Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 523 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of letters of Thomas Chalmers, mostly to Rebecca Bell
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2083
Scope and Contents
Collection of 15 signed autograph letters from Thomas Chalmers, Edinburgh and Burntisland, 1832-1842. All but one are addressed to Miss Rebecca Bell of Woodhouse Lee, Canonbie, Dumfriesshire (the remaining letter to George Bell of Leith), discussing the state of the Church of Scotland during the campaign that culminated in the Disruption and the establishment of the Free Church of Scotland in 1843. He also offers spiritual advice, and discusses Miss Bell's proposed foundation of a new...
Dates:
1832-1842
Collection of letters sent by various individuals to members of the Lyell and Horner families
Collection — Box CLX-A-1705
Identifier: Coll-1989
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of 108 autograph letters sent from various scientists, politicians, economists, artists etc. to members of the Lyell and Horner families. Also includes 41 portraits (photographs, etchings, and engravings).
Byrne, Fanny Horner (1789-1876), sister of Leonard Horner;
Horner, Anna Susanna (1786-1862), married to Leornard Horner;
Horner, Frances Joanna...
Dates:
1791-1903
Collection of typescript and manuscript letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joanne Soroka discussing tapestries
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1261
Identifier: Coll-1665
Scope and Contents
The tapestries referred to were shown at exhibitions, including the ICA in London. The correspondence illustrates the creative process behind some of the very few tapestries Ian Hamilton Finlay had made. The collection is composed of:- 18 x ts letters and 9 x ms letters from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joanne Soroka discussing tapestries commissioned from Ivory Tapestries by Finlay, and written between 20 September 1989 and 7 September 1997 (one is undated).- 26 x carbon...
Dates:
1988-1997
Copy of a letter from the 5th Earl of Bothwell to David Black, Minister at St Andrews, 1594
piece
Identifier: De.1.12/16
Scope and Contents
This is a copy of letter from Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell to David Black, Minister of St Andrews. In it Bothwell urges Black not to believe lies and rumours about him, and explains his innocence of intrigues with the "papist Lords".
Dates:
1594
Copy of Pollock's article as sent to the editor and as published; newscuttings of the TV programme correspondence arising from Pollock's letter, 1981
File
Identifier: Coll-1586/E/1/E.53
Scope and Contents
The material consists of a copy of Pollock's article as sent to the editor and as published; copies of newspaper coverage of the TV programme, 'Playing for Time'; and letters to The Guardian arising from Pollock's letter, dated 1981.
Dates:
1981
Correspondence, 1824-1827
Series
Identifier: coll-1835/16/1
Scope and Contents
This series contains the correspondence of John Urquhart with his family and some others.Correspondence with his family:
Letters from John Urquhart to his father John Urquhart Snr, 1823-1826
Letters from John Urquhart to his mother Anne Urquhart nee Mill, 1822-1826
Letters from John Urquhart to his sister Anne Urquhart, 1826
Letters from John...
Dates:
1824-1827
Correspondence, 1971-2011
Series
Identifier: Coll-1528/4
Scope and Contents
Later correspondence frequently consists of printed emails, often with Noreen's handwritten replies accompanying, which were then typed up by her secretary, Alex Fraser.
Dates:
1971-2011
Correspondence, 1847-2002
Series — Box CLX-A-337: Series Coll-1711/1; Series Coll-1711/3; Series Coll-1711/2
Identifier: Coll-1711/1
Scope and Contents
This series comprises:
- The personal correspondence of Joseph Joachim from 1847 to 1909, including a group of approximately 35 letters sent to his nephew Harold Joachim.
- Later correspondence regarding Joseph Joachim, mostly from family and friends, from 1899 to 2002.
Dates:
1847-2002
Correspondence, ? 1597-1931
Series — Box CLX-A-1122: Series Coll-1383/4
Identifier: Coll-1383/4
Scope and Contents
Series of letters from various correspondents, on various subjects. See individual descriptions for more details.
Dates:
? 1597-1931
Correspondence, 1908-1978
Series — Box CLX-A-117: Series Coll-705/5
Identifier: Coll-705/5
Scope and Contents
This series includes correspondence to and from Marjorie Rackstraw throughout her life:
letters from Rose Sidgwick and associated documents, 1912-1920
Letters Marjorie Rackstraw wrote to family members, while in Russia, 1921-1922
Personal correspondence received by Marjorie Rackstraw, 1908-1978
Mrs. Parish - Mary Alice Archives, 1964-1966
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Dates:
1908-1978