Research notes.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: In any field, notes made in the course of creative, scholarly, or scientific inquiry.
Found in 551 Collections and/or Records:
Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to 'Pawn in frankincense' by Dorothy Dunnett., 1967, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/82-87
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates:
1967, undated.
Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to "Queen's play" by Dorothy Dunnett., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/74-78
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates:
Undated.
Literary papers of Dorothy Dunnett, relating to 'The ringed castle' by Dorothy Dunnett., 1971, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/88-92
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates:
1971, undated.
Literary papers relating to 'The Dorothy Dunnett companion' by Elspeth Morrison, volume two., 1994, 2001, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12135/469-499
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes research notes, typescripts and proofs of novels, correspondence, and papers concerning her involvement in cultural and business organisations.This archive includes papers relating to the following published works:'Games of kings' (1961)"Queens' play" (1964)'The disorderly knights' (1966)'Dolly and the singing bird' (1968)'Pawn in frankincense' (1969)'Dolly and the cookie bird' (1970)'The...
Dates:
1994, 2001, undated.
Loose-leaf notes on 'The Ravished Porcupine'/'Reality and Dreams'., 1995.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/51
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts of poetry, short stories and a novel, "Reality and Dreams".
Dates:
1995.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark.
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Papers concerning the creation and publication of the novel 'Reality and Dreams' by Muriel Spark.
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Papers relating to Muriel Spark's novel 'Reality and Dreams'.
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Manuscript drafts and notes of Muriel Spark for 'Reality and Dreams', with typescripts and other associated papers.
Loose-leaf research notes for 'Watling Street'., 1981.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/45
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts of poetry, short stories and a novel, "Reality and Dreams".
Dates:
1981.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark.
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Papers concerning the creation and publication of the novel 'Reality and Dreams' by Muriel Spark.
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Papers relating to Muriel Spark's novel 'Reality and Dreams'.
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Papers relating to research by Muriel Spark for her novel 'Reality and Dreams', including papers relating to 'Watling Street' and 'The Ravished Porcupine'.
Loose-leaf typescript notes, with manuscript revisions, relating to 'Reality and Dreams'., 1995.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/52
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts of poetry, short stories and a novel, "Reality and Dreams".
Dates:
1995.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark.
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Papers concerning the creation and publication of the novel 'Reality and Dreams' by Muriel Spark.
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Papers relating to Muriel Spark's novel 'Reality and Dreams'.
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Manuscript drafts and notes of Muriel Spark for 'Reality and Dreams', with typescripts and other associated papers.
Magnusson's positions at Edinburgh University., 1975-2003.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/1168-1171
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Magnusson served as Rector at the University of Edinburgh from 1975 until 1978. He also served as Chancellor of Glasgow Caledonian University from 2002 until 2007. The papers relate to Magnusson's election campaign and his various engagements at the two Universities.
Dates:
1975-2003.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of chapter of his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark’s novels 'The Public Image', 'The Driver's Seat', and 'Not to Disturb'; with related developmental materials., Between 1983-1986.
File
Identifier: MS.50599
Scope and Contents
Typescript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘The End of Things: Suicides and Structures’, chapter of thesis, annotated with alternate title, ‘The Director’s Seat: Suicides and Structures’; with annotations by the author; with related developmental notes. Folios 1-52 (original foliation of the typescript, 1-48).Typescript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘Chapter Five / The end of things: Suicides and structures.’; with annotations by the author. Includes manuscript notes and footnotes inserted...
Dates:
Between 1983-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials.
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Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of chapters of his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark’s novels ‘Hothouse by the East River’; and ‘The Abbess of Crewe’ and ‘The Takeover’; with related developmental materials., Between 1983-1986.
File
Identifier: MS.50600
Scope and Contents
Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘Hothouse by the East River’. Folios 1-55.Typescript, 1984, of Ian Rankin, ‘’The Mortality Problem’: The Hothouse by the East River as Study in Fictional Intent’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author; and with related working notes. Folios 1-22.Typescript, undated and untitled, of Ian Rankin, about Spark’s novel ‘Hothouse by the East River’, with related developmental notes; with annotations by Rankin’s PhD...
Dates:
Between 1983-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials.
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Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of chapters of his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark’s novels ‘Territorial Rights’; and ‘Loitering with Intent’; with related developmental materials., Between 1983-1986.
File
Identifier: MS.50601
Scope and Contents
Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘Territorial Rights’. Folios 1-22.Typescript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Use and Abuse of Territorial Rights’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author. Folios 1-13.Manuscript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Use and Abuse of Territorial Rights’, chapter of thesis, partial draft. Folios 14-16.Research notes of Ian Rankin on Spark’s novel ‘Territorial Rights’. Folios 17-22.
Chapter and...
Dates:
Between 1983-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials.
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Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of chapters of his PhD thesis on the novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’; Spark’s dramas; and novel ‘The Mandelbaum Gate’; and the short stories of Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials., Between 1983-1986.
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Identifier: MS.50598
Scope and Contents
Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios 1-29.Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘“Nowhere’s Safe”: The Girls of Slender Means’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author; and with related working notes. Folios 1-17.Manuscript, undated and untitled, of Ian Rankin, about Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios 18-23.Research notes of Rankin on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios...
Dates:
Between 1983-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials.
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Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of chapters of his PhD thesis on the novels 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'; and ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’; with related developmental materials., Between 1983-1986.
