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Diaries.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Refers to books containing the daily, personal accounts of the writer's own experiences, attitudes, and observations. (AAT) Use to refer to all personal diaires, whether by a named individual or not. (NLS) .

Found in 2591 Collections and/or Records:

Diary of John Ballantyne, printer, containing entries covering the period December 1814 to July 1818.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5059
Scope and Contents

Also included are:

(i) Three of John Ballantynes' letters, 1820-1821 (tipped-in at folios 1, 16 and 19);

(ii) Minutes of a meeting, in June 1821, of Ballantynes' trustees (tipped-in at folio 22);

(iii) A letter, 1821, of Ballantynes' brother, James (tipped-in at folio 26).

On the flyleaf is a note concerning the provenance and identity of the volume.

Dates: December 1814-July 1818, 1821.

Diary of John Chisholm., 1900-1902.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21084
Scope and Contents

The leaves for 1 January-12 May 1900 have been torn out, and the diary breaks off at 17 June 1902.

Dates: 1900-1902.

Diary of John Chisholm., 1923-1924.

 Item
Identifier: MS.21094
Scope and Contents

Tipped in at the end are an obituary of the Reverend Dr P M Play-fair, a letter of John Chisholm’s wife, and photographs of Chisholm's holiday cottage at Tomphutil.

Dates: 1923-1924.