Manuscripts.
Found in 6567 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale and three of his sons., 1806-1874, undated.
The contents are as follows:
(i) Papers concerning the local affairs of East Lothian, 1806-1868 (folio 1);
(ii) Miscellaneous papers of Lord John Hay, 1819-1846; Lord Charles Edward Hay, 1854-1856; and Lord Frederick Hay, 1861-1864 (folio 125);
(iii) Miscellaneous papers, 1808-1874, undated, including a draft paper, circa 1848, in the hand of the 8th Marquess of Tweeddale, concerning Indian education (folio 150).
Papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966).
Hector MacIver was born in the Isle of Lewis and educated in Stornoway and at Edinburgh University. Except for a period of service in the Navy (1940-1945), he spent his life teaching, mostly in the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He wrote and broadcast in both English and Gaelic.
Papers of the author, poet and journalist, Rachel Annand Taylor (1876-1960), consisting chiefly of material for her published and unpublished works.
Papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas.
Papers of the family of Dundas of Dundas relating to public affairs., 17th century-19th century.
The papers mainly concern Parliamentary elections in Linlithgowshire, but include papers on the management of Scottish affairs in 1724-1725 (folio 22), and on Scots tenures and jurisdictions (folio 124).
Papers of the family of Dunlop of Stevenson.
Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning law ., 17th century-18th century.
Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning public affairs., 1592-1811, undated.
The majority of the papers grouped here are Lord Milton's political papers, reflecting his manifold interests and involvements. There are however some of earlier and later date, generated or collected by other members of the Fletcher family.
Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning religion and morals., 17th century-18th century.
Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning science., 18th century-early 19th century.
Papers of the family of Mure of Caldwell.
The Mure of Caldwell papers are chiefly of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Some of the earlier papers belonged to the Mures of Glanderston, the two families having been united in 1710 by the succession of William, 4th Laird of Glanderston, to the Caldwell estates.
Papers of the family of Mure of Caldwell concerning public affairs ., 1717-1907.
Papers of the family of Spottiswoode of Spottiswoode, from Spottiswoode House.
Papers of the Hon William Douglas Home.
Includes manuscript drafts and typescripts of a play, memoirs and reviews, together with correspondence on theatrical matters.
Papers of the literary magazine, "Chapman".
Including manuscripts and corrected typescripts of poems, translations, articles, and reviews, with editorial correspondence, comprising over 700 letters. With associated printed items.
Papers of the Mackenzies of Delvine, relating to various subjects., 1320-1840, undated
Papers of the National Council of Labour Colleges.
Papers of the novelist James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), the author 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', and of his wife Rebecca ('Ray') Mitchell.
James Leslie Mitchell is best known for his Scottish novels, ‘Sunset song’ (London, 1932), ‘Cloud Howe’ (London, 1933) and ‘Grey granite’ (London, 1934), published under the pseudonym 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', but he also wrote essays, biographies, and a study of South American history, ‘The conquest of the Maya’ (London, 1934).
Papers of the Oliphants of Gask concerning a dispute with Lord Rollo about the Water of Earn, 1827-1828, with copies of earlier papers., 1827-1828.
Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan.
Papers of the Rev Dr Robert Craig, Principal of the University of Rhodesia.
Includes manuscripts and typescripts of speeches and reports.