Typescripts.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Typewritten documents.
Found in 3709 Collections and/or Records:
Notes for and corrected typescript, undated, of 'The Bull of Crete: a fable in three acts' by Sydney Goodsir Smith, also based on the Theseus and Ariadne legend., Mid 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.26130
Scope and Contents
There are three title-pages (folios 37-39), one of which gives the author's name as John Abbot, and another gives alternative titles.
Dates:
Mid 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Notes for and manuscript of 'Haworth harvest: the lives of the Brontës' by Nancy Brysson Morrison., [1969, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27332-27343
Notes for and manuscripts and typescripts of literary works of Margaret M Morrison, 'March Cost'., [Circa 1950]-1972, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27374-27386
Scope and Contents
'March Cost' wrote manuscript drafts of her books on loose sheets which she numbered herself; some revisions were written on new sheets and inserted into the sequence, using the same numeration.
Dates:
[Circa 1950]-1972, undated.
Notes for individuals chapters and a typescript synopsis for "King's quiver: the last three Tudors" by Nancy Brysson Morrison., [1972, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27348
Dates:
[1972, or before.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Literary papers and correspondence of the novelist and biographer, Nancy Brysson Morrison (1903-1986).
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Literary papers of Nancy Brysson Morrison.
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Notes for and manuscript of "King's quiver: the last three Tudors" by Nancy Brysson Morrison.
Notes for the biography 'Mary Queen of Scots' by Nancy Brysson Morrison., [1960, or before.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27305-27310
Notes in Arthur Geddes' hand and typescripts of lectures given by Patrick Geddes at Bombay University., 1921-1925, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.19270
Scope and Contents
Included also is a typescript of a lecture given by Gopal Advani, onetime student at the University, and his letter to the ‘Bombay Chronicle’, 1923, in defence of the Department of Sociology and Civics (folio 126). In addition there are notes taken by Arthur Geddes of talks by his father on sociological subjects, 1924-1925 (folio 133).
Dates:
1921-1925, undated.
Notes, manuscript and typescript draft of 'The execution of Mary Timney', containing related correspondence., 1988.
File
Identifier: Acc.12233/73
Notes, manuscript and typescript drafts of Muriel Spark's acceptance speech for the David Cohen Prize., 1997.
File
Identifier: Acc.11621/199
Notes, manuscript and typescript of autobiography of Jan Struther., Undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.13220/27-29
Notes, manuscript and typescripts, undated, of Neil Munro of an unfinished novel, 'The search'., 4th quarter of 19th century-early 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.26903
Scope and Contents
The manuscript(folio 6) consists of chapters 6, 10 and 11 only. The first typescript (folio 36), which has a large number of manuscript corrections, contains chapters 1-10, and the second (folio l56), chapters 1-6.
Dates:
4th quarter of 19th century-early 20th century.
Notes, manuscript, typescript, and corrected galley and page proofs of ‘Ancient monuments of Arran: official guide’ by Robert McLellan., [1977, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.26426
Notes, manuscripts and typescripts for the article 'Digging up Scotland' by Alastair Reid., [1981, or before.]
File
Identifier: MS.27459
Scope and Contents
The contents consist of notes and part of the manuscript (folio 1), first typescript with numerous corrections (folio 37), and a later typescript, also with corrections (folio 94).
Dates:
[1981, or before.]
Notes, manuscripts and typescripts, undated, of Sydney Goodsir Smith of dramatisations of scenes from the ‘Noctes Ambrosianae’ of John Wilson ('Christopher North'). , Mid 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
File
Identifier: MS.26140
Scope and Contents
Included is a radio version, with introductory dialogue (folio 5), and synopses and text of a version for television (folio 9).
Dates:
Mid 20th century-3rd quarter of 20th century.
Notes of Ian Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘The Hanging Garden’. , 1991-1996.
