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 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 186 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and papers of Hector Hugh Mackenzie.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12175
Scope and Contents

Papers mainly concern Highland history and music, including some papers relating to Frances Tolmie.

Dates: circa 1926-1984.

Correspondence and papers of Sir William Maxwell, President of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11650
Scope and Contents

Correspondents include Albert, 4th Earl Grey, and Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery.

Dates: circa 1880-1920.

Correspondence and research papers of Janet Adam Smith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11164
Scope and Contents

Written, collected for and concerning Janet Adam Smith`s "John Buchan: A Biography" (London, 1965).

Dates: circa 1915-1965.

Correspondence file, "Byron General, Vol. 2"., 1982-1993; 2011

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1666
Scope and Contents

File was originally housed in a ringbinder annotated as follows: "Byron General II, September 1988-", however there are outlying letters before and beyond this date, with items dating from between 1982-1993 primarily, with a few brief copied emails from 2011. Letters have not been arranged in any particular order. Original and copy letters are present. A small series of letters from the Newstead Abbey Byron Society appear at the end.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1982-1993; 2011

Correspondence file, "Byron Research and Queries"., 1937; 1947-1959

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1662
Scope and Contents

File contains original letters to John Murray, publishers, with copy responses, from researchers, writers, and members of the public, on questions relating to Byron Studies.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1937; 1947-1959

Correspondence file, "Byron Research", L-Z., 1973-1988

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1668
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a boxfile this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1667. The original boxfile was annotated as follows: "Byron Research, 1977-May 1989", however there are outlying letters beyond these dates, with items dating from between 1973-1988. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1973-1988

Correspondence file, "Byron Research", L-Z., 1984-1995

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1670
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1669. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "Byron Research, May 1989-August 1995", however there are outlying letters beyond this start date, with items dating from 1984-1995. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1984-1995

Correspondence file, "Byron Research", L-Z., 1994-1998

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1672
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1671. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "Byron Sept 95-Closed April 99", however there are outlying letters beyond these dates, with items dating from 1994-1998. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1994-1998

Correspondence file, "Byron Research", L-Z., 1998-2009

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1674
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1673. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "Byron Research May 99", however there are outlying letters beyond this date, with items dating from 1998-2009. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1998-2009

Correspondence file, "Byron Researchers, Vol 1"., A-L., 1969-1977

 File
Identifier: Acc.13328/1664
Scope and Contents

Originally housed in a ringbinder this file is a counterpart of Acc.13328/1665. The original ringbinder was annotated as follows: "Byron Researchers, Vol. 1, to 1976 Closed", however there are outlying letters beyond this closing date, with items dating from between 1969-1977. Letters have been arranged alphabetically by researcher surname and/or organisation name. Original and copy letters are present.

Dates: 1969-1977

Correspondence, notes, photographs and audiotapes of Dr Alice G. Vines relating to her book `The MacDonald Women: Margaret and Ishbel`.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13629/1-21
Scope and Contents Correspondence, research papers, photographs and audio tapes, 1904-1994, of Dr. Alice Gilmore Vines (1923-2009) relating to her PhD thesis on Margaret Ethel Gladstone MacDonald (1870-1911) and Ishbel MacDonald (1903-1982), James Ramsay MacDonald’s wife and daughter.Dr. Vines collected this material in the course of her research for an intended biography of the two women. Over a number of summers she visited Ishbel in Lossiemouth and corresponded with her. Unfortunately, she had...
Dates: 1904-1994

Genealogical papers concerning the Stewarts of Monteith, compiled by Margaret B Monteith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5333
Scope and Contents

With two sets of proofs, circa 1930, of Monteith`s book on the lineage of the Earls of Menteith, and the manuscript of "Les Gardes Ecossais".

Dates: Circa 1930.

Lecture notes, 1932, on poultry keeping compiled at the East of Scotland School of Agriculture.

 File
Identifier: Acc.10078
Scope and Contents

With pharmacist`s notes and recipes, circa 1840, from Germany, containing notes on the Daguerreotype process.

Dates: 1840-1932.

Letter, 1946, of T Graham Brown to Michael Roberts.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8292
Scope and Contents

With:

notes, 1947-1948, of Roberts for his paper, "Early Travellers in the Graians" for the "Alpine Journal"

copy of a letter, 1830, from Geneva, concerning an Alpine accident on the Col du Bonhomme.

Dates: 1830, 1946-1948.

Letters and poems of George Bruce.

 File
Identifier: Acc.12186
Scope and Contents

Includes papers of Ian McNab concerning George Bruce and Fraserburgh.

Dates: 1993-2000.