Press cuttings. Information artifacts.
Found in 2179 Collections and/or Records:
Newspapers and newspaper cuttings, chiefly on political matters, collected by Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family., 1909-April 1911.
Newspapers and newspaper cuttings, chiefly on political matters, collected by Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family., May 1911-1922.
Newspapers and newspaper cuttings, chiefly on political matters, collected by Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family., 1847-1888.
Newspapers and newspaper cuttings, chiefly on political matters, collected by Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot and his family., 1888-1901.
Newspapers collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘The Naming of the Dead’; with a cover proof of the novel., 2005-2006.
Newspapers collected by Ian Rankin, 2005, as research for his novel ‘The Naming of the Dead’. Folios 1-32.
The newspapers contain articles relating to plot and character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Mortal Causes’.
The cuttings are arranged chronologically.
Cover proof of ‘The Naming of the Dead’, 2006 or before. Folio 33.
Newspapers cuttings, 1893, undated; with papers, 1868, concerning the principalship of the University of Edinburgh., 1868, 1893, undated.
Newspapers cuttings on the history of Edinburgh., 1999-2005.
Newspapers cuttings on 'The Scotsman' vacating their North Bridge Premises., 1999.
Note-book of William Henry Augustus Fitzstrathern, "The Innes Papers, containing inter alia Mr Strathern's remarks respecting Alexander Innes 3d son of Rora"., [?1854-?1857.]
Notebook containing biographical details of British poets. Volume 1 : Geoffrey Chaucer to Sir John Beaumont., Mid 19th century.
Notebook containing biographical details of British poets. Volume 2 : Richard Corbet to Edmund Smith., Mid 19th century.
Notebook containing biographical details of British poets. Volume 3 : Arthur Maynwaring to John Langhorne., Mid 19th century.
Notebook containing biographical details of British poets. Volume 4 : James Macpherson to Hartley Coleridge., Mid 19th century.
Notebook containing notes, probably taken by Peter Stewart, writer, Provost of Campbeltown, on dictates on rhetoric delivered by Hugh Blair.
The notebook has some miscellaneous early 19th century newspaper cuttings posted in (folios i-v) and a notice of the death of Sir Thomas Reid, Baronet, written 1823, probably by William Ferguson (folio 183 verso). An article by A I B Stewart, ascribes the volume to Peter Stewart and gives family details (loosely enclosed at back, folio 190-196).
Notebook containing press-cuttings chiefly of obituary notices for William Sharp., 1905-1910.
Notebook I, Songs, 1904 and undated
A notebook compiled by John Tolmie and marked "I Songs" on the cover; 33 folios. Containing mostly texts of songs in English or Scots, with humourous, often Scottish- or Irish-related themes. Most of these are copied by hand, but some are cut out from newspapers and pasted in. Undated, with the exception of the song on ff. 28v-29v, not in John Tolmie's hand, which is dated 1904. The song "The wedding of Shon Maclean" (ff.11-12) includes the melody in tonic sol-fa notation.
Notebook IV, containing newspaper cuttings of anecdotes, 1910-1914
A notebook compiled by John Tolmie, marked "IV Notes + Comments" on the front cover, containing press-cuttings of humorous anecdotes concerning mostly Highland Scotland. They are pasted in chronological order, with each one dated. Possibly, like the next volume in the sequence, a record of notes and anecdotes submitted by Tolmie to the Edinburgh Evening Dispatch. 59 numbered pages, followed by 35 blank pages.
Notebook of Albert David Mackie containing cuttings with an index at the back, and two chapters of a romance entitled 'Pug and Eros', apparently unpublished., 2nd quarter of 20th century-[before 1955.]
Notebook of John 'Jock' M Watt relating to Speedway., Undated.
Includes notes relating to Edinburgh Monarchs and Leicester, and with a press cutting relating to Freddie Lang.
Notebook of John Purves entitled 'Italian study in Scotland'; with press cutting., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Notebook of Nancy Brysson Morrison containing ideas and notes for short stories and serials., 1940-1957, undated.
A few press-cuttings have been pasted in.
Notebook of Rose Ethel Bassin, with associated press cuttings., 1962-1965.
Notebook of Thomas Stoddart containing manuscripts of the songs printed in "An angler's rambles and angling songs’, some of which are annotated 'Written in 1837. Revised and altered in 1864'., 1837-[1866, or after].
Press-cuttings of reviews of the book are pasted over many of the poems.