Manuscripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript and typescripts of articles by Bessie MacArthur., 1932-?1970, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27428
Dates:
1932-?1970, undated.
Manuscript and typescripts of 'Blood upon the Rose: a play in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [?1956.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26945-26947
Manuscript and typescripts of books for children by Ruthven Todd., [Circa 1956]-1966, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26851-26853
Scope and Contents
Four of Ruthven Todd's 'Space Cat' stories were published, 1952-1958, but these two are unpublished.
Dates:
[Circa 1956]-1966, undated.
Manuscript and typescripts of 'Boys do not kiss' by Sydney Durward Tremayne., [1979, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26694-26696
Manuscript and typescripts of 'Challenge' by Edward Albert, an apparently unpublished novel., 1920, [1920, or after.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9127-9130
Dates:
1920, [1920, or after.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
Manuscript and typescripts of Don't ask me how the time goes by’ Alastair Reid's translation of José Emilio Pacheco's work, ‘No me preguntes cómo pasa el tiempo’., 1975-1976, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.27456
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Photocopy of the typescript of sections I, 'In these circumstances, and II, 'Look at the way things are' (folio 1). Manuscript drafts of sections III, 'Postcards/Conversations/Epigrams' and IV, 'Animals know' are written on the versos of folio 20-34. (ii) Carbon typescript of sections I-IV heavily annotated by Jose Emilio Pacheco (folio 35); (iii) Carbon typescript of corrections to be made by the printer (folio 105).
Dates:
1975-1976, undated.
Manuscript and typescripts of Ian Rankin of drafts of the Introduction and Chapter One of his PhD thesis; with related developmental notes., 1983-1986.
File
Identifier: MS.50596
Scope and Contents
Manuscript and typescript drafts, 1986 or before, of Ian Rankin of the Introduction and Chapter One of his PhD thesis. Folios 1-90.Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘Thesis Introduction’; with annotations by the author and Rankin’s thesis supervisor. Folios 1-24.Typescript, 1986, of Ian Rankin, ‘The Use and Abuse of Fiction in the novels of Muriel Spark’, the introduction to his PhD thesis, earlier draft; with annotation by the author and Rankin’s thesis supervisor....
Dates:
1983-1986.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of the PhD thesis of Ian Rankin on Muriel Spark; with related developmental materials.
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Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark.
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Manuscript and typescript drafts of Ian Rankin of the Introduction and Chapter One of his PhD thesis; with related developmental notes.
Manuscript and typescripts of lectures and an article by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: `"Abnormal Psychology (Its Concepts and Theories)" by H L Hollingworth`; and, ‘Medical and Psychological Aspects of the Problem of Child Assault’., 1933-1935.
File
Identifier: MS.50178
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1933.Psychology Discussion Class notes.Manuscript notes, February 1933, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on, "‘Abnormal Psychology (Its Concepts and Theories)` by H L Hollingworth". The notes would appear to have been produced for a Psychology Discussion Class, probably at the Psychology Department,...
Dates:
1933-1935.
Manuscript and typescripts of Michael L Ryder, "Hair" (London, 1973).
File
Identifier: Acc.5948
Dates:
1973.
Manuscript and typescripts of Nigel Tranter of 'Druid sacrifice', containing research notes and corrected proof., 1993.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11170/61-65
Manuscript and typescripts of novels and short stories by Eona Macnicol.
File
Identifier: MS.19706
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) Typescript with manuscript corrections of the novel ‘Colum of Derry’, 1954, dated 1946 by the author, Eona Mcnicol (Folio 1.)
(ii) Three pages of corrected typescript of ‘Lamp in the night wind’, 1957. (Folio 128.)
(iii) Corrected typescript, being the second draft of 'Grey boy', published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, volume 301 (1967), pages 537-547. The last page is missing. (Folio 132.)
(iv) Final typescript and broadcast script of 'A night of rain, 1968....
Dates:
1946-[1969, or before.]
Manuscript and typescripts of short stories and novels by Fred Urquhart (1912-1995).
