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National Museums Scotland
Library Special Collections
Miscellaneous
papers of individuals, organisations etc. (boxed)
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Collection name
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Extent
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Ashworth, James Hartley (1874-1936)
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2 boxes
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Bannerman,
David Armitage
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3 boxes
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Carnegie
Trust
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1 box
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Challenger
Expedition Photographs
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3 boxes
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Davidson,
Majel
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1 box
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Drummond,
Leslie (1920 – 1997)
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3 boxes
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Dunlop,
Robert
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1 box
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Fleming, John
(1785-1857)
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6 letters, 7 notes
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Geologists
handwriting samples
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1 box
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Govan, Margaret
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1 box
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Johnson, Professor
Thomas (1863-1854)
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1 box
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Kindberg, Agnes Marie
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1 folder
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Royal Society of Edinburgh (Box titled
Royal Society of Edinburgh Exhibition 1983)
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1 box
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Simpson, Isabel Anne
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1 box
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Waterston, Robert
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1 box
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Waterton, Charles (1782-1865)
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1 box
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White, Adam
(1817-1879)
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1 box
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James Wright (Box is
titled F A Bather)
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1 box
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James Hartley Ashworth (1874-1936)
Professor, Department of Zoology, Edinburgh
Specialised in the zoology of Invertebrates
Extent: 2 boxes
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Ref
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Description
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Date
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Box 1
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Rhinosporidium:
Original figures and list of slides shown
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1920s
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|
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Helix Pomatia:
original plates and two proofs
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n.d.
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Blowfly's proboscis:
original and proofs
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1923
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Xenia: figures and notes
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|
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Heteroxenia Lingula: Original figures
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n.d.
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Letters and notes on Ctenopteryx and other correspondence
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1905-1915
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Halla and Sclerocheilus:
photographs and plates
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n.d.
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Scalibregmidae:
literature,
notes, correspondence (2 envelopes)
|
n.d.
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Charles Darwin
as a student
in Edinburgh. 1825-1827. address delivered by Ashworth to the Royal Society
of
Edinburgh. Offprint from Proceedings
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1935
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Obituary
notice of
J H Ashworth.
Offprint from Proceedings
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1937
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Obituary notice
of J H
Ashworth.
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1936
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Offprint from
Obituary Notices of the Royal Society of London n.d.
Notes on Literature of Scalibregmidae
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n.d.
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Box 2
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Halla and
Aglaurides: literature, methods, material, slide
records
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n.d.
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Tetracotyle: notes and drawings
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n.d.
|
|
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Notes on Nervous System
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n.d.
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Scalibregma: published figures
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n.d.
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Rhinosporidium: notes
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n.d.
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David Armitage
Bannerman
Ornithologist
Extent: 3 boxes
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Ref
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Description
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Date
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Box 1
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Letters from Hugh M S Blair
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1953-1958
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Letters from Hugh M S Blair
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1958-1964
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Correspondence (letters in), A-B
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1943-1962
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Correspondence (letters in) C-F
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1955-1962
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Box 2
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Correspondence (letters in), G-H
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1943-1963
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Correspondence (letters in), I-M
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1944-1964
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Correspondence (letters in), N-R
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1949-1963
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Correspondence (letters in), S
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1953-1963
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Box 3
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Correspondence (letters in), T-Y
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1944-1964
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Correspondence from publishers, Oliver and Boyd
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1940-1951
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Notes, correspondence, offprints
etc, on miscellaneous ornithological topics
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1947-1961
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Collection of envelopes (now empty) addressed to Dr David
Bannerman
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Various
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Draft list of correspondence
(numbered)
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n.d.
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Carnegie Trust
Extent: 1 box
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Ref
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Description
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Date
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A-C Reports on Scottish Museums
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1940s-1950s
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D-M Reports on Scottish Museums
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1940s-1950s
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N-Z Reports on Scottish Museums
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1940s-1950s
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Miscellaneous material
relating to Scottish museums
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1940s-1950s
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Challenger Expedition Photographs
Extent: 3 Boxes
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Ref
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Description
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Date
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Box 1
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Envelope
"Challenger
photographs received with neg nos unknown
- matched up with glass plates and nos pencilled
on back" (5 prints)
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n.d.
