Memorandums.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Documents recording information used for internal communication.
Found in 993 Collections and/or Records:
Letters between John Kirk and various individuals; notes of John Kirk on slave porters; and a memorandum., 1875-1888, undated.
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Identifier: Acc.9942/9
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Letter to Kirk from Lord Aberdare, 30 July 1880.Letter to Kirk from Sir Charles Aitchison, 15 March 1875.Letter to Kirk from H.W. Bates, 3 May 1882.Letter to Kirk from Hassam Corjee, 28 April 1885.Letter to Kirk from Lord Dufferin, 30 May 1885.Letter to Kirk from V.O. Dunne, 31 December 1875.Letter to Kirk from Lord Granville, 24 August 1881.Letter to Kirk from A. Gunther, 30 May 1880.Letter to...
Dates:
1875-1888, undated.
Letters, minutes and memoranda, chiefly drafts and copies of the 1st Earl of Minto, with material relating to the public debts of Java., 1811-1812.
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Identifier: MS.11295
Dates:
1811-1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, 4th Baronet, 1st Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto relating to India and the Far East.
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Correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto, chiefly as Governor-General of India.
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General correspondence and papers of the 1st Earl of Minto containing material relating to all aspects of his Indian career.
Letters of and to Campbell from a variety of correspondents, principally Treasury officials, geologists and mine inspectors., 1870-1871.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.51.1.14
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There is a `Memorandum referring to summary of results of the investigator of the Midland, Leicestershire and Warwickshire` by John Thomas Dickinson (folio 96), and there are four printed copies of the ‘Report on the South Wales Coalfields’ by George T Clark, 1871 (folio 165).
Dates:
1870-1871.
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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Correspondence of John Francis Campbell in the capacity of Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London, a post he held for several years, along with various printed reports and proceedings of the Coal Commission concerning investigations made into a number of aspects of coal mining throughout the country.
Letters of John Hanson to Lord Byron concerning financial and business matters; with four letters of Hanson to Elizabeth Massingberd., 1805-1839.
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Identifier: MS.43526
Scope and Contents
The letters of John Hanson to Byron have been arranged chronologically, with those to Elizabeth Massingberd placed at the end of the sequence.When first made available for consultation this volume of letters, before foliation, included a letter, 1820, of Richard Belgrave Hoppner to Lord Byron. This letter has been moved during cataloguing and is now located at MS.43448 ff.132-133.Letters of John Hanson to Lord Byron, 1805: folios 1-4;Letters of John Hanson...
Dates:
1805-1839.
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 to Lord Byron of various correspondents concerning finances and business.
Letters of Matthew Urlwin Sears to Messrs A and C Black and Co, with a letter of Harriet Beecher Stowe, in the hand of Charles Beecher, to Messrs A and C Black and Co, inserted into a copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", by Harriet Beecher Stowe (Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black, 1853).
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Identifier: MS.50256
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Estimate, 1852, supplied by R and R Clark, printers, for production costs for a half-crown illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 1).Copy of a memorandum, 1852, between A and C Black and Co and Matthew Urlwin Sears concerning the production of woodcuts for the illustrated edition of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (folio 2).Letters, 1852-1853, of Matthew Urlwin Sears to A and C Black and Co concerning the production and supply of woodcuts for the illustrated editon of...
Dates:
1852-1853
Letters of the grandchildren of Lord Byron to John Murray, publishers, relating to the publication of 'Letters and Journals of Lord Byron'., 1869-1904.
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Identifier: MS.43498
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Letters to John Murray III and John Murray IV concerning the publication of 'The Letters and Journals of Lord Byron' of:Lady Anne Blunt, 15th Baroness Wentworth, 1886: folios 1-10.
Included is a note on f.8v of John Murray III relating that in June 1886 he presented Lady Anne Blunt with 50 letters of Lord Byron to Augusta Leigh;
Ralph Gordon Noel King Milbanke, 2nd Earl of Lovelace, 1869-1887 and 1895-1904: folios 11-122. The letters are signed using the titles of...
Dates:
1869-1904.
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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Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron.
Letters of, to and concerning Henry Labouchere (1831-1912), Member of Parliament for Northampton from 1880 to 1906., 1875-1901.
