Reports.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents containing presentations of facts or the record of some proceeding, investigation, or event.
Found in 1065 Collections and/or Records:
Album of letters to and printed items collected by William Ford, bookseller, Manchester, through his involvement in the Edinburgh book trade.
File
Identifier: MS.18000
Scope and Contents
The album includes letters from several prominent Edinburgh figures of the early 19th century such as Thomas Thomson, Deputy Clerk Register, and Edward W A Drummond Hay, Principal Clerk, Lyon Office. Both men appear to have been in regular correspondence with William Ford. Amongst the printed items is an "Inventory of Work done for the State by his Majesty's Printer in Scotland 1642-1647" (Edinburgh, 1815), edited by Thomas Thomson. There are also a number of newspaper reports of meetings of...
Dates:
1810-1830.
'Alpina': a collection of papers chiefly connected with the Alpine Club in London., 1865-1947.
File
Identifier: MS.6344
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, 1869-1870, of the Reverend Henry Moseley, mathematician, to William Matthews, probably the editor of the Alpine Journal, concerning Moseley's theory of glacier motion (folio 1), with a letter, circa 1870, from John Ball, president of the Alpine Club, to Matthews, concerning a controversy with Moseley in the Journal (folio 30);(ii) Letters to Henry Cockburn, of the Alpine Club, London, relating to the purchase of mountaineering...
Dates:
1865-1947.
Annotated printed reports on the proposed scheme to provide for the widows of members of the Faculty of Advocates.
File
Identifier: F.R.395
Dates:
1826-1830.
Annual staff reports written by James Johnston., 1979
File
Identifier: Acc.13818/125
Scope and Contents
File contains personal information on members of staff and data protection principles apply until 2039.
Dates:
1979
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating to James Johnston on his posting as Commander of the REME 3rd armoured division, British Army of the Rhine.
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Reports written and received by James Johnston during posting as Commander, REME 3rd armoured division.
"Appendix to Lord Cornwallis's letters to Mr. Dundas", containing the documents sent by Cornwallis attached to letters in MS.3385., 1786-1793.
File
Identifier: MS.3386
Scope and Contents
The documents consist chiefly of copies of letters and reports addressed to Cornwallis by his subordinates, and include, for instance, a letter of Captain Francis Light regarding Penang, 1788, and a long series of reports by magistrates on the administration of justice in criminal cases in their several districts, 1789-1790. All letters bear a reference to the covering letter in MS.3385.
Dates:
1786-1793.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters written by Lord Cornwallis as Governor-General of India to Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, 1786-1794, and copies of letters of Dundas to Cornwallis and his successors as Governor-General, 1786-1799.
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Letters of Lord Cornwallis to Henry Dundas; with an appendix containing attachments thereto.
Appreciations of Patrick Geddes, and biographical notes., 1913-1954, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.10608
Scope and Contents
Also included is a typescript of Arthur Geddes, 'Reports on Indian cities, 1914-24, and their influence today' (folio 27), and the BBC. script for a memorial broadcast on Patrick Geddes in 1954 (folio 62).
Dates:
1913-1954, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, lectures, notes and other papers of and concerning Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932).
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Miscellaneous papers of and concerning Patrick Geddes.
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Genealogical material concerning the Geddes family, circa 1900-1935, undated; appreciations of Patrick Geddes and bibliographical notes, 1913-1954, undated; and material concerning the Eastern Colonial Association, 1897-1898.
Assorted loose papers, correspondence, postcards, reports, newspaper photocopies and images mainly of Room 13., 2000-2007.
File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 40(10)
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The box is covered in a school jersey from Lochyside RC Primary School.
Dates:
2000-2007.
Assorted papers of Tom H Gisbson, including correspondence, reports, press cuttings and related material., 1919-1962, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.6058 Box 3(1)-(9)
Assorted papers relating to the establishment of the Women in Scotland Consultative Forum., 1997-1999
File
Identifier: Acc.13806/35
Scope and Contents
The file contains 'Reaching Women in Scotland: A Consultation Paper', Scottish Office (October 1997); papers for Women's Advisory Group meeting, on conference about the Women in Scotland Consultative Forum; invitation letter for Women in Scotland Consultative Forum; 'Women's Issues: A Scottish Office Progress Report', Scottish Office (1998); and internal paper by Alison Bean on 'Consulting women in Scotland'.
Dates:
1997-1999
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach.
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Papers of Esther Breitenbach relating to her work on women's issues and gender equality for the Scottish Office and the Scottish Executive Equality Unit.
