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Printed materials. Object genre.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Genre of written works published or otherwise available in printed form, usually on paper.

Found in 1186 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellaneous correspondence and other papers., 1840-1872, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.3679
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:Correspondence, 1840-1872, undated, chiefly between correspondents of James Robert Hope-Scott, including William Gladstone, John Henry Newman, Henry Edward Manning, Nicholas Wiseman and E L Badeley (folios 1-112);Copies of a Bill and an Act relating to Foreign Bishops, 1841 (folios 113-118);Cuttings from German newspapers, 1841-1842 (folios 119-132);A copy (printed) of the funeral sermon by Cardinal Newman for James...
Dates: 1840-1872, undated.

Miscellaneous educational, cultural and literary papers of the Chalmers family of Auldbar., 1758-1867.

 File
Identifier: MS.15508
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Papers concerning the classical, literary and historical education of Patrick Chalmers (died 1824) (folio 1); (ii) Notes of Patrick Chalmers, Advocate, on Roman law (folio 31); (iii) Papers concerning the legal career of Patrick Chalmers, including his admission papers to the Inner Temple (1758) and the Faculty of Advocates (1762-1763; admitted 1764) (folio 54); (iv) Miscellaneous classical exercises (folio 76); (v) Testimonials in favour of, and academic...
Dates: 1758-1867.

'Miscellaneous Fragments’ of and collected by John Sobieski Stuart., 19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.2183
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

'Literature', part of the Introduction to ‘The Costume of the Clans’, with various memoranda (folio 1);

'Scottish Armour' (folio 58);

'Chap. iv. The Poetry of the Forest', dealing with Gaelic poetry, apparently unpublished (folio 75);

‘Account of the Expenses of Certain Dogs sent to the King of Denmark’, reprinted from Maitland Club, ‘Miscellany’, volume iii (1843), page 337.

Dates: 19th century.

Miscellaneous letters and documents.

 File
Identifier: MS.546
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Printed demand addressed to Sir Thomas Pope of Wroxton, signed by King Charles I and countersigned by Sir Edward Littleton, Lord Chancellor, for a voluntary contribution to the loan raised against the Scots invasion, 1643/1644. (Folio 1.)(ii) Letter to the High Sheriff of the County of Montgomery, signed by King Charles I and countersigned by Littleton, 1644. Half the loan raised in the County is to be paid to Prince Rupert for the army...
Dates: 1643-1869, undated.

Miscellaneous letters and papers concerning the 1st Earl of Minto., 1791-1814, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11726-11727
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Copy of a memorandum, 1806, unsigned, addressed to Sir George Hilaro Barlow, Acting Governor-General, proposing the institution of public libraries and reform of the Hindu College at Varanasi (folio 1); (ii) Letter of Sir James Mackintosh, 1807, with a printed copy of his ‘Plan of Comparative Vocabulary of Indian Languages, read at the Literary Society of Bombay on the 26th May 1806’, Bombay, 1806, and related papers (folio 10); (iii) Memorandum of William...
Dates: 1791-1814, undated.

Miscellaneous letters and papers formerly in the possession of the Reverend John Stirton., 1477-1933, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.3072
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Letter signed by James III and countersigned by Archbishop Schevez, to Bona, Duchess of Milan, asking her to take steps for the release of Prospero de' Medici, his Prothonotary, imprisoned in her state, Edinburgh, 1477 (folio 1);(ii) Letter of Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, to his son and successor William, in Paris, reprimanding him for idleness, undated (folio 2);(iii) Letter of Alexander Leslie, afterwards Earl of...
Dates: 1477-1933, undated.

Miscellaneous letters and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto., 1791-1810, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.11726
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Copy of a memorandum, 1806, unsigned, addressed to Sir George Hilaro Barlow, Acting Governor-General, proposing the institution of public libraries and reform of the Hindu College at Varanasi (folio 1); (ii) Letter of Sir James Mackintosh, 1807, with a printed copy of his ‘Plan of Comparative Vocabulary of Indian Languages, read at the Literary Society of Bombay on the 26th May 1806’, Bombay, 1806, and related papers (folio 10); (iii) Memorandum of William...
Dates: 1791-1810, undated.

Miscellaneous letters, including one of the Comte de Mirabeau to Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto., 1784-1877.

 File
Identifier: MS.19574
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) A letter of Honoré Gabriel Riquetti, Comte de Mirabeau, to Gilbert Elliot, later 1st Earl of Minto, 1784, written during a period of residence by Mirabeau in England (folio 1);(ii) A letter to and a note of the 1st Earl, undated, with a printed proclamation as Governor-General, Madras, September 1809, concerning the Courts Martial of the Madras Army officer mutineers (folio 3);(iii) Miscellaneous letters, some fragmentary...
Dates: 1784-1877.

Miscellaneous letters, papers, engravings and photographs of the Abercromby family., 1798-1887, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.24774
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) An engraving (16 x 10.5 centimetres) by John Kay of Edinburgh, 1798, of General Sir Ralph Abercromby reviewing his troops (folio 1); (ii) An engraving (18 x 11.5 centimetres) by Thomas Kelly of London, 1816, depicting the 'Death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie', 1801 (folio 2); (iii) An engraving, (13 x 10.5 centimetres), undated, and artist not known, of a portrait of Sir Ralph Abercromby (folio 3); (iv) A photograph, (13 x 10 centimetres), undated, by the Arundel...
Dates: 1798-1887, undated.

Miscellaneous material of John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]

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Identifier: MS.22072
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, notes and poems to John Davidson (folio 1);(ii) A list of Davidson’s compositions (folio 11);(iii) A list of books on music bought by Davidson, 1886-1906 (folio 12);(iv) Various musical compositions and sketches (folio 20);(v) Postcards, photographs and prints of Aberdeen and Woodside (folio 70);(vi) Other printed items (folio 99);(vii) Press cuttings, [circa...
Dates: [?1871-?1926.]

Miscellaneous material of the Faculty of Advocates.

 Series
Identifier: F.R.500-F.R.509
Dates: ?19th century-?20th century.

Miscellaneous material relating to the life and career of John Rennie., [1784-1821]-1821- early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.19934
Scope and Contents

The material includes a memorandum in John Rennie's own hand concerning some of his major works, biographical sketches by Sir John and George Rennie, lists of reports compiled by Rennie and at one time in Sir John's possession, printed obituary notices by Charles Dupin, and A H F Sohlichtegrol, genealogical material concerning the Rennies and related families, and papers relating to the Society of Civil Engineers, and the Smeatonian Society, l821-early 20th century.

Dates: [1784-1821]-1821- early 20th century.