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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:

Published version of the short story 'The First Year of My Life' printed in The Times., 1975.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11621/88
Dates: 1975.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Literary papers of Muriel Spark. / Papers relating to several short stories by Muriel Spark.

Purchase of pictures by Janet Adam Smith., 1932-2006.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13861/52
Scope and Contents

Also containing: Typed catalogue of pictures owned by Janet Adam Smith, August 1972.

Miscellaneous information and newspaper cuttings about Janet Adam Smith pictures, including colour slide of 'The Bedlington terrier', by William Scott, 1946-2006.

Dates: 1932-2006.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Janet Buchanan Adam Smith. / Personal papers of Janet Adam Smith. / Papers relating to the death of Janet Adam Smith and beyond. / Details of pictures owned by Janet Adam Smith.

Reading lists and course notes of Janet Adam Smith, relating to course English 88: Scottish literature, for Barnard College., 1964.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13861/26
Scope and Contents

Containing: Janet Adam Smith reading lists and Barnard College Wollman library requests.

Janet Adam Smith notes, with newspapers cuttings of articles and book reviews on Scottish literature in general [1946-1964] and on the life and works of Robert Burns, Hugh McDiarmid and Edwin Muir.

Dates: 1964.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Janet Buchanan Adam Smith. / Personal papers of Janet Adam Smith. / Teaching materials relating to Barnard College, New York, and Somerville College, Oxford. / Teaching materials of Barnard College, containing course notes and examination papers.

Reading lists and miscellaneous papers concerning Hector MacIver., 1945-1949.

 File
Identifier: MS.26298 (part 1)
Dates: 1945-1949.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966). / Papers of Hector MacIver as schoolmaster at the Royal High School. / Reading lists and miscellaneous papers concerning Hector MacIver.

Reading lists and miscellaneous papers concerning Hector MacIver., 1950-1954, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.26298 (part 2)
Dates: 1950-1954, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966). / Papers of Hector MacIver as schoolmaster at the Royal High School. / Reading lists and miscellaneous papers concerning Hector MacIver.

Reading lists and miscellaneous papers concerning Hector MacIver., 1945-1954, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.26298(part 1)-(part 2)
Scope and Contents

The reading lists, 1945-1954, undated, begin on folio 1, and the miscellaneous papers, including speeches by Hector MacIver and others, 1947-1953, undated, begin on folio 53.

Dates: 1945-1954, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the author, broadcaster and schoolmaster, Hector MacIver (1910-1966). / Papers of Hector MacIver as schoolmaster at the Royal High School.

Recordings of sun-spots from December 1883 to 1884 accompanied by meteorological notes and diagrams., 1881, 1883-1884.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.50.7.5
Scope and Contents

The volume also contains several rough watercolour sketches of Scottish scenes, dated August 1881, and some earlier solar experiments with related cuttings, 1881.

Dates: 1881, 1883-1884.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant. / Original manuscripts of John Francis Campbell`s non-Gaelic publications, mostly based on his journals, and volumes of scientific material, reflecting his particular interest in glaciation, meteorology and thermography.

Records compiled by Neil Stewart (died 3 May 1888), of draughts games played in matches between experts and of original play by the compiler.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.649-650
Dates: 1847-1885.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Records compiled by Neil Stewart, of draughts games played in matches between experts and of original play by the compiler., 1864-1885.

 File
Identifier: MS.649
Scope and Contents

At the back of the volume are newspaper cuttings, 1885, from the 'Lothian Courier' and 'Coatbridge Herald'.

Dates: 1864-1885.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records compiled by Neil Stewart (died 3 May 1888), of draughts games played in matches between experts and of original play by the compiler.

Records, kept by James MacLehose, of the activities of the Scottish Alliance of Employers in the Printing and Kindred Trades: ‘Binding’., 1893, 1897-1989, 1901, 1910, 1912-1920.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.8166/[Binding] 1-19
Scope and Contents

A sequence of 15 volumes, 1912-1920, with four other volumes for 1893, 1897-1898, 1898 and 1901/1910.

Dates: 1893, 1897-1989, 1901, 1910, 1912-1920.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records, kept by James Maclehose, of the activities of the Scottish Alliance of Employers in the Printing and Kindred Trades.

Records, kept by James MacLehose, of the activities of the Scottish Alliance of Employers in the Printing and Kindred Trades: ‘Printing’., 1903, 1907, 1912-1943.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.8166/[Printing] 1-623
Scope and Contents

A sequence of 621 volumes, 1912-1943, with two other volumes for 1903 and 1907.

Dates: 1903, 1907, 1912-1943.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records, kept by James Maclehose, of the activities of the Scottish Alliance of Employers in the Printing and Kindred Trades.

Records of advertisements, containing statistics, and newspaper cuttings. Also containing an advertisement analysis of 'Evening News and Daily Dispatch'., 1866-1972.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.11812/136-140
Dates: 1866-1972.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Titles, financial records and papers of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Business records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman' and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'. / Financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch', containing balance sheets, private ledgers, journals, cash books, purchase books, records of contributors and other miscellaneous papers. / Miscellaneous financial records of 'The Scotsman', 'The Weekly Scotsman', and 'Edinburgh Evening Dispatch'.

Records of the Amalgamated Slaters` Society of Scotland.

