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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:

Business archive of Mainstream Publishing.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13617
Scope and Contents

The archive covers the company`s independent existence from 1978-2005 and includes some earlier related papers. In 2005 the firm entered into a business arrangement with Random House, and the later archive is now with the parent company.

Dates: Circa 1970-2005.

Business records of A & C Black relating to the works of Sir Walter Scott.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9765
Scope and Contents

Concerning the publication of the works of Sir Walter Scott, the copyrights of the Waverley Novels and to the Centenary celebrations of 1871 and 1932.

Dates: circa 1849-1932.

Business records of George Waterston and Sons, Ltd.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12235/1-522
Scope and Contents The business records, 1768-2002, of George Waterston and Sons, Ltd, Edinburgh, specialist printers, manufacturing and retail stationers, and sealing wax manufacturers. The papers also include material relating more particularly to the Waterston family.In addition to business records, the collection includes papers relating to the Waterston family or to the history of the business collected by various family directors, series of family and business photographs, sample specimens of...
Dates: 1752-2002, undated.

Carbon typescript of 'The Fiddler calls the Tune: a comedy in three acts' by George Moncrieff-Scott., [1945.]

 File
Identifier: MS.26948
Scope and Contents

There are a few manuscript corrections, and two newspaper cuttings (folio 83) concerning the first production of the play in Edinburgh.

Dates: [1945.]

Catalogue compiled by Hugh Sharp of the Hugh Sharp Collection of printed books.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.5053-5054
Scope and Contents

The catalogue was compiled before the transmission of the collection to the National Library of Scotland in 1938. It contains interesting details about many of the books. A newspaper-cutting about the collection, and notes made by members of the National Library staff, found loose in the first volume, have been pasted in.

Dates: [1938, or before.]

Catalogues and advertising material of John Murray, publishers., 1815-2008

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13328/906-1286
Scope and Contents

This series contains printed catalogues, prospectuses, advertising material, postcards, order forms, and stock lists created by John Murray, publishers, for the promotion and sale of their general, educational, and specialist subject list titles.

Dates: 1815-2008

Collection of black and white and colour photographs of Janet Adam Smith, her family and friends, some with press cuttings, Circa 1911-1998.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13861/51
Scope and Contents Containing:Black and white photograph of E M Guiness, Librarian, 1892-1908, and Vice-Principal of Royal Holloway College, 1899-1908 by Philip A Laszlo, presented to the college in January 1911.Chanonry Lodge, 1912, containing mounted black and white photograph showing family group with Andrew Carnegie, his wife Louise and daughter Margaret on his becoming rector of Aberdeen University: Standing L to R: Mauette? Lom, Swiss governess; George Buchanan Smith; Andrew...
Dates: Circa 1911-1998.

Collection of journals and sketchbooks of John Francis Campbell, kept during his travels throughout the world., 1841-1880.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.50.3.14-50.5.6
Scope and Contents

The volumes reflect, in his detailed descriptions, watercolours and sketches, Campbell’s interest in people, art, science and sport. In the later journals, his interest in geology and meteorology predominates, with particular emphasis on the effects of glaciation observed in various countries.

The sketches usually occur in chronological sequence with notes below each giving the date, place and other additional information.

Dates: 1841-1880.

Commonplace book containing notes, sermons and newspaper cuttings, 1885 - 1919

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14025/3
Scope and Contents Contains press cuttings mainly on Gaelic and Highland subjects, including obituaries of persons with Highland origins, for example the Gaelic poet Neil MacLeod (d. 1913) and Archibald Menzies, founder member of An Comunn Gaidhealach (d. 1914). Two newspaper cuttings concern Tolmie's own ministry in Kintyre. Items are dated up to 1919, with those dating from after Tolmie's death in 1909 being loosely inserted rather than pasted in, probably by his brother John Tolmie.The volume...
Dates: 1885 - 1919