Speeches. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents containing the text of any public address or talk.
Found in 923 Collections and/or Records:
Lectures and speeches by David Ainslie Thin and by James Thin., 1969-2003, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12384/159-161
Lectures, orations and related notes., [1920s-1940s], undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13467/99-105
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The papers consist principally of his sermons, which were subsequently much worked on by his daughter, Jean Stewart, also a Church of Scotland minister. Next are papers relating to the Loan Committee of Crown Court Church, which give an insight into the financial hardship suffered by at least part of the congregation during the interwar period. There are also several correspondence files, which are illustrative of Moffett’s involvement in the community based around Crown Court Church, as...
Dates:
[1920s-1940s], undated.
Lectures, speeches and addresses of Douglas Neil Wimberley to various institutions, clubs ,churches and schools., 1946-1960.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.8681/120-150
Dates:
1946-1960.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Military papers of Douglas Neil Wimberley, containing correspondence, speeches, printed books and pamphlets.
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Military papers of Douglas Neil Wimberley, containing correspondence, speeches and some maps, translations and other related papers.
Lectures, talks and speeches of J B S Haldane on scientific and other topics., 1935-1964, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20560-205623
Legal and historical collections of Sir Lewis Stewart of Kirkhill, advocate, compiled early in the 17th century.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.1.14
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:List, 1606, of Scottish nobility (folio 1);Process of apprising of the Bishop of Orkney against Sinclair, 1572 (folio 3);Process of apprising of Sir Thomas Hamilton against Sir Blaise Belmer, 1607 (folio 13 verso);Reduction of a decreet of perambulation obtained by Lord Hay of Yester against the James Heriot of Trabroun, 1572 (folio 21 verso);Registered submission and decreet arbitral, 1614, between...
Dates:
Early 17th century.
Letter of Brian Lambie to Magnusson on a museum article written by Lambie., 1968.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/292
Scope and Contents
File also contains a copy of Hugh MacDiarmid’s speech at the opening of Gladstone Court Museum, Biggar.
Dates:
1968.
'Letters amorous, complementall, consolatorie, informing, militarie, historicall’: copies or drafts of letters of William Drummond of Hawthornden, in his hand, with a few letters of other persons, 1605, undated., 1605, 1626, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2061
Scope and Contents
The volume also contains:'Of impresas' (folio 128);
'A dedication of some poems to Cragmiller' (folio 131);
'Of change of religion' (folio 136 verso);
'In praise of the allegorie in poesie' (folio 143);
'For the geneologie of the house of Drummond' (folio 144 verso);
'In praise of letters' (folio 147);
'New-Scotland' (folio 148);
'The Hermitage' (folio 151);
'Discourse in commendation of kinglie government', 1626 (folio 159);
Speeches, etc., connected with the visit of Charles I...
Dates:
1605, 1626, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Hawthornden Manuscripts: original papers of William Drummond of Hawthornden and of his uncle, William Fowler, secretary to Queen Anne, consort of James VI.
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Manuscripts of William Drummond of Hawthornden.
Letters and copies of letters to Hamish Brown.
File
Identifier: Acc.12253
Scope and Contents
Includes Don Johnson`s account of a journey from Land`s End to John O`Groats, 1994, text of a talk by Sir Alasdair T Munro on "Hugh Munro and his Tables", 1994, and Nigel Springett`s account of a visit to India, 1989.
Dates:
1989-1994.
Letters and papers, 1982-1988, relating to the John Buchan Centre established in the old United Free Church, Broughton, Peebleshire. Also containing photo & speech on opening of John Buchan exhibition at National Library of Scotland, 4th June 1975., 1975, 1982-1988.
File
Identifier: Acc.11628/304
Dates:
1975, 1982-1988.
Letters and papers, mostly concerning the Church of Scotland., 1231-1641.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.8
Scope and Contents
The subjects include the case brought by John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir, against Robert Wallace; the ‘Second Book of Discipline’; the Act of Revocation; and the protests against the Service-book. Most of the papers concerning the Covenant have been published more than once, and some appeared as contemporary pamphlets.Copy of a charter, 1360, granted by David II to the Bishop of Aberdeen; in Latin (folio 1). - This was printed from Adv.MS.16.1.10 in ‘Registrum episcopatus...
Dates:
1231-1641.
Letters and papers of David Steuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.3.14
Scope and Contents
The letters, which are mostly from George Henry Hutton and other antiquaries, concern the publication of chartularies and the compilation of a history of Scottish religious houses. There are also manuscript and printed copies of Buchan`s speeches to the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1784-1785, 1787 (folio 76).
Dates:
1777-1809.
Letters and papers of George Francis Stewart Elliot., 1853-1876.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19471-19472
Scope and Contents
George Francis Stewart Elliot was the son of Gilbert, 2nd Earl of Minto.
Dates:
1853-1876.
Letters and papers of Henry Mackenzie, author of 'The man of feeling'.