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Envelope "Duplicates
in main
set. Challenger neg nos pencilled on rear
top right corner" (9 prints)
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n.d.
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Envelope (unmarked) containing photographs of "Dr
Alexander Crosbie, Surgeon on the Challenger Expedition",
"Rock Hopper Penguin"
and "Mound Turkey" (3 prints)
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n.d.
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File containing printed catalogue
of Challenger photographs with prices (original and photocopies)
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1885
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Correspondence with BM(NH)
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1981-83
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Photograph of cartoon drawing of
"The scientific researches of the
"Challenger" in Bermuda"
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n.d.
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|
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List of Challenger photographs
held in BM(NH)
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1981
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Original photographs from
Expedition (79 prints)
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1870's
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Box 2
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Original photographs from the
Expedition (83 prints)
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1870's
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Box 3
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Photocopy of list of
prints from expedition
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n.d.
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|
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Copies of original prints prepared
by BM (NH) including RSM and BM (NH) prints
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1982-1983
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Leslie Allan Drummond (1920 – 1997)
Papers of the metal sculptor and
painter, Leslie Drummond (1920-1997), donated to National Museums Scotland
by his widow, Mrs Norma Drummond. She arranged the papers and her
manuscript lists have been retained at the beginning of each section. The
Museum also holds an example of Drummond’s metal sculpture (K.2007.325).
Extent: 10 items in 3 boxes
Compiled by Elspeth Yeo, October 2016.
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Ref
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Description
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Date
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LAD 1-2
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Catalogues,
invitations, correspondence and other material
mostly relating to exhibitions of paintings, drawings and (from 1974
onwards) metal sculptures by Drummond.
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1957-99
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LAD
1/1
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The
Art Centre, 13 High Street, Edinburgh
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1957-58
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LAD
1/2
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Lyceum
Galleries, Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh
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1958
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LAD
1/3
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The
exhibition “Seven Painters 1959” in the Scottish Gallery, 22 Castle Street,
Edinburgh. Includes proofs of the illustration of Drummond’s painting “The
Speechmaker.”
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1959
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LAD
1/4
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Hamilton
Gallery, 120c Princes Street, Edinburgh
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1959
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LAD
1/5
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Wall
Gallery, 4 Lindsay Place, Edinburgh
|
1962
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LAD
1/6
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English-Speaking
Union, 22 Atholl Crescent, Edinburgh. Includes correspondence and an annotated
copy of the catalogue.
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1964-65
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LAD
1/7
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Letter
and two receipts from Robert Barr, picture-framer.
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1966,
1968
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LAD
1/8
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Correspondence
with George Garson and the Scottish Arts Council concerning the latter’s
decision not to offer Drummond an award.
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1968
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LAD
1/9
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Correspondence,
catalogue and other material concerning Drummond’s
exhibition in the English-Speaking Gallery, 22 Atholl
Crescent, Edinburgh.
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1969-70
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LAD
1/10
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Letter
of Dr James N.C. Clark on Drummond’s resignation as teacher of the Sketch
Club evening class, with a list of the class members.
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1970
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LAD
1/11
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The
Torrance Gallery, 29b Dundas Street, Edinburgh
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1972-73
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LAD
1/12
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Draft
application by Drummond for a Scottish Arts Council Award to work on metal
sculpture, with related correspondence.
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1974
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LAD
1/13
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The
Torrance Gallery, 29b Dundas Street, Edinburgh.
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1974-76
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LAD
1/14
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The
City Art Centre, Regent Road, Edinburgh. Includes annotated lists of metal
sculptures and pastels sold and ordered.
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1975
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LAD
1/15
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Royal
Scottish Academy
|
1976
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LAD
1/16
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Letter
from Frank Pottinger concerning his exhibition in the Compass Gallery,
Glasgow.
|
1976
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LAD
1/17
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The
Scottish Arts Council’s Artists Register. Includes a photocopy of
Drummond’s application for inclusion.
|
1976,
1979
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|
LAD
1/18
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Commonwealth
Institute Gallery, 8 Rutland Square, Edinburgh. Includes an annotated list
of sales and orders.
|
1976
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LAD
1/19
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Torrance
Gallery Christmas exhibition.
