Lists.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Transcribed collections of numbers, names, or other text indicating tallies of concepts collocated for any particular purpose.
Found in 1660 Collections and/or Records:
Miscellaneous lists., 18th century, 1841.
File
Identifier: MS.2204
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Two lists of plants, arranged by their Latin names, eighteenth century. (Folio 1.)(ii) 'General list of schedule-holders, London', 1841, a list of persons (chiefly Scottish) in London who have been asked to collect subscriptions towards a monument to Sir Walter Scott, with remarks on their acceptance, refusal, etc., addressed to George Huntly Gordon. ‘Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland’, volume xvi, page 403. (Folio...
Dates:
18th century, 1841.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Collection of manuscripts of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
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Miscellaneous smaller manuscripts, single letters, small collections, etc., now made up into volumes, the property of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Miscellaneous loose papers of the Knights Companions of the Most Sovereign and Social Order of the Cape and of C.F.D., 1768-1841, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2044
Scope and Contents
The papers comprise: treasurers' accounts, 1776-1808, 1841, undated (folio 3); and rules, lists, minutes of meetings, correspondence, etc., 1768-1826, undated (folio 1, 25).
Dates:
1768-1841, undated.
Miscellaneous manuscript and a few printed items.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.19
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Printed prospectus of the Sanitary Protection Association of Edinburgh, late 19th century. (Folio 1.)(ii) Printed list of members, with subscriptions, of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries (Konungliga Norraena Fornfraeda-Felag), 1849, in Icelandic. There are also an extract from the constitution of the Society (in French), a note on the subscriptions (in Danish), and a list of the books published by the Society....
Dates:
1561, 17th century-late 19th century.
Miscellaneous manuscript and typescript items., 1581-1908, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.7926/52-58
Miscellaneous material, mostly of a religious nature.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.32.3.9
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) `A Testamentary Memoir written by Theophilus, in which his own dearest concerns are Ingenuously Narrated, and sundry of a more publick Nature are also touched, all Addressed to his surviving friends`, early 18th century. This is similar in style to the ‘Memorial` of James Hog, and the hand is probably the same as that of Adv.MS.32.3.8. The author appears to have written other memorials and a short history of the Covenanters based...
Dates:
18th century.
Miscellaneous material of John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]
File
Identifier: MS.22072
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, notes and poems to John Davidson (folio 1);(ii) A list of Davidson’s compositions (folio 11);(iii) A list of books on music bought by Davidson, 1886-1906 (folio 12);(iv) Various musical compositions and sketches (folio 20);(v) Postcards, photographs and prints of Aberdeen and Woodside (folio 70);(vi) Other printed items (folio 99);(vii) Press cuttings, [circa...
Dates:
[?1871-?1926.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
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Musical compositions and other papers, chiefly undated, of John Davidson.
Miscellaneous material relating to the life and career of John Rennie., [1784-1821]-1821- early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.19934
Scope and Contents
The material includes a memorandum in John Rennie's own hand concerning some of his major works, biographical sketches by Sir John and George Rennie, lists of reports compiled by Rennie and at one time in Sir John's possession, printed obituary notices by Charles Dupin, and A H F Sohlichtegrol, genealogical material concerning the Rennies and related families, and papers relating to the Society of Civil Engineers, and the Smeatonian Society, l821-early 20th century.
Dates:
[1784-1821]-1821- early 20th century.
Miscellaneous memoranda and intelligence reports, 1803-1806, chiefly concerning French military movements in Calabria, but also including lists of the strength of the Neapolitan army and navy, 1806., 1803-1806.
File
Identifier: MS.13051
Dates:
1803-1806.
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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Family and general correspondence and the diplomatic papers of Hugh Elliot (1752-1830), younger brother of the 1st Earl of Minto.
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Papers of Hugh Elliot relating to the Neapolitan Mission.
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Correspondence of Hugh Elliot concerning all aspects of British military operations in Calabria and Sicily.
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Correspondence and papers of Hugh Elliot relating to British naval operations in the Mediterranean.
Miscellaneous military papers of Patrick MacLeod., 1786, 1805-1817.
File
Identifier: MS.19304
Scope and Contents
The papers include a copy of the 1786 prospectus of the Brunswick military academy which the young soldier attended from 1791-1793 (folio 1). Most of the papers relate to the later years of Patrick MacLeod's life spent with the 78th Highlanders in Southern Europe and Egypt. Amongst them are MacLeod's Orders to his battalion prior to the Calabrian campaign of 1806; copies of his letter to Lieutenant General Mackenzie Fraser giving an account of the battle of Maida; lists of officers wounded...
Dates:
1786, 1805-1817.
Miscellaneous military papers of Thomas Graham., 1794-1843.
File
Identifier: MS.16197
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) An ink and wash sketch map probably showing positions of Austrian and French forces in the Isonzo valley of North Italy near Gorlzia during the Austrian retreat from Napoleon's Armée d'Italie in the spring of 1797 (folio 1);
(ii) An ink sketch, undated, but circa 1798, of the coastal area behind Aboukir [Abu Qîr] Bay near Alexandria, Egypt, (folio 2);
(ill) Extract of a letter, 7 Mar, 1811, of Captain William Milne, at Isla de Leon, near Cadiz describing the...
Dates:
1794-1843.
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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Military papers of Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch.
Miscellaneous notebook, undated, of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Frederick Oliver, with lists of mountaineering equipment and provisions, timetables, accounts, addresses, and sketches., [1921-1944.]