File
Identifier: MS.124
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters to Henry Mackenzie and his family, or concerning them, on literary and other matters, 1771-1839. The writers include a number of contemporary Scottish celebrities. (Folio 1.)(ii) The Duke of Argyle’s speech on the Bill for taking away the Ports of Edinburgh on account of the Porteous Mob, 1737. (Folio 73.)(iii) Letters to or regarding John Home, author of ‘Douglas’, 1759-1803, undated, apparently collected by Henry...
Dates:
1737, 1759-1839.
Letters and papers of John H Balfour-Browne, Kings Counsel (1885-1921).
File
Identifier: MS.19609
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Letters, 1846-1919, undated, chiefly addressed to John H Balfour-Browne. They had been kept as a collection of autographs and include fragments of letters and signatures (which have not been indexed). The correspondence mostly concerns Balfour-Browne's literary work and legal matters. (Folio 1.)(ii) Typescript with manuscript corrections and newspaper cutting of 'A Criticism and a Reminiscence' by Balfour-Browne, published in the...
Dates:
1814-1919, undated.
Letters, including two photocopies of letters, of Charles Dickens to various recipients; with two copies of a speech by Dickens delivered on behalf of The Hospital for Sick Children., 1839-1874.
File
Identifier: MS.42155
Scope and Contents
Folios 1-19 : letters, 1839-1869, of Dickens to John Murray III.Folios 20- 21 : copies of letters of Dickens. F. 20 : photocopy, 1976, of a letter, 1840, of Dickens to ?William Bradbury; f. 21 : photocopy, ? 4th quarter of 20th century, of 2 letters of Dickens to : (1) Austen Henry Layard, undated; and, (2) "Miss L. Eden", 1859.Folios 22-29 : "Speech of Charles Dickens, Esq., as Chairman at the dinner on behalf of The Hospital for...
Dates:
1839-1874.
Letters to and papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto., 1910, 1912-1914.
File
Identifier: MS.12753
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Letters of Indian princes and dignitaries, June, 1912-1914 (folio 1); (ii) Memoranda concerning Indian rulers attending the coronation of George V (folio 100); (iii) Printed speech by Sir William Wedderburn, Baronet, at the opening of the 25th Indian National Congress, 1910(folio 154).
Dates:
1910, 1912-1914.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Correspondence of the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Grey, E. to Grieve., 1781-1947.
File
Identifier: MS.40487
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Grey, Edward.Speech and envelope, 1914, of Edward Grey, Viscount Grey of Falloden, relating to Mexico. Annotations by Edward Grey and later, 1947, by Arthur Cecil Murray, 3rd Viscount Elibank. Folios 1-4.Grey, G.M.Visiting card, undated, of G M Grey. Folio 5.Grey, George.Letters, 1860, 1869, 1871 and 1887, of Sir George Grey to...
Dates:
1781-1947.
Letters to the Honourable George Francis Stewart Elliot, from his father, the 2nd Earl of Minto, his brothers and sisters and their families., 1853-1868.
File
Identifier: MS.19471
Scope and Contents
Writers also include George Combe, the phrenologist, William Patrick Adam, Governor of Madras, and David Robertson, Baron Marjoribanks. With George Francis Stewart Elliot's Address to the electors of the Border Burghs, 1868 (folio 54), and notes for a lecture on Sir Henry Elliot, Diplomatist, delivered at Hawick in 1876 (folio 56).
Dates:
1853-1868.
Literary and Scientific Society of Ottawa., 1899.
Item
Identifier: Ch.10505
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A complete list of these addresses is available.
Dates:
1899.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Charters and other formal documents relating to the Minto family.
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Addresses, honorary diplomas, speeches, etc.
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Addresses, etc, given to the 4th Earl and Countess of Minto during his service as Governor General of Canada and Viceroy of India.
Literary papers, a political notebook and letters of Sir Herbert Eustace Maxwell, Politician and Author [1845-1937]. With three letters to Gavin Maxwell.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13262
Scope and Contents
The main interest of the papers lies in the manuscripts and proofs of some of Sir Herbert’s many literary works including `Robert the Bruce and the Struggle for Scottish Independence`, 1897, `The Chevalier of the Splendid Crest`, 1900, `A Century of Empire, 1801-1900`, 1909, `Inter-alia : A Scottish Calendar of Crime and other historical essays`, 1924, and `Evening Memories`, 1932.
Dates:
1884-1937, 1945, undated
Literary papers and correspondence of Nigel Tranter.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10967
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, scripts of and notes for addresses and talks, and circa 440 letters and copies of letters.
Dates:
1948-1991 and undated.
Literary papers and speeches of Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond.
Series
Identifier: Dep.363
Dates:
Circa 1950-1983.
Literary papers of James B Caird.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11108
Scope and Contents
Includes literary notebooks, correspondence, and manuscripts and typescripts of poems, articles and talks.
Dates:
1931-1989.
Literary papers of Janet Caird.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11109
Scope and Contents
Includes literary notebooks, correspondence, and manuscripts and typescripts of novels, short stories, poems, articles and talks.
Dates:
1928-1990.