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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:

Papers of the Malcolm family of Burnfoot.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9756
Scope and Contents

Includes Clementina Malcolm`s medical journal and letters to her from her children.

Dates: 1701-1845 and undated.

Papers of the Mure of Caldwell and Bloxham families.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13678/1-6
Scope and Contents

The papers consist of letters and notes on the genealogy of the Mure of Caldwell family, Ayrshire and their relatives the Bloxham family, Banbury, diaries of Catherine Mure, daughter of William Mure of Caldwell (succ.1776) and legal documents of and relating to the Mures of Caldwell and the Bloxhams.

Dates: 1496-1907

Papers of the Murrays of Dollerie., 18th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.21173
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Typed transcripts of letters to Anthony Murray of Dollerie (died 1838) while a student at the Scots College, Douai, and later at Utrecht, 1789-90. The writers are chiefly his father and sisters, his cousins, the Murrays of Ochtertyre and the Oliphants of Condie. There are a few letters to his father, Anthony Murray (died 1790), notably from Abbé John Farquharson, Principal of the Scots College, Douai. (Folio 1.) (ii) Typed transcript of a journal of Anthony...
Dates: 18th century.

Papers of the playwright and author, Joe Corrie (1894-1968).

 Fonds
Identifier: MSS.26490-26560
Scope and Contents

Joe Corrie worked as a miner in Fife and Ayrshire, and many of his plays and stories are set in mining communities. He was a prolific writer who published a number of plays, several collections of poetry, and two novels, as well as numerous stories and articles in newspapers. Many of his plays were popular with amateur dramatic groups.

Dates: 1923-1968, undated.

Papers of the poet, Helen Cruickshank (1886-1975).

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26705-26712
Scope and Contents

Born in Angus, Helen Cruickshank worked in the Civil Service until her retirement in 1944. She became the secretary of the Scottish centre of the International PEN Club, and included many literary figures among her friends. Her autobiography, ‘Octobiography’ (Montrose, 1976), was published posthumously.

Dates: 1909-1976, undated.

Papers of the Rev Alexander George Somerville.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12274
Scope and Contents

Papers mostly concern Somerville`s work, during 1969-1970, as Organising Secretary of the World Council of Churches Refugee Relief in Biafra.

Dates: 1946-1982.

Papers of the Reverend James Cumming.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5931
Scope and Contents

Including diaries, sermons, and lectures, with a genealogical tree showing the family of the Reverend Prof David Cairns and his connection with Cumming.

Dates: 1853-1892.

Papers of the Reverend John Brown.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9400
Scope and Contents

Includes genealogical tables and diaries concerning the Brown family.

Dates: circa 1774-1832.

Papers of the Reverend Prof Franz Hildebrandt.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9251
Scope and Contents

Includes sermons, lectures, notes for published works, correspondence, pastoral notebooks and diaries.

Dates: 1926-1985.

Papers of the Reverend Prof Franz Hildebrandt.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9985
Scope and Contents

Includes diaries and registers of sermons.

Dates: circa 1929-1985.

Papers of the Stewart and Christie families.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5058
Dates: 19th century to 20th century.

Papers of the Sutherland Estates.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.314
Scope and Contents

This deposit comprises special items from the Sutherland archives as listed in the agreement of 19 March 1978.

Dates: 15th century-1814.

Papers of Verney Lovett Cameron.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10120/1-21
Scope and Contents

Includes journals, notebooks and correspondence.

Dates: 1872-1892.

Papers of Wendy Wood.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9915
Scope and Contents

Includes diaries, correspondence and manuscripts and typescripts of novels, memoirs, short stories and articles.

Dates: circa 1930-1980.

Papers of Werner Bienert, migrant from Germany to Scotland.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13593
Scope and Contents Papers, c.1910-1970s, of Werner Bienert, migrant from Germany to Scotland.Werner Bienert was born in Thale Am Harz, Germany in1902 to a sawmill owner. His early life until 1922 was spent working in the timber trade in Germany and Holland before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland in 1924 on a year’s visa. There he met his future wife, Rose Tinney, with whom he had three children. They were married in 1925 before Bienert was forced to move back to Germany, settling in Hamburg. The...
Dates: c.1903-1979

Papers relating to Castletown in the parish of Fordoun, Kincardineshire., 1792-1796.

 File
Identifier: MS.2790
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) 'Account of the stocking on the farm of Castletown, 14 May, 1792' (folio 1);(ii) Diary of farm work and management, 16 May 1792-17 October 1793 (folio 2 verso);(iii) Inventory of household furniture, farm utensils, books, 1792 (folio 1 inverted);(iv) 'Accompt of money paid out by Professor John Stuart of Marischal College Aberdeen as Trustee & Executor of the Will of his Father Dr. John Stuart of Inchbreck...
Dates: 1792-1796.