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Family papers.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Personal papers of members of a single family; usually of parents and their children, but sometimes including papers of spouses and their families as well.

Found in 301 Collections and/or Records:

Papers of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet, and of various families and individuals., 1672-1780, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.1559
Scope and Contents

The papers concern the following:

Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet, indentures, etc., 1746-1780, undated;

John Adamson, baxter, Edinburgh, undated;

Robert Campbell of Northwoodside, Dean of Guild, Glasgow, and his family, 1672-1709, undated;

George Campbell, merchant, Glasgow, 1670-1672.

Dates: 1672-1780, undated.

Papers of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet, and of various families and individuals., 1622-1790, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.1560
Scope and Contents The papers concern the following:Matthew Cumming, merchant, Glasgow, 1685-1695;William Curll, in Yetbyre, and his family; with some letters of Captain Robert Scott (Rosebank), 1789-1790;Dunlop of Garnkirk, 1695-1718;John Gordon, Pentland, 1756;Haig of Bemersyde, 1674-1726;The 5th Earl of Home, 1686, undated;Makdougall of Makerston, 1712;Murray of Balvaird, 1629-1638;Murray, Viscounts...
Dates: 1622-1790, undated.

Part of the papers of the family of Forbes of Culloden.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.2961-2974
Dates: 17th century-18th century.

Personal and estate papers of the Willison family of Perthshire and Lanarkshire, including farming notebooks, private correspondence and family documents; with family history and genealogical papers compiled by Ralph Willison Simmonds.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11049/1-76
Scope and Contents

Papers of the Willison family, who farmed in both Lanarkshire and Perthshire, covering personal and business matters. The collection includes a detailed family history and genealogy composed by Ralph Willison Simmonds (Edinburgh 1989), detailed transcripts and a booklet with historical notes: The Willisons of South Lanarkshire (Edinburgh, 1994), also by Mr Willison - see Acc.11049/1 and Acc.11049/76.

Dates: Circa 1757-1994, undated.

Personal papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1896-1965, 1992.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.50230-50250
Scope and Contents

Records concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn`s life away from psychoanalysis. Included is information on his childhood and schooling, marriages and family, papers relating to his military service in World War I, and obituaries on his death.

Dates: 1896-1965, 1992.

Photographs of Lucinda Mackay, Family & Friends, [?1948]-2014

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.50833-MS.50837
Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains 5 photograph albums and display folders documenting Lucinda Mackay's early years, family life, later years, and social engagements and special events. The majority of albums contain contextual details, provided by the artist.

Dates: Majority of material found within [?1948]-2014

Poetry and miscellaneous papers of members of the Richards family., 1778, 19th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.20400
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Poetry, 19th century, of Maria D Richards and other members of the Richards family (folio 1); (ii) Miscellaneous papers of the Richards family including a letter, 1778, of James Jebb, theological writer and the Richards family's newsletter ‘Kith and kin’ of 1884 and 1887 produced by Anne Richards (folio 28).

Dates: 1778, 19th century.

Transcripts, chiefly, of letters and papers of Sir Hew Campbell of Cessnock and his descendants, and of a few other letters, all of which seem to be connected with the Hamiltons of Silvertonhill.

 File
Identifier: MS.1671
Scope and Contents

All are transcripts except drafts of a clause to be added to the Act of Security, circa 1711, and a letter of John Hamilton, 1775, which are originals.

Dates: 1666-1775, undated.

Typescript of an 'Inventory of the papers of the family of Lawson of Cairnmuir, presented to H.M. General Register House ... by James Lawson ... Brooklyn, Wellington, New Zealand', compiled by the Keeper of Registers and Records, 1938.

 Item
Identifier: MS.3001
Scope and Contents

The papers, the contents of which are summarized, consist of writs relating to the lands of Cairnmuir, 1423-1700 (folio 1), Netherurd, 1399-1744 (folio 11), and Bryandland, 1438-1742 (folio 23), and miscellaneous papers, 1670-1899, undated (folio 26).

Dates: 1399-1899, undated.