Archives & MSS

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Sign up for our hybrid day-conference on Thomas Pennant's 'Travels at Home' in eighteenth-century Wales and Scotland In Aberystwyth on Friday 20 September, follow the link for full programme and registration details! curioustravellers.ac.uk/curious-travel…

Are you interested in a career in archives? If so have a look at our handy webpage that has useful advice, guides and tips on getting a career in the archives and record management sector: scottisharchives.org.uk/explore/thinki…

Its #LighthouseDay and you can view historic plans and profile of lighthouses in our Stevenson collection maps.nls.uk/coasts/lightho… Including this 1816 plan of Corsewall Lighthouse, Wigtownshire. maps.nls.uk/view/218518994 maps.nls.uk/view/74401003 #Lighthouse #Wigtownshire

Today is the day! 🏰✨ ‘Renaissance: Scotland and Europe 1480 to 1630’, now open at the National Library of Scotland. 🖼️ Renaissance: Scotland and Europe 1480–1630 📌 George IV Bridge ️🎟️ Free entry Plan your visit > nls.uk/whats-on/renai…

20 June 1620 Esther Inglis sends a remarkable and heartfelt letter to #KingJames, asking for a fellowship recommendation for her son Samuel. It's the only letter we have from her. Read about it at: estheringlis.com/2024/06/17/a-l… @nlsarchives @EstherInglis24

We are looking to appoint two Consultant Archivists for our Community Stories - Community Archives project which is funded by @HeritageFundUK Find out more and apply here: scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/job-opp…

Mountaineer Harry MacRobert captures his fellow climbers on Buachaille Etive Mor. Taken on 9th June 1912, this comes from the climbing albums of MacRobert. (Acc.14275) #EYAOutside 🏔️🚶🏔️

This Pride Month we are spotlighting some of Scotland's LGBTQ+ archives. Throughout the month we will showcase each of them and tell you a bit about their collection and what they do. Today we want to highlight the (Un)seen (Un)heard project. lgbtyouth.org.uk/unseen-unheard/

We are turning 100 in 2025, and we want YOU to be part of the celebration! 🎉 From novels to knitting patterns, children's books to cookbooks, we want to hear about the books that mean something special to you. 📖 Share your stories > nls.uk/books-that-sha…

Do you have a nurse or midwife in your family history? 🩺📜 Trace their legacy with expert talks and research tips in a one-day event at the Library with @EdinburghNapier and @RCNLibraries. 🗓️ 10am-4pm, 5 June 📍 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh Learn more > tickettailor.com/events/edinbur…

Introducing the new Place and Poetry website #introduction" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">maps.nls.uk/projects/place… This website is dedicated to how places were presented, imagined, and described, in the poetry of premodern Scotland (medieval and early modern periods, c. 1400-1700). @SebMacV @BristolUni

We can't wait to receive your proposals for "Esther Inglis in contexts and culture", 19th-20th October 2024! All the details can be found in this blog post libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk/estheringlis/2… ... and in the call for papers below. Please do share with all who may be interested!

During a visit to Scotland, @PresidentISL, @elizajreid and Icelandic Minister for Culture @liljaalfreds visited @natlibscot to view some of the cultural items from Iceland held in its collection.

"The books and writers I was already reading now make up the contents of the archives it’s my job to care for." Read about how Colin McIlroy became our Curator of Modern Literary Manuscripts > theauditorium.blog/2024/04/03/pat…

Following on from our exciting @HeritageFundUK and @HeritageFundSco news, it means we are now recruiting for an archivist PM - find out all about this exciting role below: bit.ly/CSCMPM

Last week we ran our symposium, The Sociability of Scottish Women Writers. Thank you so much to all our speakers for their rich & insightful papers & to attendees for their enthusiasm. Thank you too to the @natlibscot for providing such a wonderful manuscript display (1/2)

Fascinating to learn more about the Alasdair Gray archive at today’s @ARAScot gathering, inc. the Poor Things items 👏 @natlibscot #ScottishArchivesDay

I wrote this blog on the fascinating Elcho-Wemyss reciept book (NLS MS 3031) for @WomensHistNet. Thank you to @nlsarchives for letting me use this photo and for carefully preserving these unique items for us to enjoy, ponder, and mine for information! 📚 womenshistorynetwork.org/ane-good-recei…

Now live on website "Books & Borrowing: Analysis of Scottish Borrowers’ Registers, 1750-1830" there's a fabulous new database now able to be readily accessed (borrowing.stir.ac.uk) - & link on Leighton Library website leightonlibrary.org.uk/books-and-borr…. It's in trial & test phase.../🧵👇