Series
Identifier: MSS.26992-26997
Scope and Contents
Fred Urquhart was educated in Stranraer and Edinburgh and worked as a reader and editor for Cassell and other publishers. Much of his own literary work was in the form of short stories.
Dates:
1929-1968.
Manuscript and typescripts of the 1933 edition of 'Seeds in the wind' by William Soutar., [1933, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8571-8574
Dates:
[1933, or before.]
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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Manuscripts and typescripts of poems of William Soutar.
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Manuscripts and signed typescripts of published poems of William Soutar.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of ‘Seeds in the wind’ by William Soutar.
Manuscript and typescripts of the dramatic poem, 'Sweet Largie Bay' by Robert McLellan., 1955.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26431-26432
Scope and Contents
The poem, which was commissioned by the BBC, was first broadcast in 1956. Both manuscript and typescripts are heavily reworked and contain numerous rewritten pages.
Dates:
1955.
Manuscript and typescripts of ‘The Flouers o Edinburgh’ by Robert McLellan., [1947, or before.]-1951.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26344-26346
Scope and Contents
The play was first produced in 1947.
Dates:
[1947, or before.]-1951.
Manuscript and typescripts, undated, of a collection of short stories entitled ‘Dargai’, and three other short stories, “The Wells o’ Dee”, ‘Jock Johnson’, and ‘Burning the water’, by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9121-9123
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
Manuscript and typescripts, undated, of 'The House of Rimmon' by Edward Albert, an unpublished novel., 1st half of 20th century
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9107-9111
Dates:
1st half of 20th century
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
Manuscript and typescripts, undated, of two stories entitled 'The Riddells' and “Tamson's entry” by Edward Albert., 1st half of 20th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9117-9118
Dates:
1st half of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Edward Albert (1890-1944), who graduated Master of Arts in English at Edinburgh University, 1908, and spent his professional life as English master at George Watson's College, Edinburgh.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of, and notebooks containing material collected for, the fictional works of Edward Albert.
Manuscript, apparently unfinished, of a biography of Sir Charles Pasley by his grand-daughter Amelia Tyler., 19th century-early 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.9879 (I)
Dates:
19th century-early 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Diaries, draft biography, and family correspondence of General Sir Charles William Pasley (1780-1861), military engineer.
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Manuscript, undated, and apparently unfinished, of a biography of Sir Charles Pasley by his grand-daughter Amelia Tyler.
Manuscript, apparently unfinished, of a biography of Sir Charles Pasley by his grand-daughter Amelia Tyler., 19th century-early 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.9879 (II)
Dates:
19th century-early 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Diaries, draft biography, and family correspondence of General Sir Charles William Pasley (1780-1861), military engineer.
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Manuscript, undated, and apparently unfinished, of a biography of Sir Charles Pasley by his grand-daughter Amelia Tyler.
Manuscript, apparently unpublished, of 'Scenes arranged for dramatic performance from the novels of George Eliot' by Beatrice Hatch., 1899.
Item
Identifier: MS.4802
Manuscript, apparently unpublished, of 'Translations from Propertius' by James Cranstoun., 1872.
Item
Identifier: MS.4785
Manuscript arrangements by Percy Grainger of his 'The lads of Wamphray'., 1925.
File
Identifier: MS.21868
Scope and Contents
The arrangements are for two pianos and three hands (folio 1) and for wind band (folio 19). There is also a printed setting for voices and piano, 1925, with extensive deletions and alterations in the hand of Percy Grainger (folio 48).
Dates:
1925.
Manuscript autobiography of John Dunlop of Gairbraid., 1860.
File
Identifier: MS.9263
Scope and Contents
The autobiography is written in the third person. The portion covering 1833 to 1860, which comprises most of the manuscript, is based on John Dunlop's diaries (MSS.9261-9262) and includes long excerpts from them.
The manuscript was edited by John Graham Dunlop - ‘Autobiography of John Dunlop’ (London, 1932) - and his manuscript and typescript additions have been inserted.
Dates:
1860.