Speeches. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents containing the text of any public address or talk.
Found in 735 Collections and/or Records:
Copies of letters and papers concerning the formation of the Irish Treasury Board and the procedures to be adopted by it, with notes on the procedures of the British Treasury. Volume I., 1793-1794.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.4.1.2, vol. I
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The volumes have the book-plate of Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie, and, as he was secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in 1794-1795, were presumably compiled on his instructions.
Dates:
1793-1794.
Copies of letters, notes and other papers of Stephen Hislop., 1837-1862, undated.
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Identifier: MS.8958
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Copies by Stephen Hislop of his letters to the conveners (Robert Gordon, James Buchanan, William K Tweedie) of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Free Church of Scotland, with some other letters on financial matters, 1845-1852, 1857, undated (folio 1);
(ii) Copies in a later hand of Hislop's letters, 1846, 1850-1851, 1862, undated, to his colleague Robert Hunter (folio 84);
(iii) Notes, 1844-1845, 1851-1852, by Hislop on expenses (folio 131);
(iv) Various...
Dates:
1837-1862, undated.
Copies of letters to John Burdon-Sanderson and of papers and speeches given by him to learned societies and on other occasions., [?1854-before 1906.]
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Identifier: MS.20032
Scope and Contents
The papers were apparently intended for use in ‘Sir John Burdon Sanderson a memoir’, which was begun by Lady Burdon-Sanderson after his death in 1905 and completed and edited after her death in 1909 by their niece and nephew Elizabeth S Haldane (in whose hand many of the copies are written, most of the rest being in typescript) and John S Haldane, in 1911.
Dates:
[?1854-before 1906.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet.
Copies of printed and other material concerning the ‘Forty-five., 1745.
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Identifier: MS.297
Scope and Contents
Includes a letter, manifesto, etc., of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, 1745; the ‘dying declarations’, last speeches, etc., of Lord Balmerino, Mr John Hamilton, and other Jacobites; political verses, toasts, epitaphs, etc.
Dates:
1745.
Copies of published articles, letters, reports, and speeches about or by John Kirk and relatives., 1856-1972.
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Identifier: Acc.9942/63
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Includes extracts from the Royal Geographical Society 'Proceedings and Journals', and the 'Report by Sir John Kirk on the Disturbances at Brass' (1896).
Dates:
1856-1972.
Copies of speeches and some related papers of Lord High Commissioners to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland., 1925-1951.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10240/1-2
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers contain a large number of photocopies of documents dating back to the 17th century.
Dates:
1925-1951.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers concerning the Lord High Commissioners to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
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Papers of various Lord High Commissioners to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
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Copies of speeches, itineraries, orders of service and some related papers of various Lord High Commissioners to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Copies of speeches given by the Earl of Rosebery, together with drafts and notes, 1888-1896; with memoranda of conversations and meetings, 1867-1908, undated., 1867-1908, undated.
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Identifier: MS.10176
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Rosebery, styled Lord Dalmeny from the death of his father in 1851 until he succeeded his grandfather in the earldom in 1868, held various public offices including those of Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1881-1883, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, February to July 1886, and again in 1892-1894, and was Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury from 5 March 1894 to 25 June 1895, remaining leader of the Liberal party till 1898.The papers consist chiefly...
Dates:
1867-1908, undated.
Copies of speeches, itineraries, orders of service and some related papers of various Lord High Commissioners to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland., 1925-1952.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10240/1-4
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The papers contain a large number of photocopies of documents dating back to the 17th century.
Dates:
1925-1952.
Copies of the death speech of Charles Radcliffe, Jacobite, 1746, and of two Jacobite poems, 'The tears of Scotland', and 'Ode on the battle of Gladsmuir', undated, all apparently in the hand of Thomas Pennant; bound in a volume of Jacobite pamphlets., 1746, undated.
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Identifier: MS.6542 [L.C.680(4)]
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
These are the more substantial of the letters, papers and notes found in the Lauriston Castle Collection of printed books, whether pasted or inserted loosely into volumes or as inscriptions written in books.
Dates:
1746, undated.
Copy of 'Heads of Lord Morpeth's Speech on the Finances of the East India Company, 10th July 1806. With an Appendix' (London, 1806). , 1806.
Item
Identifier: MS.11730
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From the Sub-Series:
The correspondence and papers include material concerning Bencoolen, Goa, Iran, Sind, Indonesia, Afghanistan and Tahiti, various surveys, and literary and scientific subjects.
Dates:
1806.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Miscellaneous correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto as Governor-General of India.
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Miscellaneous printed papers concerning the 1st Earl of Minto.
Copy of the Duke of Wharton's address to the people of England, ?April 1729., 1729.
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Identifier: MS.3836, folios 9-10
Dates:
1729.
Corporation and citizens of Regina, Saskatchewan., 1900.
Item
Identifier: Ch.10530
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A complete list of these addresses is available.
Dates:
1900.
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.
Corporation of Madras., Undated, between 1909-1910.
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Identifier: Ch.10621
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A complete list of these addresses is available.
Dates:
Undated, between 1909-1910.
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.
Corrected typescript of a talk 'Spooks, sorcery and superstition' by Nancy Brysson Morrison., 1934.
Item
Identifier: MS.27353
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Notes for and some manuscripts of Nancy Brysson Morrison's books and shorter works.
Dates:
1934.
Correspondence and other related papers of Cecil Hopkinson, relating to Giuseppe Verdi., 1957-1975.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9732/8-14
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Concerning Hopkinson`s bibliographies of Berlioz and Verdi.
