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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:

Papers, chiefly amended drafts, written by Richard B Haldane., [Circa 1904]-[?1936], undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.20222
Scope and Contents

The manuscript also includes: (i) Press cuttings, 1904-1914, relating to Richard B Haldane’s public career (folio 109); (ii) Telegrams of condolence, 1928, to Haldane’s sister on his death (folio 123); (iii) Press cuttings, 1928, from German newspapers reporting Haldane’s death (folio 254) (iv) Letters, 1928, to Haldane’s sister concerning him (folio 263); (v) Other papers, ?1936, undated, concerning Haldane (folio 272).

Dates: [Circa 1904]-[?1936], undated.

Papers collected by the Scottish Music Hall Society concerning the history of music hall.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11446
Scope and Contents

Includes posters, programmes, photographs and scripts.

Dates: 20th century.

Papers collected by W K Dickson, Librarian of the National Library of Scotland, concerning the exhibition held at the National Gallery of Scotland from 1 July to 30 September 1932, to mark the centenary of the death of Sir Walter Scott.

 File
Identifier: MS.9483
Scope and Contents

The papers consist largely of press-cuttings from the 'Scotsman' (folios 2-11), with a few photographs (folios 13-16), letters (folios 20-22) and other items.

Dates: 1932.

Papers concerning Edith Simon's writing career, 1940-1994

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13772/104-238
Scope and Contents

This series contains notebooks, manuscript drafts, typescript drafts, press cuttings, and research notes relating to Edith Simon's various writing projects, encompassing her books, plays, and screenplays, as well as some unrealised works.

The tete-a-beche style is used by Simon in most notebooks, writing from both ends of each volume.

Dates: 1940-1994

Papers concerning facsimile copies of a letter of Lord Byron to John Anthony and William Galignani, relating to John William Polidori and ‘The Vampyre’, 1819-1936, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.43524
Scope and Contents The papers here mostly relate to facsimile copies of a letter of Lord Byron to the editor of ‘Galignani’s Messenger’ in 1819. The papers have been arranged chronologically. Two facsimile copies of a letter, 1819, of Lord Byron to John Anthony and William Galignani, after 1819: folios 1-4;Photographic copy and photocopy of the letter, 1819, of Lord Byron to John Anthony and William Galignani, undated: folios 5-10;Two copies of an article entitled 'The...
Dates: 1819-1936, undated.

Papers concerning Gaelic and Highland-related subjects, ca. 1950-2007

 Series
Identifier: Acc.14003/13-20
Scope and Contents

Notebooks, newspaper cuttings and other papers concerning Farquhar Macintosh's interests in Gaelic language, literature and Highland life. Most of his notebooks are in Gaelic, while the other papers are in both Gaelic and English.

Dates: ca. 1950-2007

Papers concerning Joan Eardley.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.8998
Scope and Contents

Includes annotated exhibition catalogues and periodicals, photographs and pres cuttings.

Dates: 1950-1975.

Papers concerning Joseph Hislop, collected and compiled by Michael Turnbull in connection with his biography of Hislop.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.10304
Scope and Contents

Includes press cuttings, concert programmes, research notes and correspondence.

Dates: 1907-1990.

Papers concerning "Passacaglia on DSCH" by Ronald Stevenson

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11055
Scope and Contents

Includes scores, notes, press cuttings, a speech and correspondence.

Dates: 1960-1994.

Papers concerning Scottish football.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.9979
Scope and Contents

Includes:

"Scottish Football Annual, 1875-6"

"Constitution and Rules of the Scottish Football Association" (1873), with manuscript notes

five notebooks, 1867-1903, of Sir George Graham, on Scottish football

21 postcards, 1904-1912, of Scottish football teams and players

typescripts and newspaper cuttings, 1931-1933 and undated, on Scottish football

Dates: 1867-1933 and undated.

Papers concerning the 2nd Earl of Minto., 1838-1853, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.12064B
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows. (i) Draft lists and notes, 1840, undated, on officers of the rank of Lieutenant and above recommended for promotion or noted for other honours (folio 1); (ii) Lists and other papers, 1838-1841, undated, and a letter, 1841, concerning Mates, chiefly those noted for promotion (folio 13); (iii) Returns, 1839, 1841, of Captains, Commanders, Lieutenants and Mates who passed courses at H M S Excellent (folio 71); (iv) Draft letter, memoranda and other notes, 1845-1846,...
Dates: 1838-1853, undated.

Papers concerning the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants employed by the North British Railway Company.

 File
Identifier: Acc.4221
Scope and Contents

Concerning wages and conditions of service.

Dates: 1902-1906.

Papers concerning the authorship of the Waverley novels, compiled by Gilbert James French.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.8906
Scope and Contents

Includes pamphlets, newspaper articles and letters.

With letters of J G Lockhart and others concerning the controversy and the writings of French, W J Fizpatrick and others, on the subject.

Dates: circa 1840-1857.

Papers concerning the controversy over the publication of "Conversations of Lord Byron" by Thomas Medwin., 1822-1960.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42469-42476
Scope and Contents

The papers include correspondence, proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray in response to Medwin`s publication, and miscellaneous papers concerning Medwin.

Dates: 1822-1960.