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 Ramsay., 16 July 1783-5 May 1784.
Item
Identifier: MS.1834
Dates:
16 July 1783-5 May 1784.
Diary of John Ramsay, afterwards General, from 11 December 1782 to 5 May 1784, covering the period during which he and his father, Allan Ramsay, the painter, stayed in Rome, Naples, Tivoli, and Florence.
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Identifier: MSS.1833-1834
Dates:
1782-1784.
Diary of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot., June-1 October 1838.
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Identifier: MS.13107
Dates:
June-1 October 1838.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Notebooks and diaries of and concerning the Honourable Gilbert Elliot (1826-1865), 6th son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade, and of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot (died 1855), 5th daughter of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Diaries of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot.
Diary of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot., 2 October 1838-21 July 1839.
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Identifier: MS.13108
Dates:
2 October 1838-21 July 1839.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Notebooks and diaries of and concerning the Honourable Gilbert Elliot (1826-1865), 6th son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade, and of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot (died 1855), 5th daughter of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Diaries of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot.
Diary of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot., 21 July 1839-May 1841.
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Identifier: MS.13109
Dates:
21 July 1839-May 1841.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Notebooks and diaries of and concerning the Honourable Gilbert Elliot (1826-1865), 6th son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade, and of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot (died 1855), 5th daughter of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Diaries of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot.
Diary of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot., June 1841-March 1842.
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Identifier: MS.13110
Dates:
June 1841-March 1842.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Notebooks and diaries of and concerning the Honourable Gilbert Elliot (1826-1865), 6th son of the 2nd Earl of Minto, Lieutenant-Colonel in the Rifle Brigade, and of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot (died 1855), 5th daughter of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Diaries of Lady Harriet Anne Gertrude Elliot.
Diary of Lady Henrietta Liston, and description of Constantinople., 1812-1814.
Item
Identifier: MS.5709
Scope and Contents
The volume contains fair copies of some of the material in MSS.5707-5708.
Dates:
1812-1814.
Diary of Lady Hislop., 1825-1842.
Item
Identifier: MS.13141
Dates:
1825-1842.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir Thomas Hislop, Baronet, (1764-1843), and of his wife, Emma, daughter of Hugh Elliot, diplomatist.
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Correspondence and papers of Lady Hislop.
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Diaries of Lady Hislop.
Diary of Lady Hislop., 1843-1846.
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Identifier: MS.13142
Dates:
1843-1846.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir Thomas Hislop, Baronet, (1764-1843), and of his wife, Emma, daughter of Hugh Elliot, diplomatist.
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Correspondence and papers of Lady Hislop.
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Diaries of Lady Hislop.
Diary of Lady Hislop., 1847.
Item
Identifier: MS.13143
Dates:
1847.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir Thomas Hislop, Baronet, (1764-1843), and of his wife, Emma, daughter of Hugh Elliot, diplomatist.
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Correspondence and papers of Lady Hislop.
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Diaries of Lady Hislop.
Diary of Lady Hislop., 1852.
Item
Identifier: MS.13144
Dates:
1852.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir Thomas Hislop, Baronet, (1764-1843), and of his wife, Emma, daughter of Hugh Elliot, diplomatist.
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Correspondence and papers of Lady Hislop.
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Diaries of Lady Hislop.
Diary of Lady Margaret Douglas-Home.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8767
Scope and Contents
Detailing a voyage around the Western Isles on the S Y Christie, illustrated with 74 photographs.
Dates:
1905.
Diary of Lieutenant-Colonel (later Brigadier-General) James George Smith Neill of Barnweill and Swindrigemuir whilst second in command (with the local rank of Brigadier-General) of the Anglo-Turkish force, called the Turkish contingent, in the Crimean War, covering the period from 2 September 1855 to 30 September 1856.
Item
Identifier: MS.15392
Scope and Contents
Judging from a number of small gaps, usually of a word or two, in the text, it would appear to be a fair copy made shortly afterwards (the paper is watermarked 1853), either from rough notes, or more probably, as folios 89-96 are stitched in, from the original.
Dates:
1855-1856.
Diary of Lieutenant-General Sir Warren Hastings Anderson., 1922.
Item
Identifier: MS.14845
Dates:
1922.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Anderson of St. Germains and their descendants, being chiefly the correspondence of Warren Hastings Anderson (died 1875), son of David Anderson of St. Germains (1751-1825).
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Diaries, chiefly of engagements and appointments, of Lieutenant-General Sir Warren Hastings Anderson, son of General David Anderson.
Diary of Lieutenant-General Sir Warren Hastings Anderson., 1928.
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Identifier: MS.14846
Dates:
1928.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the family of Anderson of St. Germains and their descendants, being chiefly the correspondence of Warren Hastings Anderson (died 1875), son of David Anderson of St. Germains (1751-1825).
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Diaries, chiefly of engagements and appointments, of Lieutenant-General Sir Warren Hastings Anderson, son of General David Anderson.
Diary of Lieutenant Robert Burn Anderson.
Item
Identifier: Acc.7492
Scope and Contents
Describing his voyage from Southampton to Bombay.
Dates:
1853.
Diary of Lieutenant William A Henderson, 13th Royal Scots, on active service on the Western Front (including the Battle of Arras).
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Identifier: Acc.8849
Scope and Contents
With a letter, 1917, of his brother, Robert, to their father.
Dates:
1916-1917.
Diary of Lilian Buchanan (later Mrs Lilian Adam Smith) with related notes and correspondence.
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Identifier: Acc.14375
Scope and Contents
The diary contains a detailed descriptive account of Lilian's first meeting with George Adam Smith at Riffelalp, Switzerland, with a note from George Adam Smith enclosing pressed flowers, a letter from George Adam Smith to Lilian on their wedding day, 1889, and related notes and letters of Lilian on the diary to members of her family, 1913-1931. Pencil notes with commentary on Lilian's diary have been added to the volume at a later date by George Adam Smith.
Dates:
1889, 1913-1931.
Diary of Lily A Steel.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8782
Scope and Contents
Describing a visit to Norway.
Dates:
1899.
Diary of Lindsay Makersy, an Edinburgh accountant., 1827-1834.
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Identifier: MS.192
Scope and Contents
The diary opens with an account of the Theatrical Fund Dinner at Edinburgh, where Sir Walter Scott acknowledged himself to be the 'Author of Waverley'. At the end is written 'End of Vol. 1st'.
Dates:
1827-1834.
Diary of Lord Cleveland kept in a ‘Daily journal’ for 1840 and containing very brief entries of appointments and accounts., 1840.
Item
Identifier: MS.10207
Dates:
1840.
Diary of Lucille Forbes begun by her mother Matilda Flora Forbes., 1893-1967.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13718/3
Diary of Margaret Oliphant., 1883.
Item
Identifier: MS.23213