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Sketches.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Rough or summary art works; less finished than studies. Though sketches are often in the drawing medium, the term ""drawings"" in general implies more finished works than does ""sketches"" .

Found in 343 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of and concerning Sir Walter Scott., [?1622-?1844], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.1583
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Writings and notes of Sir Walter Scott, chiefly in his autograph. They include letters to James Bailey, 1812, 1817, 1825, with Bailey's annotations, 1837; fragments of the essay on Pepys published in the ‘Quarterly Review’ for March 1826; two drafts of an address from the Magistrates and Freeholders of Selkirkshire to the House of Commons (see the 'Journal', 7-10 March 1831); a draft letter on the political situation, undated; epitaphs on Colonel...
Dates: [?1622-?1844], undated.

Papers of James Augustus Grant and of his family.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.17901-17926
Scope and Contents James Augustus Grant joined the Bengal Army in 1848 and was at the siege of Multan, the battle of Gujerat, and the relief of Lucknow. From 1860 to 1863 he was seconded to the Royal Geographical Society's expedition under John Hanning Speke, when the source of the Nile was identified and Uganda and southern Sudan visited. After further service in Kashmir and secondment to Napier's Abyssinian expedition, he retired with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1868. He was awarded the Gold Medal of...
Dates: 1821-1892, undated.

Papers of James Augustus Grant and of his family.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.17929-17948

Papers of Sir Robert Liston, diplomatist.

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.5510-5721A
Scope and Contents After serving his apprenticeship as Secretary and Chargé d'Affaires at the courts of Munich, Ratisbon, Berlin, Turin and Madrid, Robert Liston was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at Madrid in 1784.After leaving Madrid he was the British Representative at Stockholm, Constantinople, Washington, The Hague, and again at Constantinople.Within each regional section there are two main categories, official and personal. The first contains documents, with instructions or...
Dates: 1756-1832.

Papers relating to Inveraray, especially the building of the Castle and the New Town., 1757.

 File
Identifier: MS.17687
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Lord Milton was responsible for the 3rd Duke of Argyll's personal and household expenses in Scotland; and had a general oversight of his Scottish estates, collaborating with his Edinburgh lawyer, Archibald Campbell of Succoth, Writer to the Signet. The earlier papers are mainly personal and household accounts, and papers concerning the property of The Whim in Peeblesshire; after his succession to the Dukedom in 1743 the family estates in Argyllshire, Stirlingshire, and Dumbartonshire are...
Dates: 1757.

Papers relating to 'The house of Elrig', by Gavin Maxwell, containing typed transcript of audio tapes, photographs and a sketch., [?Circa 1965], undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10555/35-37
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of published works, including 'Ring of bright water' and 'The rocks remain', and photographs, drawings and notes, together with literary, business and personal correspondence.

With business records of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises, including correspondence and accounts.

Dates: [?Circa 1965], undated.

Papers relating to the publication of works of Mollie Hunter., 1973-1992, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11073/17-121
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Includes editorial correspondence, typescripts and proofs of novels, and some book jackets and illustrations.

Dates: 1973-1992, undated.

Papers relating to 'The weeks before my wedding' by Dorothy Millard, containing miscellaneous typescripts, pencil sketch and corrected typescripts., Undated.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12135/2
Scope and Contents

Containing corrected typescript of chapter one, typescripts of chapters 4-6, and early draft of corrected typescript.

Dates: Undated.

Pencil sketches, 1894-1897, by the Edinburgh artist Murray Macdonald throughout the trade catalogue, 1892, of Winsor and Newton Ltd., London.

 File
Identifier: MS.20348
Scope and Contents

Almost all the sketches are unidentified portraits and caricatures.

Dates: 1892, 1894-1897.

Pencil sketches and several early watercolours of A E Borthwick, 1888, undated, with a number of pencil sketches of Robert Gibb, 1870-1876, 1895-1906, undated, chiefly of Scottish scenery., 1870-1906, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.10470
Scope and Contents

There are also some notes and a little correspondence, 1880-1883, concerning Robert Gibb's painting 'The thin red line', executed in 1881. The remainder of the sketches, chiefly undated, include early caricatures and a sketch by Lady Polwarth (folios 107-108).

Dates: 1870-1906, undated.

Personal papers and correspondence of Esther Barbara Chalmers, including some of her sisters and friends., Circa 1900-1982.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.8695/1-117
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This collection, while primarily composed of the letters and papers of Esther Chalmers herself, and reflecting her own life and activities, also reflects those of her family, from her grandparents to her nieces and nephews, and of her friends, both in Britain and abroad. The papers concern mostly her own life and her association with Lucie Dejardin, the Belgian socialist, with papers concerning her kinfolk the Lorimers of Kellie (particularly James Lorimer and J H Lorimer) and her father Sir...
Dates: Circa 1900-1982.

Photographic copies of some family papers of Mr and Mrs Thomas Adams, Alloway, relating chiefly to Mrs Adams’ great-great-uncle, the Reverend Donald Stewart (1803-1831).

 File
Identifier: MS.14952
Scope and Contents The Reverend Donald Stewart, a native of the Loch Earn district of Perthshire, was a minister of St Mark’s, Demerara, from his arrival 29 April 1831 to his death seven months later. The contents are as follows.(i) Lease of Lednascriden, Balquhidder, 1776 (folio 1);(ii) Letter of Donald Stewart, Georgetown, 30 April 1831, to his father and brother, both John Stewart, Findglen, Loch Earn. A further letter, dated Georgetown, 2 May 1831, is cross-written on...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1776, 1831, undated

Photographs and sketches by John Kirk., 1843-1915, circa 1964, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9942/39-48
Scope and Contents

Items 39 and 45 not received by the National Library of Scotland.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1843-1915, circa 1964, undated.

Photographs of Gavin Maxwell, mostly black and white, containing a colour photograph and a sketch., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10555/68-71
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of published works, including 'Ring of bright water' and 'The rocks remain', and photographs, drawings and notes, together with literary, business and personal correspondence.

With business records of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises, including correspondence and accounts.

Dates: Undated.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in England and overseas beginning with L., 1743-1916, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MS.5875
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 1743-1916, undated.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with A., 1661-1905.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5844 (1)-(152)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 1661-1905.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with B., 1772-19th century.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5845 (1)-(111)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 1772-19th century.

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson relating to places in Scotland beginning with C., 19th century-1936.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.5846 (1)-(145)
Scope and Contents From the Series:

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 19th century-1936.