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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:

Press cuttings and published obituaries of writers., 1958-1999.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13861/110
Scope and Contents

Containing: Dame Rose Macaulay, 1958; Captain W E Johns, 1968; John Berryman, 1973; John Betjeman, 1984; Philip Larkin, 1986; Graham Greene, 1991; Sir Stephen Spender, 1995; Sorley MacLean, 1996; and  Naomi Mitchison, 1999.

Dates: 1958-1999.

Press cuttings and typescripts, with manuscript corrections, of articles of Seton Gordon.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.7018
Scope and Contents

Mostly on Scottish birds.

Dates: 1908-1912 and undated.

Press cuttings archive, 2001-2009, of Edinburgh International Film Festival; with some earlier 'Press Digests', 1950-1978.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13442/1-102
Scope and Contents

Some are original newspaper cuttings, others are photocopies, or copies supplied by a press agency.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950-1978, 2001-2009.

Press-cuttings chiefly concerning Sir George H Scott-Douglas's candidature as M.P. for Roxburghshire in 1880., 1857-1935.

 File
Identifier: MS.8120
Scope and Contents

Also included are cuttings of agricultural interest, and an obituary of Sir George H Scott-Douglas's son, Sir George B Douglas.

Dates: 1857-1935.

Press cuttings collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel 'Black & Blue'., 1995-1996.

 File
Identifier: MS.50314
Scope and Contents The newspaper and magazine cuttings and pages contain articles relating to plot and character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Black and Blue’.The cuttings are arranged by topic. Under each topic, the articles are arranged by sub-topic (if applicable) and then chronologically, with those undated at the end of each topic.Murders and murderers. Folios 1-30.Bible John. Folios 1-20. Agutter, Paul. Folio 21. Dutroux, Marc. Folios 22-23. Garden, Philip. Folio...
Dates: 1995-1996.

Press cuttings collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘Dead Souls’; with the synopses of, and cover proofs and publicity material for, the novel., 1992-2000.

 File
Identifier: MS.50322
Scope and Contents The newspaper and magazine cuttings and pages contain articles relating to the plot and the character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Dead Souls’.The cuttings are arranged by topic, and chronologically under each topic.Crimes against children. Folios 1-30. Crime (other). Folios 31-47. Missing children. Folios 48-72. Other. Folios 73-78.Two copies of the synopsis, 1997, of ‘Dead Souls’. Folios 79-86.Cover proofs, 1998-2000, of ‘Dead Souls’ from...
Dates: 1992-2000.

Press cuttings collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel ‘Set in Darkness’; with related promotional material, publicity schedule, and cover proofs., 1997-2000.

 File
Identifier: MS.50392
Scope and Contents Press cuttings and information sheets, 1997-1999, collected by Rankin as research for ‘Set in Darkness’. Folios 1-52.The newspaper cuttings and forms contain information relating to plot and character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Set in Darkness’.The cuttings are arranged by topic. Within each topic, the articles are arranged chronologically, with those undated at the end of each topic.Scottish Parliament (Folios 1-7) World’s End Murders (Folios...
Dates: 1997-2000.

Press cuttings collected by Ian Rankin as research for his novel "Standing in Another Man’s Grave"., 2010-2012.

 File
Identifier: MS.50397
Scope and Contents The newspaper cuttings and posters contain information relating to plot and character development for Rankin’s novel ‘Standing in Another Man’s Grave’.The cuttings are arranged by topic. Within each topic, the articles are arranged chronologically, with those undated at the end of each topic.Police (Folios 1-17) Missing persons (Folios 18-29) Crime (Folios 30-50) Other (Folios 51-80) Posters, regarding the 2011 Scottish elections (Folio 81) and a historic map of...
Dates: 2010-2012.