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:
Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his family.
Series
Identifier: MSS.511-518
Scope and Contents
There are no letters of Thomas Carlyle to his father. Several letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle (sometimes added to Carlyle’s letters as postscripts) and of various members of Carlyle’s family are included. Other writers are Daniel Corrie, Bishop of Madras, 1836; W H Wills, ‘Editor and factotum‘ of Charles Dickens, 1855; and Rudolf Sonnenburg, who brought out a German edition of ‘Frederick’, 1867. There are also letters of Carlyle to Whewell, 1861, Emerson, 1869, and others.
Dates:
1821-1870, undated.
Letters of Thomas Carlyle to his family, with undated drafts and miscellanea., 27 June 1865-1870, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.518
Scope and Contents
Includes 22 draft letters, ?1867-?1870, an "Author’s note of 1868" to 'Sartor Resartus', a page of manuscript of 'Past and present', a note for 'Cromwell', a galley-proof of 'Frederick', other fragments, a book-plate, and a stencil for a silhouette.
Dates:
27 June 1865-1870, undated.
Letters of Thomas Pennant, the naturalist and traveller, to George Paton., 1771-1797, and undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.5.5(i)-(ii)
Scope and Contents
A few other items are included; for details of these and notes on misplaced letters see `Index to the correspondence of George Paton`.
Dates:
1771-1797, and undated.
Letters of Thomas Pennant, the naturalist and traveller, to George Paton., 1771-1778.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.5.5(i)
Letters of Thomas Pennant, the naturalist and traveller, to George Paton., 1779-1797, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.5.5(ii)
Dates:
1779-1797, and undated.
Letters of, to or concerning Lady Caroline Lamb; with letters and manuscripts of George Lamb and William Lamb., 1812-1831, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.43468
Scope and Contents
The letters of Caroline Lamb to various correspondents have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. Papers relating to George Lamb and William Lamb, Lord Melbourne, have been arranged at the end of the sequence.Letter of Caroline Lamb to William Fletcher, 1812: folios 1-2;Copy of a letter of Caroline Lamb to Thomas Medwin, 1824: folios 3-6;Letter of Caroline Lamb to Lydia Rogers White, 1824: folios 7-8;Copy of a letter of...
Dates:
1812-1831, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters of and to Lady Caroline Lamb, with some of William Lamb and George Lamb.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., 1538-1567, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.1
Scope and Contents
Unless otherwise stated the letters are in French. Articles, 1538, of the marriage contract between Mary of Lorraine and James V (folio 1). - Teulet, volume 1, page 131, includes a version of the articles printed from a manuscript in the Archives Nationales. Four letters, undated, of James V (folio 4). - ‘Analecta Scotica’, 1st series, pages 179-181; - ‘Facsimiles of National Manuscripts of Scotland’, volume iii, page 16 (folio 4...
Dates:
1538-1567, and undated.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., [?1536]-1556, 1588, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.2
Scope and Contents
The letters are all in French. Five letters, 1538-1541, of Antoinette de Bourbon, Duchesse de Guise (items 1-5). - ‘Foreign correspondence with Marie de Lorraine’ (SHS, 3rd Series, volume 4). Page 1: for ‘Vol. ii. 2’ read ‘Vol. ii. [1]’; page 2: for ‘Vol. ii. 3’ read ‘Vol. ii. [2]’; page 60: for ‘Vol. ii. 4’ read ‘Vol. ii. [3]’.Letter, [1541], of Antoinette de Bourbon to James V (item 6). - ‘Foreign correspondence with Marie de Lorraine’ (SHS,...
Dates:
[?1536]-1556, 1588, and undated.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., 1538-1557, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.3
Scope and Contents
Unless otherwise stated the letters are in French. Four letters, 1550-1557, and undated, of Diane de Poitiers, Duchesse de Valentinois (items 1-4). - ‘Analecta Scotica’, 1st series, pages 347-352; - ‘Facsimiles of National Manuscripts of Scotland’, volume iii, page 34 (item 1 only).Four letters, 1553-1554, of Françoise d`Estamville, Dame de Parroys, governess of Mary, Queen of Scots (items 5-8). - ‘Foreign correspondence with Marie...
