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 454 Collections and/or Records:
Transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history., 1600-1741, undated.
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Identifier: MS.25385
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Many are copies of papers in the Wodrow, Auchinleck, and Pepys manuscripts. With some annotations by Lord Hailes.
Dates:
1600-1741, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts, and miscellaneous notebooks of transcripts in several hands, made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, of documents concerning British political, religious, and military history.
Transcripts in the hand of H M Willsher of tunes from ‘Collection of original Scotch airs’ by Henry Playford, and from the Patrick Cuming, Dalhousie and Margery Sinkler manuscripts., Mid 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.22093
Scope and Contents
H M Willsher's name is written inside the front cover
A leaf has been cut out after folio 12. Leaves have been torn out after folio 9, two of which may now be MS.22089, folios 98-99.
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Transcripts, made in the nineteenth century probably for Sir William Fraser, of various documents in the Fletcher of Saltoun papers., 19th century.
File
Identifier: MS.17872
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Fletchers were merchants in Dundee, who came to prominence towards the end of the sixteenth century in the person of Robert, burgess and bailie of Dundee, who purchased various lands in Forfar which were consolidated into the estate of Innerpeffer; he died in 1622. His eldest son Sir Andrew was admitted an ordinary judge in 1623 (his brothers were James, merchant burgess of Dundee; Robert, of Bencho; and Sir George, of Restennet, advocate, through whose holding of the priory lands of...
Dates:
19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
Transcripts, nineteenth century, and a typed copy thereof, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance., 1397-1731.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8247-8249
Dates:
1397-1731.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance., 1397-1731.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8247-8248
Dates:
1397-1731.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, and a typed copy thereof, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance., 1397-1668.
File
Identifier: MS.8247
Dates:
1397-1668.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, and a typed copy thereof, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance., 1668-1731.
File
Identifier: MS.8248
Dates:
1668-1731.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Correspondence, legal, financial and estate papers of the Stuarts of Castlemilk and the Stuarts of Torrance.
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Miscellaneous papers of the families of Stuart of Castlemilk and Stuart of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, and a typed copy thereof, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
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Transcripts, nineteenth century, of some of the charters and other formal documents, 1397-1731, of the Stuart family of Torrance.
Transcripts of a letter, 1869, of Thomas Carlyle to William Fraser (afterwards Sir William), and of a letter, 1785, of Henry Mackenzie to the Comte de Catuélan., 1785, 1869.
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Identifier: MS.573, folios 98-102
Scope and Contents
The letter of Thomas Carlyle to William Fraser (folio 98) acknowledges the receipt of his 'Red book of Grandtully', with a postscript relating to Craigenputtock. The letter of Henry Mackenzie to the Comte de Catuélan (folio 99) concerns Shakespeare, the state of English literature (Fergusson, Robertson, Adam Smith, Monboddo, Dr Johnson), the theatre, and ‘The lounger’.
Dates:
1785, 1869.
Transcripts of a letter of Henry Mackenzie, and of correspondence of Thomas Carlyle with James Mackenzie, Writer to the Signet, third son of Henry Mackenzie., 1788, 1852-1853.
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Identifier: MS.573, folios 84-91
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:Transcript of a letter, 1788, of Henry Mackenzie to Le Clerc de Septchênes, giving him ‘literary intelligence’ and opinions about Dr Johnson, Sir John Dalrymple, Adam Smith, and the theatre, from a copy in the possession of Miss Mackenzie, Moray Place, Edinburgh (folio 84);Transcripts of correspondence of Thomas Carlyle with James Mackenzie, about Joseph Stevenson’s ‘Wallace Papers’, Erskine of Linlathen, the possibility of invasion from...
Dates:
1788, 1852-1853.
Transcripts of and notes on medieval documents, undated, chiefly made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes in several hands but with some notes in his own hand., Late 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.25375
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland., [1817, or after.]
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Identifier: MS.1576
Dates:
[1817, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland, all from manuscripts of Sir Robert Sibbald, Walter Macfarlane and others in the Advocates’ Library (Adv.MSS. 33.5.15, 35.3.12, 31.7.17).
Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland., [1817, or after.]
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Identifier: MS.1577
Scope and Contents
Also contains a transcript of John Nicoll's diary for 1659, from Adv.MS.33.4.1 (folio 143).
Dates:
[1817, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Manuscripts chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.
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Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland, all from manuscripts of Sir Robert Sibbald, Walter Macfarlane and others in the Advocates’ Library (Adv.MSS. 33.5.15, 35.3.12, 31.7.17).
Transcripts of Andrew Symson’s ‘Large Account of Galloway’ and other notices of the southern counties of Scotland, all from manuscripts of Sir Robert Sibbald, Walter Macfarlane and others in the Advocates’ Library (Adv.MSS. 33.5.15, 35.3.12, 31.7.17)., [1817, or after.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1576-1577
Dates:
[1817, or after.]
Transcripts of ‘Cartularium insule missarum’, being the Register of the Abbey of Inchaffray, and of a charter, 1444, of Robert Mersar of Innerpeffray., 1444.