Item
Identifier: MS.24671
Dates:
[1921-1944.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, literary papers, and photographs, of Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver, 1921-1944, together with diaries and miscellaneous papers of his mother, Elizabeth Oliver, wife of Major Edward Oliver, Veterinary Advisor to the Indian government, 1905-1946, undated.
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Papers of and concerning Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Roderick Oliver.
Miscellaneous notes and lists compiled by Lord Milton., 1764-1765.
File
Identifier: MS.17823
Dates:
1764-1765.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Miscellaneous papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning law .
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Works concerning law compiled by Lord Milton.
Miscellaneous notes and other papers, including a business journal of John Spottiswoode, Keeper of the Advocates' Library., 1658-1712, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2937
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Notes of a Presbyterian, 1658-1661, recording his own affairs and some public events (folio 1);(ii) Proposals of John Spottiswoode for study, miscellaneous notes, etc., similar to those in MS.2934, 1705-1707, undated (folios 3, 30, 56);(iii) Business journal of Spottiswoode, in French, recording consultations, fees, private expenditure, etc., 1707-1708 (folio 8);(iv) Lists of law-students, 1703, 1710-1712,...
Dates:
1658-1712, undated.
Miscellaneous notes, letters and other items.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.17
Scope and Contents
The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Notes of decisions of the Court of Session, 1714-1721. (Folio 1.)(ii) Copies, early 18th century, of letters of and to George Buchanan, 1573-1581, and undated, with notes on others of his letters, mostly in Thomas Ruddiman`s hand; these are Epistolae XXVII, XV, XII, XXXI, XXIV, XL, XXXVII in Ruddiman`s edition of Buchanan`s Works, and Ruddiman`s introductory notes to Epistolae XI, XVI, VIII, XII, XX, XXVIII, XXXI, XXXIV,...
Dates:
17th century-1912.
Miscellaneous notes of William Soutar, chiefly lists of poems, vocabulary, books, and gramophone records., 1931-1943.
File
Identifier: MS.8761
Dates:
1931-1943.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Scots poet William Soutar.
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Miscellaneous papers of William Soutar.
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Miscellaneous notes of William Soutar, including university notes, and lists of poems, vocabulary, books, and gramophone records.
Miscellaneous notes of William Soutar, including university notes, and lists of poems, vocabulary, books, and gramophone records., 1923-1943.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8760-8761
Miscellaneous notes towards a monasticon for Scotland collected by George Chalmers, the antiquary.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.20.2.1
Scope and Contents
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:(i) A list of the pre-reformation abbeys and other religious houses of Scotland, each accompanied by the names and dates of the abbots and other heads who had been identified from cartularies in the Advocates Library and in private possession (folio 5).(ii) Notes on the various houses, derived mainly from Keith, with some from Dugdale and Spottiswoode, arranged in chronological order of the kings in whose reigns they were...
Dates:
Circa 1798.
Miscellaneous papers, 1930, undated, concerning A E Borthwick., [Circa 1900], 1930, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.10406
Scope and Contents
The contents include biographical notes, lists of portraits executed by A E Borthwick, material concerning the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society, papers concerning the Scottish Sharpshooters, and a collection of personal documents, notes and accounts.
There is also (folio 87) an account in an unidentified hand of the ruins at Zimbabwe, circa 1900.
Dates:
[Circa 1900], 1930, undated.
Miscellaneous papers and books of the family of Dundas of Dundas., 1543-1924.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.80.7.1-80.7.14
Dates:
1543-1924.
Miscellaneous papers and correspondence relating to engineering.
File
Identifier: MS.19989
Dates:
1815-1907.
Miscellaneous papers and letters chiefly connected with the two Jacobite risings., 1715-1746.
File
Identifier: MS.3142
Scope and Contents
The contents include:Printed matter relating to the '15 (folio 5): Declaration of Prince James Edward, 26 January 1716; plan of the capture of Preston; ‘Act for Appointing Commissioners to Enquire of the Estates of certain Traytors’ (Edinburgh, 1716);Letters of Sir Alexander Macdonald of Sleat and his wife, referring among other things to the kidnapping of Skye men for shipping to America, for which Sir Alexander was blamed, 1739, 1741 (folio 21).The...
Dates:
1715-1746.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Yule collection, chiefly of Scottish manuscripts of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, but including a Book of Hours and some Persian manuscripts.
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Correspondence and papers relating to the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745.
Miscellaneous papers, chiefly of the seventeenth century, relating to private, domestic, and public matters.
File
Identifier: MS.3830
Scope and Contents
Included are letters to John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, various members of the Townshend family, George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow, and Sir Michael Stanhope, son of Sir Michael Stanhope (died 1552).
Dates:
17th century.
Miscellaneous papers, chiefly relating to lands and families of the north-east of Scotland, and to Scottish history more generally, collected by William Rose., Late 17th century-18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.49.7.12
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Notes on Scottish history to 1660 under the following heads: ‘Of the Name Cl[i]m[ate] Dimension Division Air Soil Commodities Moneys Weights Measures and Buildings in Scotland`; `Of Succession of The nixt heirs to the Crown of Scotland`; `Of The manner of The Creating of the Nobility and Broughs of Scotland`; `Concerning The Ecclesiastical government of The Church`; `The Presbytries in Scotland`; `Of The Universities in Scotland`; `Writers of The...
Dates:
Late 17th century-18th century.