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:
Miscellaneous letters and papers of the Spottiswoode family., 1565, 1610-1851, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2933
Scope and Contents
The contents include: material relating to the Church of Scotland, seventeenth century, and to the Episcopal Church, 1735-1744; correspondence of Father Richard Hay, 1716-1728; letters relating to the Rising of 1745; letters addressed to John Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode (died 1793), chiefly by Lieutenant-General G H Hutton, the antiquary, regarding the former's projected work on Scottish monasteries, 1785-1789; and correspondence of Lieutenant-Colonel George Spottiswoode on the history of...
Dates:
1565, 1610-1851, undated.
Miscellaneous literary papers., 1748-early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.19394
Scope and Contents
The papers include a letter of Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, to Henry Webb, 1748 (folio 1); an unfinished tale of Orkney and the Norsemen probably written by Thomas Stewart Traill, circa 1838 (folio 7); Ben Nevis in Winter, 1893, and ‘An Alpine Adventure’ (folio 53) by Thomas Stewart Omond; ‘Journal of a Trip to Iona’, undated, by L A Omond; and miscellaneous poetry 1820-20th century (folio 200).
Dates:
1748-early 20th century.
Miscellaneous manorial rolls, and copies thereof, chiefly relating to estates in the north-east of Scotland., Late 16th century-1744.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.49.7.19
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Suit-roll of Moray, giving the number of men supplied as soldiers by each laird, 17th century. (Inv. XXXV, Mac. 65.) (Folio 1.)(ii) Suit-rolls of the Regality of Spynie of the head-court thereof, 1671, 1688. (Inv. XXXIX, Mac. 66.) (Folio 3.)(iii) Copy, 18th century, of valuation of teinds of the Presbytery of Elgin, 1629. (Inv. XLV, Mac. 67.) (Folio 7.)(iv) Stent and valuation-roll of the Earldom of Caithness,...
Dates:
Late 16th century-1744.
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 printed items, including notes and extracts, sermons, verses, and memoirs, together with invitations and photographs., 1832-[circa 1930], undated.
File
Identifier: MS.6104
Dates:
1832-[circa 1930], undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane of Cloan (1856-1928), the statesman, lawyer and philosopher, and of his sister, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (1862-1937), philanthropist and author.
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Correspondence of various members of the families of Haldane and Burdon Sanderson, and other miscellaneous papers.
Miscellaneous manuscript and printed items of Richard Burdon Haldane, and a few photographs., 1872-1933, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.5918
Dates:
1872-1933, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Richard Burdon Haldane, Viscount Haldane of Cloan (1856-1928), the statesman, lawyer and philosopher, and of his sister, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane (1862-1937), philanthropist and author.
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Papers of Richard Burdon Haldane.
Miscellaneous manuscript and typescript poems of William Soutar, many apparently unpublished., 1917-1942, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.8609-8625
Miscellaneous manuscript and typescript poetry by various authors, relating to 'Broadsheet'., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.8845/81-86
Miscellaneous manuscript content found in printed works in the Lauriston Castle Collection.
Series
Identifier: MSS.6525-6624
Scope and Contents
These are the more substantial of the letters, papers and notes found in the Lauriston Castle Collection of printed books, whether pasted or inserted loosely into volumes or as inscriptions written in books.
Dates:
17th century-early 20th century.
Miscellaneous manuscript fragments recovered from the bindings of various manuscripts and printed books.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.84.1.1-84.2.12
Dates:
12th century-20th century.
Miscellaneous manuscript items of Eric Linklater., 1944-1977, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10282/42-53
Dates:
1944-1977, undated.
Miscellaneous manuscript notes of election results in Berwickshire for 1780-1906., Circa 1906.
File
Identifier: Acc.6767/20[100]
Scope and Contents
Containing two items.
Dates:
Circa 1906.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Berwickshire Liberal Association, mostly concerning parliamentary elections but also including broader administrative and financial information.
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Administrative and financial papers of the Berwickshire Liberal Association.
Miscellaneous manuscript volumes, received bound., 1685-mid 20th century, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.14797-14809
Dates:
1685-mid 20th century, undated.
