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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:

'Part of Birss [i.e. Birse]'. , [?1636-?1652.]

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 29)
Dates: [?1636-?1652.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscript maps of Robert and James Gordon, and with three of Timothy Pont.

Part of chapter 14 of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor., [?1938-?1948.]

 File
Identifier: MS.20407 (Part 1)
Dates: [?1938-?1948.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the author, poet and journalist, Rachel Annand Taylor (1876-1960), consisting chiefly of material for her published and unpublished works. / Papers concerning ‘Renaissance France’ by Rachel Annand Taylor. / Manuscript of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor. / Chapter 14, parts of chapter 15 and unidentified fragments of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor.

Part of chapter 14, parts of chapter 15 and unidentified fragments of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor., [?1938-?1948.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.20407 (Part 2)
Dates: [?1938-?1948.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the author, poet and journalist, Rachel Annand Taylor (1876-1960), consisting chiefly of material for her published and unpublished works. / Papers concerning ‘Renaissance France’ by Rachel Annand Taylor. / Manuscript of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor. / Chapter 14, parts of chapter 15 and unidentified fragments of 'Renaissance France' by Rachel Annand Taylor.

'Part of Ros.', [?1636-?1652.]

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 18)
Dates: [?1636-?1652.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscript maps of Robert and James Gordon, and with three of Timothy Pont.

Part of the Coast without the Harbour of Corunna. With soundings. 1808., 1808.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.10.1(40)
Scope and Contents

Title on verso.

Dates: 1808.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray. / Collection of maps (several in duplicate), approximately two-fifths manuscript, the remainder printed. / Collection of maps.

Part of the collection of correspondence of George Paton, the antiquary.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.3.8
Scope and Contents

The letters in this volume are arranged chronologically under each correspondent, but the order of correspondents appears to be arbitrary. The principal writers are William Henderson (1775-1782, and undated), John Callander (1781, and undated), Robert Riddell (1787-1791, and undated), John Philp Wood (1786-1793, and undated), and George Chalmers (1774-1777, and undated), and the topics are chiefly books, antiquities, topography, and local history.

Dates: 1772-1793, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Part of the manuscript of David Stewart, "Sketches of the Highlanders of Scotland".

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Identifier: Acc.5008
Dates: circa 1821.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Part of the manuscript of `Sketches of the Highlanders of Scotland` by Major-General David Stewart.

 Item
Identifier: Dep.157- is now Acc.5008.
Dates: Circa 1821.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Part of the manuscript of ‘The Parisians’ by Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer, 1st Baron Lytton., [1872, or before-1874, or before.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.4841-4844
Dates: [1872, or before-1874, or before.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Blackwood Papers: part of the literary archives of the firm of William Blackwood and Sons, publishers. / Manuscripts and proofs of works offered for publication to William Blackwood and Sons, publishers.

Part printed, part manuscript volume of 'History of Cricket in Perth from 1812 to 1894' by William Sievwright.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14567
Scope and Contents The volume here contains the text for 'History of Cricket in Perth from 1812 to 1894' by William Sievwright. It gives a history of cricket in the area (largely surrounding the Perth Cricket Club), analyses of matches played, information about the cricketers and statistics. The first 128 pages of the volume are printed, while pages 129-413 are manuscript. It is thought that the author ran out of funds to complete the printing of the book, so completed the work in his own hand. ...
Dates: 1896.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

'Parte of the life of Lady Margaret Cunningham, Daughter to the Earle of Glencairn yt she had wt her first husband the master of Evandale. The just and true account yrof as it was first written wt her oun hand’, 1608, with letters and her will, 1607, 1622., 1607-1622.

 File
Identifier: MS.906
Scope and Contents

This may be the manuscript belonging to Sir Walter Scott on which Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe partly based his edition (1827; see Preface, page i, and page 1, note 1), but the spelling is different.

Dates: 1607-1622.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and documents of Sir Walter Scott and of John Gibson Lockhart, formerly in the possession of Major-General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott, Baronet of Abbotsford, Companion of the Order of the Bath, Distinguished Service Order. / Miscellaneous material, literary, antiquarian, topical, etc., chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott. / Material concerning antiquarian matters chiefly collected by Sir Walter Scott.

Partial early draft of Ian Rankin’s novel ‘Knots and Crosses’, notes of Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters of the novel, and a synopsis; with assorted documents concerning the publication of the novel., 1985-2006.