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Identifier: MS.10041
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is chiefly confined to 1885-1886 and 1892-1893. The early letters discuss government policies. The later ones, which concern Henry Labouchere's ambition to represent the Queen in Washington, include letters of William Gladstone, Labouchere's wife, Henrietta, and memoranda and drafts of letters by the Earl of Rosebery.
Dates:
1875-1901.
Letters of, to and concerning the North American Colonial Association of Ireland, with related papers., 1865-1866.
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Identifier: MS.15121
Dates:
1865-1866.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Edward Ellice (died 1863) of Invergarry and of his son Edward Ellice (died 1880) of Invergarry, and of other members of the Ellice family descended from Alexander Ellice, 'America and West Indies Merchant', London, who died at Bath in 1805.
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Correspondence and papers concerning affairs in Canada.
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Letters of, to and concerning the North American Colonial Association of Ireland, with related papers.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: correspondents with surnames from Balint to Guntrip., 1927-1974.
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Identifier: MS.50100
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and by date under each name.Balint, Michael.Correspondence, 1955, including copies of letters, between Michael Balint and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Also included is a copy of a letter, 1955 (folios 2-5), of Fairbairn to John Sutherland. Folios 1-12. Begg, Norman D.Letter, 1952, of Norman D Begg, Director, European Regional Office of the World Health Organisation, to William Ronald...
Dates:
1927-1974.
Letters of various correspondents mostly addressed to Mary of Lorraine., 1538-1567, and undated.
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Identifier: Adv.MS.29.2.1
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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, Queen Consort of James V., 1473-1568, and undated.
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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 individuals to John Kirk; including notes and memoranda of John Kirk concerning the slave trade., 1887-1892, undated.
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Identifier: Acc.9942/14
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Letter from Sir Charles Aitchison to Kirk, 25 February 1892.5 letters W. Percy Anderson to Kirk, 16 May 1887 to 12 November 1890.Letter from H.H.W. Anstey (?) to Kirk 1 October 1887.Letter from J. Bryce to Kirk, 7 August, undated.Letter from Lord Goschen to Kirk, 24 January 1892.Letter from Sir A.E. Havelock to Kirk, 20 March 1889.Letter from H.H. Kitchener to Kirk, 12 July 1890.Letter (copy) in the name of...
Dates:
1887-1892, undated.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1885-1890.
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Identifier: MS.41122
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Robert Cooke. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1885: folios 1-39 [Notes 1-2];1886: folios 40-58;1887: folios 59-81;1888: folios 82-101;1889: folios 102-142 [Note 3];1890: folios 143-201.Notes.[Note...
Dates:
1885-1890.
Letters of William Smith (1813-1893) to John Murray, publishers., 1891-1892.
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Identifier: MS.41123
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They concern the publication of various works by, and connected with, Smith, and also his editorship of the “Quarterly Review” (1867-1893). The letters are arranged chronologically.1891: folios 1-101 [Notes 1-4];1892: folios 102-207 [Notes 5-7].Notes.[Note 1] Folios 28-29. Letter, 22 March 1891, of George Marindin to William Smith.[Note 2] Folios 32-33. Letter, 23...
Dates:
1891-1892.
Letters, reports, and other papers on the expedition to Guadeloupe (of which Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane was Governor, 1810-1824)., 1809-1811.
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Identifier: MS.2318
Dates:
1809-1811.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers, private and official, of Admiral the Honourable Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, and of his son Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, Knight Commander of the Bath.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Alexander Forrester Inglis Cochrane as Commander-in-Chief of the Leeward Islands.
Letters sent from India, with some enclosures, of Gilbert, 1st Earl of Minto, to the 2nd Earl of Minto, concerning politics and private family and estate business., 1811-1814.
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Identifier: MS.11742
Scope and Contents
Included is an undated memorandum (folio 180) of the 2nd earl on his father's illness and death, 1814.
Dates:
1811-1814.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Sir Gilbert Elliot Murray Kynynmound, (1782-1859), 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family and general correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Family correspondence of the 2nd Earl of Minto.
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Letters, with some enclosures, of Gilbert, 1st Earl of Minto, to the 2nd Earl of Minto, concerning politics and private family and estate business.
