Orkney Islands (Scotland)

Scope and Contents The last in the set of eight scrapbook albums compiled by Adam White, this volume contains 141 items mounted on 114 pages.Geographically the volume begins with three of the historical mainland counties of the north of Scotland: Ross-shire, Sutherland, and Caithness. No doubt reflecting the material available to White, coverage here is somewhat sparse compared with the extent of his other albums, with only thirty items relating to mainland locations.The volume...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Bound volumes constitute Section III of the Laing Collection with shelfmarks La.III. This long series of bound volumes includes copies of the scriptures and portions of the scriptures on vellum; breviaries and missals on vellum; treatises, discourses, sermons and notes on theological matters; and, treatises and notes on philosophical matters. There is historical, legal, and biographical material, and also letters. Within the series too there are some well known Scottish musical texts, poems,...

Scope and Contents The material consists of Low's Orkney manuscripts: Dc.6.102/1-3 Low's Orkney manuscripts, c.1773 in 3 volumes (History of Orkney parts 1-8; History of Orkney parts 9-19; Description and Chronology parts 20-25; typed transcript of the same). Dc.6.103 Work on Orkney flora and fauna. Dc.6.104 A course of microscopial observations 1771-1772. Dc.6.105...

Scope and Contents Two autograph letters signed from Sir Thomas Smith Clouston to "Dear Pierce" regarding a donation to an unfortunate woman, and his family holiday on Orkney. Pierce had worked under Clouston at the Royal Edinburgh Asylum, before taking up his post at the York Retreat asylum in 1892.1. Dated 6 June 1910. Clouston is enclosing a cheque for three guineas 'for [Maher's?] Fund'. He refers to a matter which is 'not a problem on which we will all agree', and a matter about which he...