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Identifier: MS.50357
Scope and Contents Typescript of Ian Rankin's novel 'Knots and Crosses', 1985, partial early draft; with annotations by the author. Folios 1-26. Notes of Ian Rankin, 1985-1987, relating to the development of the plot and characters ‘Knots and Crosses’. Folios 27-51.Most of the notes are undated. The notes include early developmental notes and research, including research into the SAS and police ranks. Also included are notes for subsequent drafts. As far as possible, evidence of changes...
Dates: 1985-2006.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Ian Rankin archive. / Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin. / Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin. / Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin. / Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the novels of Ian Rankin. / Typescripts and working papers of the police procedural novels of Ian Rankin. / Typescripts and working papers of the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin. / Typescripts of 'Knots and Crosses' by Ian Rankin; with related working papers and administrative materials.

Partial manuscript and typescripts of 'True Minds', a play by Nancy Brysson Morrison about Thomas and Jane Carlyle, broadcast in 1952 and 1954., 1952, 1954, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27302-27303
Dates: 1952, 1954, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary papers and correspondence of the novelist and biographer, Nancy Brysson Morrison (1903-1986). / Literary papers of Nancy Brysson Morrison.

Partial manuscript of ‘The interpreter’ by Margaret M Morrison, ‘March Cost’., [1960, or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.27396
Scope and Contents

The contents consist of drafts of a short piece about the novel, possibly for publicity (folio 1), lists of contents and principal characters (folio 5), three folios from the first chapter (folio 7), and the text of the chapter 'The Following Afternoon' to the end (folio 10). There are numerous corrections and two versions of the final chapter.

Dates: [1960, or before.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Margaret M Morrison, the novelist (died 1973), who wrote under the pseudonym 'March Cost'. / Notes for and manuscripts and typescripts of literary works of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost'.

Partial manuscripts and galley proofs of 'Francis George Scott' and 'Burns today and tomorrow' by Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., [1955, or before], [before 1959], 1959.

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Identifier: MS.27051
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Partial manuscript and galley-proof of ‘Francis George Scott’ (folio 1); (ii) Partial manuscript and galley-proof of ‘Burns today and tomorrow' (folio 19); (iii) Partial manuscript of a work on Scottish literature, written before 1959 (folio 64). Folios 76-77, 88-93, 106-107 and 112-114 were used in ‘Burns today and tomorrow'.

Dates: [1955, or before], [before 1959], 1959.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Incomplete sections of books by Christopher Murray Grieve 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.

Partial manuscripts and typescripts of ‘Aesthetics in Scotland’ by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1950.]

 File
Identifier: MS.27042
Scope and Contents

The work was edited by Alan Bold (Edinburgh, 1984), from a manuscript in Edinburgh University Library and a typescript in the People's Palace Museum, Glasgow. There are sections from several different manuscripts and typescript copies, followed (folio 60) by passages from pages 29-30 and 88-90 of the published text, possibly intended for use in a speech or an article. Also included are some pages on aesthetics in Scotland which do not appear in the edition (folio 66).

Dates: [1950.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.

Partial manuscripts and typescripts of 'Carrying on with a broken back: postscript to a poet's autobiography' by Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’., [1943, or before]-[1955, or before.]

 File
Identifier: MS.27041
Scope and Contents

Begun as the foreword to ‘Lucky poet’, it became an essay on the problems of splitting up the work and other topics. The essay was not published in its entirety, but folios 59-68 were used in ‘Francis George Scott’ (Edinburgh, 1955).

Dates: [1943, or before]-[1955, or before.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, (1892-1978), the author 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Literary papers of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Prose works of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'. / Books of Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh., 1786-1822.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.81.6.33-81.6.41
Scope and Contents

It appears that the task of transcription was tackled chapter by chapter and was never finished, as the chapter on Insurance was left incomplete; but in the other cases of incomplete chapters (`Voluntary Servants` and `Extinction by Compensation and Retention`), some pages seem to have been lost. The introductory chapter is known only from this transcript. Part II, Chapter XIV is placed after Chapter XVI.

Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part I, Chapter I `Nature of Subject and Plan of Treatment` (folio 1); Chapter II `Husband and Wife`, 1st part (folio 57) (Volume I, pages 1-92)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.33
Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part I, Chapter II `Husband and Wife`, 2nd part (Volume I, pages 92-189)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.34
Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part I, Chapter IV `Guardian and Ward` (folio 1); Chapter V `Voluntary Servants` (folio 169) (Volume I, pages 243-324)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.35
Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter I `Distinction of Things - Rights - Personal Rights - Contract - Sale` (Volume II, pages 1-55)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.36
Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter II `Location - Tack` (Volume II, pages 56-108)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.37
Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter V `Mandate` (folio 1); Chapter VI `Society` (folio 101) (Volume II, pages 143-196)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.38
Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter XI `Extinction by Compensation and Retention` (folio 1); Chapter XIII `Extinction by Prescription ` (folio 73) (Volume III, pages 28-51, 63-119)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.39
Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

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