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1976
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LAD
1/20
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Papers
concerning advertising in Annuaire de l’art international.
|
1976
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LAD
1/21
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Papers
from the National Trust for Scotland requesting a picture for an exhibition.
|
1976
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Leslie Allan Drummond (1920 – 1997)
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|
Ref
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Description
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Date
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LAD
1/22
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Letter
from Newbattle Abbey College thanking Drummond for exhibiting two works.
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1976
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LAD
1/23
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Letter
advertising the R.S.A./Ireland Alloys Award.
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1976
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LAD
1/24
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Papers
concerning the Arc Art Welded Art Competition.
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1976-77,
1983
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LAD
1/25
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Papers
concerning an exhibition in Studio 4A, Howe Street, Edinburgh.
|
1977
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LAD
1/26
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Letter
of Nora Gray, President of Edinburgh Sketching Club, concerning an Assessment
Night.
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1978
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LAD
1/27
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Festival
exhibition in the Commonwealth Gallery, 8 Rutland Square, Edinburgh.
|
1978
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LAD 2
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|
1980-99
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|
LAD
2/1
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Torrance
Gallery. May and October-November exhibitions.
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1980
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LAD
2/2
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Commonwealth
Institute Scotland Festival exhibition.
|
1980
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LAD
2/3
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Two
personal letters.
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1980,
n.d.
|
|
LAD
2/4
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Correspondence
concerning a demonstration to the Friends of the City Art Centre.
|
1980,
1982
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|
LAD
2/5
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Torrance
Gallery sales.
|
1983
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|
LAD
2/6
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Commonwealth
Gallery. “Eight Scottish Artists”
exhibition.
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1983
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|
LAD
2/7
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Salon
des Nations, Paris. Invitation to take part.
|
1984
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LAD
2/8
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Invitation
to register in Who’s Who in
International Art.
|
1985
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LAD
2/9
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Commonwealth
Gallery exhibition “4 Artists”.
|
1987
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LAD
2/10
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Weldex Art Arc competition, 1987.
|
1986-87
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LAD
2/11
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Torrance
Gallery Christmas exhibition.
|
1989
|
|
LAD
2/12
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Hanover
Fine Arts. Festival and Christmas exhibitions.
|
1991
|
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LAD
2/13
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Kingfisher
Gallery, 5 Northumberland Street Lane NW, Edinburgh. Christmas exhibition.
|
1991
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|
LAD
2/14
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Torrance
Gallery. Exhibition of paintings, March
1983. Includes accounts for sales, 1990-95, and framing, 1992-93.
|
1993
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|
LAD
2/15
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Miscellaneous
accounts.
|
1990-94
|
|
LAD
2/16
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Frame
Studio, 58 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh. Exhibition in aid of Christian
Aid.
|
1996
|
|
LAD
2/17
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Hanover
Fine Arts. Memorial exhibition.
|
1998
|
|
LAD
2/18
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Paradise Glimpsed:
poems by Les Drummond (1999). Together with a letter of Stewart Conn to
Norma Drummond about the work.
|
1999
|
|
LAD 3-7
|
Photographs
of Drummond’s sculptures and related material.
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1974-92
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|
LAD
3
|
Album
of photographs, mostly of sculptures made from 1974 to 1983, with a few
later photographs of his workshop, and two certificates awarded to Drummond
in 1987. A MS list of the contents by Norma Drummond is loosely enclosed.
|
1974-87
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|
LAD
4
|
Album
of photographs of sculptures made from 1975 to 1989, with a few photographs
of drawings and paintings. A MS list of the contents by Norma Drummond is
loosely enclosed.
|
1975-92
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|
LAD
5
|
Album
of photographs of sculptures. A MS list by Norma Drummond of most of the
contents is inserted.
|
1975-87
|
|
LAD
6
|
Box
of 36 35mm colour slides of Drummond’s sculptures.
|
1974
|
|
Leslie Allan Drummond (1920 – 1997)
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|
Ref
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Description
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Date
|
|
LAD
7
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Box
of 20 35mm slides of sculptures shown at the City Art Centre.
|
1975
|
|
LAD 8
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Album
containing a photograph taken at the City Art Centre in 1956 and a number of photocopies of press-cuttings. The originals
of the cuttings are enclosed.
