Notebooks.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Books of blank pages, usually ruled, used for taking notes, especially by pupils and students for taking class notes or writing or drawing exercises. .
Found in 3337 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook, undated, of Evelyn Stewart-Murray containing Gaelic grammatical notes, exercises and music., Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.14889
Scope and Contents
The grammatical notes and exercises are on folios 1-106, and the music is on folios 107-123.The contents are as follows.(i) Small envelope bearing Evelyn Stewart Murray's address (folio i);(ii) Tale headed ‘An t-seana bhantrach’ (folio 1), and an English translation entitled ‘The poor widow’ (folio 2);(iii) Moral tale headed “Tha irioslachd agus bochdainn a' trearachadh gu neamh” (folio 3) and an English translation, “Humility and poverty lead...
Dates:
Late 19th century-early 20th century.
Notebook, undated, of J B S Haldane containing mathematical calculations and some unrelated papers apparently intended for publication as articles., [1923-?1928.]
Item
Identifier: MS.20584
Scope and Contents
All works are undated but one appears to have been written between 1923 and 1926, and another in or about 1928.
Dates:
[1923-?1928.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane.
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Notebooks of J B S Haldane containing notes on various topics and first versions of lectures, books and papers on scientific topics, and on some of public concern.
Notebook, undated, of J B S Haldane containing papers and notes on various topics., [?1912.]
Item
Identifier: MS.20578
Scope and Contents
The notebook lacks both covers and several leaves.
It written about 1912 (folio 68 verso).
Dates:
[?1912.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
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Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane.
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Notebooks of J B S Haldane containing notes on various topics and first versions of lectures, books and papers on scientific topics, and on some of public concern.
Notebook, undated, of James Blair, linen weaver, giving tables and instructions for his craft., ?18th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.17577
Dates:
?18th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun (previously of Innerpeffer), with some of Abernethy, Lords Saltoun.
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Papers of the family of Fletcher of Saltoun concerning public affairs.
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Papers concerning the Commissioners and Trustees for improving Fisheries and Manufactures in Scotland (later, for Fisheries, Manufactures and Improvements in Scotland), appointed in 1727.
Notebook, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing copies and excerpts, of charters and other historical documents, 13th-16th centuries., [1747]-[circa 1760.]
Item
Identifier: MS.24543
Scope and Contents
The documents include a rental of lands in Scotland, 1628-1629 (page 11). The volume is referred to by Lord Monboddo as ‘Folio MS. 9’.
Dates:
[1747]-[circa 1760.]
Notebook, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing miscellaneous papers., 1747-[circa 1760.]
Item
Identifier: MS.24545
Scope and Contents
The papers include the continuation of several articles from earlier volumes, and notes on published works. Among the more important essays are 'Of the origin and formation of the Greek language' (folio 2), 'Homerus historicus' (folio 23 verso), 'Of the progress of the mind in the formation of general ideas' - Monboddo number 18, (folio 55 verso), 'Of geometrical analysis and synthesis' (folio 87), and 'Of musick ancient and modern' (folio 131).
The volume is referred to by Lord Monboddo as...
Dates:
1747-[circa 1760.]
Notebook, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing papers on ancient history and on law., 1747-[circa 1760.]
Item
Identifier: MS.24544
Scope and Contents
The papers include essays on the goverment of Athens, the history of Greece, the law of succession, the origins of feudal law, and titles of honour. The volume is referred to by Lord Monboddo as ‘Folio MS. 10’.
Dates:
1747-[circa 1760.]
Notebook, undated, of James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, containing papers on logic and metaphysics., [1747]-[circa 1760.]
Item
Identifier: MS.24541
Scope and Contents
Also included in the notebook are the essays 'Of Taste' (folio 20) and 'Of the ancient mythology’ (Folio 86 verso.) The volume is referred to by Lord Monboddo as ‘Folio MS. 6’. Includes Monboddo numbers 5, 25, 32.
Dates:
[1747]-[circa 1760.]
