Transcripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written, printed, or typed copies of an original text or of words originally spoken, such as of court proceedings, broadcasts, or oral histories. Transcripts are extremely accurate copies with any editorial explanations or notations clearly distinguished from the original, including indications of misspellings or editorial omissions. For less formal copying, or for short documents or single words such as in a vocabulary, use "transcriptions."
Found in 618 Collections and/or Records:
'Great Aunt Maria.'., Undated.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6226/1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Including typescript of novel, "Bernardine", typescripts of articles, transcripts of press reviews and a letter concerning the novel, "The Last Spring" (1931).
Dates:
Undated.
"Heads and Notes of Certain Sermons and Discourses from Diverse Texts of Scripture; by Mr. Thomas Hog, Minister of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ at Killtearn in the Shire of Ross. Transcribed from the Original Coppy of the Author, which was lent me for that purpose by Mrs. Maire Relict of the deceas'd Mr. George Maire Minister of Cullross" (died 1716).
File
Identifier: MS.3010
Scope and Contents
Thomas Hog was a noted Covenanter (see 'The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'). The dates of the sermons, where specified, cover the period 1659-1673; in some cases the place of delivery is given. At folio vii verso is some account of Hog, taken from Robert Wodrow, ‘History’ (Edinburgh, 1722-1723), volume i, page 41.
Inserted (folio i), is a letter, 1887, of Robert Cumming McDougall, Minister of Resolis, to Hog of Newliston recommending the publication of a manuscript volume of Hog's...
Dates:
1659-1673, 1887.
‘Historie, letters, and dialogues’ by Archibald Moncreiff, Minister of Blackford in the Presbytery of Auchterarder., 1704.
File
Identifier: MS.2694
Scope and Contents
Archibald Moncreiff was the son of William Moncreiff, Minister of Monzie, i.e., Moonzie, Fife (folio 137a verso).The author says (folios 5-6) he had observed that in spite of revolutions in the Church and State of Scotland there was 'little reformation in the lives and maners of men and women nor much to the advantage of the civil interrest of the nation ... This put me upon an earnest enquirie to find out what these evills were'. At the end (folio 137a verso) there is a...
Dates:
1704.
‘Historie of the estate of the Kirk of Scotland’ by John Row, Minister of Carnock; and papers on ecclesiastical affairs.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.14
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) A copy of ‘Historie of the estate of the Kirk of Scotland’ by John Row, with an addition after 1637 (beginning at page 284). At the end, in what appears to be a transcript of Mr Row’s own memorandum, it is noted that the text was copied at Aberdeen, October 2 1650;
(ii) Miscellaneous papers concerning church affairs, duplicating some of those found in Adv.MS.34.5.13;
(iii) ‘A supplement of the historie of the Kirk of Scotland…: or ane handful of goates haire...
Dates:
17th century.
Holograph manuscript of Ewen Maclachlan or McLachlan, the Celtic scholar, containing Irish literature.
File
Identifier: MS.3281
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) 'Essay on the Antiquity of Irish Literature', followed by an account of the Irish alphabet and contractions, 1814 (folio 1);(ii) Transcripts of the five stories in Gaelic MS.XXXVIII in the National Library (‘A descriptive catalogue of Gaelic manuscripts in the Advocates' Library’, page 146): 'Oigheadh Gcoinchuloind', "Ar-amach Mhic Con'an aghaidh Airt mhic-Cuinn, Righ Eirionn", 'Oigheadh ChloinneLir', 'Ar-amach Mhic Colgain an aghaidh...
Dates:
1813-1814.
'If God be for us.', Undated.
Item
Identifier: Acc.6226/3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Including typescript of novel, "Bernardine", typescripts of articles, transcripts of press reviews and a letter concerning the novel, "The Last Spring" (1931).
Dates:
Undated.
Interview transcripts (A-B) on Scottish History for BBC Scotland Radio series 'Tales of My Grandfather'., 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/376
Scope and Contents
Interviews with Geoffrey Barrow, Ronnie Black, Steve Boardman and Dauvit Broun. Also includes photocopied essays on Scottish history.
Dates:
1999.
Interview transcripts (C-L) on Scottish History for BBC Scotland Radio series 'Tales of My Grandfather'., 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/377
Scope and Contents
Interviews with Ian Campbell, Ted Cowan, Tom Devine, Douglas Gifford, Ronnie Jack, Elspeth King and Michael Lynch.
Dates:
1999.
Interview transcripts (M) on Scottish history for BBC Scotland Radio series 'Tales of My Grandfather'., 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/378
Scope and Contents
Interviews with Catriona Macdonald, Murdo Macdonald, Roger Mason, Graeme Morton and Alex Murdoch.
Dates:
1999.
Interview transcripts (P-Y) on Scottish history for BBC Scotland Radio series 'Tales of My Grandfather'., 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/379
Scope and Contents
Interviews with Murray Pittock, Anna Ritchie, John Simpson, Fiona Watson, Chris Whatley, Alex Wolfe and Louise Yeoman.
Dates:
1999.
Interviews and transcripts for the BBC radio series 'World makers'., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9851/21-23
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Concerning his doctoral thesis, books and broadcasts, his involvement in East African literature, his editorship of 'Journal of Commonwealth literature' and convenorship of the Scottish Poetry Library.
Includes lectures notes, drafts, histories, correspondence and interviews.
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Academic and literary papers, including typescripts, drafts and correspondence, of Angus Calder.
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Typescripts, drafts, correspondence and other papers relating to the doctoral thesis of Angus Calder, and books and broadcasts arising from it.
