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Press cuttings. Information artifacts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Illustrations, pages, articles, or columns of text removed from books, newspapers, journals, or other printed sources. (AAT) 'Press cuttings' NLS preferred form.

Found in 2179 Collections and/or Records:

Depositions of witnesses concerning the lighting of beacons in Roxburghshire, 1804, by which a false alarm of a French invasion reached Jedburgh.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.31.1.23
Scope and Contents

An article from the ‘Jedburgh Gazette’, 7 July 1906, based on this material, is included (folio i).

Dates: 1804.

Developmental materials of Ian Rankin for various creative works, including contact details, working notes, research, and press cuttings; report on marketing research project on Ian Rankin., 1983-2012, undated.

 File
Identifier: MSS.50527-50533
Scope and Contents

This series contains various developmental materials of Ian Rankin for various creative works. Materials include contact details, working notes, research, and press cuttings. Also included is a report on a marketing research project on Ian Rankin.

Dates: 1983-2012, undated.

Developmental notes and administrative materials relating to ‘Rebus’s Scotland: An exploration by Ian Rankin'., 1945-2005.

 File
Identifier: MS.50522
Scope and Contents Working notes, 2005, of Ian Rankin for ‘Rebus’s Scotland’. The notes are arranged in their original order in which they arrived; manuscript followed by typescript. Folios 1-19.Editorial notes, 2005, of Ian Rankin and another for ‘Rebus’s Scotland’. The notes are undated, and the arrangement has been suggested by chronology. Folios 20-30.Press cuttings, 1945-2005, taken by Ian Rankin as research for his non-fiction work 'Rebus's Scotland'. Folios 31-44....
Dates: 1945-2005.

Developmental notes of Ian Rankin and others for his graphic novel ‘Dark Entries’; with related press cutting and business card., Circa 2006-2008.

 File
Identifier: MS.50479
Scope and Contents Notes, 2009 or before, of Ian Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘Dark Entries’. Folios 1-41.The notes include research and working notes as well as editorial notes of Rankin. Some notes have been revisited and subsequently annotated by Rankin as his development of the graphic novel progressed. Most of the notes are undated and, as such, the arrangement has been suggested by a development of and changes in plot and theme.Also Included is...
Dates: Circa 2006-2008.

Developmental notes of Ian Rankin and others for his television serial 'Lazarus'; with related press cuttings collected as research., 1997-2000.

 File
Identifier: MS.50493

Developmental notes of Ian Rankin for his novel ‘Blood Hunt’; with press cuttings collected by Rankin as research for the novel, and a synopses of and cover proofs for the novel., 1992-2000.

 File
Identifier: MS.50419
Scope and Contents Notes of Ian Rankin, circa 1994, relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘Blood Hunt’. Folios 1-63. The notes include plot and character development, a synopsis, and background research on the SAS, the Falklands, and philosophy. Most of the notes are undated. Some of the notes include references to specific drafts, including first and second drafts. Otherwise, the distinction between the notes and drafts is often unclear. Some notes have been revisited and...
Dates: 1992-2000.

Developmental notes of Ian Rankin for his novel ‘Even Dogs in the Wild’; with press cuttings collected by Rankin as research for the novel., 2013-2015.

 File
Identifier: MS.50325
Scope and Contents Notes, 2013-2015, of Ian Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘Even Dogs in the Wild’. Folios 1-75.The notes include research and working notes as well as editorial notes of Rankin. Also included are editorial notes of Caroline Oakley (Folios 72-74). Some of the notes include references to specific drafts, including first, second, and fourth drafts. Otherwise, the distinction between the notes and drafts is often unclear, as most of the...
Dates: 2013-2015.

