Microfilms.
Found in 2421 Collections and/or Records:
Microfilm of fair copy of ‘Memoir on Malabar, in 1790, with correspondence and documents respecting the same country. Appendix to the history – vol. 5’, by Alexander Walker., [1821, or after.]
Microfilm of family and genealogical papers of the family of Mackintosh of Farr.
Microfilm of family letter books of John Harriott, Magistrate of the Thames Police, containing copies of letters written chiefly to members of his family in India.
The contents are as follows:
Family letter book of John Harriott, containing copies of letters written chiefly to members of his family in India. (MS.5066);
Family letter book of John Harriott, containing copies of letters written chiefly to members of his family in India; with three letters of, and two letters to, Harriot, and four leaves of rough notes. (MS.5067).
Microfilm of family papers of the Grahams of Airth, notably of and concerning Charles Stirling, the estate of Ardoch Penn and Jamaica.
Microfilm of final draft of an unpublished appendix to his ‘Illustrated Gaelic-English Dictionary’, by Edward Dwelly (1864-1939), Fleet, Hants; and, lexicographical fragments originally loosely enclosed in the draft, written by Dwelly and various of his informants.
The contents are as follows:
Final draft, early 20th century, of an unpublished appendix to his ‘Illustrated Gaelic-English dictionary’ by Edward Dwelly (MS.14957);
Lexicographical fragments, early 20th century, found loose in MS.14957, written by Edward Dwelly and various of his informants (MS.14958).
Microfilm of final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. A-D., 1st quarter of 19th century.
The contents are as follows:
Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers: A-B. (Adv.MS.3.1.1);
Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers: C-D. (Adv.MS.3.1.2).
Microfilm of final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. E-I., 1st quarter of 19th century.
Microfilm of final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. K-M., 1st quarter of 19th century.
Microfilm of final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. N-Z., 1st quarter of 19th century.
The contents are as follows:
Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. N-R (Adv.MS.3.1.5);
Final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers. S-Z (Adv.MS.3.1.6).
Microfilm of final draft of the ‘Topographical Dictionary’ by George Chalmers, with notes, mostly etymological, on the dictionary.
Microfilm of five medical manuscripts, written in the 13th century perhaps in England, with additions of the 14th and 15th centuries; all were bound together by the 15th century.
Microfilm of forty letters of Thomas Carlyle, and two of Jane Welsh Carlyle, to Charles Redwood of Boverton.
Microfilm of 'Four dissertations' (London, 1757) by David Hume.
Microfilm of 'Four dissertations' (London, 1757) by David Hume, with proofs of the two suppressed dissertations, 'Of suicide' and 'Of the immortality of the soul', with Hume's autograph corrections.
Microfilm of four Gospels in the Ethiopic version, possibly seventeenth century.
Microfilm of four ledgers of Alasdair Gray., 1973-2008.
Microfilm of four ledgers of Alasdair Gray., 1945-2008.
Microfilm of four or five medical manuscripts of the 14th century, with additions of the 14th and 15th centuries.
Microfilm of four statistical summaries of the counties of Scotland, recording the districts of which each is comprised, the extent in miles (both east—west and north—south), the numbers of parishes and ministers, and the numbers of inhabitants and fighting men in each.
Microfilm of four untitled manuscripts of bagpipe music of Angus Mackay.
The contents are as follows:
Manuscripts, [?1826-?1840], of Angus Mackay containing piobaireachd (MSS.3753-3754);
Manuscripts, [?1826-?1840], of Angus Mackay containing marches, strathspeys, reels, jigs, and other dance music for bagpipe (MSS.3755-3756).
Microfilm of fragments of at least 7 and perhaps 8 manuscripts on medicine and astrology, some, if not all, English.
Microfilm of fragments of manuscripts of, and letters of, to, or concerning, Sir Walter Scott., [?1807]-1832.
Microfilm of fragments of reviews in the autograph of Robert Southey.
Microfilm of French manuscript containing all of the epigrams of Martial, and of the Auchinleck manuscript.
The contents are as follows:
French manuscript, 9th century, containing all of the epigrams of Martial (Adv.MS.18.3.1);
Auchinleck manuscript, 1st half of 14th century, a compilation of Middle English verse, including romances and religious and historical pieces (Adv.MS.19.2.1).