Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Physical or digital representations of a body of information designed with the capacity to communicate. In its broadest sense, ""documents"" include any item amenable to cataloging and indexing, that is, including nonprint media. For the activity of gathering and recording information, see ""documentation (function)""For specfic types of documents, see concepts under ""document genres."".
Found in 1533 Collections and/or Records:
Letters, with enclosures, of the Honourable John Edmund Elliot, to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1803-1829.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11752-11754
Scope and Contents
The Indian service of John Elliot in Madras (1805-1807) and Bengal (1807-1830) is described fully, as are his later political activities as Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire (1837-1841 and 1847-1859), his work as Secretary of the India Board of Control (1847-1852), and his financial and personal affairs.
Dates:
1803-1829.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Letters, with enclosures, of the Honourable John Edmund Elliot, to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1818-1829.
File
Identifier: MS.11753
Dates:
1818-1829.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Letters, with enclosures, of the Honourable John Edmund Elliot, to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Letters, with enclosures, of the Honourable John Edmund Elliot, to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1830-1858.
File
Identifier: MS.11754
Dates:
1830-1858.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Letters, with enclosures, of the Honourable John Edmund Elliot, to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., ?1790, 1800-1829.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.11747-11751
Scope and Contents
Sir George was Member of Parliament for Roxburghshire, 1833-1834, and contested the seat again in 1835; the correspondence of 1832-1835 is concerned with county electoral politics. His naval career is represented fully throughout the correspondence.
Dates:
?1790, 1800-1829.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., ?1790, 1800-1829.
File
Identifier: MS.11747
Dates:
?1790, 1800-1829.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1830-1835.
File
Identifier: MS.11748
Dates:
1830-1835.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1832-1833.
File
Identifier: MS.11749
Dates:
1832-1833.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1833-1834.
File
Identifier: MS.11750
Dates:
1833-1834.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto.
Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1835-1857, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.11751
Scope and Contents
Also contains (folios 276-318) some letters of other members of Sir George Elliot's family, and genealogical notes (folios 323-330) on the family of Eliza, Lady Elliot.
Dates:
1835-1857, undated.
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 Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Letters, with some enclosures, of Admiral Honourable Sir George Elliot to his brother, the 2nd Earl of Minto.
List, 1795, of naval signals and French army documents, 1799, of and for Napoleon Bonaparte., 1795, 1799.
File
Identifier: MS.16420
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) A list of naval signals to and from the lie d' Yen, September-December 1795 (folio 1); (ii) Two partly printed French army documents, 1799, of and for Napoleon Bonaparte announcing his departure from the Army of Egypt and return to France.
Dates:
1795, 1799.
Lists and copies of papers received by Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, and his son Robert, 2nd Viscount Melville., 1787-1825.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.1076-1079
Loose papers and documents originally in Acc.4068/1-19: Minute books of the Edinburgh Typographical Society., [?1848-?1947.]
File
Identifier: Acc.4068/20
Dates:
[?1848-?1947.]
Losses sustained by Inverness as a result of the war., 1646.
File
Identifier: Ch.2039-2040
Manuscript of George Reith titled ‘Shakespeare’s birds’., [?1885-?1941.]
Item
Identifier: Acc.3564/118
Manuscripts and papers of and concerning Brodie Cruikshank, merchant and official on the Gold Coast from 1834 to 1854 and author of ‘Eighteen years on the Gold Coast of Africa’.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20323-20326
Dates:
1837-1979, undated.
Manuscripts and papers of William Sharp (‘Fiona Macleod’)., 1893-1937, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.15941, folios 153-199
Scope and Contents
The papers include the dedication to Walter Pater of a work on Rossetti, 1893, parts of which were published by Elizabeth Sharp in ‘William Sharp’, pages 70-72; part of the prologue to ‘The laughter of Peterkin’; 'The immortal hour' from ‘The fortnightly review, volume lxviii (New Series), 1900, pages 867-896, with later corrections; and poems, some of which were published in ‘Poems and dramas’ by ‘Fiona Macleod’.
Dates:
1893-1937, undated.
