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:
Manuscripts and incomplete typescripts of sections of ‘Collected poems’ by William Soutar., [Before 1944.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8591-8596
Manuscripts and letters of Duncan Forbes, 3rd of Culloden, and others., 1696-1747.
File
Identifier: MS.2973
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) 'State of things... 1696', by Duncan Forbes, 3rd of Culloden, printed in ‘Culloden papers’ (London, 1815), page 317 (folio 1);(ii) 'Ane account of the familie of Innes', by the same, in his autograph, ?1698; a draft of a portion, corresponding to MS.2970, folios 285-292 (folio 25);(iii) 'Chamberland Compt Book of Farintosh, cropt 1705', etc. (folio 45);(iv) Modern copies of letters of Lord President Forbes and...
Dates:
1696-1747.
Manuscripts and letters of the novelist William Black (1841-1898).
Series
Identifier: MSS.19644-19650
Dates:
1857-[1898, or before.]
Manuscripts and one typescript of the introduction and four poems in 'More collected poems' by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1969-1970.
File
Identifier: MS.27016
Scope and Contents
The introduction, dated 1969, is considerably longer than the published version.
Dates:
1969-1970.
Manuscripts and other miscellaneous items of James Grant., 19th century.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8878-8885
Dates:
19th century.
Manuscripts and papers of and concerning the novelist, Neil Munro (1863-1930).
Series
Identifier: MSS.26901-26937
Scope and Contents
Born in Inveraray, Neil Munro became a journalist in Glasgow, rising to the post of editor of the ‘Glasgow Evening News’. His papers consist largely of manuscripts of his novels and short stories, though some of his newspaper articles are represented by presscuttings.
Dates:
1863-1964.
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 and photocopies concerning Duncan Glen, "Echoes: Frae Classical and Italian Poetry".
File
Identifier: Acc.10597
Dates:
1992.
Manuscripts and proofs of portions of ‘The invasion of the Crimea’ by Alexander William Kinglake., [1877, or before; 1880, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4810-4811
Dates:
[1877, or before; 1880, or before.]
Manuscripts and proofs of speeches by Robert Peel., 1833-1846.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42518-42522
Manuscripts and proofs of stories, articles and poems of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDairmid'., 1927-1968, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26035
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Corrected galley proof of the short story, 'The Dead Harlot'. (Folio l.) This was published in ‘New tales of horror by eminent authors’ (London, 1935), pages l44-148, but had already appeared in ‘Scottish Nation’, volume 2, number 7 (1923), page 8, under the title 'In the fulness of time’.(ii) Newspaper cuttings and galley proof of the story 'A' body's lassie'. (Folio 3.) The cuttings from the ‘Scots Observer’, 14 May 1927, have...
Dates:
1927-1968, undated.
Manuscripts and proofs of the works of Austen Henry Layard concerning his journeys through, and his archaeological excavations and diplomatic missions in, the Ottoman Empire., 1845-1882.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42346-42384
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts, proofs and typescripts in this series all relate to the written works of Layard about his experiences and work within the Ottoman Empire. This includes some of his most well known publications, including 'Nineveh and its Remains', which was first published by John Murray in 1849.
Dates:
1845-1882.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard.
Manuscripts and proofs of various articles by Thomas De Quincey., [1827, or before], 1832, 1839, 1849.
File
Identifier: MS.4789
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript of two articles, 'The vision of sudden death', and 'The dream fugue', published in "Blackwood's Magazine", December 1849. (Folio 1.) (ii) Manuscript, undated, of an apparently unpublished article in the form of a letter "To the Editor of Blackwood's Magazine". This concerns his own article, 'On murder considered as one of the fine arts', published in "Blackwood's Magazine" in two parts, in February 1827, and November 1839....
Dates:
[1827, or before], 1832, 1839, 1849.
Manuscripts and proofs of various works by Austen Henry Layard., 1845-?1903.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42346-42407
Scope and Contents
Austen Henry Layard wrote books and articles about his travels, excavations, later career and painting. Many of the publications were published by John Murray during a period of over 50 years.
The papers here contain the manuscripts and proofs for many of these works, including articles Layard wrote for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are also typescripts in this series, mostly relating to memoirs of Layard from his time as British Minister to Spain and Turkey.
Dates:
1845-?1903.
Manuscripts and proofs of various works of John Wilson ('Christopher North')., [Circa 1814-1852, or after.]