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1956-76
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|
LAD 9-10
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Visitors’
books used at exhibitions of Drummond’s work.
|
1975-87
|
|
LAD
9
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Festival
exhibition.
|
1975
|
|
LAD
10
|
Various
exhibitions.
|
1976-87
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Robert Dunlop
b. 1848
Extent: 1 box
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|
|
Ref
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Description
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Date
|
|
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Box 1
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Autobiography
with two photographs
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n.d.
|
|
|
"New Zealand North Island": ins notes
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n.d.
|
|
|
"James
Thomson, FGS" by David Murray
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n.d.
|
|
|
"Pioneers of the Logan Water" ms
|
n.d.
|
|
|
"On a section of Boulder Clay"
|
1888
|
|
|
Lecture on Geology in
notebook of Gartsherrie Science School, Coatbridge
|
1882
|
|
|
"A Geological Excursion to
Gotland" - Typescript
|
n.d
|
|
|
Holiday on
Gotland
|
1913
|
|
|
|
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John Fleming
(1785-1857)
Papers of
John Fleming (1785-1857), Scottish minister, naturalist, zoologist
and geologist. Professor of Natural
History, New College, Edinburgh, 1845-1857.
The Museum holds a large collection of
shells, approximately 14,500 specimens, belonging to the late Professor John
Fleming (1785-1857). Accession
number Z.1959.45
Fleming’s papers are also held at
Edinburgh University Library (Ref. number GD 23).
Extent: 6
letters and 7 miscellaneous notes
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|
Ref
|
Date
|
Date
|
|
JF 1/1
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Two letters from
Thomas Davidson, the palaeontologist, with a list of specimens loaned by
Professor Fleming to Mr Davidson.
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1856
|
|
JF 1/2
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Letter, with
envelope, from Robert Daw, Comptroller, HM Customs, Leith.
|
1853
|
|
JF 1/3
|
Letter from William R.
Hurd (?), Edinburgh, concerning fossils from Woodhall Dam.
|
n.
d.
|
|
JF 1/4
|
Letter from D M (?)
|
n.
d.
|
|
JF 1/5
|
Letter from Mr P
Oldham
|
1843?
|
|
JF 2/1
|
Notes by Professor
Fleming concerning the History of
Rutherglen and East Kilbride by David Ure (1793).
|
c1844?
|
|
JF 2/2
|
Label for a box of
fossils.
|
1852
|
|
JF 2/3
|
List of fossils
headed ‘Kinghorn’
|
n.d.
|
|
JF 2/4
|
Lists of ‘Productus’ and ‘Spirifer.’
|
n.d.
|
|
JF 2/5
|
List of eleven
fossils.
|
n.d.
|
|
JF 2/6
|
Notes on Echinidae
|
n.d.
|
|
JF 2/7
|
Notes
|
n.d.
|
|
Geologists Handwriting Samples
Extent: 1
box
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
|
Collection of letters
|
|
|
Margaret Govan
Extent: 1 box
|
|
|
|
|
|
Box 1
|
Watercolours
of fish. Western Mediterranean
species, apparently painted at Puerto Alcudia
(Balearic Islands)
|
?1922
|
|
Professor Thomas Johnson (1863-1954)
Keeper of botanical collections in National Museum,
Dublin.
Studied algae and fossil plants.
Extent: 2 boxes
|
|
|
Ref
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Description
|
Date
|
|
|
Box 1
|
File of correspondence, also
contains
notes and sketches
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1912-1927
|
|
|
File
containing photographs and notes
|
n.d.
|
|
|
Bundle of
notes, lists and sketches
|
n.d.
|
|
Box 2
|
Series of
envelopes containing notes (titled in pencil)
|
n.d.
|
|
Box 3
|
Series of
envelopes containing notes, sketches and photographs (titled in pencil)
|
n.d
|
|
|
Biographical information on
Professor Johnston, photocopied from unidentified books
|
|
|
|
File entitled
"Palaeobotanical Techniques", containing ms and
typescript notes, including:
Scottish
National Antarctic Expedition. 1902-1904:
Cambrian
Organic Remains from a
Dredging in the Weddell Sea by W J Gordon
|
n.d
|
|
|
Two offprints
by John Walton:
On a New Method of Investigating
Fossil Plant Impressions or Incrustations
Recent Developments in
Palaeobotanical Technique (2 copies)
|
1923
1928
|
|
|
Miscellaneous ms
and typescript notes
|
n.d.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Agnes Marie Kindberg
Teacher of Embroidery and Dress
Design at Edinburgh College of Art, 1943-66.
