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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:

Miscellaneous foreign mission records of the Scottish Presbyterian Churches., 1822-1931.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.8012-8022
Scope and Contents

The papers are arranged as follows: MS.8012-8014. Scottish Missionary Society; MS.8015-8016. East Africa Scottish Mission; MS.8017. Madras Christian College; MS.8018-8019. Scottish Churches Mission Board. MS.8020. Arouca. MS.8021-8022. Printed papers.

Dates: 1822-1931.

Miscellaneous Gaelic papers.

 Series
Identifier: MS.14956

Miscellaneous items of James Grant., 1853-1884, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.8885
Scope and Contents

The items include: a 'Memorandum of certain family papers recorded in the Sheriff and Burgh Court Books of the City of Perth', 1876, possibly in Grant's hand (folio 1); 'Resolutions proposed to be adopted at the Public Meeting of those friendly to the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights', December 1853 (folio 7); various press-cuttings, 1884, pasted on a folio sheet (folio 9); and printed leaflets concerning the City of Edinburgh Rifle Volunteer Corps (folio 11).

Dates: 1853-1884, undated.

Miscellaneous letters and documents.

 File
Identifier: MS.819
Dates: 1643, 1661, 19th century.

Miscellaneous letters, including one of the Comte de Mirabeau to Gilbert Elliot, 1st Earl of Minto., 1784-1877.

 File
Identifier: MS.19574
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) A letter of Honoré Gabriel Riquetti, Comte de Mirabeau, to Gilbert Elliot, later 1st Earl of Minto, 1784, written during a period of residence by Mirabeau in England (folio 1);(ii) A letter to and a note of the 1st Earl, undated, with a printed proclamation as Governor-General, Madras, September 1809, concerning the Courts Martial of the Madras Army officer mutineers (folio 3);(iii) Miscellaneous letters, some fragmentary...
Dates: 1784-1877.

Miscellaneous letters, papers, engravings and photographs of the Abercromby family., 1798-1887, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.24774
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) An engraving (16 x 10.5 centimetres) by John Kay of Edinburgh, 1798, of General Sir Ralph Abercromby reviewing his troops (folio 1); (ii) An engraving (18 x 11.5 centimetres) by Thomas Kelly of London, 1816, depicting the 'Death of Sir Ralph Abercrombie', 1801 (folio 2); (iii) An engraving, (13 x 10.5 centimetres), undated, and artist not known, of a portrait of Sir Ralph Abercromby (folio 3); (iv) A photograph, (13 x 10 centimetres), undated, by the Arundel...
Dates: 1798-1887, undated.

Miscellaneous manuscript and a few printed items.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.1.19
Scope and Contents The contents of the volume are as follows:(i) Printed prospectus of the Sanitary Protection Association of Edinburgh, late 19th century. (Folio 1.)(ii) Printed list of members, with subscriptions, of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries (Konungliga Norraena Fornfraeda-Felag), 1849, in Icelandic. There are also an extract from the constitution of the Society (in French), a note on the subscriptions (in Danish), and a list of the books published by the Society....
Dates: 1561, 17th century-late 19th century.

Miscellaneous material collected by Peter Butter relating to his work on Edwin and Willa Muir. File 1., 1913-1989.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13634/53
Scope and Contents Box named `E.M miscellaneous documents relating to him` by Peter Butter. Contains list of contents of box; Edinburgh International Film Festival programme; ‘The View from Eden: A recital in two acts arranged from the writings of Edwin and Willa Muir’ by Henry Donald, 1976; publicity and press release relating to Channel 4 productions ‘The Vision of EDWIN MUIR’ and ‘Sir PETER MAXWELL DAVIES’, 1989; Edinburgh International Film Festival brochure; ‘A Gallery of Scots: A series of...
Dates: 1913-1989.

Miscellaneous material of John Davidson., [?1871-?1926.]

 File
Identifier: MS.22072
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Letters, notes and poems to John Davidson (folio 1);(ii) A list of Davidson’s compositions (folio 11);(iii) A list of books on music bought by Davidson, 1886-1906 (folio 12);(iv) Various musical compositions and sketches (folio 20);(v) Postcards, photographs and prints of Aberdeen and Woodside (folio 70);(vi) Other printed items (folio 99);(vii) Press cuttings, [circa...
Dates: [?1871-?1926.]

Miscellaneous material relating to the life and career of John Rennie., [1784-1821]-1821- early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.19934
Scope and Contents

The material includes a memorandum in John Rennie's own hand concerning some of his major works, biographical sketches by Sir John and George Rennie, lists of reports compiled by Rennie and at one time in Sir John's possession, printed obituary notices by Charles Dupin, and A H F Sohlichtegrol, genealogical material concerning the Rennies and related families, and papers relating to the Society of Civil Engineers, and the Smeatonian Society, l821-early 20th century.

Dates: [1784-1821]-1821- early 20th century.

Miscellaneous military papers of Patrick MacLeod., 1786, 1805-1817.

 File
Identifier: MS.19304
Scope and Contents The papers include a copy of the 1786 prospectus of the Brunswick military academy which the young soldier attended from 1791-1793 (folio 1). Most of the papers relate to the later years of Patrick MacLeod's life spent with the 78th Highlanders in Southern Europe and Egypt. Amongst them are MacLeod's Orders to his battalion prior to the Calabrian campaign of 1806; copies of his letter to Lieutenant General Mackenzie Fraser giving an account of the battle of Maida; lists of officers wounded...
Dates: 1786, 1805-1817.

Miscellaneous notes, reviews, and press-cuttings of and concerning Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1937-1980, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26160
Scope and Contents

The papers include (folio 26) the catalogue of an exhibition in honour of Hugh MacDiarmid, with annotations by Sydney Goodsir Smith.

Dates: 1937-1980, undated.

Miscellaneous pamphlets and other printed items belonging to Stephen Hislop or preserved with his papers., 1834-1884, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.8976
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Edinburgh University, Humanity Class prize-list, 1834; (ii) John Wilson, ‘Memorial respecting a Mission from the Free Church of Scotland to Nagpur in Central India’ (Edinburgh, ?1844); (iii) ‘Oriental Christian Spectator’, 2nd series, volume 7 (1846), pages 339-372; (iv) ‘Oriental Christian Spectator’, 2nd series, volume 8 (1847), pages 1-16; (v) Stephen Hislop, ‘Nagpur, and the connection of the British Government with idolatry there’ (?Madras, ?1850). (vi)...
Dates: 1834-1884, undated.