Obituaries.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Published notices of a death, usually with a brief biography of the deceased.
Found in 138 Collections and/or Records:
Poems, newspaper-cuttings, etc., relating to the death of Francis Horner, elder brother of Leonard Horner., 1817-1823.
File
Identifier: MS.2218
Poems, obituaries and sermons by other writers, mostly of or relating to Jean Allan, née Christie, mother of Jean Mary Allan., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.884/52-54
Political correspondence of Lord James Douglas Hamilton, mainly as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West, 1974-1997, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Lothians, 1999-2007.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.252
Dates:
1972-2010.
Press cuttings and printed ephemera., 1966-1983, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.12760/68-69
Dates:
1966-1983, undated.
Press cuttings and published obituaries of writers., 1958-1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/110
Scope and Contents
Containing: Dame Rose Macaulay, 1958; Captain W E Johns, 1968; John Berryman, 1973; John Betjeman, 1984; Philip Larkin, 1986; Graham Greene, 1991; Sir Stephen Spender, 1995; Sorley MacLean, 1996; and Naomi Mitchison, 1999.
Dates:
1958-1999.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Janet Buchanan Adam Smith.
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Published articles and reviews of Janet Adam Smith and of Michael Roberts.
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Published articles and reviews of Janet Adam Smith.
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Obituaries by Janet Adam Smith, containing press cuttings, correspondence and notes.
Press-cuttings chiefly concerning Sir George H Scott-Douglas's candidature as M.P. for Roxburghshire in 1880., 1857-1935.
File
Identifier: MS.8120
Scope and Contents
Also included are cuttings of agricultural interest, and an obituary of Sir George H Scott-Douglas's son, Sir George B Douglas.
Dates:
1857-1935.
Press cuttings, photocopies and off-prints of obituaries by Janet Adam Smith., 1950-2000.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12342/145-146
Printed material and newspaper cuttings., 1858-1922, 1929, 1932, 1959, 1973.
Series
Identifier: Acc.9942/51-54
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1858-1922, 1929, 1932, 1959, 1973.
Published articles and reviews of Janet Adam Smith., 1928-2016.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13861/103-112
Reviews by Janet Adam Smith for the 'New Statesman'., 1949-1975.
File
Identifier: Acc.13861/106
Scope and Contents
Containing:
Articles and review essays for "New Statesman’s" 'Books in general' feature, 1950-1975.
Miscellaneous obituaries and articles by Janet Adam Smith for the 'New Statesman', 1950-1960.
Dates:
1949-1975.
"Scottish Obituaries", press cuttings of obituaries from the years 1705-1742 compiled by James Maidment, circa 1836.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.8690
Dates:
1705-1742, circa 1836.
Speeches delivered by Lord Rutherfurd, pamphlets containing obituary tributes to various friends, 1841-1859, and miscellaneous papers and pamphlets, 1746-1930, undated., 1746-1930, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.9720
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:
(i) ‘Substance of a speech delivered by the Lord Advocate at a dinner given to him by his constituents at Leith, on Friday 8th January, 1841’ (Edinburgh, 1841) (folio 1);
(ii) Manuscript of a speech by Lord Rutherfurd, probably his address of congratulation on behalf of the Faculty of Advocates to David Boyle on his elevation to the Lord Presidency of the Court of Session, 1841 (folio 9);
(iii) ‘Inaugural address by Andrew Rutherfurd Esq., M.P., on his...
Dates:
1746-1930, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd, Senator of the College of Justice, and other members of the Rutherfurd family.
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Miscellaneous papers and notebooks of Lord Rutherfurd and members of the Rutherfurd family.
Typescripts and publications of obituaries written by Ian Rankin; assorted papers relating to Ian Rankin and journalism., 1999-2015.
File
Identifier: MS.50544
Scope and Contents
Obituaries, 2006-2015, written by Ian Rankin. Folios 1-56.The obituaries are in either typescript or published format and are noted as such. The published obituaries are from a variety of serial publications. They are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the subject of the obituary.Banks, Iain Menzies.Press cutting and photocopy of an obituary, 14 June 2014, by Ian Rankin for Iain Menzies Banks, from ‘Saturday Guardian’. Folios 1-2....
Dates:
1999-2015.