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Papers relating to the Women in Scotland Consultative Forum, Scottish Executive.
Assorted reports and pamphlets relating to gender equality in Scotland., 1976-1984.
File
Identifier: Acc.13806/1
Scope and Contents
The file contains: Aberdeen People's Press, no. 56 (May 1976); 'The Equal Pay and Sex Discrimination Acts: Report from Scotland', by Margaret Marshall and Chris Aldred (Aberdeen People's Press, circa 1976); 'Women and Housing', Glasgow Women's Legal and Financial Independence Group (circa 1970s); 'Battered Women in Scotland: Your Rights and Where to Turn for Help' Scottish Women's Aid (1977); 'Scottish Women's Charter Edinburgh and Glasgow Legal and Financial Independence Groups (1978);...
Dates:
1976-1984.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach.
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Papers collected by Esther Breitenbach relating to women and gender in Scotland, and to her work as a feminist activist.
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Papers relating to feminism and gender equality in Scotland collected by Esther Breitenbach.
Assorted reports and pamphlets relating to the women's movement and gender equality in Scotland., 1987-1989.
File
Identifier: Acc.13806/4
Scope and Contents
The file contains: 'Working Against Violence Against Women', Scottish Women's Liberation Conference (September 1987); Aileen Christianson, 'Making Choices: Scotland and the Women's Movement' (c late 1980s-early 1990s); Sue Lieberman, 'Women's Committees in Scotand', Scottish Government Yarbook (1989); Scottish Women's Aid newsletter (Spring 1989); Scottish Convention of Women, 'Convention Notes', no. 23 (Autumn 1989).
Dates:
1987-1989.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach.
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Papers collected by Esther Breitenbach relating to women and gender in Scotland, and to her work as a feminist activist.
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Papers relating to feminism and gender equality in Scotland collected by Esther Breitenbach.
Assorted reports and pamphlets relating to women's representation in the new Scottish Parliament and the 1997 Scottish Devolution Referendum., 1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.13806/19
Scope and Contents
The file contains an unpublished conference paper by Alice Brown, 'The Constitution in Transition: Opportunities for Women?' (March 1997); cutting of article 'New push for sex equality in Scottish Parliament', Sunday Times (18th May 1997); leaflet, 'A Scottish Parliament for Women', produced by Scottish Women's Co¬ordination Group for referendum in 1997; leaflet, 'Projecting the Yes/Yes message to women' (1997); Governance of Scotland Project draft report, 'Equal Opportunities under a...
Dates:
1997.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach.
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Papers collected by Esther Breitenbach relating to women and gender in Scotland, and to her work as a feminist activist.
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Papers relating to women's representation in Scottish parliamentary politics collected by Esther Breitenbach.
Assorted reports, papers, and resource packs relating to gender equality in Scotland., 1996-2001.
File
Identifier: Acc.13806/6
Scope and Contents
The file contains: Centre for Women's Health [Glasgow] Annual Report (1996); Action for Women's Health resource pack (1997); draft of unpublished paper on women councillors by Hugh Bochel, University of Hull (c late 1990s); Engender/Heinrich Boll Foundation, 'Keeping Gender on the Agenda: Participative Democracy and Gender Equality in the Scottish Parliament' (1999); Scottish Trades Union Congress [STUC] Women's Committee, 'The Women's Agenda for the Scottish Parliament' (1999); Equality...
Dates:
1996-2001.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach.
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Papers collected by Esther Breitenbach relating to women and gender in Scotland, and to her work as a feminist activist.
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Papers relating to feminism and gender equality in Scotland collected by Esther Breitenbach.
Assorted reports relating to feminist and gender equality issues in Scotland., 1989-1995.
File
Identifier: Acc.13806/5
Scope and Contents
The file contains: Tayside Women's Forum, 'Women and Safety: Survey Report' (May 1989); Stirling District Council Women's Committee, 'The First Five Years' (1990); 'Child and Family Poverty in Scotland' (c 1993); Lorraine Mann, 'Public Policy and Participation: The Role of Women in the Highlands', Barail (1993); 'Everywoman' magazine leaflet (1994); 'Glasgow's Health: Women Count', report by the Women's Healh Needs Assessment Sub-Group of the Glasgow Healthy City Project Women's Health...
Dates:
1989-1995.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach.
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Papers collected by Esther Breitenbach relating to women and gender in Scotland, and to her work as a feminist activist.
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Papers relating to feminism and gender equality in Scotland collected by Esther Breitenbach.
Attendance registers and other papers concerning schools on Rona and Raasay.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7202/1-7
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1879-1966, 1977.
