Biographies.
Found in 520 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of introductions and prefaces by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid' to some of his own works, as well as to works by other writers., 1936-1978, undated.
The papers include fragments of the introduction to Hugh MacDiarmid's proposed biography of John Maclean, 1936 (folio 1), the introduction to his unpublished long poem 'Impavidi Progrediamur', 1956 (folio 58), and a partial typescript of the introductory essay to an anthology of work by contemporary Scottish poets, undated (folio 212).
Marguerite Wood, "The Lord Provosts of Edinburgh 1296-1932", with author`s annotations.
Marked and revised offprint of an article from the "Quarterly Review" : "Sterne" by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1853-? 1900.
Material, chiefly genealogical, collected by John Philp Wood, chiefly leaves found loose in MSS.1872-1877., 1775-1814.
Also included are: a State of Terregles Parish, 1776 (folio 24); a printed ‘Song for the Duddingston Curling Society’, 1817, with manuscript notes of the names of the persons mentioned (folio 26); and two leaves printed from John Philp Wood's biographies of the Presidents of the Court of Session (Adv.MS.37.2.1, pages 1-19), showing that he intended to publish them (folio 28).
Material for a biography of Thomas Carlyle, part, at least, of which was collected by Frederick Martin., 1821-1877, undated.
Material for Sir Robert Sibbald`s projected `Bibliotheca Scotica`.
Material relating to Bibi Salimah, including copies of 'The story of Bibi Salimah', undated; a copy of correspondence of Bibi Salima to her brother, with translation, circa 1883; and related correspondence of John Kirk and other individuals, 1875-1883., 1875-1883, undated.
Materials for a Baronetage of Scotland, collected by Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges.
‘Memoir of Mrs Traill’, written in 1842 by Thomas Stewart Traill being a biography of his wife, Christian Robertson, who died in that year., 1842.
, Thomas Stewart Traill also narrates current events such as the cholera epidemic of 1832 and its effect on Liverpool, and important happenings in the lives of other members of the family such as his own visit to Spain of 1814 (see MSS.19388-19389).
Memoir of Tipu, undated, written by a Maratha Sirdar in his service, with a draft preface by Alexander Walker, circa 1825., 1st quarter of 19th century, [circa 1825].
Memoranda of a son, probably Andrew, of Andrew Massie, Regent of Philosophy at Edinburgh University and Advocate, recording important events in his own life and those of his family from 1672 to 1712, including all births and deaths.
The writer’s mother was Margaret, daughter of James Cheape, 1st of Rossie, and he married his cousin Isabella, daughter of Henry Cheape, 2nd of Rossie.
At folio 2 is an account of the last words, mainly biographical, of a dying lady, following a leaf inscribed 'Memoria D. Annae Lesleae'. There is a list of ladies' garments at folio 17. At the end the writer speaks of his conduct in the matter of private religion (inverted folio 1).
'Memorial' of Margaret Constable, written by one of her brothers or sisters, consisting of an account of her last days and death., 1838.
'Memorial' of Margaret Constable, written by one of her brothers or sisters, consisting of an account of her last days and death, with copies of related family correspondence.
Microfilm of 16th-century manuscript containing the 'Vie de saint Louis' of Jean de Joinville.
Microfilm of biographical notices of Scottish and other pipers, with notes on persons, places and things connected in any way with piping, compiled by John MacLennan with additions and corrections by Ian H Mackay Scobie.
Microfilm of biographical notices of Scottish and other pipers, with notes on persons, places and things connected in any way with piping, compiled by John MacLennan with additions and corrections by Ian H Mackay Scobie, subjects beginning A-Man., Late 19th century-?1956.
The contents are as follows:
Subjects beginning A-Ga (MS.22130), 176 frames;
Subjects beginning Ga-MacD (MS.22131), 180 frames;
Subjects beginning MacE-Man (MS.22132), 208 frames.