Travel writing
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of the Balfour-Melville family
Personal papers of Katie Halley, a Scotswoman abroad in London
This collection consists of a diary, correspondence, an account book, a photograph and an envelope containing hair, all from the personal papers of Katie Halley, a Scottish woman who lived in London in the 19th century. Her papers offer a vivid insight into her daily life abroad and her desire to maintain her Scottish roots.
Photocopy of an article entitled "Six Weeks in Mauritius", [1950s?]
Photocopy of an article entitled "Six Weeks in Mauritius", by Stevenson. She spent a holiday Mauritius in the early 1950s, visiting her elder son who was stationed there in the army.
Photographs and Diaries of John Shaw Smith
The collection is composed of: a folder containing a typescript copy of a diary of a journey from Italy to the Holy Land, covering the period 18 December 1850 to 6 September 1852; two microfilms of diaries covering the period 1849 to 1850; and five boxes of photographs showing scenes of Ireland, Paris, Switzerland, Rome, Pompei, Athens, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Cairo, Thebes, Abu Simbel, Nubia, Petra, and more.
Small notebook recording observations on horses and some travel details, 1906
Notebook written in from both ends. Also includes some details of Ewart's travels in Skye on behalf of the Congested Districts Board.
Spitsbergen 1960 - Diary of John Fraser
Typescript diary of Sir John Jackson's visit to Europe and America , July-November 1911
Typescript diary relating a trip Sir John Jackson took from July to November 1911, and during which he visited Paris, London, Berlin, St. Petersburg, Cherbourg, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Arica, Panama, Colon, New Orleans, St. Louis, Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Seatle, Victoria B.C., Vancouver, Revelstoke, Glacier, Calary, Winnipeg, Port Arthur, Montreal, St John, Ottawa, Toronto, Chatsworth, Niagara, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Washington, New York, and Liverpool.