Extent: 1 folder
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
AMK 1
|
Ecclesiastical
embroidery
|
|
|
AMK
1/1
|
St
Ninian’s Church, Corstorphine. Pulpit fall. 3
printed items.
|
1953
|
|
AMK
1/2
|
South
Leith Parish Church. Pulpit fall.
Photograph.
|
1955
|
|
AMK
1/3
|
Chapel
of Leith Sailors’ Home. Photographs, letters and news
cutting concerning the pulpit fall. 6 items.
|
1955-56
|
|
AMK
1/4
|
St
Andrew’s Church, Paris. Photograph, letters and
news cuttings concerning the pulpit fall. 7 items.
|
1955-59
|
|
AMK
1/5
|
Lybster
Parish Church, Caithness. Photograph and letter concerning the pulpit fall.
2 items.
|
1956
|
|
AMK
1/6
|
St
Andrew’s Church, Falkirk. Letters concerning the Bible markers and pulpit
fall. 2 items.
|
1956-57
|
|
AMK
1/7
|
Christ’s
Church, Dunollie, Argyll. Letters concerning the
pulpit fall and Bible markers. 4
items.
|
1957-59
|
|
AMK
1/8
|
South
Mayfield Church, Edinburgh. Photographs of the pulpit fall. 2 items.
|
[1958]
|
|
AMK
1/9
|
Order
of service for the opening of St John’s Church, Oxgangs.
|
1958
|
|
AMK
1/10
|
Colinton
Parish Church. Letter and parish magazine concerning the pulpit fall and
Bible markers. 2 items.
|
1960
|
|
AMK
1/11
|
Camperdown
Parish Church, Dundee. Letters and printed material concerning the pulpit fall
and Bible markers. 4 items.
|
1961
|
|
AMK
1/12
|
St
Mungo’s Church, Alloa. Letter and cutting
concerning the pulpit fall. 2 items.
|
1961,
1966
|
|
AMK 2
|
Other work
|
|
|
AMK
2/1
|
Coronation
stool for Col. J. Balfour Paul. Two photographs.
|
1937
|
|
AMK
2/2
|
Letter
concerning work in the Council Chamber, Kirkcaldy. 1 item.
|
1956
|
|
AMK
2/3
|
Daniel
Stewart’s College, Edinburgh. Letter, cutting and college magazine with an
article concerning the Bible markers.
3 items.
|
1957-58
|
|
AMK
2/4
|
Boys’
Brigade, Auchinleck. Two letters concerning Bible
markers.
|
1958
|
|
AMK
2/5
|
Letter
concerning a flag for Lord Dundee.
|
1960
|
|
AMK
2/6
|
Letters
and a sketch concerning a flag for Sir Iain Moncreiffe
of that Ilk. 3 items.
|
1976
|
|
AMK
2/7
|
Two
photographs of a chair seat for the President of the Law Society.
|
n.d.
|
|
AMK
2/8
|
Cutting
and photograph of the pennant of the Royal Forth Yacht Club.
|
n.d.
|
|
Royal Society of Edinburgh
Extent: 1 box
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
|
Collection of modern copies of
photographs of scientists, gathered for Society's exhibition in 1983. Includes ms sheaf catalogue
index of names
and sources (incomplete)
|
1983 (date
of copies)
|
Isabel Anne Simpson
Pseudonym "Carita" author of Lacis
(1909)
Extent: 1 box
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
Box 1
|
Photograph of Quilt of Lacis (darned net), presented to the then Duchess of York for Princess
Elizabeth, with historical
note on back (6 copies)
|
ca. 1926
|
|
|
Correspondence
and Agreements with publishers of
Lacis (Sampson
Low, Marston and Co Ltd)
|
1907-1927
|
|
|
Inventory and Valuation of needlework belonging to Mrs
Simpson, Chester Street, Edinburgh, made
for fire insurance purposes (ms and typescript, with envelope)
|
1934
|
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Correspondence to Mrs Simpson and to her grand-daughter
Mrs Thorburn-Brown
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1932-1967
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File of correspondence etc re Lacis
quilt
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1924-1927
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Cuttings and
articles on Lacis
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1913-1938
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File of illustrations, mostly
photographs, of Lacis
and other needlework
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n.d.
