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:
Some miscellaneous letters of and to John Francis Campbell relating either to his work on Gaelic folklore or to that on thermography., 1857-1883, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.7.6a
Scope and Contents
Notable correspondents include Lord Lorne and the anthropologist, General Augustus Pitt-Rivers.
Other miscellaneous items are included at the end of the correspondence: some highland tales and poems collected by Hector Maclean, a few printed illustrations from ‘Frost and Fire’ and three undated caricatures drawn by Lord Archibald Campbell.
Dates:
1857-1883, and undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant.
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Original manuscripts of John Francis Campbell`s non-Gaelic publications, mostly based on his journals, and volumes of scientific material, reflecting his particular interest in glaciation, meteorology and thermography.
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Miscellaneous small items of John Francis Campbell.
“Some notes on Mr. Love’s second treatise, intituled, 'The Vindication of Mr. George Buchanan' defended and further illustrated”, by Thomas Ruddiman., [Circa 1750.]
Item
Identifier: MS.780
'Some of the Heroes of Ossian', by John Murdoch, editor of the ‘Highlander’, Inverness., 1872.
Item
Identifier: MS.3410
`Some Remarks on Providence and the Lord`s dealings with me in my tender years, and progressively carried on since. Together with some Meditations on various subjects`, by Hugh Camron, a catechist and schoolmaster in Lochbroom.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.6.30
Scope and Contents
The first 12 chapters are mainly autobiographical. There are two later insertions however, the preface and the section between folios 49 and 53 verso, which deals with later events in his life dating from 1751 to 1763. Chapter 13 is divided into 16 sections taking the form of moralising essays on various aspects of Christian behaviour. The work is apparently unpublished.
Dates:
1746-1763.
'Some Short Directions about Raising Forest Trees' of Thomas, 6th Earl of Haddington, presented by the author to John, 2nd Earl of Stair, 19 December 1733., [1733, or before.]
Item
Identifier: MS.25451
Scope and Contents
The volume is inscribed 'Given to me by the Honble. Mrs Primrose, 20 December 1759. By Dav. Dalrymple'.
Dates:
[1733, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Miscellaneous papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Miscellaneous papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
‘Some short memoires and passages of staite from the 5 July this yeare 1650 to the 18 November this same yeire’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.8
Scope and Contents
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: W.7.7.
Dates:
1650.
‘Some shorte memorials and passages of this yeare 1649’ in the hand of Sir James Balfour.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.7
Scope and Contents
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: W.7.5.
Dates:
1649.
‘Some shorte memories and passages of staite from 1650 to 1651’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.9
Scope and Contents
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: W.7.10.
Dates:
1650-1651.
‘Some shorte memories and passages of staite from 1651 to 1653’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.11
Scope and Contents
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: W.7.8.
Dates:
1651-1653.
‘Some shorte memories and passages of staite this yeire 1650’.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.15.2.10
Scope and Contents
The description of the manuscript in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: W.7.6.
Dates:
1650.
Songs of and collected by Ethel Bassin., 1909-1960, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.7040 Box 8(1)-(5)
`Speculum temporis eður tímans spegill` by Ólafr Gunnlaugsson.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.21.8.13
Dates:
18th century.
Speech of the Chair at the Annual General Meeting of the North of Scotland Banking Company.
Item
Identifier: Acc.10727
Dates:
1879.
Spurious documents, forged by Alexander Howland Smith, with his notes on them and a list., [?Circa 1890], 1920.
File
Identifier: MS.2210
Scope and Contents
The 'Solemn League and Covenant' bears a note on its spuriousness by David Hay Fleming, 1920.
Dates:
Majority of material found within [?Circa 1890], 1920.
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.
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Spurious documents, forged by Alexander Howland Smith ('Antique Smith').
`State of Emigration from the Highlands of Scotland, its extent, causes, and proposed remedy.` An apparently unpublished treatise, dated `London March 21st 1803`.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.35.6.18
Dates:
1803.
Statistical returns and other papers relating to the military installations in the different towns in which the army of occupation was stationed., 1815-1818.
File
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.7.15-46.7.17
Dates:
1815-1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.
Statistical returns and other papers relating to the military installations in the different towns in which the army of occupation was stationed., 1815.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.7.15
Dates:
1815.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.
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Statistical returns and other papers relating to the military installations in the different towns in which the army of occupation was stationed.
Statistical returns and other papers relating to the military installations in the different towns in which the army of occupation was stationed., 1816-1817.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.7.16
Dates:
1816-1817.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.
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Statistical returns and other papers relating to the military installations in the different towns in which the army of occupation was stationed.
Statistical returns and other papers relating to the military installations in the different towns in which the army of occupation was stationed., 1817-1818.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.7.17
Dates:
1817-1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.
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Statistical returns and other papers relating to the military installations in the different towns in which the army of occupation was stationed.
Statistical returns of troops in the eight foreign contingents in the army of occupation., 1815-1818.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.7.18-46.7.19
Dates:
1815-1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.
Statistical returns of troops in the foreign contingents in the army of occupation: Bavarians (folio 1), Saxons (folio 21), Hessians (folio 78), Wurtembergers (folio 107)., 1815-1818.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.7.18A, folios 1-134
Dates:
1815-1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.
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Statistical returns of troops in the eight foreign contingents in the army of occupation.
Statistical returns of troops in the foreign contingents in the army of occupation: Hanoverians (folio 135), Russians (folio…)., 1815-1818.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.7.18B, folios 135-192
Dates:
1815-1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.
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Statistical returns of troops in the eight foreign contingents in the army of occupation.
Statistical returns of troops in the foreign contingents in the army of occupation: Prussians (folio 1), Austrians (folio 39)., 1815-1818.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.7.19
Dates:
1815-1818.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of General Sir George Murray.
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Correspondence and papers relating to General Sir George Murray`s tenure of office of chief of staff of the allied armies of occupation in France following the Congress of Vienna.
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Statistical returns of troops in the eight foreign contingents in the army of occupation.
'Sterlinshyr [and] Lennox, [and], Sterlingshyre, wt a part of the Lennox, and sum of Clydsdail' [i.e. Stirlingshire with part of Lennox and some of Clydesdale]., [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 50)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]
Straloch's mapp of Scotland, and, The West coast from Glen Elg to Knap-dail. , [?1636-?1652.]
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.70.2.10 (Gordon 4)
Dates:
[?1636-?1652.]