File
Identifier: MS.50346
Scope and Contents
The notes include research and working notes as well as editorial notes of Rankin. The notes relate to plot and character development and revisions for various drafts. The distinction between the notes and drafts is often unclear. Also included are research notes on specific locations, war crimes, and Nazis. Some notes have been revisited and subsequently annotated by Rankin as his development of the novel progressed. Most of the notes are undated and, as such, the arrangement has been...
Dates:
1991-1996.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Ian Rankin archive.
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Papers relating to the professional activities of Ian Rankin.
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Papers relating to the literary and other creative works of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, working papers, and published extracts of the novels of Ian Rankin.
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Manuscripts, typescripts, and working papers of the novels of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the police procedural novels of Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts and working papers of the Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.
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Typescripts of 'The Hanging Garden' by Ian Rankin; with related working papers and promotional materials.
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Notes of Ian Rankin relating to the development of the plot and characters for ‘The Hanging Garden’.
Notes of John Purves., 1822-1959, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.15869-15887
Notes of John Purves on English literature., [Circa 1898]-1945, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15869-15874
Notes of John Purves on French history and literature., [Circa 1920.]
File
Identifier: MS.15882
Scope and Contents
The manuscript includes biographical notes on French writers killed in the First World War (folio 1), on Bernard d’Aubigny, with extracts from his writings (folios 31, 126), and a corrected typescript by Maurice Barrès of the preface to one of his works (folio 217).
Dates:
[Circa 1920.]
Notes of John Purves on Italian drama and history, including the corrected typescript of an article by Purves entitled ’Italian popular comedy’., [?1934.]
File
Identifier: MS.15876
Dates:
[?1934.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notes of John Purves.
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Note and other material of John Purves concerning Italian literature.
Notes, synopses, manuscripts and typescripts of episode 1 of 'Kilellan' by Robert McLellan., 1960.
File
Identifier: MS.26407
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows. (i) Preliminary notes and synopses in manuscript and typescript (folio 1); (ii) Manuscript, corrected typescript and fair typescript of episode 1, 'Guests’ (folio 47).
Dates:
1960.
Notes, typescripts and proofs of the three novels, 'Sunset song', 'Cloud Howe' and 'Grey granite' by James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'., [Before 1935.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26040-26043
Dates:
[Before 1935.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the novelist James Leslie Mitchell (1901-1935), the author 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', and of his wife Rebecca ('Ray') Mitchell.
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Papers chiefly typescripts of the publications of James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon'.
Notes, undated, of John Purves, chiefly in typescript, on the Florentine guilds., Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Item
Identifier: MS.15756
Dates:
Early 20th century-[before 1962.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence and papers of John Purves (1877-1961), reader in Italian at Edinburgh University from 1938 until his retirement in 1947.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves.
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Notebooks chiefly of John Purves containing material on Italian history.
Numbered notebooks of Emile Joseph Dillon, containing typescript excerpts., Undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.12382/36-38
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Emile Joseph Dillon, containing correspondence, notebooks and literary papers.
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Notebooks and diaries of Emile Joseph Dillon.
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Notebooks, mostly numbered, of Emile Joseph Dillon, containing typescript excerpts and list of articles.
‘Nye Eventyr’ by Hans Christian Anderson (Copenhagen, 1845), with verses, 1845, written by the author for Mrs Charlotte Cowan, Glasgow, on the flyleaf; with a photographic copy, a typed transcription, and a translation into English verse.
File
Identifier: MS.3921
Dates:
1845.
Orchestral music of G W Crawford., [?1892-?1941.]
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.21881-21910
Dates:
[?1892-?1941.]
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Surviving musical archive, chiefly undated, of Gerald W Crawford (1868-1942), a consulting engineer and an Edinburgh city councillor and Justice of the Peace, who was well known in his day for his musical activities, especially as composer and conductor of several orchestras including, latterly, one of his own.
"Original Border Poems", containing manuscript, typescript and printed poems by, among others, George Hope Tait and James Hope Brown.
Item
Identifier: Acc.9955
Dates:
1913-1932 and undated.