Dates:
1538-1557, and undated.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine, Queen Consort of James V., 1473-1568, and undated.
Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.29.2.1-29.2.4
Scope and Contents
Unless otherwise stated the letters are in French and are addressed to Mary of Lorraine. The correspondents are mostly members of the French royal family, of the Guise-Lorraine family and of Mary`s household in France. The subjects of the letters include family news and affairs of state.
Dates:
1473-1568, and undated.
Letters of various persons to George Paton, arranged chronologically under each correspondent., 1762-1804, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.5.8(i)-(iv)
Dates:
1762-1804, and undated.
Letters of William Thomson (1783-1790) and William Cuming (1776-1787, and undated) to George Paton., 1776-1790, and undated.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.29.5.8(ii)
Letters, papers and photographs of James Keir Hardie and Emrys Hughes.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.176
Dates:
1884-1969.
Letters, papers and printed items relating to claims to the Earldom of Winton., 1824-1826, 1840, and undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.26.1.25-26.1.27
Dates:
1824-1826, 1840, and undated.
`Letters Relating to Forfeitures`, with reports and other enclosures, addressed to the Barons of Exchequer and relating to their administration of the forfeited estates in Scotland., 1746-1773.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.6(i)-(ii)
Dates:
1746-1773.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
`Letters Relating to Forfeitures`, with reports and other enclosures, addressed to the Barons of Exchequer and relating to their administration of the forfeited estates in Scotland, volume I., 1746-1758.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.6(i)
Scope and Contents
The volume is prefaced by a contents list, inaccurately described as an `index`.
Dates:
1746-1758.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
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`Letters Relating to Forfeitures`, with reports and other enclosures, addressed to the Barons of Exchequer and relating to their administration of the forfeited estates in Scotland.
`Letters Relating to Forfeitures`, with reports and other enclosures, addressed to the Barons of Exchequer and relating to their administration of the forfeited estates in Scotland, volume II., 1758-1773.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.28.1.6(ii)
Dates:
1758-1773.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Series of large folio volumes with copies of documents, including legal opinions, accounts and warrants relating to the administration of the customs and excise in England and Scotland; and copies of Scottish Court of Exchequer correspondence, minutes, reports and accounts relating to the Court`s administration of the forfeited estates.
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`Letters Relating to Forfeitures`, with reports and other enclosures, addressed to the Barons of Exchequer and relating to their administration of the forfeited estates in Scotland.
Letters to and miscellaneous papers of Donald Alexander Mackenzie.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19309-19310
Scope and Contents
An accomplished journalist, author, and poet, Donald Alexander Mackenzie is best known for a notable series of books on mythology, archaeology, and anthropology. His papers reflect his wide range of ability and interest.
Dates:
1909-1937.
Letters to and papers collected by James Greig (1861-1941), art critic of the ‘Morning Post’.
File
Identifier: MS.9809
Scope and Contents
Most of the material concerns the artists Walter Richard Sickert and James McBey. The contents are as follows:(i) Correspondence, 1910-1932, undated, chiefly concerning McBey's paintings and etchings, but including a few letters of Sickert (folio 1);(ii) Printed and manuscript articles by Sickert, 1912-1932, undated, most of which have been reprinted in ‘A free house! ... the writings of Walter Richard Sickert’, edited by Osbert Sitwell (London, 1947)...
Dates:
1910-1935, undated.
Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers., 1819-1827.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.8.6
Dates:
1819-1827.
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 of General Sir George Murray with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
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Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers., 1828.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.8.7
Dates:
1828.
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 of General Sir George Murray with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
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Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers., 1829.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.8.8
Dates:
1829.
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 of General Sir George Murray with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
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Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers., 1830.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.8.10
Dates:
1830.
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 of General Sir George Murray with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
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Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers., [1819-1830].
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.46.8.11
Dates:
[1819-1830].
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 of General Sir George Murray with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).
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Letters to General Sir George Murray, and related papers with reference to his position as governor of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst (1819-1824), commander in chief in Ireland (1825-1828), and secretary of state for the Colonies (1828-1830).