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 of miscellaneous prose works and a poem by James Hogg., [1819, or before; 1830, or before; 1831, or before; undated.]
File
Identifier: MS.4808
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript of an article, 'Storms', first published in "Blackwood's Magazine", April and May 1819, in the series "The shepherd's calendar". (Folio 1.)(ii) Manuscript of part of an article, 'The mysterious bride', first published in "Blackwood's Magazine", December 1830. (Folio 20.)(iii) Manuscript of a poem, "The King's anthem", published in "Blackwood's Magazine", January 1831, as part of 'Noctes liii'. (Folio 22 verso.)...
Dates:
[1819, or before; 1830, or before; 1831, or before; undated.]
Manuscripts of "Olaf's son", books XVI to end, 'first version', undated, and 'Medea in love', 1941-1942, by George Donald Valentine., [1936, or before], 1941-1942.
File
Identifier: MS.5191
Dates:
[1936, or before], 1941-1942.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Poetry of George Donald Valentine in manuscript and typescript.
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Manuscripts and typescripts of "Olaf's son" by George Donald Valentine.
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Manuscripts of "Olaf's son", 'first version', undated; and 'Medea in Love', 1941-1942, by George Donald Valentine.
Manuscripts of "Olaf's son", 'first version', undated; and 'Medea in Love', 1941-1942, by George Donald Valentine., [1936, or before], 1941-1942.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5188-5191
Dates:
[1936, or before], 1941-1942.
Manuscripts of parts of George Scott-Moncrieff's verse drama ‘Fotheringhay’, and of his history of the Catholic Church in Scotland, ‘The mirror and the cross’.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19628-19631
Dates:
1951, 1960.
Manuscripts of parts of ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ in the hands of James Hogg, John Gibson Lockhart, William Maginn, and John Wilson., 1825-1832, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.4854
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Manuscript in the hands of James Gibson Lockhart and William Maginn, of 'Noctes xlv', published in “Blackwood's Magazine”, July 1829. (Folio 1.) The texts of three songs, beginning 'Monsieur Judas est un drȏle', 'Here Judas with a face where shame', and 'As from ken to ken I was going', are lacking. Jane Elliot's poem, 'The flowers o' the forest', occurs where James Hogg's poem, "O Love's a bitter thing to bide", occurs in the printed version. The...
Dates:
1825-1832, undated.
Manuscripts of pipe tunes and songs of Alastair Shanks.
File
Identifier: Acc.7496
Dates:
mid 20th century.
Manuscripts of plays by Alexander Scott., 1948-1961, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26474
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.
(i) 'Gift to the Queen', a play for radio on the 16th century poet, Alexander Scott (folio 1). Written in 1948, it was broadcast in 1949.
(ii) “The Rape o' Helen”, 1950 (folio 20). A shortened version under the title 'The Last Time I saw Paris' was published in the ‘Saltire Review’, volume iv (1957), pages 23-36.
(iii) ‘Untrue Thomas’, 1951 (folio 36). The play was broadcast in 1952 and published by the ‘Caledonian Press’ in the same year.
(iv) 'Cutty Sark', 1951...
Dates:
1948-1961, undated.
Manuscripts of poems and translations by Edwin Morgan (1920-2010).
Series
Identifier: MSS.27493-27494
Scope and Contents
Edwin Morgan was educated in Glasgow and joined the English Department of Glasgow University in 1947, becoming Titular Professor in 1975.
Dates:
1959-1984.
Manuscripts of poems by Charles and Minnie Mackay., 1883, 1885.
File
Identifier: MS.4845
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Manuscripts of two poems, 'Two spirits', ?1885 (folio 1), and 'Liberty-equality-fraternity', 1885 (folio 7) by Charles Mackay.
(ii) Manuscripts of four poems, 'The song of a ship' and 'Three love letters' (folio 10) by Minnie Mackay ('Marie Corelli').
Dates:
1883, 1885.
Manuscripts of poems by Letitia Landon., ? 1832-? 1837.
File
Identifier: MS.42335
Scope and Contents
The manuscripts here are for 21 poems by Letitia Landon, published between 1832 and 1837.The poems have been ordered chronologically and by place of first publication.First published in ‘Heath’s Book of Beauty’, 1832 (title page 1833):‘The Mask’: folios 1-3;‘Leonora’: folio 4;
First published in ‘New Monthly’, 1836‘Ariosto to his Mistress’, first published in ‘New Monthly’, v. 46: folios 5-7;Songs II-IV first...
Dates:
? 1832-? 1837.
Manuscripts of poems by Ruth Munro.
Series
Identifier: MSS.26985-26987
Scope and Contents
Ruth Munro was the daughter of Robert Henry Munro, an Edinburgh hosiery manufacturer.
