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The thesis is the basis of the biography, ‘David Livingstone, the dark interior’ by Oliver Ransford and gives fuller particulars of his theory that Livingstone was cyclothymic.

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The thesis is the basis of the biography, ‘David Livingstone, the dark interior’ by Oliver Ransford and gives fuller particulars of his theory that Livingstone was cyclothymic.

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The thesis is the basis of the biography, ‘David Livingstone, the dark interior’ by Oliver Ransford and gives fuller particulars of his theory that Livingstone was cyclothymic.

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Papers of Thomas I Rae, Keeper of Manuscripts in the National Library of Scotland, mostly relating to his work as a Scottish historian.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The archive contains the minutes, correspondence, committee papers, working group papers and reports produced by the Scottish Library Association (SLA) from 1912-2005, before it became the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals in Scotland (CILIPS) in 2005. Also included are photographs from various SLA conferences, video cassette tapes and CD-ROMs produced by the AV Scot Archive which is the Scottish branch of the Library Association Audio Visual Group. The...

Scope and Contents The thesis was submitted for the Degree of MD, University of Edinburgh.Manuscript notes, 1929, for `The Relationship of Dissociation and Repression, considered from the point of view of Medical Psychology`by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-14.Manuscript drafts, 1927, of `Object of Thesis` and `Medicine and Psychology` from`The Relationship of Dissociation and Repression, considered from the point of view of Medical Psychology` by Fairbairn. Folios 15-20....

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This series contains substantial folders of correspondence with the conductor Dr. Emre Araci; opera singer Ian Caddy; Nobel Laureate and physicist Professor Peter Higgs; Professors Anthony 'Sandy' Robertson and Francesca Bray; theologian and scholar Fr. Brocard Sewell; and author Professor Alexander McCall Smith.

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Written by J.T. Hamilton, A.L.A.

Thesis for Fellowship of Library Association.

Scope and Contents Typescript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘The End of Things: Suicides and Structures’, chapter of thesis, annotated with alternate title, ‘The Director’s Seat: Suicides and Structures’; with annotations by the author; with related developmental notes. Folios 1-52 (original foliation of the typescript, 1-48).Typescript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘Chapter Five / The end of things: Suicides and structures.’; with annotations by the author. Includes manuscript notes and footnotes inserted...

Scope and Contents Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘Hothouse by the East River’. Folios 1-55.Typescript, 1984, of Ian Rankin, ‘’The Mortality Problem’: The Hothouse by the East River as Study in Fictional Intent’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author; and with related working notes. Folios 1-22.Typescript, undated and untitled, of Ian Rankin, about Spark’s novel ‘Hothouse by the East River’, with related developmental notes; with annotations by Rankin’s PhD...

Scope and Contents Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘Territorial Rights’. Folios 1-22.Typescript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Use and Abuse of Territorial Rights’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author. Folios 1-13.Manuscript, undated, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Use and Abuse of Territorial Rights’, chapter of thesis, partial draft. Folios 14-16.Research notes of Ian Rankin on Spark’s novel ‘Territorial Rights’. Folios 17-22. Chapter and...

Scope and Contents Chapter and research on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios 1-29.Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘“Nowhere’s Safe”: The Girls of Slender Means’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author; and with related working notes. Folios 1-17.Manuscript, undated and untitled, of Ian Rankin, about Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios 18-23.Research notes of Rankin on Muriel Spark’s novel ‘The Girls of Slender Means’. Folios...

Scope and Contents Chapter and research on 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'. Folios 1-39.Typescript, after June 1985, of Ian Rankin, ‘Humane Observation and After’, chapter of thesis; with annotations by the author and Rankin’s PhD supervisor. Folios 1-19.Partial manuscript, undated, of Ian Rankin of his chapter on 'Memento Mori', 'The Ballad of Peckham Rye', and 'The Bachelors'. Folios 20-24.Research notes of Ian Rankin on Spark’s novel...

Scope and Contents Drafts are in reverse order of creation as best as can be determined.Typescript, 1984, of Ian Rankin, ‘Ian James Rankin: Thesis Proposal and Outline, Muriel Spark’. Folios 1-9. This is Rankin’s revised proposal. Includes administrative form and letter from Rankin’s supervisor regarding the revised proposal, and a photocopy of an earlier version of the thesis proposal dated 1983, with annotations by Rankin’s supervisor. Typescript, between 1983-1984, of Ian Rankin,...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Ian Rankin worked on his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark for the University of Edinburgh from 1983-1986. Rankin did not complete his thesis, and as such the archive does not contain a complete draft. The drafts in this series are in manuscript and typescript format. The materials are arranged into sequences based on the chapters and contents of Rankin’s PhD thesis, according to the outline in his latter thesis proposal. The chapters focus on specific novels or other works...

Scope and Contents Manuscript and typescript drafts, 1986 or before, of Ian Rankin of the Introduction and Chapter One of his PhD thesis. Folios 1-90.Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘Thesis Introduction’; with annotations by the author and Rankin’s thesis supervisor. Folios 1-24.Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Use and Abuse of Fiction in the novels of Muriel Spark’, the introduction to his PhD thesis, earlier draft; with annotation by the author and Rankin’s thesis supervisor....

Scope and Contents Ian Rankin worked on his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark for the University of Edinburgh from 1983-1986. Rankin did not complete his thesis, and as such the archive does not contain a complete draft. The drafts in this series are in manuscript and typescript format. The materials are arranged into sequences based on the chapters and contents of Rankin’s PhD thesis, according to the outline in his latter thesis proposal. The chapters focus on specific novels or other works...

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This series contains manuscripts of, and associated working papers for, Ian Rankin’s PhD thesis on Muriel Spark for the University of Edinburgh. The working papers include extensive research notes, press cuttings, and other research materials collected by Rankin, as well as correspondence and other contact between Rankin and his PhD supervisor. Also included are administrative materials of the University of Edinburgh regarding postgraduate studies.

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Robert Paul, manager of the Commercial Bank of Scotland, married Charlotte, the daughter of John Erskine of Cambus, advocate, in 1814. The connection of the Pauls with the Erskines of Alva, and later with the Erskine Murrays, remained strong, and the antiquarian interests of the Reverend Robert Paul, Free Church minister at Dollar, led him to examine many of the Erskine papers. Some of these remained with the Paul’s and now form part of the collection.

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With some Scottish legal papers, 19th century, including account of the death of a child chimney sweep in Edinburgh in 1817.

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Robert McLellan (1907-1985) was born near Lanark and educated at Bearsden and Glasgow University. In 1938 he married and moved to Arran, where he spent the rest of his life, except for a period of service in the Royal Artillery, 1940-1946. His most important literary works were plays, but he also wrote poetry, short stories, and books on Arran.

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Robert McLellan (1907-1985) was born near Lanark and educated at Bearsden and Glasgow University. In 1938 he married and moved to Arran, where he spent the rest of his life, except for a period of service in the Royal Artillery, 1940-1946. His most important literary works were plays, but he also wrote poetry, short stories, and books on Arran.

Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: Original manuscript, [1808, or before], of ‘Marmion’ by Sir Walter Scott (Adv.MS.19.1.16);Original manuscript, [1824, or before], of ‘Redgauntlet’ by Sir Walter Scott (Adv.MS.19.2.29);Presentation copy of Sir Walter Scott’s printed thesis on titles XXIV and XLVIII of the ‘Digest, Disputatio Juridica ... De Cadaveribus Damnatorum’ (Edinburgh, 1792), written for his admission to the Faculty of Advocates (Adv.MS.20.5.9);Page from...