Letters to and papers concerning Sir Peter Laurie, Lord Mayor of London and grand-uncle of James Augustus Grant's wife, and his family., 1823-1871, undated.
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Identifier: MS.17944
Dates:
1823-1871, undated.
Letters to and papers concerning the 4th Earl of Minto., 1910, 1912-1914.
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Identifier: MS.12753
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Letters of Indian princes and dignitaries, June, 1912-1914 (folio 1); (ii) Memoranda concerning Indian rulers attending the coronation of George V (folio 100); (iii) Printed speech by Sir William Wedderburn, Baronet, at the opening of the 25th Indian National Congress, 1910(folio 154).
Dates:
1910, 1912-1914.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of the Elliot family of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of Gilbert John Elliot Murray Kynynmound (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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Correspondence of the 4th Earl of Minto relating to India.
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)., 1819-1830, and undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.46.8.6-46.8.11
Dates:
1819-1830, and undated.
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).
Letters to George Smith from William M Thackeray and his daughters Anne, Lady Richmond Ritchie and Harriet Stephen., 1837-1865, undated.
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Identifier: MS.23177
Dates:
1837-1865, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of George Smith (1824-1901), publisher, and founder of the Dictionary of National Biography, and his successors as heads of the firm of Smith, Elder and Company.
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Correspondence consisting chiefly of letters to George Smith and to members of the firm, to his wife Elizabeth, and to his son-in-law and successor as head of the firm Reginald J Smith.
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Letters and papers to George Smith from frequent correspondents.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, from correspondents with surnames and company names from Hannay to Harcourt, E., 1821-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40518
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Hannay, James.Letters, 1857, 1860, 1863 and 1865, of James Hannay to John Murray III. Folios 1-12.Hannen, James.Letter, 1888, of James Hannen, Baron Hannen, to John Murray III. Folios 13-14.Hannon, John.Letter, 1900, of John Hannon to John Murray IV. Folio 15.Hannon, William B.Letter, 1915, of William B...
Dates:
1821-1927.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Alfred C. Lyall., 1882-1906.
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Identifier: MS.40724
Scope and Contents
Letters, 1882-1906, of Alfred C. Lyall to John Murray III, John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. They mostly concern works of his published by the Murrays, including the two volumes of “Asiatic studies”, “The rise of the British dominion in India” and “The life of the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava”. The letters are arranged in chronological order.1882-1884: folios 1-30; (1)1888: folio 31;1890-1893: folios 32-61; (2)1894-1896: folios 62-92; (3)...
Dates:
1882-1906.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Carl Lumholtz., 1888-1890, 1902.
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Identifier: MS.40721
Scope and Contents
Letters to John Murray III and John Murray IV concerning the publication of “Among cannibals: an account of four years travels in Australia, and of camp life with the aborigines of Queensland”, by Carl Lumholtz.The letters are arranged chronologically. Some of the letters have notes written on them by John Murray IV outlining his reply to Lumholtz.1888-1889: folios 1-69;1890: folios 70-80 [Note];1902: folios 81-84.[Note] Folio 74....
Dates:
1888-1890, 1902.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Evans., 1895-1899.
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Identifier: MS.40385
Scope and Contents
The letters are to John Murray IV and Hallam Murray. Evans, in retirement, undertook work for the Murrays both in an editorial and in an advisory capacity, particularly on works relating to Classics and religion. Evans was interested in the history of the Napoleonic Wars, particularly in the Battle of Waterloo, to which the letters contain references.The letters are arranged chronologically.1895: folios 1-5; 1896: folios 6-24;1897: folios 25-66...
Dates:
1895-1899.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surname Childers, Emily to Childers, M., 1853-1927.
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Identifier: MS.40216
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Childers, Emily Maria Eardley.Letters, 1905 and 1910, of Emily Maria Eardley (Milly) Childers to John Murray IV. Folios 1-15.Folio 4. Telegram, 1905, of Charles Hanbury-Williams to probably to John Murray IV.Folio 5. Flier, 1910, from the Autotype Fine Art Company, Limited, advertising autotypes of Milly Childer’s painting ‘The Terrace of the House of...
Dates:
1853-1927.