Autobiography of Robert Douglas (1727-1809), Colonel of Marines in the Dutch Army and Lieutenant-General and Commander of the town of 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc).
Item
Identifier: MS.8909
Scope and Contents
The author, a younger brother of Admiral Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet, of Springwood Park, saw service in the British army before going to Holland in 1747. His autobiography, written in 1805, is mainly concerned with military, family, and social life in Holland.The present text is a copy (perhaps a translation) made after 1864, with copies of additional material, including: a small water-colour portrait of Robert Douglas (folio i); extract of a letter, 1772, concerning his...
Dates:
1805.
Book containing copies of reports, chiefly on the movements of enemy shipping, from the time when Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands., 1805-1807.
Item
Identifier: MS.2325
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The collection covers the Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane’s service in the Egyptian expedition of 1801, in his command off Ferrol in 1804 and 1805, and as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands from 1805 to 1814 and of the North American Station in 1814 and 1815; and that of Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane chiefly as Governor of Newfoundland from 1825 to 1834, and as second-in-command and, later, Commander-in-Chief of the East India Station from 1842 to...
Dates:
1805-1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.
Book reviews and reports by A N Jeffares, for newspapers, publishers, 'British book news', and others., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.9271/453-465
Boxes containing miscellaneous papers., 1945-1967.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4686/5-6
Briefing papers of Esther Breitenbach and reports by other authors relating to the work of the Strategic Women's Group, Scottish Executive Equality Unit., 2003-2006.
File
Identifier: Acc.13806/42
Scope and Contents
The file contains background papers on Esther Breitenbach's previous work for the Women in Scotland Consultative Forum; 'Summary and Discussion of Research Reviews on Women's and Gender Issues in
Scotland' (c June 2003); briefing note for the Strategic Group on Women, 'Summary and Discussion of Research Reviews on Women's and Gender Issues in Scotland' (2003); 'Executive to put feminist ideals at core', Sunday Herald (20 July 2003); 'Making Progress: Equality Annual Report' (2003);...
Dates:
2003-2006.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach.
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Papers of Esther Breitenbach relating to her work on women's issues and gender equality for the Scottish Office and the Scottish Executive Equality Unit.
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Papers collected for the Strategic Women's Group in the Scottish Executive Equality Unit by Esther Breitenbach during the course of her work as a consultant.
Business papers, notebooks, diaries, maps and plans of Robert Stevenson and Sons, civil engineers.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10706/1-697
Scope and Contents
These papers contain the business archive of the Stevensons from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. They consist mainly of letterbooks, incoming correspondence, reports, memoranda, maps and plans, with a large number of printed pamphlets and reports by the Stevensons and others, concerning all the civil engineering works with which the family was involved. The main interest lies in the material relating to harbours and to lighthouse construction, and to the work of the Northern...
Dates:
1636-1963.
Business records of George Waterston and Sons, Ltd.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12235/1-522
Scope and Contents
The business records, 1768-2002, of George Waterston and Sons, Ltd, Edinburgh, specialist printers, manufacturing and retail stationers, and sealing wax manufacturers. The papers also include material relating more particularly to the Waterston family.In addition to business records, the collection includes papers relating to the Waterston family or to the history of the business collected by various family directors, series of family and business photographs, sample specimens of...
Dates:
1752-2002, undated.
Business strategy and management papers of James Thin, bookseller., 1956-2001, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12384/44-61
Cabinet Office report, entitled 'Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market: Interim Analytical Report'., ?2002.
File
Identifier: Acc.13806/81
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection reflects Dr Esther Breitenbach's feminist activism from the 1970s onwards. This includes papers reflecting her contributions to the Women’s Legal and Financial Independence Campaign, the Radical Scotland Women’s Group, and the European Forum of Socialist Feminists, as well as papers relating to the activities of the Women's Co-ordination Group, which advanced the demand for 50:50 gender representation. The collection includes assorted annotated pamphlets, conference papers,...
Dates:
?2002.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Dr Esther Breitenbach.
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Papers of Esther Breitenbach relating to her work for the Women and Equality Unit, of the Cabinet Office, afterwards of the Department of Trade and Industry, UK Government.
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Assorted reports and papers of other organisations on women's issues collected by Esther Breitenbach during the course of her work for the Women and Equality Unit.
"Cancelled Contracts" file for "Turner's Human Landscape", by Eric Shanes., 1981-1987
File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1562
Scope and Contents
File contains author and third party correspondence, the original contract signed by the author, a publishing report, and manuscript notes.
Dates:
1981-1987