Notebook, undated, of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’, containing drafts of poems, fragments of essays, a scene from a play, and part of a story set in a Dutch prison., 3rd quarter of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.27434
Dates:
3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary manuscripts and correspondence of the poet James Hyman Singer (1928-1964) who wrote under the name 'Burns Singer'.
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Notebooks containing drafts of poems, prose pieces and jottings of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’.
Notebook, undated, of James St Clair, titled 'An Account of the Duties done in His Majesty's City and Garrison of Gibraltar ... 1733', probably relating to the Foot Guards., 1733.
Item
Identifier: MS.25684
Dates:
1733.
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 General the Honourable James St Clair of Sinclair and Balblair (1688-1762).
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Military papers of and concerning General James St Clair.
Notebook, undated, of John Gibson Lockhart., Early 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.1623
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Notes and drawings by John Gibson Lockhart.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Gibson Lockhart.
Notebook, undated, of John Gibson Lockhart., Early 19th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.1624
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Letters and papers of Sir Walter Scott and his family and of John Gibson Lockhart, with those of clients and kinsmen of Walter Scott, Writer to the Signet.
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Notes and drawings by John Gibson Lockhart.
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Notebooks, undated, of John Gibson Lockhart.
Notebook, undated, of John Murdoch Henderson on horticulture., Mid 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.21712
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Notebook, undated, of John Murdoch Henderson on music theory., Mid 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.21711
Dates:
Mid 20th century.
Notebook, undated, of John Pinkerton, labelled 'C', containing notes on various subjects., [1777-1788.]
Item
Identifier: MS.1720
Dates:
[1777-1788.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence of the antiquary, John Pinkerton, with papers and notes accumulated by him in connection with works which he published or projected.
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Notebooks of John Pinkerton.
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Notebooks of John Pinkerton containing notes on various subjects.
Notebook, undated, of John Purves containing biographical notes on Hugo Grotius and notes on Sir Philip Sidney and the Netherlands., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15822
Dates:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing material on Dutch literature.
Notebook, undated, of John Purves labelled ‘Literary and social notes from early Cape Press’., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15803
Dates:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing material on South African literature.
Notebook, undated, of John Purves labelled ‘Literary memoranda from Old Cape almanacks’., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15801
Dates:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing material on South African literature.
Notebook, undated, of John Purves labelled ‘Literary relations of England and the Netherlands. Notes from the calendars of State Papers’., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15821
Dates:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing material on Dutch literature.
Notebook, undated, of John Purves labelled ‘Notes from calendar of documents illustrating the history of the introduction of the printing press into South Africa., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15802
Dates:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing material on South African literature.
Notebook, undated, of John Purves labelled ‘Notes on Transvaal journalism and early presses’., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15797
Dates:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks of John Purves containing material on South African literature.
Notebook, undated, of John Rennie containing a ready reckoner for the velocity of water, and notes on calculations relating to volume, flow, and weight of water., [1784-1818.]
Item
Identifier: MS.19927
Notebook, undated, of John Rennie containing notes apparently for a corn-mill at Nantes., [1816-1818.]
Item
Identifier: MS.19823
Scope and Contents
The notes here are not for the same miller at Nantes, as that in MS.19822, folio 87.
Dates:
[1816-1818.]
Notebook, undated, of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost', titled "King's Cross"., 3rd quarter of 20th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.27405
Dates:
3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Margaret M Morrison, the novelist (died 1973), who wrote under the pseudonym 'March Cost'.
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Notes for and manuscripts and typescripts of literary works of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost'.
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Notebooks, undated, of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost', containing brief notes, possibly as preliminary work for novels.
Notebook, undated, of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost', titled 'The Show', containing brief notes, chiefly concerning theatrical productions., 3rd quarter of 20th century.
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Identifier: MS.27406
Dates:
3rd quarter of 20th century.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Margaret M Morrison, the novelist (died 1973), who wrote under the pseudonym 'March Cost'.
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Notes for and manuscripts and typescripts of literary works of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost'.
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Notebooks, undated, of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost', containing brief notes, possibly as preliminary work for novels.