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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:

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., 1782-1783.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23775
Dates: 1782-1783.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., 1784-1785.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23776
Dates: 1784-1785.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., 1786-1787.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23777
Dates: 1786-1787.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., 1788-1789.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23778
Dates: 1788-1789.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., 1790-1791.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23779
Dates: 1790-1791.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., 1792-1795.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23780
Scope and Contents

A notebook containing extra leaves (folios 29-34) stitched in at the back.

Dates: 1792-1795.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., 1796-November 1797.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23781
Scope and Contents

Accounts of expenses at folio 2 inverted.

Dates: 1796-November 1797.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., November 1797-March 1800.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23782
Scope and Contents

Cash accounts at folios 26-28.

Dates: November 1797-March 1800.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., March 1800-May 1803.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23783
Scope and Contents

The journal is followed by accounts and notes (folio 33 verso).

Dates: March 1800-May 1803.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., May 1803-December 1804.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23784
Scope and Contents

The journal is followed by various notes and accounts (folio 28).

Dates: May 1803-December 1804.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle., 1805.

 Item
Identifier: MS.23785
Dates: 1805.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Carlyle written on small gatherings of loose leaves., 1771-1774.

 File
Identifier: MS.23770
Scope and Contents

All the entries are very brief; those for December 1772-January 1773 (folios 35-36) are out of position and belong in the middle of folio l2; folio 37 is a cover from an apparently unrelated volume.

Dates: 1771-1774.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations. / Journals of Alexander Carlyle, consisting chiefly of daily diaries, together with some journals of private tours in Scotland and of activities in London, both on official business and private affairs.

Journal of Alexander Murray., 1847-1854.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9599
Dates: 1847-1854.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals and an autobiography of Alexander Murray, a farmer of Blackhouse, Peterhead. / Journals of Alexander Murray.

Journal of Alexander Murray., 1835-1842.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9597
Dates: 1835-1842.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals and an autobiography of Alexander Murray, a farmer of Blackhouse, Peterhead. / Journals of Alexander Murray.

Journal of Alexander Murray., 1842-1847.

 Item
Identifier: MS.9598
Dates: 1842-1847.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Journals and an autobiography of Alexander Murray, a farmer of Blackhouse, Peterhead. / Journals of Alexander Murray.

Journal of Allan Scott., 14 July 1809-26 April 1816.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2747
Dates: 14 July 1809-26 April 1816.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts collected by George Neilson, Glasgow, author of ‘Trial by combat’ (Glasgow, 1890) and joint-editor of the ‘Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1496-1501’ (Edinburgh, 1918). / Journal of Allan Scott, sometime bookseller in Glasgow, afterwards resident in Helensburgh, a nephew of General Spens of Stonelaw, Rutherglen.

Journal of Allan Scott., 27 April 1816-11 September 1821.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2748
Dates: 27 April 1816-11 September 1821.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts collected by George Neilson, Glasgow, author of ‘Trial by combat’ (Glasgow, 1890) and joint-editor of the ‘Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1496-1501’ (Edinburgh, 1918). / Journal of Allan Scott, sometime bookseller in Glasgow, afterwards resident in Helensburgh, a nephew of General Spens of Stonelaw, Rutherglen.

Journal of Allan Scott., 12 September 1821-13 August 1835.

 Item
Identifier: MS.2749
Dates: 12 September 1821-13 August 1835.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts collected by George Neilson, Glasgow, author of ‘Trial by combat’ (Glasgow, 1890) and joint-editor of the ‘Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1496-1501’ (Edinburgh, 1918). / Journal of Allan Scott, sometime bookseller in Glasgow, afterwards resident in Helensburgh, a nephew of General Spens of Stonelaw, Rutherglen.

Journal of Allan Scott, sometime bookseller in Glasgow, afterwards resident in Helensburgh, a nephew of General Spens of Stonelaw, Rutherglen., 1809-1835.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.2747-2749
Scope and Contents

The journal consists of brief entries, purely personal. At the end of MS.2747 there is: 'End of 2d. vol.' At the end of MS.2749 there is: 'This journal continued in a Blue Octavo Book'.

Dates: 1809-1835.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts collected by George Neilson, Glasgow, author of ‘Trial by combat’ (Glasgow, 1890) and joint-editor of the ‘Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1496-1501’ (Edinburgh, 1918).

Journal of an un-named law apprentice (later a member of the Faculty of Advocates).

 Item
Identifier: Acc.11721
Scope and Contents

Details his life in Perth and Edinburgh, holidays in the Highlands and Skye, a trip to the Great Exhibition, London, and travels in the south of England.

Dates: 1850-1852.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, of proceedings in the House of Commons, January-February 1764, chiefly concerning John Wilkes., 1764.

 Item
Identifier: MS.17749
Dates: 1764.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun. / Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Dairies of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun. / Diaries and notebooks of Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, auditor of exchequer.

Journal of Anne Murray of Lintrose.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.9398
Dates: 1842-1845.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of Captain John Drinkwater (later Drinkwater Bethune), 72nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Manchester Volunteers), during the siege of Gibraltar.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.12502
Dates: 1781-1782.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Journal of Charles Scott., 1834.

 Item
Identifier: MS.1615
Dates: 1834.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet. / Journals of Charles Scott.

Journal of Charles Scott., 1835.

 Item
Identifier: MS.1616
Dates: 1835.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet. / Journals of Charles Scott.

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