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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:

Articles, speeches and essays of David Young Cameron., 1932-1945, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.8950/26-29
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Papers of Sir David Young Cameron including sketches, manuscripts and typescripts of lectures and addresses, and correspondence.

Papers of Katherine Cameron Kay include sketches, notes on paintings and etchings, and correspondence.

Dates: 1932-1945, undated.

Articles, talks and broadcasts by Eric Linklater and by other others., 1940-1968, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.10155/40-66
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of addresses, articles, broadcast talks and poems, with correspondence.

Dates: 1940-1968, undated.

Autograph notes of the speech made by Lord President Blair when taking his seat on the Bench., 1808.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.2.1.15(vi), folios 22-25
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The manuscript has been compiled from various sources. See the particular descriptions. Letters of presentation by or on behalf of the donors are included.

Dates: 1808.

Biographical account of William Cowper, Bishop of Galloway, who died in 1619.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.22.3.12
Scope and Contents The account is headed "Life of William Cowper, Bishop of Galloway and Dean of the Chapel Royal of Holyrood." A note at folio 1 refers to the "Address of Principal Lee to the students of the University of Edinburgh at the opening of the session 1846" and this date is added in pencil at folio 1; but the present text is the work of a different author. Neither the hand nor the subject-matter of this account seems to resemble either in Lee`s discourses in MS.3452; it is not in the selection...
Dates: 19th century.

Box of Reverend William Matheson, containing lectures at Edinburgh University, speeches, reviews and papers., 1952-1953, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 13(1-23)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: 1952-1953, undated.

Brief letter of James Hogg.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9112
Scope and Contents

With autograph address panel of Horatio, Viscount Nelson.

Dates: circa 1800-1835.

Broadcasts and speeches of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1947-1976, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27069-27076
Scope and Contents From the Series: As well as writing books, Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’ was a prolific author of essays and articles and was frequently asked to speak on literary or other topics. He was in the habit of re-using parts of his writings on different occasions, so it is not unusual to find substantial identical passages occurring in different works. Due to the fragmentary nature of some of the material, it is not always evident whether a manuscript was intended for publication or for a talk;...
Dates: 1947-1976, undated.