of her husband's family, and by friends.
Bishop Robert Forbes' copy of ‘A large new historical Catalogue of the Bishops of the Several Sees within the Kingdom of Scotland Down to the Year 1688’ by Bishop Robert Keith (Edinburgh, 1755), with extensive manuscript annotations in his hand., 1755-[?1822].
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Identifier: MS.21196
Scope and Contents
The annotations include copies of letters, 1755, of Bishop Keith (folio 5 verso), copies of letters of and to Field-Marshal Keith, 1756 (folio 6), a contents list (folio 7), an additional "Preface first" by Bishop John Alexander (folio 11), with numerous marginal and interleaved notes, additions and corrections and an index to the bishops at the end (folio 266).Also included are 'Account of the Chapel of Roslin' by Bishop Keith, for which see ‘The Edinburgh magazine’ of January...
Dates:
1755-[?1822].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning the Keiths, Earls Marischal.
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Two copies of ‘A large new historical Catalogue of the Bishops of the Several Sees within the Kingdom of Scotland Down to the Year 1688’ by Bishop Robert Keith (Edinburgh, 1755) with manuscript annotations.
"Book of reference to the plans of the proposed railway, from the Great North of Scotland railway, near Dyce, to Old Maud and thence to Peterhead and Fraserburgh"., 1856.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/964
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:
1856.
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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Estate Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis Families.
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Estate Management Papers.
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Printed items relating to the Fettercairn Estate.
Books and articles published by Lucinda Mackay, 1964-2015
Series
Identifier: MS.50787-MS.50792
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents Lady Mackay's professional career as an artist, writer and teacher, containing her art-related papers, her publishing papers, art administration papers, a collection of art-related ephemera, and a file on her teaching career in England and Scotland.
Dates:
1964-2015
Books IV-VI (incomplete) of the "Handbook of painting" by Franz Kugler, with annotations by ? Austen Henry Layard., ? 1884-? 1886.
File
Identifier: MS.42403
Scope and Contents
The fifth edition of the "Handbook of painting", a translation of Kugler`s "Handbuch der Geschichte der Malerei", was "thoroughly revised and in part rewritten" by Austen Henry Layard. This copy of the handbook would appear to have been used by Layard in his preparation of the fifth edition.
Dates:
? 1884-? 1886.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
Books published by Lucinda Mackay using the pseudonym Naomi de Plume, 1995-2015
Series
Identifier: MS.50801-MS.50803
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents Lady Mackay's professional career as an artist, writer and teacher, containing her art-related papers, her publishing papers, art administration papers, a collection of art-related ephemera, and a file on her teaching career in England and Scotland.
Dates:
1995-2015
Briefings of the National Commission on Education., 1992-1995.
File
Identifier: Acc.14406/35
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Minutes, accounts, correspondence and other related material for Connect and its predecessors.
Initially the organisation was the Council of Parent and Parent-Teacher Associations of Scotland, but was renamed as the Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) in 1976. It was further renamed as Connect in 2018.
The organisation promotes family engagement in education.
Dates:
1992-1995.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of and related to Connect, formerly the Scottish Parent Teacher Council (SPTC) and Council of Parent and Parent-Teacher Associations of Scotland.
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Publications relating to Scottish Parent Teacher Council and education.
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Publications by other bodies relating to the work or activities of Connect and its predecessors.
'Calendar of Hume MSS. in the possession of the Royal Society of Edinburgh' (Edinburgh, 1932) by J Y T Grieg and Harold Beynon, with some manuscript corrections., 1932.
Item
Identifier: MS.23164
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This collection consists of a) drafts of letters of David Hume, and letters received by him and in his possession at his death; b) the manuscripts of Hume's writings, published and unpublished, which were in his possession at his death; c) letters of Hume (some copies) which were returned by the recipients or their heirs to Baron Hume.Included are manuscripts of some of David Hume's works, circa 1750-1776; and some related papers, 18th-19th centuries. Also, some papers concerning...
Dates:
1932.
‘Canntaireachd: articulate music’ by John Francis Campbell (Glasgow, 1880), with manuscript notes by Alexander K Cameron., 1880.
File
Identifier: MS.9614
'Carotid cornucopius' (Glasgow, 1947) by Sydney Goodsir Smith, with a presentation inscription by the author to Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1947.
Item
Identifier: MS.26632
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Robert Sutherland (1909-1981) who wrote under the name 'Robert Garioch', was educated in Edinburgh and, after the war of 1939-1945 when he was a prisoner in Italy and Germany, became a schoolteacher in Kent. He returned to Edinburgh in 1959, where he taught and worked for the School of Scottish Studies in the University.
Dates:
1947.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the poet, Robert Garioch Sutherland, and his father.
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Work by other writers collected by Robert Garioch Sutherland.
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Inscribed copies of printed books of Robert Garioch Sutherland, some with annotations by Sutherland.