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Scripts, notes and correspondence concerning the BBC radio series 'World makers'.
‘Inventory of the writts of the lands and baronies of Gleneagles & Haldane’ containing in a late eighteenth-century hand transcripts and summaries of charters and other formal documents, and notes of others concerning the Haldane claim to the earldom of Lennox., [?1724, or earlier.]
Item
Identifier: MS.20002
Scope and Contents
The title is given on folio i.The manuscript appears to be a copy, presumably incomplete, for the text breaks off at the top of folio 81 verso, of an ‘Inventar of the writes and evidents of the baronies of Gleneagles and Haldane’ compiled by 1724 ('The Haldanes of Gleneagles’ by J Aylmer L Haldane, page 343). The documents copied are arranged chiefly in chronological order, the first being a charter of King William (which has suffered falsification: see ‘Regesta Regum Scottorum’,...
Dates:
[?1724, or earlier.]
Journal of a tour to Scotland by Clement Mansfield Ingleby.
File
Identifier: MS.8926
Scope and Contents
The journal is made up from transcripts of letters to his mother written on the journey between 26 August and 8 September 1842. Among the main places visited are Glasgow, Inveraray, Oban, Glencoe, Callander and Edinburgh. The text is ornamented with thirty-three engraved views, several dried plant specimens, and a few pencil sketches. The journal is followed by a 'Dissertation on the Gael and their language' (folio 49), dealing with regional variations in language, intonation,...
Dates:
1842.
Journal of Warren Hastings, 1793, with a transcript and related material, 1929-1938, by Dr Sophia Weitzman, author of ‘Warren Hastings and Philip Francis’.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19200-19203
Dates:
1793, 1929-1938.
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of papers on ecclesiastical history, originally marked ‘A’., 17th century-18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.8
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) ‘Ane account of the names of the ministers & parishes since the Revolution 1689 distinguishing the Episcopalian from the Presbyterian’.
(ii) A transcript of ‘Staggering state of Scotch statesmen’ by John Scott of Scotstarvet.
(iii) The Earl of Rothes’ “True relations” a transcript, of about 1700, from MS.34.5.7. This is the manuscript used in the printed edition.
(iv) ‘The Reformation of Religion in Scotland, &ce written be that faithful servant and...
Dates:
17th century-18th century.
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of papers on ecclesiastical history, originally marked ‘C’., 17th century-18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.10
Scope and Contents
The contents include the following:
(i) The history of the Episcopal See of St. Andrews till 1689, written after 1704;
(ii) A transcript of Balcarras’ memoirs;
(iii) A collection of papers chiefly concerning the troubles of the Church in the middle of the 17th century;
(iv) Copies of sew charters & other writs of subjects in Anstruther;
(v) Several papers regarding the death and character of Mr James Melville;
(vi) Devotional poetry;
(vii) Notes for sermons or lectures;
(viii) Religious...
Dates:
17th century-18th century.
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of very miscellaneous papers on ecclesiastical history.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.34.5.8-11
Scope and Contents
According to the folio catalogue (F.R.186) the volumes were originally marked ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’.
The description of the manuscripts in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.5.7.7-10.
Dates:
17th century-18th century.
Lectures, lecture notes and typescripts of broadcasts by John Dover Wilson on Shakespearean themes., 1918-1946.
File
Identifier: MS.14347 (1)
Dates:
1918-1946.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Shakespeare papers of John Dover Wilson.
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Lectures and lecture notes, chiefly of John Dover Wilson, on the works of William Shakespeare.
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Lectures, lecture notes and typescripts of broadcasts by John Dover Wilson on Shakespearean themes.
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Lectures, lecture notes and typescripts of broadcasts by John Dover Wilson on Shakespearean themes.
Letter, 1829, of David Macbeth Moir to Robert Macnish, the surgeon, concerning the latter's work on dreams, with a transcript, a portrait of Moir, and printed matter., 1829.
File
Identifier: MS.3399
Letter from the General Council of Basle to the bishops and other councillors of James II of Scotland and related material.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.15.1.26-15.1.26C
Dates:
1442, 1922.
Letter of Robert Louis Stevenson to Robert Allan Mowbray Stevenson, probably written in 1886 from Bournemouth, on his own efforts at musical composition, with notes by Everard Meynell., 1886.
Item
Identifier: MS.3789
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
All, except the poems in MS.3791, are accompanied by transcripts.
Dates:
1886.
Letter of Sir Walter Scott to George Canning, on placing Scott’s nephew in India, with copy reply, and typescript transcripts of the letters.
File
Identifier: MS.23129
Dates:
1822.
Letter to the heirs of Eustochios.
File
Identifier: MS.9350
Scope and Contents
Written in the 5th or 6th century. The writer is apparently advising on the best course of action, presumably in connection with Eustochios' estate. On the verso, apart from the address, is a memorandum in a different hand. A transcript by Miss E P Wegener accompanies the document.
Dates:
5th century-6th century.
Letter, undated, of Robert Louis Stevenson to James Payn, written from La Solitude, Hyères, on 'a small novel' he is writing., [1882-1884.]
Item
Identifier: MS.3788
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
All, except the poems in MS.3791, are accompanied by transcripts.
Dates:
[1882-1884.]
Letter written for James V, signed by A Douglas, to the sheriff of Ayr and the bailie of Cunninghame, ordering them to give Margaret Mure of Rowallane effective possession of her deceased husband's lands., 1514.
Item
Identifier: MS.6138, folios 7-9
Scope and Contents
A modern transcript is included.
Dates:
1514.