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Correspondence re exhibition of Lacis
organised by Medici Society
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1919
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Drafts of lectures on Lacis
by Mrs Simpson and Mrs Thorburn-Brown
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1913, n.d.
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Album of
photographs of Lacis panels
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n.d.
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Home and
Country; The Journal
of the Women's Institutes (Jan 1st 1932)
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1932
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Photographs of stall displaying Lacis
Ms "complete list of Lacis"
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n.d.
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Correspondence
from Mrs
B Whishaw, Spain, re Spanish lacis
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file
containing miscellaneous notes and correspondence
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1904-1938
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Embroidered
pouch containing coloured 1872 calendar, other coloured cards, photographs
and correspondence to Miss Stapleton
and Mrs William Simpson
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1872, 1876, 1919
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notebook with
notes in Italian, French and English
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n.d.
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Collection of
coloured and black and white postcards of needlework produced by the
Victoria and Albert Museum
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n.d.
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Letter in
envelope marked "from "Annie Pratt" the celebrated botanist and author"
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1866
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Notebook
containing collection of epitaphs
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n.d.
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ms copy of "inscription on House Built 1440"
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n.d.
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Postcard of
woman at spinning wheel
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n.d.
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Photograph of
large piece of needlework
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n.d.
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Notebook (A-Z) containing
notes and quotations
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n.d.
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Robert Waterston
Papers of Robert Waterston, historian
of papermaking in Scotland. Author
of “Early papermaking near Edinburgh” (1946). The library holds two copies with
additional notes by the author.
Extent: 1 box
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Ref
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Description
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Date
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RW 1
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Letters to Robert
Waterston from various correspondents, many written in response to articles
by Waterston.
The letters were
originally loosely enclosed in an album (RW 2) with numbered pages. Each
letter has been given a callmark in which the second
number is that of the page from which the letter was taken (e.g. RW 1/3/1-2 were on page 3). There is an index to
the writers in RW 2.
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1946
- 1965
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RW
1/3/1-2
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Two
letters of James Wardrop, calligrapher
and palaeographer, concerning articles by Waterston and his own work.
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1946,
1950
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RW
1/5/1-7
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Six
letters from Sir David Russell, the papermaker, and one from his son
concerning articles by Waterston.
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1946-51
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RW
1/7
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Letter
from Charles Brodie Boog Watson thanking Waterston for his article and
asking about moulds in paper making.
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1946
|
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RW
1/9/1-11
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Letters
of and papers concerning Emile Joseph Labarre,
historian of paper.
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1948-65
|
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RW
1/11/1-3
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Copy
of a letter of Waterston to Dard Hunter, author of “Old Papermaking in
China and Japan”, with Hunter’s reply.
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1946
|
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RW
1/13/1-2
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Letter of Professor V.H. Galbraith, the
historian, and a short newspaper obituary of him.
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1946,
1976
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RW 1/14/1-3
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Two letters of
Henry W. Meikle and a newspaper cutting of his obituary.
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1947-58
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RW
1/15/1-4
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Correspondence
with E.J. Macrae, Edinburgh City Architect, concerning maps showing the old
paper mills of Edinburgh.
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1949
|
|
RW
1/17/1-4
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Correspondence
with Edward Heawood about watermarks, with a copy
of Heawood’s article “Further notes on paper used
in England after 1600” reprinted from The
Library.
|
1948
|
|
Robert Waterston
|
|
Ref
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Description
|
Date
|
|
RW
1/18
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Copy
of an extract from Kazmeier’s “Regional
development of watermark research”, referring to Waterston’s work.