Miscellaneous manuscripts., Late 18th century-1818, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.2203
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Short account of towns in the north of France, from Dunkirk to Amiens and Dieppe, in a hand of the late eighteenth century. (Folio 1.)(ii) 'Runstafvens Beskrifning', an account, undated, in Swedish, of the Runic staff-calendar, by Clemens Smitt (Folio 35.)(iii) Copy-book (incomplete), 1818. Each leaf bears the name William Whyte, Cullen; folio 69 verso, that of Mr James Stewart, schoolmaster, Cullen. (Folio 55.)...
Dates:
Late 18th century-1818, undated.
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 manuscripts.
File
Identifier: MS.2618
Scope and Contents
The principle items are as follows.Letter, undated, of Alexander Alesius, Professor of Theology at Leipzig, to a patron, thanking him for favours. (Folio 1.)'A briefe relacon of all such passages as happened dureing the Seidge of the Castle of Edinburgh' (of 1640), written by one of the garrison in reply to ‘A True representation of the proceedings of the Kingdome of Scotland’ by the Estates of Scotland (Edinburgh, 1640). An item torn from a manuscript book. (Folio...
Dates:
[1640, or after]-1866, undated.
Miscellaneous manuscripts and typescript pages of Sydney Durward Tremayne., 1973, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.26701
Scope and Contents
Includes two introductions for 'Boys do not kiss' (folio 1), and 'Tales from a poet's childhood,' the drafts of three proposed broadcasts based on the autobiography, 1973 (folio 35).
Dates:
1973, undated.
Miscellaneous manuscripts, chiefly theological and political., 1590-18th century.
File
Identifier: MS.2201
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) 'The Compt of the Cunze', a record of coins minted from 1588 to 1590, Edinburgh, 1590; endorsed in 1592 by John Mawer, a clerk in the Exchequer. (Folio 1.)(ii) Latin treatise on kingship and foreign policy, citing instances of French kings, in a hand of the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century. Leaves are missing at the beginning, after folio 32, and perhaps at the end. On folio 29 is the name of Dame Mergarit Petfoure. (Folio...
Dates:
1590-18th century.
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 manuscripts formerly in the possession of the Reverend John Stirton.
Series
Identifier: MSS.1879-1887
Dates:
1623-19th century.
Miscellaneous manuscripts from Pitfirrane House, Fife., 1558-1897.
Series
Identifier: MSS.6503-6511
Dates:
1558-1897.
Miscellaneous manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey., 16th century-?1935.
Series
Identifier: MSS.5829-5841
Dates:
16th century-?1935.
Miscellaneous manuscripts, received unbound., 1650-?1935.
File
Identifier: MS.5841
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) Declaration by Sir John Smith about the expenses of the 1650 mission to Charles II at Breda, on which he and the 3rd Earl of Lothian were sent. (Folio 1.)(ii) Two letters (one a draft, the second a copy) written by the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire to the 2nd Earl of Hardwicke, 1766, and to the Countess of Suffolk, undated, describing his experiences as ambassador at the Russian Court, 1762-1765. Part of the second letter is printed in...
Dates:
1650-?1935.
Miscellaneous manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of ‘Lucky poet’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., 1941-1942, 1971.
File
Identifier: MS.27038
Scope and Contents
The papers include the preliminary pages (folio 1), several drafts of the author's note, 1941-1942 (folio 19), sections of text (folio 112), index (folio 135), and a variant version of the author's note to the reprint of 1971 (folio 190).
Dates:
1941-1942, 1971.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.
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Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of ‘Lucky poet' by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid'.
Miscellaneous material., 1608-circa 1801.
File
Identifier: MS.3979
Scope and Contents
The contents include: a sermon of Principal William Robertson (folio 11), notes made by Lord Robertson for 'Account of the life and writings of William Robertson, D.D.' (folio 22), and papers concerning Ceylon (folios 28-38).
Dates:
1608-circa 1801.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Family papers, chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, of the Robertsons (a branch of the Robertsons of Strowan), the Macdonalds of Kinlochmoidart, and, on the marriage in 1799 of Margaretta Macdonald of Kinlochmoidart with Lieutenant-Colonel David Robertson, son of Principal Robertson, the Robertson-Macdonalds of Kinlochmoidart.