Letters of, to and concerning David Octavius Hill.
Scope and Contents
Among the subjects covered are Hill`s role in the Royal Scottish Academy, developments in photography, and his role in producing `The Land of Burns`.
Also included is the Diploma admitting Hill as ordinary fellow to the Royal Scottish Society of the Arts.
Includes letters between Ian H Macdonald and Katherine Michaelson relating to the use of the letters for an exhibition, and an inventory of all items contained in the file.
Five Letters of Ian H Macdonald to Katherine Michaelson, 1969 - 1974.
Numbered lists of letters and documents relating to David Octavius Hill
Letter, 1828, of `T. Burton` to David Ocatvius Hill (folios, 1-2).
Letter, 1836, of `J. McCrone` to David Octavius Hill (folios, 3-4).
Letter, 1837, of Henry Cockburn to David Octavius Hill (folios, 5-7).
Letter, 1840, of Ann Hill to Jane Macdonald (folios, 8-9).
Letter, 1840, of David Octavius Hill to Ann Hill (folios, 10-11).
Letter, 1842, of John Brown to David Octavius Hill, (folios, 12-13).
Letter, 1843, of Henry Glassford Bell to David Octavius Hill (folios, 14-15).
Letter, 1845, of Thomas Chalmers to David Octavius Hill (folios, 16-17).
Letter, 1845, of R.A. Hill to David Octavius Hill (folios, 18-19).
Letter, 1846, of B.B. Haydn to David Octavius Hill (folios, 20-21).
Letters, 1847, of Henry Cockburn to David Octavius Hill (folios, 22-26).
Letter, 1849, of James Nasmyth to David Octavius Hill (folios, 27-28).
Letter, 1853, of David Octavius Hill to Jane Macdonald (folios, 29-30).
Letter, n.d., of John Ruskin to David Octavius Hill (folio, 31).
Letter, n.d., of John Everett Millais to `My Dear Paton` (folios, 32-33).
Letter, 1853, of John Ruskin to David Octavius Hill (folios, 34-35).
Letter, 1854, of David Octavius Hill (folios, 36-37).
Notice sent to David Octavius Hill, 1860, of Prince Albert`s intention to visit the National Gallery (folios 38-39).
Letter, 1862, of David Octavius Hill to Jane Macdonald (folios, 39-40).
Letter, 1862, of David Octavius Hill to John Brown (folios, 41-42).
Letters, 1867, of David Octavius Hill (folios, 43-48).
Letter, 1867, of John Ruskin to David Octavius Hill (folios, 49-50).
Letters, 1868-1869, of David Octavius Hill to Jane Macdonald, 1868 (folios, 51-60).
Letter, 1870, of John McCandlish to David Octavius Hill (folios, 61-62).
Letter, n.d., of John Brown to David Octavius Hill (folios, 63-64).
Letters, n.d.; 1862, of Mary Ruthven to David Octavius Hill (folios, 65-74).
Letter, n.d., of Isabella Burns Begg to David Octavius Hill (folios, 75-76).
Letter, n.d., of John Sobieski Stuart to David Octavius Hill (folios, 77-78).
Letters, 1874-1884, of Andrew Carnegie to David Octavius Hill (folios, 79-81).
Letters, 1844-1846, of John Brown to David Octavius Hill (folios, 82-87).
Letter, n.d., of Isabella Begg to `Miss Cathcart` (folios, 88-89).
Letter, n.d., of Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming to Amelia Hill (folios, 90-91).
Letter, n.d., of Joseph Thomson to Amelia Hill, (folios, 92-93).
Letter, n.d., of Joseph Thomson to Amelia Hill (folios, 94-95).
Letter, 1873, of Robert Moffat to Amelia Hill (folios, 96-97).
Letter, 1899, of Henry M. Stanley to Amelia Hill (folios, 98-99).
Letter, n.d., of Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming to Amelia Hill (folios, 100-101).
Extract from parish register of Dull with note on the birth of Ann Macdonald (folios, 102-105).
Death notice of John Macdonald from `Perthshire Advertiser` (folio, 106).
List of descendants of the late Robert Dick of Ballickelwie, Tullymet, Perthshire (folios, 107-118).
Envelope to David Octavius Hill for the marriage of his daughter Charlotte (folio, 119).
Diploma, 1845, admitting David Octavius Hill as ordinary fellow to the Royal Scottish Society of the arts (folio, 120).
Sketches by David Octavius Hill, `The brothers Macdonald` (folio, 121).
Order form for `The First General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland signing the Act of Separation and deed of demission`, 1843, painted by David Octavius Hill (folios, 122-123).
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1899.
Creator
- Hill, David Octavius, photographer, 1802-1870 (Person)
- Hill, David Octavius, photographer, 1802-1870 (Recipient, Person)
- Macdonald, Ian H, fl 1968-1974 (Person)
- Macdonald, Jane, fl 1840-1853 (Person)
- Hill, Ann, 1804-1841 (née Macdonald, wife of David Ocatvius Hill) (Recipient, Person)
- Brown, John, 1784-1858 (minister of the United Presbyterian Church, Theologian) (Person)
- Bell, Henry Glassford, 1803-1874 (writer and sheriff) (Person)
- McCandlish, John (Manager of the Scottish Union Insurance Office, Edinburgh) (Person)
- Ruthven, Mary Hamilton, 1789-1885 (née Campbell, wife of 7th Lord Ruthven) (Person)
- Begg, Isabella Burns, sister of Robert Burns, poet, 1771-1858 (Person)
- Begg, Isabella, 1807-1886 (daughter of Isabella, sister of Robert Burns, poet) (Person)
- Cockburn, Henry, Lord Cockburn, Senator of the College of Justice, 1779-1854 (Person)
- Stuart, John Sobieski Stolberg, Count D'Albanie, (Jacobite Pretender) (Person)
- Carnegie, Andrew, philanthropist, 1835-1919 (Person)
- Macdonald, Jane, fl 1840-1853 (Recipient, Person)
- Cumming, Constance Frederica Gordon-, 1837-1924 (travel writer) (Recipient, Person)
- Cumming, Constance Frederica Gordon-, travel writer, 1837-1924 (Person)
- Thomson, Joseph, 1858–1895 (explorer in Africa) (Person)
- Stanley, Sir Henry Morton, Knight, explorer, formerly Rowlands, 1841-1904 (Person)
- Dick, Robert, c 1733-1824 (Person)
- Amelia, Hill, 1820-1904 (née Paton, Sculptor, wife of David Octavius Hill) (Recipient, Person)
- Moffat, Robert, missionary, 1795-1883 (Person)
- Chalmers, Thomas, 1780–1847 (Principal of New College, Edinburgh) (Person)
- Nasmyth, James Hall, engineer, 1808-1890 (Person)
- Millais, John Everett, Sir, 1st Baronet, 1829–1896 (painter) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
123 Leaves
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The original order of the manuscripts as created by Ian H Macdonald has been preserved.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1999, by Ian H Macdonald.
Subject
- Burns, Robert (poet) (1759–1796) (Person)
- Royal Scottish Academy (Organization)
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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