 Collection
Identifier: Dep.124- is now Acc.4707.
Dates: 1913-1963.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Records of the Edinburgh People's Festival.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14155/1-42
Scope and Contents The Edinburgh People’s Festival (EPF) was founded in 2002 by Colin Fox as a ‘more accessible and inclusive cultural alternative’ to the Edinburgh International Festival. It presented a series of plays, lectures, concerts, pageants, ceilidhs, and art exhibitions in different venues around the city of Edinburgh in August and throughout the year until 2018. The EPF was established in part as a tribute to the festival of the same name organised by the Edinburgh Labour Festival Committee,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1949-1954, 2003-2020.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Records of the National Party of Scotland, Scottish Convention, Scottish Covenant Association and Scottish National Party.

 Record Group
Identifier: Acc.7295/1-34
Scope and Contents

Minutes, letters and papers, with miscellaneous printed political leaflets and ephemera retained with the collection, from the Edinburgh Headquarters of the Scottish National Party. Included are records of other organizations of the national movement.

Dates: 1932-1974, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Records of the North East Fife Conservative and Unionist Association.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13853
Scope and Contents

Including records of predecessor bodies and associated local Conservative and Unionist Associations.

Dates: 1902-2000.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Records of the Royal Highland Yacht Club

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: Acc.14054/1-8
Content Description

Minutes, correspondence, lists of members, newsletters and journals.

Dates: 1970-2021.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Records of the Scottish Home Guards: general account of the whole organization, orders from Scottish Command Headquarters, and press-cuttings relating to the various districts., 1940-1945.

 File
Identifier: MS.3816
Dates: 1940-1945.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records of the service of the Home Guard (formerly Local Defence Volunteers).

Records of the Scottish Iron Moulders' Union (later Associated Iron Moulders of Scotland), containing minutes and related papers., 1840-1933.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.5010/1-68
Dates: 1840-1933.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Records of Scottish foundry workers, containing mostly minutes and some related papers of various unions and associations.

Related material inserted in ‘Our Journall into Scotland, Anno Domini 1629, 5th of November’ by Christopher Lowther (Edinburgh, 1894).

 File
Identifier: MS.20755
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Photographs of the original manuscript (folio 1, 2, 5, 6); (ii) Letters, 1894, 1918, to the publisher, David Douglas, about the edition (folios 3, 7, 10, 18-48); (iii) A copy with manuscript corrections of pages 73-88 of the ‘Thirteenth report of the Historical Manuscripts Commission’, Appendix, Part VII (London, 1893) (the first publication of Lowther's journal) (folio 11); (iv) Press cuttings, 1894, containing reviews of the book (folio 50); (v) A...
Dates: [1893, or after]-1918.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division

Reminiscences of Mary E Haldane’s early life and experiences., 1922-1925, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.20017 (Part 2)
Scope and Contents

The reminiscences are continued from MS.20017 (Part 1), folio 15.

A small quantity of papers found loosely enclosed in MSS.20015: ‘Birthday scripture text book’, and MS.20018: Notebook containing an account by Mrs Haldane of her ancestors and her early years, have been placed at the end (folio 399).

Dates: 1922-1925, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of members of the families of Haldane of Cloan, and Burdon-Sanderson of West Jesmond, chiefly Mrs Mary E Haldane, née Burdon-Sanderson. / Correspondence and papers of Mary E Haldane, consisting chiefly of letters written to her by members of her family, chiefly her sisters and brother, and of her husband's family, and by friends. / Autobiographical papers of Mary E Haldane.

Report by Stanley W Kemp and an article by Sir James Wordie based thereon concerning a survey of the South Shetland Islands, together with associated press-cuttings, charts and correspondence., ?Early 20th century.

 File
Identifier: MS.9524
Dates: ?Early 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts from the Wordie Collection of printed books, being correspondence and papers of Sir James M Wordie, together with manuscript material owned by him.

`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom.`, 1871, 1872.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.51.1.1-51.1.3
Scope and Contents

The three volumes comprise the final report of the Committee as printed by "George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, printers to the Queen`s Most Excellent majesty", 1871.

Dates: 1871, 1872.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant. / Correspondence of John Francis Campbell in the capacity of Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London, a post he held for several years, along with various printed reports and proceedings of the Coal Commission concerning investigations made into a number of aspects of coal mining throughout the country. / Published and working copies, preparatory to publication, of the `Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom`.

`Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom. Vol. I. General report and twenty-two sub-reports`., 1871.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.51.1.1
Scope and Contents

Pasted to the recto and verso of the front free end paper of the volume is a press cutting, in several parts, from the `Times` newspaper, 10 August 1871, of an article, `The supply of coal`.

Folios i and 1 are notes of John Francis Campbell; folios 2 and 3 are letters of Eyre and Spottiswoode, the printers, to Campbell.

Dates: 1871.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, including many manuscripts in Gaelic, journals and yearbooks (with many photographs), albums of watercolour paintings and sketches, and experimental notebooks, of John Francis Campbell of Islay (1821-1885), Gaelic scholar and collector of oral tradition, traveller, scientist, official of the royal household and public servant. / Correspondence of John Francis Campbell in the capacity of Secretary to the Royal Coal Commission in London, a post he held for several years, along with various printed reports and proceedings of the Coal Commission concerning investigations made into a number of aspects of coal mining throughout the country. / Published and working copies, preparatory to publication, of the `Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom`. / `Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the several matters relating to coal in the United Kingdom.`

Reports, correspondence, and newspaper cuttings on the Glen Lochay case., 1988-1991.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/992
Scope and Contents

A case between John Cameron and the Nature Conservancy Council (forerunner of SNH) about restrictions placed on developing the estate.

Dates: 1988-1991.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). / Papers on Scottish natural heritage arranged alphabetically by Magnusson.

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