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 Robert Kirk Dickson kept while serving on H.M.S. 'Canopus'., 22 December 1915-27 May 1916.
Item
Identifier: MS.13567
Dates:
22 December 1915-27 May 1916.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson (1898-1952) and of his younger brother, Midshipman Archibald Kirk Dickson (died 1916), with some papers of their father, William Kirk Dickson (1860-1949), first Librarian of the National Library of Scotland.
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Papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson.
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Diaries of Robert Kirk Dickson relating to his naval career.
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Diaries of Robert Kirk Dickson kept while serving on H.M.S. 'Canopus'.
Diary of Robert Kirk Dickson kept while serving on H.M.S. 'Manxman'., 7 June-29 November 1941.
Item
Identifier: MS.13573
Dates:
7 June-29 November 1941.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson (1898-1952) and of his younger brother, Midshipman Archibald Kirk Dickson (died 1916), with some papers of their father, William Kirk Dickson (1860-1949), first Librarian of the National Library of Scotland.
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Papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson.
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Diaries of Robert Kirk Dickson relating to his naval career.
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Diaries of Robert Kirk Dickson kept while serving on H.M.S. 'Manxman'.
Diary of Robert Kirk Dickson kept while serving on H.M.S. 'Manxman'., 30 November 1941-18 July 1942.
Item
Identifier: MS.13574
Dates:
30 November 1941-18 July 1942.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson (1898-1952) and of his younger brother, Midshipman Archibald Kirk Dickson (died 1916), with some papers of their father, William Kirk Dickson (1860-1949), first Librarian of the National Library of Scotland.
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Papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson.
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Diaries of Robert Kirk Dickson relating to his naval career.
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Diaries of Robert Kirk Dickson kept while serving on H.M.S. 'Manxman'.
Diary of Robert Kirk Dickson kept while serving on H.M.S. 'Manxman'., 19 July-25 December 1942.
Item
Identifier: MS.13575
Dates:
19 July-25 December 1942.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson (1898-1952) and of his younger brother, Midshipman Archibald Kirk Dickson (died 1916), with some papers of their father, William Kirk Dickson (1860-1949), first Librarian of the National Library of Scotland.
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Papers of Rear-Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson.
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Diaries of Robert Kirk Dickson relating to his naval career.
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Diaries of Robert Kirk Dickson kept while serving on H.M.S. 'Manxman'.
Diary of Robert McLellan., 1943.
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Identifier: MS.26444
Diary of Robert McLellan., 1944.
Item
Identifier: MS.26445
Diary of Robert McLellan., April-September 1959.
Item
Identifier: MS.26446
Diary of Robert McLellan., March 1960-March 1961.
Item
Identifier: MS.26447
Dates:
March 1960-March 1961.
Diary of Robert McLellan., September 1961- June 1962.
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Identifier: MS.26448
Dates:
September 1961- June 1962.
Diary of Robert McLellan., May-October 1962.
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Identifier: MS.26449
Diary of Robert McLellan., September 1962-June 1963.
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Identifier: MS.26450
Dates:
September 1962-June 1963.
Diary of Robert McLellan., August 1963-July 1964.
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Identifier: MS.26451
Dates:
August 1963-July 1964.
Diary of Robert McLellan., September 1964-July 1965.
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Identifier: MS.26452
Dates:
September 1964-July 1965.
Diary of Rose Ethel Bassin of a summer holiday in Barglass and Betws-y-Coed., 1951.
Item
Identifier: MS.14935
Dates:
1951.
Diary of Ruthven Todd., January-June 1966.
Item
Identifier: MS.26879
Diary of Ruthven Todd., January-November 1973.
Item
Identifier: MS.26881
Dates:
January-November 1973.
Diary of Ruthven Todd, including detailed descriptions of the techniques he practised in drawing and printing., June-December 1971.
Item
Identifier: MS.26880
Dates:
June-December 1971.
Diary of Sergeant Harry Hawthorne, 5th Battalion, King`s Own Scottish Borderers as a prisoner-of-war in Germany.
Item
Identifier: Acc.12791
Scope and Contents
Includes donor`s identity tag as PoW, Stalag 357.
Dates:
1945.
Diary of Sir Alexander Bannerman, 7th Baronet of Elsick, titled 'Tome I, memoir et notice genealogique de la famille de Bannerman de Elsick....1769-1830'., 1824-1830.
Item
Identifier: MS.1685
Scope and Contents
Bound in with the diary is ‘Some account of the family of Bannerman of Elsick’ (Aberdeen, 1812), which has interleaved and marginal notes by Sir Alexander Bannerman.
Dates:
1824-1830.
Diary of Sir Alexander Bannerman, 7th Baronet of Elsick, titled 'Tome II, contenant traits characteristiques et biographicales de M M les contemporaries jusque à 1830'., 1830.
Item
Identifier: MS.1686
Diary of Sir Alexander Grant, 1st Baronet.
Series
Identifier: MS.15978
Scope and Contents
Sir Alexander (1864-1937), a native of Forres, was chairman and managing director of MeVitie and Price, biscuit manufacturers. His generosity contributed substantially to the foundation of the National Library of Scotland. His diary, chiefly in typescript, starts at the beginning of 1917 and continues till a week before his death. It is concerned almost exclusively with his business activities - ordering of material and equipment, industrial relations, dealings with other manufacturers,...
Dates:
1917-1937.
Diary of Sir Frederick William Traill-Burroughs of Trumland as a Captain of the 93rd Regiment, in India., 1855, 1858.
Item
Identifier: MS.2234
Scope and Contents
The diary, recorded in "De La Rue’s improved Indelible Diary and Memorandum Book, 1855", describes the March through Fatehgarh, Cawnpore, and Unao to Lucknow, with the capture of the Martinière and the Begum's Palace in Lucknow.The diary is held in a leather travel writing set in the form of a wallet, produced by Thomas De La Rue and Co., London, which contains: a blotting pad, an ink bottle, a pen, pen-nib box and 2 spare pen-nibs, read sealing wax, 6 unused envelopes, an ivory...
Dates:
1855, 1858.
Diary of Sir George Maxwell of Pollok., 1655-1656.
Item
Identifier: MS.3150
Scope and Contents
The diary contains:(i) Persons, etc., 'to be prayed for', 4 July-16 September 1655 (folios 2, 18 verso);(ii) 'Vowes', 1 July-16 September 1655 (folio 6 verso);(iii) 'Experiences', i.e., spiritual experiences, 29 July 1655-20 April 1656 (folio 9 verso);(iv) Notes on ecclesiastical affairs, Perth, Stirling, etc., circa 1654 (inverted folio 1);(v) Diary, 29 September 1655-April 1656, personal expenditure, accounts, etc. (inverted folio...
Dates:
1655-1656.