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Autobiographies.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Biographies of individuals written by themselves.

Found in 294 Collections and/or Records:

Original manuscript of Alexander Carlyle's 'Autobiography' covering the years, 1762-1770., 1801-1805.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23916
Scope and Contents

The volume originally ended in 1769 (folio 46), the remainder beginning a new volume, but the covers and leaves were subsequently stitched inside the back cover. At folio 57 verso is a note on and a list of members of the Young Poker Club.

Dates: 1801-1805.

Papers and correspondence of James Miller.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9484/1-44
Scope and Contents

With documents, 1782-1930, concerning his family.

Dates: 1782-1986.

Papers of Alexander Scott.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12236
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, noteboooks, and manuscripts and typescripts of poetry, fiction, plays, autiobiographical and critical works.

Dates: 1931-1981.

Papers of and concerning Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Haldane, Royal Engineers.

 File
Identifier: MS.20004
Scope and Contents

The manuscript consists of: Letters, 1796-1797, 1805 to Henry Haldane concerning his applications to retire from the army (folio 1);

Haldane’s account, circa 1821, of his military career (folio 17);

Letters, 1825, concerning the award of a pension to Haldane’s children (folio 23);

Legal papers, 1798-1848, concerning Haldane’s family (folio 30);

Genealogical papers, ?1796, undated, concerning the Haldane family (folio 42).

Dates: 1796-1848.

Papers of and concerning Hugh MacDiarmid.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10173- is now MSS.27001-27246
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of poems, essays, articles, reviews and autobiography, literary notebooks and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1927-1978.

Papers of Andrew B Macdonald.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5204
Scope and Contents

Including typescript of his autobiography, lectures, radio scripts, and correspondence.

Dates: 1927-1964 and undated.

Papers of Archibald J Cronin.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10106
Scope and Contents

Includes school and university notes and essays, and corrected manuscripts of novels, short stories and autobiography.

Dates: 1911-1978.

Papers of Duncan Glen.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9045
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, a novel, autobiography, essays and articles.

Dates: 1964-1985.

Papers of General Sir J Aylmer L Haldane.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.20247-20259

Papers of George Scott-Moncrieff (1910-1974).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26941-26972
Scope and Contents

George Scott-Moncrieff spent much of his childhood in England, but returned to Scotland in the 1930s. His writing covered a wide range of subjects, including architecture, Scottish topography, fiction, drama and religious works, and the last two of these are well represented in his papers.

Dates: 1951-1970, undated.

Papers of John Herdman.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9243
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of novels, short stories, autobiography articles, essays and reviews.

Dates: 1965-1985.

Papers of S Marshak.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.3945
Scope and Contents

Including, chapter of autobiographical novel, "At the Beginning of Life", two poems and translations of poems of Burns and others.

Dates: 20th century.