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/19
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Letter
of H.E. Partridge thanking Waterston for his article on early paper making,
with a draft of Waterston’s reply on the verso.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/21
|
Letter
of William Mair, author of “Historic Morningside”, thanking Waterston for a
copy of his article.
|
1947
|
|
RW
1/23/1-7
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Letters
of Marion Cowan and her nephew Anthony, concerning historical paper making and
watermarks.
|
1947-50
|
|
RW
1/25
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Letter
of Hans H. Bochwitz of the Deutsches
Buch- und Schriftmuseum, Leipzig, thanking
Waterston for his article.
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[1946]
|
|
RW
1/27/1-8
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Five
letters of Alfred H. Shorter, concerning his work on paper making in England.
Also two offprints of articles by Shorter.
|
1950-58,
n.d.
|
|
RW
1/29/1-2
|
Letter
of Maria S. Steuart and newspaper cutting of an
obituary of her.
|
1950,
1953
|
|
RW
1/31/1-8
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Five
letters of Stanley J. Gillis, editor of the World’s Paper Trade Review,
concerning the publication of Waterston’s work as well as his own. Included
are three copies of Gillis’s review of “Early Paper Making near Edinburgh.”
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/33/1-3
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Correspondence
between Waterston and Charles Skilton, author of
“British Wind and Water Mills.”
|
1948,
1950
|
|
RW
1/35/1-3
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Three
letters of Eleanor Adland thanking Waterston for
his articles.
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/37/1-3
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Letters
of bank officials concerning Waterston’s article.
|
1949-50
|
|
RW
1/38
|
Letter
of J.H. Innes Webster concerning his thesis on the construction of paper
mills.
|
n.d.
|
|
RW
1/39/1-2
|
Letters
of A. Keith Tod and John D. Tod, thanking Waterston for his articles.
|
1946,
1950
|
|
RW
1/41
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Letter
of thanks from R. Butchart, Librarian of Edinburgh Public Libraries.
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/43
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Letter
of thanks from R.B. Fishenden with a draft reply
by Waterston on the verso.
|
1947
|
|
RW
1/45/1-2
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Two
letters of Lady Edith C. Broun Lindsay concerning mills at Yester.
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1946
|
|
RW
1/47
|
Letter
of Robert H. Clapperton, author of “The History of Handmade Paper.”
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/49/1-2
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Letters
of Martha Waterston and Ella Sandeman, family
members.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/51
|
Letter
of Charles J. Cousland, printer in Edinburgh.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/53/1-2
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Letters
of George Nicol, a machineman in Kinleith Mill.
|
1946,
1950
|
|
RW
1/55
|
Letter
of Evelyn J. Lennox of Douglas and Douglas, stationers, Glasgow.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/57
|
Letter
of William Annan, chartered accountant, Edinburgh.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/59
|
Letter
of J.D. Finlayson, Longniddry.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/60/1-5
|
Correspondence
with Werner Ritter on the history of papermaking on the Continent.
|
1949
|
|
Robert Waterston
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
RW
1/61
|
Letter
of George Stewart, Edinburgh.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/63
|
Letter
of C. Gordon Wallace, Director of Dalmore paper mills, Milton Bridge.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/65/1-2
|
Two
letters of Alan I. Whitlock, stationer, London.
|
1946,
1950
|
|
RW
1/67/1-2
|
Two
letters of J. MacDonald Smith, rag merchant in Leith.
|
1947,
1950
|
|
RW
1/69
|
Letter
of Francis M. Bolam, secretary to the British Paper
and Board Makers’ Association.
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/71/1-2
|
Two
letters of Peter Swaney, former employee of
Springfield mills.
|
1946,
1950
|
|
RW
1/73
|
Letter
of George D. Stewart, stationer, Edinburgh.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/74
|
Letter
of Dr Robert Traquair Thin, physician, Edinburgh.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/75
|
Letter
of P.T. James, monk at Downside, concerning the paper mills at Sutton Courtenay
and the Watkins and Norris families.
|
n.d.
|
|
RW
1/77/1-3
|
Three
letters of Mrs Chrissie G. Horsburgh, wife of James K. Horsburgh,
papermaker in Otley, concerning papermaking at Cramond
and elsewhere.
|
1953
|
|
RW
1/78
|
Letter
of F.R. Thompson of John B. Bowes Ltd, Newcastle.