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Identifier: MS.50597
Scope and Contents
Chapter and research on 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'. Folios 1-39.Typescript, after June 1985, of Ian Rankin, ‘Humane Observation and After’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author and Rankin’s PhD supervisor. Folios 1-19.Partial manuscript, undated, of Ian Rankin of his chapter on 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'. Folios 20-24.Research notes of Ian Rankin on Spark’s novel...
Dates:
Between 1983-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials.
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Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of the Introduction and Chapter One of his PhD thesis; with related developmental notes., Between 1983-1986.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50595-50596
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Ian Rankin worked on his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark for the University of Edinburgh from 1983-1986. Rankin did not complete his thesis, and as such the archive does not contain a complete draft. The drafts in this series are in manuscript and typescript format. The materials are arranged into sequences based on the chapters and contents of Rankin’s PhD thesis, according to the outline in his latter thesis proposal. The chapters focus on specific novels or other works...
Dates:
Between 1983-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials.
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Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark.
Manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Mistress of Lilliput' by Alison Fell., Circa 1996-1999, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12394/48-51
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of poetry, short stories, novels, and works for radio, film and the theatre.This collection includes papers relating to the following published works:'The bad box' (London: Virago, 1987)'The crystal owl' (London: Methuen, 1988)'Dreams, like heretics' (London: Serpent’s Tail, 1997)'Every move you make' (London: Virago, 1984)'The grey dancer'...
Dates:
Circa 1996-1999, undated.
Manuscript and typescript drafts, research materials, proofs and correspondence concerning 'The book of prefaces', by Alasdair Gray.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11769/1-70
Dates:
1985-2000.
Manuscript and typescript notes related to short story 'Open to the Public'., Circa 1985.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/109
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
During the period of this correspondence Penelope Jardine acted as Muriel Spark’s secretary frequently writing on behalf of Spark. As a result it is not always clear who authored individual letters.
Dates:
Circa 1985.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark.
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Papers relating to several short stories by Muriel Spark.
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Manuscript and typescript drafts, notes, revisions, published versions and correspondence related to short story 'Open to the Public'.
Manuscript and typescripts of Ian Rankin of drafts of the Introduction and Chapter One of his PhD thesis; with related developmental notes., 1983-1986.
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Identifier: MS.50596
Scope and Contents
Manuscript and typescript drafts, 1986 or before, of Ian Rankin of the Introduction and Chapter One of his PhD thesis. Folios 1-90.Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘Thesis Introduction’; with annotations by the author and Rankin’s thesis supervisor. Folios 1-24.Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Use and Abuse of Fiction in the novels of Muriel Spark’, the introduction to his PhD thesis, earlier draft; with annotation by the author and Rankin’s thesis supervisor....
Dates:
1983-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials.
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Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark.
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Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of the Introduction and Chapter One of his PhD thesis; with related developmental notes.
Manuscript and typescripts of Nigel Tranter of 'Druid sacrifice', containing research notes and corrected proof., 1993.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11170/61-65
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Dates:
1993.
Manuscript drafts and notes for play 'Warrender Chase'., 1952.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/155
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes correspondence, manuscripts and typescripts of poetry, short stories and a novel, "Reality and Dreams".
Dates:
1952.
Manuscript notes of the early days of bookbinding organisation in Edinburgh (incomplete)., [1822-1956].
Item
Identifier: Acc.4395/35
Manuscript notes, typescript drafts, and correspondence related to short story 'Harper and Wilton'., 1995.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/99
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
During the period of this correspondence Penelope Jardine acted as Muriel Spark’s secretary frequently writing on behalf of Spark. As a result it is not always clear who authored individual letters.
Dates:
1995.
Manuscript research notes and drafts of 'Tricks of the light' by Alison Fell., 2003, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12394/52-64
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes correspondence, diaries, notebooks, manuscript and typescript drafts of poetry, short stories, novels, and works for radio, film and the theatre.This collection includes papers relating to the following published works:'The bad box' (London: Virago, 1987)'The crystal owl' (London: Methuen, 1988)'Dreams, like heretics' (London: Serpent’s Tail, 1997)'Every move you make' (London: Virago, 1984)'The grey dancer'...
Dates:
2003, undated.
Manuscript, typescripts and research notes of Nigel Tranter of 'Tapestry of the boar', containing corrected proof and jack cover., 1993.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11170/66-71
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes corrected manuscripts and typescripts of 24 novels, with related proofs, research notes and art-work.
Dates:
1993.
Manuscripts and typescripts of 'October 26 2028’, 'The Only True Comedian’, ‘Passions’, 'A Personal History of Hunger', and 'Pigeon Pie', short stories by Ian Rankin; with related working notes., 1983-1998.
File
Identifier: MS.50462
Scope and Contents
'October 26 2028’.
Typescript of Ian Rankin, 1998, final draft, including note from Ian Rankin to ‘Alan’ of The Scotsman. Folios 1-7.
Annotated typescript, 1998, second draft, with author's annotations, including note from Ian Rankin to ‘Alan’. Folios 8-13.
Typescript, 1998, first draft, with working note. Folios 14-19.'The Only True Comedian by Ian Rankin'
Annotated typescript, 1998, second draft, with author's annotations. Folios 20-26.
Annotated typescript, 1998, first draft,...
Dates:
1983-1998.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the short stories of Ian Rankin, other than Rebus short stories.