These manuscripts are fair copies of later poems written out in coloured inks, in covers decorated by the author.
All the poems in MS.26986 are also included in MS.26985.
Dates:
1942.
Manuscripts of poems by Winthrop Mackworth Praed bound together under the spine-title, "Praed`s political poems - M.S.S."., 1830-1833.
Item
Identifier: MS.42527
Manuscripts of poetry by Muriel Spark., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10989/55-57
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing manuscripts, research material for critical works, and papers concerning her autobiography, 'Curriculum vitae'.
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Literary papers of Muriel Spark, containing works of prose, poetry and drama.
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Poetry of Muriel Spark.
Manuscripts of portions of 'The invasion of the Crimea' by Alexander William Kinglake., [1877, or before; 1880, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.4810
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) Manuscript of chapters x and xi of of 'The invasion of the Crimea', volume vi: 'The winter troubles', by Alexander William Kinglake. (folio 1);
(ii) Manuscript of 'The year 1853 and the year 1876', an essay later divided into two and printed with some alterations as prefaces to volume i (folio 204) and volume ii (folio 240) of the sixth edition of 'The invasion of the Crimea'.
Dates:
[1877, or before; 1880, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.
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Manuscripts and proofs of portions of ‘The invasion of the Crimea’ by Alexander William Kinglake.
Manuscripts of proposals of Robert Mein for the removal of night-soil, etc., from lands, i.e. tall tenement buildings, as published in his ‘City cleaned and country improven’., 1735-1737, 1751.
File
Identifier: MS.1955
Scope and Contents
Two manuscripts, differing somewhat from each other and from the printed work. At the end of each are the undertakings signed by subscribers to the scheme.(i) 'Proposals For Keeping the Streets Lains and Passages of the City of Edinburgh Neat and Clean By a Voluntary Subscription of the Proprietors and Possessors of the sundry Houses therein.' The proposals only, followed by the signed undertakings of 'the Possessors and Proprietors of the Four Ston Lands Within the Parliament...
Dates:
1735-1737, 1751.
Manuscripts of 'Radio Forth Ryhmes' by Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1975-1977.
File
Identifier: MS.26589
Manuscripts of 'Reasons of state', 1919-1921, and 'Adonijah', 1922-1923, by George Donald Valentine., 1919-1923.
File
Identifier: MS.5187
Manuscripts of 'Relatione del Turco riscrita per il Clarmo. Marin Cavalli doppo la sua legatione in Senato Veneto', [1560], and an untitled speech, undated, apparently addressed to the Venetian Senate., 16th century.
File
Identifier: MS.5731
Manuscripts of reviews for the "Quarterly Review" by John Wilson Croker; with pages from "Letters to and from Henrietta, Countess of Suffolk, and her second husband, the Hon. George Berkeley", edited by Croker., 1817-? 1838.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42146-42149
Scope and Contents
John Wilson Croker wrote numerous articles for the 'Quarterly Review'. There are manuscripts for four of these articles in this subseries - his review of 'Endymion' by John Keats; his review of 'France' by Lady Morgan; an article entitled 'Art on Maddens Impurities of Genius'; and an article entitled 'Versailles'. There are also galley proofs for the review of 'France' by Lady Morgan. In addition, there are printed but unpublished pages of the suppressed sections of 'Letters to...
Dates:
1817-? 1838.
Manuscripts of 'Ring of the bright water', by Gavin Maxwell., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10555/20-24
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Gavin Maxwell and of Gavin Maxwell Enterprises Limited.
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Papers of Gavin Maxwell.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, artwork, and photographs relating to published works of Gavin Maxwell.
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Papers relating to 'Ring of bright water', by Gavin Maxwell, containing manuscripts, typescripts, drawings and photographs.
Manuscripts of Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, and Lord Byron from the Library of Honresfield House.
Record Group
Identifier: MSS.50701-50706
Dates:
1781-1832.
Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar., 1917-1942, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8609-8612
Dates:
1917-1942, undated.
Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar., 1917-1932.
File
Identifier: MS.8609
Dates:
1917-1932.
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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Miscellaneous manuscript and typescript poems of William Soutar, many apparently unpublished.
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Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar.
Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar., 1932-1935.
File
Identifier: MS.8610
Dates:
1932-1935.
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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Miscellaneous manuscript and typescript poems of William Soutar, many apparently unpublished.
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Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar.
Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar., 1936-1942, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8611-8612
Dates:
1936-1942, undated.
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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Miscellaneous manuscript and typescript poems of William Soutar, many apparently unpublished.
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Manuscripts of rough, early versions of poems of William Soutar.