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Testimonials.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents containing affirmation of person's character or the value of a thing. Specifically, written declarations stating an individual's achievements or the usefulness of a product or service, such as a letter of endorsement.

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

13 letters to Robert Bruce.

 File
Identifier: Acc.8587
Scope and Contents

Concerning political and personal matters. Correspondents include Sir Alexander Gray and Sir Stafford Cripps.

With associated testimonials and copies of four letters of Bruce.

Dates: 1933-1940.

Collection of state papers of the reigns of James VI and Charles I made by Sir James Balfour of Denmilne, Lord Lyon King of Arms.

 Collection
Identifier: Adv.MSS.33.1.1-33.1.15
Scope and Contents

The collection is known both as the `Denmilne State Papers` and the `Denmilne Collection`. Less formally it is often referred to as the `Denmilne Manuscripts`.

Dates: 1548-1641.

Correspondence of Professor Andrew Dewar Gibb.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9188
Scope and Contents

Concerning legal, political and personal matters.

With testimonials, 1929-1934, for Prof Gibb.

Dates: 1917-1965.

Letter to, and testimonial in favour of, 1913, Archibald Turnbull, by George Saintsbury.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7118
Scope and Contents

With copy of letter, 1977, of Archibald Turnbull to Alastair Fowler, containing recollections of Saintsbury.

Dates: 1913 and 1977.

'List of applicants for situations in the Edinburgh Academy, 1824'; with letters and testimonials of some of the applicants, addressed to Sir Walter Scott as one of the Committee of Management of the new school.

 File
Identifier: MS.2519
Scope and Contents

The testimonials are supplememtary to the printed testimonials, Sir Walter Scott's copies of which are in the Department of Printed books.

Dates: 1824.

Military testimonial in favour of Lieutenant Thomas Patrick Ballingall, MC, Machine Gun Corps, and his discharge papers.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12902
Scope and Contents

Includes a copy of "Peary: In Memoriam" an elegy on the death in action of James Pearson, late of George Watson`s [Boys] College. Edinburgh, [by G. N. Ballingall].

Dates: 1915.

Papers, circa 1852-1872, of William Strathhenry Kemp.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9427
Scope and Contents

Includes historical and literary lectures and essays, and addresses to pupils at Falkirk Grammar School and Glasgow High School.

With papers, 1897-1904, of Robina Jane Kemp, including certificates and testimonials.

Dates: circa 1852-1904.

Papers of David Angus.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6905
Scope and Contents

Concerning his life and work in South America and Damaraland.

Dates: 1882-1926.

Papers of Richard Dark.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3617/1-17
Dates: 1815-1st half of 20th century.

Papers of Robert Kemp, his father, the Reverend Arnold L Kemp and other members of the family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10125
Scope and Contents

Includes diaries, testimonials and photographs.

Dates: 1802-1986 and undated.

Single letters and small collections of letters of nineteenth-century artists.

 File
Identifier: MS.10994
Scope and Contents

Writers include Sir William Allan, Sir John Watson Gordon, Sir Henry Raeburn, Archibald G Reid and David Roberts. There is also a group of letters, 1853-1893, undated, to John Pettie from a variety of artists and authors and a small collection of testimonials, 1858, in favour of the artist Thomas Fairbairn.

Dates: 1809-1903, undated.

Testimonials and other notices, 1837, concerning the election of David Laing as Librarian of the Signet Library.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.8543
Scope and Contents

With two annontated copies (one a proof), 1890, of "History of the Society of Writers to... [the] Signet".

Dates: 1837-1890.

Transcripts made in the early nineteenth century (see watermarks) of Mey and Tarbat charters and inventories, titled 'Cartularium Eccles. Cathedral. Rossensis'.

 File
Identifier: MS.1018
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Excerpts from an inventory dated 1641 of charters then in the House of Mey and from other inventories of charters covering the period 1464-1637, relating to the Sinclairs of Mey and to neighbouring lands (folio 1), with notes regarding rights of Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat, 1666, and a testimonial regarding Tarrell, 1382 (folio 13); (ii) Copies of charters in Tarbat House, 1457-1642, undated.

Dates: 1382-1642, undated.