File
Identifier: MS.2685
Scope and Contents
The transcripts were made by John Dillon, Secretary of the Maitland Club, probably in 1812 (see folio 63 and watermark), the charter of Robert Mersar of Innerpeffray beginning on folio 61. They are followed by a short calendar (folio 65) and index, also by Dillon, on paper watermarked 1823.
Dates:
1444.
Transcripts of correspondence of the Warden family and travel of Alexander Warden., 1816; 1819-1857
File
Identifier: MS.50261
Scope and Contents
Transcripts of the correspondence of the Warden family, concerning the lives of Alexander Warden, M.B. Warden and their children in Trinidad, and the travel journal of Alexander Warden's voyage to Java.
Dates:
1816; 1819-1857
Transcripts of correspondence, with 'diaries' of the letters, mainly between Private David Mackenzie and his wife, Elizabeth, during his service as an army clerk, Allied Force Headquarters in Algiers., 1939-1944.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12870/2-25
Scope and Contents
From the File:
Includes photocopies of souvenir programmes and "The Torch" newsheet.
Dates:
1939-1944.
Transcripts of historical documents made for Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., Late 18th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.25373-25388
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet of Hailes, (1726-1792), was the son of Sir James Dalrymple, 2nd Baronet of Hailes, and Lady Christian Dalrymple, daughter of the 6th Earl of Haddington. Sir David was educated at Eton and entered the Inner Temple in 1742. From 1747-1748 he studied Civil Law at Utrecht, and in 1748 was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates. He was raised to the Bench as Lord Hailes in 1766 and appointed a Lord of Justiciary in 1776. In addition to his legal activities, Lord...
Dates:
Late 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Historical papers: Scotland and Great Britain of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Transcripts of letters addressed by Henry Mackenzie to his cousin Miss (afterwards Mrs) Elizabeth Rose of Kilravock, including a few addressed to other members of the family., 1769-1815.
File
Identifier: MS.647
Scope and Contents
The letters (109 in total) discuss events and literature, mainly of the eighteenth century. The originals are apparently lost.
Dates:
1769-1815.
'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott': volume I., 1806-1831.
File
Identifier: MS.853
Scope and Contents
The volume states 'Volume I, 1803-1831', but the contents are really from 1806-1831.
Dates:
1806-1831.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Letters of Sir Walter Scott.
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'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott'.
'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott': volume II., 1802-1831.
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Identifier: MS.854
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
In MS.854, there is an explanatory narrative by Robert Cadell (folios 212-261 verso) connecting the letters to Archibald Constable, himself, and James Ballantyne. The portion commencing at folio 254, endorsed 'Sketch of the Friendly Criticism of Sir W. Scott & Jas. Ballantyne, October 1836' (folio 261 verso) is incomplete, the first ten sheets being bound in MS.921, folios 149-158.
Dates:
1802-1831.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Letters of Sir Walter Scott.
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'Transcripts of letters addressed to various persons by Sir Walter Scott'.
Transcripts of letters of Sir Walter Scott to Mrs and Miss (Anne Jane) Maclean-Clephane of Torloisk., 1809-1826.
File
Identifier: MS.858
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
These letters are mostly copies, many of them in the autograph of the person to whom the letter was written and others (chiefly in MS.854) in the hand of Sophia Lockhart, and were apparently in the main sent to John Gibson Lockhart for use when he was writing his ‘Life of Scott’. Some are accompanied by letters or biographical notes by the transcriber.
Dates:
1809-1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Letters of Sir Walter Scott.
Transcripts of letters of Sir Walter Scott to Mrs George Ellis, Christian Rutherford, and Jane Boston Russell of Ashiesteel., 1806-[circa 1820.]
File
Identifier: MS.857
Scope and Contents
The transcripts are in the autograph of Sophia Lockhart, see her note on folio 10.
Dates:
1806-[circa 1820.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order.
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Letters of Sir Walter Scott.
Transcripts of recordings of George Campbell Hay, including Hay's memories of Tarbet and Kintyre traditions, and of his own life and work., 1979-1980.
File
Identifier: MS.26751
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Angus Martin became a personal friend of George Campbell Hay in the 1970s.
Dates:
1979-1980.
Transcripts of recordings, with tape recording and editing reports., 1974.
File
Identifier: Acc.6483/8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
A series of talks recorded by BBC (for Radio 4 Scotland) in 1974, examining the relationship of Scotland to the European Community and it’s prospects after a year’s experience of British membership.
Concerning the relationship of Scotland to the European Economic Community.
Dates:
1974.
Transcripts of reels, strathspeys and other miscellaneous music, chiefly undated, compiled circa 1950-circa 1970, chiefly in the hand of John Murdoch Henderson, including a note of the Scottish tunes from ‘Pills to purge melancholy’, 1719-1720, by Thomas D'Urfey., 1719-1956, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.21700
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The papers consist of the transcriptions, arrangements, and research notes compiled by John Murdoch Henderson between the mid 1920s and his death in 1972. Henderson's particular interest was in music for the Scottish fiddle, and in addition to extensive work on the older sources of such music, he was an authority on the compositions of his contemporaries, who seem frequently to have sought his advice. In addition to his own material, the collection contains many autograph compositions of...
Dates:
1719-1956, undated.