Developmental notes of Ian Rankin for his novel ‘Rather Be the Devil’; with related press cuttings collected by Rankin as research., 2015-2016.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.50380
Scope and Contents Notes of Ian Rankin, 2015-2016, relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘Rather Be the Devil’. Folios 1-64. Most of the notes are undated. The distinction between the notes and drafts is often unclear. Some notes have been revisited and subsequently annotated by Rankin as his development of the novel progressed. As far as possible, evidence of development and changes in theme and plot have been used to inform the arrangement.Includes research on...
Dates: 2015-2016.

Developmental notes of Ian Rankin for his novel ‘Resurrection Men’; with related press cuttings and leaflets collected by Rankin as research., 2000-2001.

 File
Identifier: MS.50383
Scope and Contents Notes of Ian Rankin, 2000-2001, relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘Resurrection Men’. Folios 1-59. The notes include working and research notes of Rankin, including research on Tulliallan Scottish Police College (photograph of the College, Folio 59), relevant events, Peter Williamson, and herbal medicine. Most of the notes are undated. The distinction between the notes and drafts is often unclear. Some notes have been revisited and subsequently annotated...
Dates: 2000-2001.

Developmental notes of Ian Rankin for his novel ‘Westwind’; with related press cuttings and a contract., 1987-1989.

 File
Identifier: MS.50431
Scope and Contents Notes, 1987, of Ian Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘Westwind’. Folios 1-34.Most of the notes are undated. As far as possible, evidence of development and changes in theme and plot have been used to inform the arrangement.Includes manuscript note with doodles, ‘The author at work’ (Folio 8).Includes 'Excisions made between drafts 1 and 2 of Westwind': typescript pages removed from MS.0120 (Folios 17-31)....
Dates: 1987-1989.

Diaries of John Chisholm, Kings Counsel; and papers formerly loosely enclosed therein.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.21072-21096
Scope and Contents

John Chisholm, from Perth, studied at Edinburgh and Leipzig, and was admitted advocate in 1881. He stood unsuccessfully as a Conservative at the elections of 1885 and 1892. He took silk in 1904 and was appointed Sheriff of Roxburgh, Berwick and Selkirk in 1905. He married in 1892, and died in 1929.

Dates: 1877-1928.

Diaries of John Dunlop of Gairbraid., 1833-1860.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.9261-9262
Scope and Contents The diaries chiefly concern John Dunlop’s work in the Temperance movement and the earlier entries describe scenes of debauchery in Edinburgh, and visits to police courts. There are also reports on Temperance meetings and notes of conversations with individuals.In addition to these diaries, there are summaries of some of Dunlop's letters, extracts from his reading, and notes on various subjects. Numerous press-cuttings and other papers, mostly concerning the Temperance movement,...
Dates: 1833-1860.

Diaries of Nancy Angus, with some related personal papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12365/1-41
Scope and Contents

The collection contains the diaries of Nancy W Angus, the daughter of David Angus, civil engineer. They give a view first of an adolescent’s life in Chile, then of a typist’s in London, then of a Voluntary Aid Detachment, and on through her work for the War Graves Commission, and then at the School of Oriental and African Studies.

Dates: 1907-1960.

Diary, 42, of John Forfar, schoolmaster in Edinburgh., April-June 1835.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6287
Scope and Contents

The diary contains miscellaneous press cuttings.

Dates: April-June 1835.

Diary, 44, of John Forfar, schoolmaster in Edinburgh., September 1835-April 1836.

 Item
Identifier: MS.6289
Scope and Contents

The diary contains miscellaneous press cuttings.

Dates: September 1835-April 1836.

Diary of John Forfar, schoolmaster in Edinburgh.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.6260-6289
Scope and Contents The diary entries consist of records of personal experiences, and rambling didactic essays. The topics include observations on religion, philosophy, current events, sex, education, music, art and literature; there are copies of songs and music, a complete essay on marriage, and accounts of travels, notably a journey to Glasgow, 1822 (MS.6260), and a sea-trip to the Irish coast (MS.6272).Some miscellaneous newspaper cuttings and catalogues are inserted in the diary; and there are...
Dates: 1822-1836.