Dates:
1957-1975.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Cecil Hopkinson, containing bibliographies relating to Louis-Hector Berlioz and Giuseppe Verdi, and other related material.
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Papers of Cecil Hopkinson, relating to bibliography of Giuseppe Verdi, containing correspondence, notes, photocopies and other related material.
Correspondence and papers concerning Lord Minto's speeches in the House of Lords on Volunteer matters., 1897-1898.
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Identifier: MS.13390
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The founder of the family was Gilbert Elliot (1651-1718), a younger son of Gavin Elliot of Midlem Mill. Gilbert Elliot was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1688, created a baronet in 1700, and appointed a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1705; he acquired the lands of Headshaw in Roxburghshire in 1696, and added Minto to his property in 1703.
Sir Gilbert Elliot, 2nd Baronet (1693-1766), likewise had a distinguished legal career, becoming a Lord of Session as Lord Minto in 1726, a...
Dates:
1897-1898.
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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Papers concerning the Elliot family of Minto relating to local affairs.
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Correspondence and papers concerning the militia and volunteers in Roxburghshire.
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Correspondence and papers of the 4th Earl of Minto, chiefly in his capacity as Brigadier-General commanding the Scottish Border Volunteer Brigade.
Correspondence and papers concerning the 1st Earl of Minto's management of the impeachment of Sir Elijah Impey, formerly chief Justice of Bengal, for his conduct of the trial of the Maharaja Nand Kumar., 1787-1788.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11199-11202
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1787-1788.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Political correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto.
Correspondence and papers, concerning the administration of the College at Fort William., 1808-1813.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11637-11638
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1751-1814), who succeeded as 4th Baronet in 1777, assumed the additional names of Murray Kynynmound on succeeding to his mother's properties in 1778, and was created Baron Minto in 1797 and Earl of Minto in 1813. He was Member of Parliament for Morpeth, 1776-1777, for Roxburghshire, 1777-1784, for Berwick-upon-Tweed, 1786-1790, and for Helston, 1790-1795; and served as Civil Commissioner at Toulon, 1793, Minister to the...
Dates:
1808-1813.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Miscellaneous papers of the Bengal Government.
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Papers on coinage concerning the Bengal Government, and correspondence and papers concerning the administration of the Cadet College, Barasat, and the College at Fort William.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning Edward Arthur Walton., 1891-1925, undated.
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Identifier: MS.19245
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Xerox copies of correspondence between Edward Arthur Walton and James Abbott McNeill Whistler, and newspaper cuttings concerning Whistler's portrait of Thomas Carlyle, 1891-1905 (folio 1);(ii) Letters to Edward Arthur Walton, 1900-1911, undated, including letters from Andrew Carnegie and John Singer Sargent (folio 24);(iii) Letters, 1922-1925, to Walton's widow, chiefly letters of condolence on the artist's death, but...
Dates:
1891-1925, undated.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 1st Earl of Minto., 1811-1814.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11696-11697
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Includes correspondence and papers, 1810-1814, of and concerning Thomas Stamford Raffles, Lieutenant-Governor of Java.
Dates:
1811-1814.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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Correspondence with and papers concerning the Presidencies of Bombay and Madras, and other territories east of the Cape.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto and the Bengal Government concerning the British invasion and occupation of Java and other Dutch possessions in the East Indies.
Correspondence and papers of and concerning William Elliot of Wells., 1775-1818, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.12899-12927
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
William Nassau Elliot of Wells was Commissary and Commissary-General to the allied army in Germany, 1761-173, and his son, William Elliot of Wells was Member of Parliament for Portarlington, 1801-1802, and for Peterborough, 1802-1818, and Chief Secretary for Ireland in the ‘Talents' Ministry, 1806-1807. The Elliots of Wells were only very distantly related to the Elliots of Minto, the common ancestor being Robin Elliot of Redheugh (florished 1582). However, William Elliot of Wells was a...
Dates:
1775-1818, undated.
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 chiefly of William Nassau Elliot of Wells (?1736-1775), Barrister (Inner Temple), and of his son, William Elliot of Wells (1766-1818), Member of Parliament.
Correspondence and papers of Janet Adam Smith, containing notes and draft talk about the publication, 'Books in my life', the collections of Janet Adam Smith and Michael Roberts about mountaineering, with a bibliography of her writings by Andrew Roberts., 1988-1989.
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Identifier: Acc.13861/71
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Correspondence, personal and literary papers, published articles and reviews, mountaineering papers, and photographs, circa 1911-2013, of Janet Adam Smith (1905-1999), author, journalist and mountaineer.
Dates:
1988-1989.
Correspondence and papers of John Scott Burdon-Sanderson., 1854-1905, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20030-20031
Scope and Contents
Most of the letters are addressed to Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson by colleagues in connexion with his work and researches: most of the papers consist of talks on science and medicine.
Dates:
1854-1905, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet.
Correspondence and papers of John Scott Burdon-Sanderson., 1854-1894.
File
Identifier: MS.20030
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Most of the letters are addressed to Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson by colleagues in connexion with his work and researches: most of the papers consist of talks on science and medicine.
Dates:
1854-1894.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet.
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Correspondence and papers of John Scott Burdon-Sanderson.
Correspondence and papers of John Scott Burdon-Sanderson., 1895-1905, undated.
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Identifier: MS.20031
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Most of the letters are addressed to Sir John Scott Burdon-Sanderson by colleagues in connexion with his work and researches: most of the papers consist of talks on science and medicine.
Dates:
1895-1905, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir John S Burdon-Sanderson, Baronet.
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Correspondence and papers of John Scott Burdon-Sanderson.