List of Gifts and Deposits
List of Gifts and Deposits

Author: Scottish Record Office

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13:

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Private archives, the group entitled Gifts and Deposits, have been placed in the Scottish Record Office either as outright gifts or as deposits on indefinite loan. They consist mainly of family muniments from all parts of Scotland, but some business archives and miscellaneous donations are also included.

British Archives
British Archives

Author: Janet Foster

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1995-09-27

Total Pages: 691

ISBN-13: 1349118125

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Since it was first published in 1982 British Archives has established itself as the premier reference work to holdings of archives and manuscript collections throughout the UK. The 3rd edition has been extensively revised and enlarged with more than 150 new entries, further widening the range of the book. Entries are structured to show the archives of the organisation as distinct from deposited collections and significant non-manuscript material, and additional details of fax number and conservation provision are included for the first time. All the existing entries have been significantly updated, together with the select bibliography and list of useful addresses of various organisations involved in the care and custody of archives. The introduction provides an invaluable guide to researchers using archives, including a summary of the relevant legislation and a detailed description of the usual holdings of county and other local authority record offices.

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors
Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors

Author: Tristram Clarke

Publisher: Birlinn

Published: 2020-10-06

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1788853288

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The revised and updated 7th edition of the bestselling guide to easily discovering more about your Scottish ancestry. Scotland has the best-maintained records and facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research, and now that the National Archives of Scotland are available online they can be consulted by anyone from whatever country. Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is the National Archives’ official guide and is written in an accessible style from the unique perspective of a custodian of the records. It details all the latest internet developments, including a chapter on family history on the web. It also points to more traditional resources, explaining step by step how to research records of births, marriages and wills. “Excellent help with every phase of genealogical research . . . This book will be a valuable finding aid for many people using the Scottish Record Office, and by no means only for the family historian.” —Books in Scotland “Includes the sort of online sources that have transformed the field since its first publication in 1990, this guide is indispensable for the serious investigator.” —The Scotsman

An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology
An Introduction To Scottish Ethnology

Author: Alexander Fenton

Publisher: Birlinn

Published: 2013-08-06

Total Pages: 641

ISBN-13: 1907909214

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The publication of An Introduction to Scottish Ethnology sees the completion of the fourteen-volume Scottish Life and Society series, originally conceived by the eminent ethnologist Professor Alexander Fenton. The series explores the many elements in Scottish history, language and culture which have shaped the identity of Scotland and Scots at local, regional and national level, placing these in an international context. Each of the thirteen volumes already published focuses on a particular theme or institution within Scottish society. This introduction provides an overview of the discipline of ethnology as it has developed in Scotland and more widely, the sources and methods for its study, and practical guidance on the means by which it can be examined within its constituent genres, based on the experience of those currently working with ethnological materials. Theory and practice are presented in an accessible fashion, making it an ideal companion for the student, the scholar and the interested amateur alike.