‘Catalogue and succession of the Kings ... of this Realme of England' ([London], 1622), by Ralph Brooke., 1622, [circa 1804].
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Identifier: MS.6133
Scope and Contents
The notes by John Borthwick include some observations by Thomas Hamilton, Lord Binning, on the claims of the Borthwicks of Crookston to the title of Lord Borthwick (folio 1 verso).
Dates:
1622, [circa 1804].
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of mediaeval manuscripts and two printed books with manuscript notes, formerly in the possession of the family of Borthwick of Crookston.
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Printed works on heraldry, with manuscript notes chiefly concerning the genealogy of the Borthwick family, probably by John Borthwick of Borthwick and Crookston, circa 1804.
‘Catalogue de l'œuvre de Robert Strange’ (Leipzig, 1848), by Charles Le Blanc, with corrections in the hand of James Dennistoun., [1848, or after.]
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Identifier: MS.2902
Catalogue of Coins., 19th century.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/1021
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:
19th century.
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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Printed Works of, or belonging to, the Forbes, Stuart Forbes, and Trefusis Families.
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General printed works belonging to the Forbes family.
‘Catalogue of the Lords of Session’ (Edinburgh, 1798) by Lord Hailes, continued in manuscript by John Philp Wood., Early 19th century.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.37.2.11
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Biographical and genealogical notes chiefly relating to the Lords of Session, Barons of Exchequer, and members of the Faculty of Advocates, compiled by John Philp Wood (died 1838), Auditor of Excise, Scottish antiquary and biographer.
"Catalogue of the Sir Walter Scott Exhibition" (Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable, 1932)., 1932.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/1029
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:
1932.
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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Printed Works of, or belonging to, the Forbes, Stuart Forbes, and Trefusis Families.
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General printed works belonging to the Forbes family.
"Cavalry Drill volume II" (London: Harrison and Sons, 1891)., 1891.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13827/1014
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:
1891.
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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Printed Works of, or belonging to, the Forbes, Stuart Forbes, and Trefusis Families.
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General printed works belonging to the Forbes family.
Cellar book of Sir Charles Elliot., 1873-1875.
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Identifier: MS.21231
Dates:
1873-1875.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot Murray Kynynmounds, Earls of Minto, of related families, and of Sir John Coxe Hippisley, whose career was associated with that of the 1st Earl of Minto.
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Papers and correspondence of the Honourable Sir Charles G J B Elliot, Admiral of the Fleet.
‘Ceol Mara: Songs of the Isle of Lewis’ (London, 1935), by Duncan Matheson Morison., 1935.
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Identifier: MS.14976
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The material extracted from MSS.26276-26300 consists chiefly of typescripts of Hector MacIver’s plays and broadcasts.
Dates:
1935.
Charles Farquhar Shand, “The Funeral Sermons, orations, epitaphs, and other pieces on the death of the Right Rev. Patrick Forbes, Bishop of Aberdeen” (Edinburgh: Spottiswoode Society, 1845)., 1845.
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Identifier: Acc.13827/1077
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:
1845.
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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Printed Works of, or belonging to, the Forbes, Stuart Forbes, and Trefusis Families.
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Miscellaneous publications belonging to the Forbes family.
‘Charter chest of the Earldom of Wigtown, 1214-1681’ edited by Francis J Grant (Scottish Record Society, 1910), being a publication of an inventory made in 1681, annotated and continued in the Scottish Record Office and the National Library of Scotland., 1681, 1910, [?1960].
File
Identifier: MS.20771
Scope and Contents
Those documents deposited in the Scottish Record Office in 1932 are identified by a red tick, those presented to the National Library of Scotland in 1960 by 'NLS' in red; all have their current references added in pencil, and some errors have been corrected and additional information given. A considerable number of the documents listed have not been located. Lists have been added in typescript of documents deposited in the Scottish Record Office in 1956 and presented to the National Library...
Dates:
1681, 1910, [?1960].
‘City of Edinburgh and Mid-Lothian Rifle Association. Programme of the Fifth Prize Meeting’ (Edinburgh, 1865)., 1865.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.2.37
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Company, recruited mainly from the Faculty of Advocates, was raised in 1859, as part of the general Volunteer mobilisation in that year. The majority of the papers belong to that and the immediately following years.
Dates:
1865.
'Cokkils' (Edinburgh, 1953) by Sydney Goodsir Smith, with an inscription by the author to Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1953.
Item
Identifier: MS.26634
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Robert Sutherland (1909-1981) who wrote under the name 'Robert Garioch', was educated in Edinburgh and, after the war of 1939-1945 when he was a prisoner in Italy and Germany, became a schoolteacher in Kent. He returned to Edinburgh in 1959, where he taught and worked for the School of Scottish Studies in the University.
Dates:
1953.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the poet, Robert Garioch Sutherland, and his father.
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Work by other writers collected by Robert Garioch Sutherland.
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Inscribed copies of printed books of Robert Garioch Sutherland, some with annotations by Sutherland.