File
Identifier: MS.4887
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript of part of a review of ‘The man of Ton: a satire’ by Sir John Dean Paul, published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, June 1828. (Folio 1.)(ii) Manuscript of the conclusion of an article, "On Hogg's memoirs", published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, August 1821. Also included are the manuscripts of an apparently unpublished article, circa 1814, and fragments of an article, circa 1821, both concerning James Hogg. (Folio 5.)...
Dates:
[Circa 1814-1852, or after.]
Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers., 19th century.
Series
Identifier: MSS.4735-4891
Scope and Contents
In the descriptions, references to publication generally give only the earliest traceable place and date.
Dates:
19th century.
Manuscripts and proofs probably at one time in the possession of Andrew Shortrede, printer., 1819-1842, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.8997
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Manuscript, 1824-1825, entitled 'Notes and anecdotes, Border worthies' (folio 1);
(ii) Manuscript, circa 1827, of a poem by James Hogg, 'The wyffe of Ezdelmore' (folio 11);
(iii) Manuscript, circa 1829, by John Wilson ('Christopher North'), of a part of ‘Noctes ambrosianae’ (folio 23);
(iv) Manuscript, undated of a poem by Sir William Hamilton, 'La vase antique' (folio 28);
(v) Manuscript, 1829, of a poem 'Oh maid unloving but beloved' (folio 29);
(vi)...
Dates:
1819-1842, undated.
Manuscripts and signed typescripts of published poems of William Soutar., [1923, or before-1943.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8563-8596
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of thirty-six sets of loose-leaf quarto sheets, each corresponding to a published volume. Each set has clearly been copied from earlier versions of the poems, and, in some cases, is the final copy used by the publisher.
Dates:
[1923, or before-1943.]
Manuscripts and transcripts, in an unidentified hand, of 13 Scots Border songs.
File
Identifier: Acc.4718
Dates:
early 20th century.
Manuscripts and typescript drafts by Ian Rankin of chapters and essays towards his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark., 1983-1990.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50594-50602
Scope and Contents
Ian Rankin worked on his PhD thesis on Muriel Spark for the University of Edinburgh from 1983-1986. Rankin did not complete his thesis, and as such the archive does not contain a complete draft. The drafts in this series are in manuscript and typescript format. The materials are arranged into sequences based on the chapters and contents of Rankin’s PhD thesis, according to the outline in his latter thesis proposal. The chapters focus on specific novels or other works...
Dates:
1983-1990.
Manuscripts and typescript drafts for poems 'Conversation Piece', 'Created and Abandoned', 'Going up to Sotheby's' and 'The Three Kings'., Circa 1979.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/152
Manuscripts and typescript lists of sets and notes on the characters for the television production of 'Rab Mossgiel' by Robert McLellan, with photographs of the sets., 1959.
File
Identifier: MS.26362
Dates:
1959.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family.
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Plays written by Robert McLellan.
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'Rab Mossgiel', a play about Robert Burns and Jean Armour by Robert McLellan, commissioned by the BBC, (British Broadcasting company), for the Burns Bi-centenary celebrations in 1959.
Manuscripts and typescript of ‘The Edinburgh of Queen Mary’, and typescript of chapter 2, 'Literary poetry, 1500-1600', of 'An Historical Survey of Scottish Literature to 1714' by Agnes Mure Mackenzie., [1933, or before], 1948.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9181-9184
Scope and Contents
'The Edinburgh of Queen Mary' was delivered as a Festival Lecture, Gladstone's Land, Edinburgh and published by the Saltire Society.
Dates:
[1933, or before], 1948.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Manuscripts and typescripts of, and notes for, historical and literary works, speeches, and broadcasts, together with correspondence, of Agnes Mure Mackenzie, Commander of the British Empire, Master of Arts, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Laws (1891-1955).
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Manuscripts and typescripts of, and notes for, historical works of Agnes Mure Mackenzie.
Manuscripts and typescripts for chapter four here entitled 'The Labour Party, monarch and cash'., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.10951/63
Scope and Contents
Chapter four within published volume entitled 'The British Labour Party and the Crown'.
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of William Winter Hamilton.
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Writings of William Winter Hamilton.
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Manuscript and typescript drafts and other papers, circa 1971-1975, concerned with the composition of 'My Queen and I', by William Winter Hamilton, published by Quartet Books, London, 1975.
Manuscripts and typescripts for chapter three entitled 'The crown estate'., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.10951/62
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of William Winter Hamilton.
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Writings of William Winter Hamilton.
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Manuscript and typescript drafts and other papers, circa 1971-1975, concerned with the composition of 'My Queen and I', by William Winter Hamilton, published by Quartet Books, London, 1975.