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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:

Photographs and photocopies of press cuttings, concerning the career of John Maclean.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7508
Scope and Contents

Used in the 1979 NLS exhibition "John Maclean of Clydeside".

Dates: 20th century.

Photographs, letters and newspaper cuttings concerning Isabella Burns Begg, youngest sister of the poet Robert Burns, and her descendents, including the Glasgow artists, the Begg sisters.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.11193
Scope and Contents

Includes family tree and biographical notes on the members of the Burns Begg family who feature in this collection, including a letter of Gilbert Burns, brother of the poet, to Robert Burns Begg.

Dates: circa 1822-1995.

Photographs of and newspaper articles concerning Christopher Murray Grieve, 'Hugh MacDiarmid'., 1949-?1979, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.27213
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Photographs, 1949-?1979, undated, of Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’, his family, and friends. They include some photographs of the Faroe Islands and whaling scenes, ?1944 (folio 1);

(ii) Newspaper articles concerning Christopher Murray Grieve, ‘Hugh MacDiarmid’, ?1959-1978, undated (folio 47). Also included are some cuttings used by MacDiarmid as part of a speech or an article, circa 1973 (folio 52).

Dates: 1949-?1979, undated.

Photographs of the Macarthur family; with a souvenir album and press cuttings relating to the Macarthur family., 1848-1936, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.10623/6
Scope and Contents Photographs, one each, of the Macarthur brothers: Alexander, in Montreal circa 1865, Duncan, in Winnipeg, 1890, and David, possibly in Winnipeg, undated.Two photographs of Peter Macarthur in middle and old age; with further photographs of his paddle steamer 'Saskatchewan' on Lake Winnipeg; a tug 'Isabelle' pulling a timber raft on the Lake, 1923; and a cutting from the 'Winnipeg Free Press' dated 17-9-1936, with obituary notice of Peter Macarthur and photograph of his 900ft...
Dates: 1848-1936, undated.

Photographs, press cuttings, school reports and other papers chiefly of or concerning Dora Tertia Liebenthal., 1893-1969, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.21571
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: (i) Photographs, 1910-1969, undated, of Miss Liebenthal, and of musicians and artists with whom she was associated (folio 1); (ii) School reports and other papers, 1893-1910, of Miss Liebenthal, her brother Lewis, and her sister Elma (folio 24); (iii) Press cuttings, 1960-1966, concerning Miss Liebenthal's life and work (folio 48).

Dates: 1893-1969, undated.

Pìobaireachd music manuscripts and press cuttings

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Identifier: Acc.13535
Scope and Contents Contains sheet music of bagpipe tunes, and press cuttings of information concerning pìobaireachd and the history of the bagpipe, as well as information and photographs of individual pipers. The compiler, John Alexander Cameron, was a publican in Inverness, and there is a slight Inverness emphasis in the items collected. Arranged in folders as follows:Acc.13535/1: manuscript scores, some printed, of bagpipe tunes. Including "Lament for Lieut Ian B. MacLeod of MacLeod; killed in...
Dates: 1896-1952

Playbills, press cuttings and notes relating to theatrical performances of works by Lord Byron., 1816-1863, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.43546
Scope and Contents Notes have been placed at the beginning of the sequence, followed by press cuttings and playbills.Manuscript notes regarding the actress Charlotte Mardyn during the years 1815-1824, undated: folios 1-3;Press cutting showing a letter of Charlotte Mardyn to the editor of the 'Morning Chronicle', reprinted in 'The Examiner', 23 Jun 1816: folio 4;Press cutting regarding a Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, performance of 'Marion Faliero, Doge of Venice', 1 Nov 1820:...
Dates: 1816-1863, undated.

‘Poems’ by Allan Ramsay, volume 1 (Edinburgh, 1721), with, inserted at the front, a manuscript of two poems in Ramsay's hand, and two pen sketches of heads., 1721, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.9749
Scope and Contents

Tipped in to page 269 is a press cutting (folio 2) concerning the song ‘Polwart on the green’. On page xxviii is a contemporary note of the numbers of subscribers to the ‘Poems’.

Dates: 1721, undated.

Political, academic and personal papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, political academic and MP for Berwick and East Lothian.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13476/1-319- Formerly Dep.323.
Scope and Contents John Pitcairn Mackintosh (1929-1978) was a political scientist, professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and a Labour MP for Berwick and East Lothian (1966-1974, 1974-1978). He was pro-Europeist and pro-devolutionist and campaigned in favour of a yes vote during the 1979 Referendum on a Scottish Aseembly.The material consists of the personal and academic papers detailing Mackintosh’s political and academic career. The papers document his many academic ventures including his...
Dates: 1927-1978, undated.

Political and personal correspondence and papers of Priscilla Buchan, Baroness Tweedsmuir of Belhelvie, including some papers of John Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11884/1-359
Scope and Contents These papers provide a very full and extensive record of the political and public career of Lady Tweedsmuir, particularly of Scottish politics from 1945 to 1974, and of foreign policy in the early 1970s in her areas of responsibility as Minister of State, for example, the 'Cod War' dispute with Iceland. Business papers include some relating to her directorship of the transatlantic Cunard Line, and the construction and launching of RMS ‘Queen Elizabeth 2’. Some papers of Lord Tweedsmuir,...
Dates: Circa 1911-circa 1998.

Political papers, including correspondence, press cuttings, and minutes, of Frank Yeaman, with some personal and miscellaneous papers. Also included is material relating to the early days of the Scottish National Party.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12944/1-41
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a mixture of personal (1931-1942) and political papers (1935-1985). The political papers reflect his activity as SNP candidate for East Edinburgh at the 1945 general election as well as his involvement in nationalist politics in Scotland and particularly in Edinburgh. It also contains material relating to the early days of the SNP, including organizational records of the party and an interesting group of newsletters and nationalist literature dealing with a broad...
Dates: Circa 1930-1985.

Political papers of Sam Ghibaldan.

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13669
Scope and Contents

Papers of Sam Ghibaldan chiefly relating to the Liberal Democrats in Westminster (1995-1997), including the Cook-Maclennan talks which led to the Blair government’s constitutional reform agenda; ‘Make Votes Count’, which was the pro-AV+ campaign in the electoral reform referendum that Blair’s government ultimately failed to hold; and the two Scottish coalitions (1999-2007).

Dates: 1996-2007

Political papers of the 4th Earl of Minto., 1873-1892.

 File
Identifier: MS.12548
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence and papers on parliamentary business, namely the 4th Earl of Minto's possible candidature for North Lincolnshire, 1873 (folio 1); his candidature for Hexham, 1886 (folio 29); and the Parliamentary Committee on field voles, of which Lord Minto was a member, 1892 (folio 126).

Dates: 1873-1892.

Postcards, christmas card, typescript verse, photographs and proofs of and relating to Isobel Wylie Hutchison.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13681
Scope and Contents 1). Postcards, christmas card, typescript verse, press-cuttings and proofs, 1896-ca.1960, undated.i. Postcards, 1896-1903, undated.ii. Christmas card, early 20th century.iii. Typescript verse of Isobel Wylie Hutchison, undated.iv. Press-cuttings, 1949, undated.v. Proofs, 1956, of `Literary Landmarks of Scotland`, articles by Isobel Wylie Hutchison for the `National Geographic` magazine.2. Photographs, ca.1900-1962,...
Dates: 1896-1962, undated.