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/79
|
Letter
of Waverley Cameron, stationery manufacturer, Edinburgh.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/81/1-2
|
Two
letters of George M. Byres, C.A., thanking Waterston for copies of his
articles.
|
1946,
[1950?}
|
|
RW
1/82/1-2
|
Two
letters of James Reid, manager of Craigs of Caldercruix,
concerning paper mills at Yester and elsewhere.
|
1953
|
|
RW
1/82/3
|
Typescript list of Scottish paper mills, c.
1830.
|
n.d.
|
|
RW
1/83/1-5
|
Correspondence
with Carl Schnoeckel, papermaker, Hanover,
concerning Waterston’s articles.
|
1953
|
|
RW
1/85
|
Letter
of R.J. Donaldson of Duncan Campbell & Son, printers, Glasgow.
|
1947
|
|
RW
1/86
|
Typescript with MS notes of an article on
the history of Annandale & Son’s Polton paper works.
|
n.d.
|
|
RW
1/87/1
|
Letter
of A. Niven Robertson concerning mills near Edinburgh.
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/87/2
|
Letter
of John E. Mackenzie, lecturer at Birkbeck College, London University.
|
1948
|
|
RW
1/87/3
|
Letter
of Rev. Marshall Lang, minister of Gifford.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/87/4
|
Letter
of F.W. Llewellyn Thomas, secretary of the Paper Makers’ Association of
Great Britain.
|
1947
|
|
RW
1/89
|
Letter
of Leslie R. Grant, esparto and wood pulp agent, Edinburgh.
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/91/1
|
Letter
of Alistair G. Thomson, author of “Paper industry in Scotland,” thanking
Waterston for his help.
|
1965
|
|
RW
1/91/2
|
Letter
of J. Cameron Smail, Heriot-Watt College.
|
1947
|
|
RW
1/93
|
Letter
of Major James Tait, provost of Penicuik.
|
1946
|
|
RW
1/95/1
|
Letter
of Henry M. Paton, archivist and historian, with
references to paper mills.
|
1942
|
|
Robert Waterston
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
RW
1/95/2
|
Transcript of a document concerning the
murder of Gilbert Home at the paper mill near Niddrie in 1580.
|
n.d.
|
|
RW
1/95/3
|
Letter
of Allan Walker of Gideon Walker & Co., Bell’s Mills, Edinburgh.
|
1950
|
|
RW
1/96
|
Extract
from “Papier Geschichte” iii, no. 4, containing
articles on watermarks.
|
1953
|
|
RW 2
|
Album
entitled “Early paper making near Edinburgh. Letters to the author and
miscellaneous matter anent same.” The papers which were loosely enclosed
now form RW 1. A few items have been pasted in, including a letter of Sir
George Trevelyan, 1946 (p.1) and some newspaper cuttings. There is an index
to the letter writers at the beginning of the volume and brief notes about them
throughout.
|
|
|
RW 3
|
Notebook containing
details of papermakers and printers of 18th and 19th
century Scotland.
|
n.d.
|
|
Charles
Waterton
1782-1865
Naturalist
Extent: 1 box
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
Box 1
|
Bundle of correspondence to and from Charles Waterton. Includes notes on contents and
correspondence provided by Jessie M Sweet
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1827-1839
|
|
Adam White
1817-1879
Extent: 1 box
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
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Correspondence with Glasgow Art
Gallery and Museum re White's papers
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1981
|
|
|
Miscellaneous zoological notes
|
n.d.
|
|
|
Scrapbook (cover torn)
entitled Priva... British M. .. and Zoological Botanic... Mineralogical & Antiq...
Museums, Gardens, &c, &c.
Contains correspondence, cuttings and notes
|
ca. 1850
|
|
|
Scrapbook "On an Open Museum
in the Scottish Capital": letters and cuttings
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n.d.
|
|
James Wright
(box is titled F A Bather)
Extent: 1 box
|
|
Ref
|
Description
|
Date
|
|
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Collection of letters from F A Bather to James
Wright of Kirkcaldy
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1907-1934
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