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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:

Report by Robert Stevenson, 1829, to the heritors on the upper Forth, on the navigation of the river from Stirling to Blackdub on the Teith, together with an estimate of costs, a copy of his preliminary report of 1826, and a plan.

 File
Identifier: MS.20997
Scope and Contents

The conclusion of the report is that while improvements in the river are possible, it would be preferable to build a road or railway between the two points.

The plan, based on a survey by J Sherar, is at 24 inches to the mile, and includes also a section of the river and of a proposed cut.

Dates: 1826, 1829.

Report by the legal agents of the Marquess of Lothian., 1883.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5817
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection consists of manuscripts on a wide variety of subjects, many copied from manuscript or printed works, and chiefly dating from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among them are some account-books, diaries, and other manuscripts of family interest (including a few concerning the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, father of the 6th Marchioness of Lothian), but very few letters.

Dates: 1883.

‘Report &c. relating to the Highlands’, being contemporary copies of Field- Marshal George Wade’s reports and proposals for maintaining peace in the Highlands., 1725, 1727.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14503-14504
Scope and Contents From the Series: The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates: 1725, 1727.

‘Report &c. relating to the Highlands’, being contemporary copies of Field- Marshal George Wade’s reports and proposals for maintaining peace in the Highlands., 1725.

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Identifier: MS.14503
Scope and Contents From the Series: The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates: 1725.

‘Report &c. relating to the Highlands’, being contemporary copies of Field- Marshal George Wade’s reports and proposals for maintaining peace in the Highlands., 1727.

 File
Identifier: MS.14504
Scope and Contents From the Series: The papers catalogued here are especially rich in political material, 17th century-19th century, in estate and local affairs correspondence and papers, 16th century-20th century, in financial and legal material, 15th century-20th century, and in personal, household and estate accounts, 17th century-19th century. There is material concerning India in the correspondence and papers of the 8th, 9th and 10th Marquesses of Tweeddale, and concerning the Peninsular War in the correspondence and...
Dates: 1727.

"Report concerning the possibility and expence of carrying an Artificial Navigation into Strathmore: made to the Honourable his Majesty's Commissioners for managing the Annexed Estates in Scotland, by James Watt, 1771.", 1771.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3164
Scope and Contents The author gives detailed proposals for alternative lines of a canal running from Perth to Coupar Angus, and thence to Forfar, with remarks on the physical features and resources of the country through which the canal would pass. He discusses the relative merits of a level and locked canal, estimates the expense of each, and, in view of the nature of the country, decides upon the latter, giving practical suggestions for its construction. The report is based upon James Watt's survey of the...
Dates: 1771.

'Report from Captain Conolly on his Journey from Erzeroom to Bombay'., 20 December 1839.

 Item
Identifier: MS.12183
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1782-1859) was styled Viscount Melgund from 1813 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1814. He was Member of Parliament for Ashburton, 1806-1807, and for Roxburghshire, 1812-1814; and served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Prussia 1832-1834, First Lord of the Admiralty, 1835-1841, Lord Privy Seal, 1846-1852, and on a special mission to Switzerland and the states of Italy, 1847-1848. The papers reflect fully the 2nd Earl's...
Dates: 20 December 1839.

Report of Esther Breitenbach on seminar entitled, 'Engendering Democracy: Women's Organisations and their Influence on Policy-Making within the Devolved Administrations in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales', Queen's University Belfast., 2003.

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Identifier: Acc.13806/88
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: 2003.

Report of Malabar Commission which is probably the final draft but is incomplete., [Circa 1793.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.13623
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates: [Circa 1793.]

Report of the commissioners appointed by the Punjab Sub-Committee of the Indian National Congress, being an account of the causes and results of the Amritsar Massacre of April 1919., 1920.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12680-12681
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates: 1920.

'Report of the Commissioners appointed by the Punjab Sub-Committee of the Indian National Congress, volume I' (Bombay, 1920)., 1920.

 Item
Identifier: MS.12680
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates: 1920.

'Report of the Commissioners appointed by the Punjab Sub-Committee of the Indian National Congress, volume II, (evidence)' ([Bombay], 1920)., 1920.

 Item
Identifier: MS.12681
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates: 1920.

Report of the JNCC Chairman’s Review., 1995.

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Identifier: Acc.13542/871
Scope and Contents From the Series: These papers relate to Magnusson's time working for Scottish Natural Heritage. The organisation was formed in 1992 following the amalgamation of the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland and the Countryside Commission for Scotland. Magnusson served as the Chairman of the organisation from 1992 until 1999. The papers contain minutes from SNH meetings, papers from working groups, such as those relating to the designation of the Cairngorms as a European Heritage Area and a series of papers...
Dates: 1995.

'Report of the Royal Commission upon decentralization in India', volume I (London, 1909)., 1909.

 Item
Identifier: MS.12623
Scope and Contents From the Series: Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845- 1914), who was styled Viscount Melgund from 1859 and succeeded as Earl of Minto in 1891. He served in the army in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877, in Afghanistan, 1879, and in Egypt, 1882; from 1883 to 1886 he was Military Secretary to the 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, from 1898 to 1904 he was himself Governor-General of Canada, and from 1905 to 1910 he was Viceroy of India. He was also much involved in local affairs,...
Dates: 1909.