Manuscripts, proofs and editorial commentary, with some associated correspondence, papers and notes, of John Francis Campbell and his team of collectors for ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, 1859-1862, and of the later tale collection fieldwork by Campbell himself, 1870-1871., 1859-1862, 1870-1871.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.50.1.1-50.2.4
Scope and Contents
The terms, `Gaelic version` or `English version` refer to the original manuscript texts produced by (`transcribed by` or `told to`) one of his team of collectors or by Campbell. Unless stated otherwise, all English versions of the tales and textual notes are the work of Campbell.
Dates:
1859-1862, 1870-1871.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
Map of 'Part of the estate of Pitmurthly belonging to Thomas Graham Esquire of Balgowan and drawn by Duncan McLiesh land surveyor at Bridgend of Perth Bridge the 22d February 1769'; with 'Animadversions' of McLiesh containing measurements of the ground surveyed., 1769.
File
Identifier: MS.16385
Scope and Contents
The map is coloured or hatched to identify infield, outfield, woods, pasture and moor, and the farms or townships charted are Broomlands of Leadnock [Lynedoch] and Moneddie [Moneydie] Roger.
Dates:
1769.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Estate, political and some personal correspondence and papers, travel letters and journals, and military papers, of General Sir Thomas Graham of Balgowan and Lynedoch (1748-1843), created (1814) Baron Lynedoch, and of his kinsman and heir, Robert Graham, formerly Graeme, Advocate, of Balgowan and Redgorton (1784-1859), a Lord of the Treasury (1834), and their families.
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Maps and plans of Balgowan and Lynedoch estates.
Material collected by James Bell Salmond for his 'Wade in Scotland', chiefly typescript copies of letters and documents., 4th quarter of 17th century-3rd quarter of 18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.7188A
Dates:
4th quarter of 17th century-3rd quarter of 18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and photographic plates collected by James Bell Salmond for the 1st and 2nd editions of his ‘Wade in Scotland’; with correspondence and press cuttings concerning the book.
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Material collected by James Bell Salmond for his 'Wade in Scotland', chiefly typescript copies of letters and documents, but with some extracts from periodicals.
Material collected by James Bell Salmond for his 'Wade in Scotland', chiefly typescript copies of letters and documents., 2nd quarter of 18th century-early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.7188B
Dates:
2nd quarter of 18th century-early 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and photographic plates collected by James Bell Salmond for the 1st and 2nd editions of his ‘Wade in Scotland’; with correspondence and press cuttings concerning the book.
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Material collected by James Bell Salmond for his 'Wade in Scotland', chiefly typescript copies of letters and documents, but with some extracts from periodicals.
Material collected by James Bell Salmond for his 'Wade in Scotland', chiefly typescript copies of letters and documents., 2nd quarter of 18th century-early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.7188C
Dates:
2nd quarter of 18th century-early 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers and photographic plates collected by James Bell Salmond for the 1st and 2nd editions of his ‘Wade in Scotland’; with correspondence and press cuttings concerning the book.
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Material collected by James Bell Salmond for his 'Wade in Scotland', chiefly typescript copies of letters and documents, but with some extracts from periodicals.
Material collected by James Bell Salmond for his 'Wade in Scotland', chiefly typescript copies of letters and documents, but with some extracts from periodicals., 4th quarter of 17th century-1936.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.7188A-7188C
Material concerning Sydney Goodsir Smith's work as an art critic., 1960-1974, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26180-26187
Dates:
1960-1974, undated.
Material concerning the history of Geneva.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.6.9
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows: (i) “Reponse aux questions de Milord Townsend sur l’histoire et le gouvernement de Geneve par Monsieur Chouet conseiller et secretaire d’etat”; (ii) “Etat présent du gouvernement de Geneve en 1734”; (iii) ‘Remarques dur la ville et la Republique de Geneve; (iv) “Rôle des Sindics de la République de Genéve depuis l’an 1530”, ‘Les noms des anciens comtes de Genéve …’ and ‘Liste de Evêquas de Genéve…’.
Dates:
[Circa 1734.]
Material for a history of the Officers of State and Royal Household of James I, II, III & IV of Scotland, collected by George Chalmers.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.3.30
Dates:
Late 18th century-early 19th century.