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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 papers and correspondence of and concerning Lady Hislop., 1806-1851, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.13140
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Miscellaneous papers of Lady Hislop, 1806-1851, undated; (ii) Correspondence, chiefly family, of Admiral Sir Charles Elliot 1839-1865 (folio 101); (iii) Correspondence and papers of Gilbert Elliot, Dean of Bristol, 1843-1856 (folio 168).

Dates: 1806-1851, undated.

Miscellaneous papers, chiefly of the seventeenth century, relating to private, domestic, and public matters.

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Identifier: MS.3830
Scope and Contents

Included are letters to John Maitland, Duke of Lauderdale, various members of the Townshend family, George Livingston, 3rd Earl of Linlithgow, and Sir Michael Stanhope, son of Sir Michael Stanhope (died 1552).

Dates: 17th century.

Miscellaneous papers concerning David Livingstone., 1863-1982.

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Identifier: MS.42442
Scope and Contents Folio 1 : picture postcard of the tombstone of David Livingstone in Westminster Abbey;folio 2-3 : prospectus issued by John Murray, publishers, advertising works by or concerning Livingstone;folio 4 : cutting from "The [?Standard]", no. 326 : “Last letter of Dr. Livingstone”;folio 5 : cutting, supplied through Durrant’s Press Cuttings, from ‘The Standard’, 21st October 1912 : "A Livingstone relic. An inkless letter. Written on a copy of ‘The...
Dates: 1863-1982.

Miscellaneous papers concerning George Crabbe., 1905-1984.

 File
Identifier: MS.42125
Scope and Contents Folios 1-9. Copies of letters : ff. 1-2 : typescript transcription, ? 3rd quarter of 20th century, of a letter, ? 1817, of George Crabbe to an unknown correspondent; f. 3 : photocopy, ? 4th quarter of 20th century, of a typescript transcription of a letter, 1819, of George Crabbe to James Asperne; ff. 4-9 : photocopy, ? 4th quarter of 20th century, of a typescript transcription of a letter, 1834, of Thomas Moore to ...
Dates: 1905-1984.

Miscellaneous papers concerning the "Family Library" monograph series of John Murray, publishers., ? 1825-1846.

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Identifier: MS.42612
Scope and Contents (1) Draft agreement, ? 1825 (watermark) : "Heads of an agreement to be entered into between Mr Murray and Mr Lockhart respecting the Family Library", with an enclosure concerning the payments to be made to Lockhart.(2) Manuscript list, 11 July 1828, of authors and the books that they were to write for the "Family Library".(3) Manuscript list, 14 July 1828, of the proposed order of publication of the first works of the "Family Library".(4)...
Dates: ? 1825-1846.

Miscellaneous papers concerning the ‘Murray’s Handbooks for Travellers’ series., 1899-1924, undated.

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Identifier: MS.42615
Scope and Contents The papers in this folder have been divided into four sections: letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes relating to producing the ‘Handbook for Travellers’ series; advertisements for the series; papers relating to the history of the series; and other related material.Letters, manuscripts, proofs and notes:Partial letter, undated, of John Murray III relating to ‘Handbook for Travellers to Syria and Palestine’: folios 1-2;Circular letter, 1889, of John Murray...
Dates: 1899-1924, undated.

Miscellaneous papers including a typescript copy of Farquhar Macrae's transcript of the 'Genealogical Account of the MacRas'., [Before 1705], 1786-1906, undated.

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Identifier: MS.15929
Scope and Contents

The manuscript from which the typescript was made is probably the copy described by Alexander Macrae in ‘History of the Clan Macrae’, page 13, as belonging to Horatio Ross Macrae of Clunes.

Dates: [Before 1705], 1786-1906, undated.

Miscellaneous papers of Alastair Reid concerning 'Digging up Scotland'., [1981, or before.]

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Identifier: MS.27461
Scope and Contents

The papers include some of the original items buried in the time capsule in 1971 and dug up in 1980 (folio 3) and photographs taken when the capsule was dug up (folio 9).

Dates: [1981, or before.]

Miscellaneous papers of and concerning Archibald Irvine., 1922-1996, undated

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Identifier: Acc.12016/16
Scope and Contents

The papers include articles on Chogoria written by Archibald Irvine; photocopies of press cuttings relating to Irvine and Chogoria; a list of 'Questions for Baptism', undated; and a printed leaflet 'Jubilee at Chogoria, 50th Anniversary, 1922-1972'.

Dates: 1922-1996, undated

Miscellaneous papers of and relating to Sir Charles Dalrymple., 1855-1916, undated.

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Identifier: MS.25652
Scope and Contents

The papers include Sir Charles Dalrymple's account of Lady Alice Mary Dalrymple's death in 1884 and drafts for his Memorial Service at Newcraighall Church in 1916. There is also miscellaneous verse, drawings, and printed notices.

Dates: 1855-1916, undated.