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</div> </div> <div class="bar-page-content "> <div class="container"> <div class="row "> <div class="col-md-4 col-lg-3"> <nav class="nav flex-column sidebarNav"> <a class="nav-link parentNode" href="/collections/" target="">Collections</a> <a class="nav-link parentNode active" href="/collections/manuscripts/" target="">Manuscripts</a> <a class="nav-link" href="/collections/manuscripts/collections/" target="">Collections</a> <a class="nav-link" href="/collections/manuscripts/digitised-items/" target="">Digitised items</a> </nav> </div> <div class="col-md-8 col-lg-6"> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-imageWithCaption-1"> <section class="nested-content-item imagewithcaption spaced" > <div class="image-wrapper"> <figure> <img class="image" src="/media/5xwnmtsx/traquair.jpg?crop=0.00020233812949638927,0.00014126880313928517,0.00020233812949638927,0.30195945062132112&cropmode=percentage&width=550&height=240&rnd=133770152656470000" alt="Detail of an illustrated manuscript in 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" /> <figcaption class="caption"></figcaption> </figure> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-2"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " > <div class="content"> <p>Iconic manuscripts are among the greatest treasures of the National Library of Scotland.</p> <p>Our collections are also varied and diverse, illuminating the everyday lives of people in Scotland and around the world.</p> <p>Records in Gaelic and Scots offer insights into Scottish life, culture and language.</p> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-pageElementLinks-3"> <section class="nested-content-item pageelementlinks" id="on-this-page" > <h2 class="sectionHeader mb-4">On this page</h2> <ul> <li><a href="#formats">Collection formats</a></li> <li><a href="#finding-archive-and-manuscript-material">Finding archive and manuscript material</a></li> <li><a href="#accessing-the-collections">Accessing the collections</a></li> <li><a href="#what-we-collect">What we collect</a></li> <li><a href="#contact">Contact us</a></li> </ul> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-4"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " id="about" > <div class="content"> <p>Since 1925, we have acquired, preserved, and provided access to unpublished materials of national importance. These include:</p> <ul> <li>The personal archives of individuals.</li> <li>Family and estate papers.</li> <li>The records of businesses, community groups, trade unions, publishing houses, and political, cultural, sporting, and charitable organisations.</li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-5"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " > <div class="content"> <p>Among the greatest treasures of the Library are:</p> <ul> <li>The last letter of <a href="https://digital.nls.uk/mqs/">Mary Queen of Scots</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="https://digital.nls.uk/scotlandspages/1550-1600.html">Bannatyne Manuscript</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/treasures/celebrating-iona/iona-psalter/">Iona Psalter</a>.</li> </ul> <p>We also look after some of the world鈥檚 most significant archives relating to Scottish literature, industry, leisure, and innovation. This includes manuscripts created by <a href="https://digital.nls.uk/robert-burns/">Robert Burns</a>, <a href="https://www.nls.uk/collections/john-murray/authors/walter-scott/">Sir Walter Scott</a>, <a href="https://www.nls.uk/collections/john-murray/authors/lord-byron/">Lord Byron</a>, and the <a href="https://digital.nls.uk/rlstevenson/">Stevenson</a> family.聽</p> <p>Together with the <a href="https://www.nls.uk/collections/moving-image-archive/">Moving Image Archive</a>, we achieved <a href="https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/archive-service-accreditation/">Archive Service Accreditation</a> in 2019.</p> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-promos-6"> <section class="nested-content-item promos h-100 compactPromo" > <div class="row"> <div class=" col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 twoSidebar promo-item-col "> <div class="card shadow-sm promo bg-white card-type h-100"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 768px)" srcset="/media/t25hwrp4/mirror-life-of-christ.jpg?center=0.392848968899682,0.50220351357398718&mode=crop&width=550&height=240&rnd=133138585080300000"> <img src="/media/t25hwrp4/mirror-life-of-christ.jpg?center=0.392848968899682,0.50220351357398718&mode=crop&width=400&height=400&rnd=133138585080300000" class="card-img-top" alt=""> </picture> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title h3 " data-mh="cardTitle"> <a href="https://digital.nls.uk/gallery/category/historical-manuscripts" class="promoLink headerh2"> Historical manuscripts </a> </h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Explore the oldest and most interesting manuscripts from our collections.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class=" col-md-6 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 twoSidebar promo-item-col "> <div class="card shadow-sm promo bg-white card-type h-100"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 768px)" srcset="/media/mj0b13k5/scrr-consulting-material.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=550&height=240&rnd=133524748188100000"> <img src="/media/mj0b13k5/scrr-consulting-material.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=400&height=400&rnd=133524748188100000" class="card-img-top" alt="A person consulting manuscripts."> </picture> <div class="card-body"> <h2 class="card-title h3 " data-mh="cardTitle">Special Collections Reading Room</h2> <div class="card-text"><p>Information about using the <a href="#" title="Special">Special Collections Reading Room</a>.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="d-flex justify-content-end mb-3 top-link-wrapper"> <div class="top"><strong><a href="#pageTop">top<i class="icon-gecko-chevron-up"></i></a></strong></div> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-7"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " id="formats" > <h2 class="sectionHeader mb-4">Collection formats</h2> <div class="content"> <p>Archival collections come in a wide array of formats. Our earliest records are handwritten on vellum or parchment. Later records are often handwritten, typed or printed on paper. We also have photographs, maps and drawings.</p> <p>Increasingly, we are collecting digital media. This can come to us in any number of formats, from floppy disks and hard drives to records held in the cloud.</p> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-8"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " id="finding-archive-and-manuscript-material" > <h2 class="sectionHeader mb-4">Finding archive and manuscript material</h2> <div class="content"> <p>You can search for material using our <a href="/catalogues/manuscripts/" title="Manuscripts">Manuscript catalogues and guides</a> page and <a href="https://search.nls.uk/primo-explore/search?vid=44NLS_VU1&sortby=rank">our main catalogue</a>.</p> <p>View <a href="/collections/manuscripts/digitised-items/" title="Digitised items">digitised items</a> from the archives and manuscripts collections in the Library's <a href="https://digital.nls.uk/gallery/">Digital Gallery</a>.</p> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-9"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " id="accessing-the-collections" > <h2 class="sectionHeader mb-4">Accessing the collections</h2> <div class="content"> <p>You can consult the archives and manuscript collections in the <a href="/visit/reading-rooms/special-collections-reading-room/" title="Special Collections Reading Room">Special Collections Reading Room</a> in our <a href="/visit/visit-george-iv-bridge/" title="Visit George IV Bridge">George IV Bridge building</a> in Edinburgh. You will need to <a href="/join/" title="Join">join the Library</a> to visit the Special Collections Reading Room.<br /><br />A small number of our collections have restricted access. See our page about <a href="/visit/reading-rooms/special-collections-reading-room/" title="Special Collections Reading Room">consulting material in the Special Collections Reading Room</a> for more information.</p> <p>We also offer a wide range of <a href="/find/copying-services/" title="Copying services">copying services</a>.</p> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-10"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " id="what-we-collect" > <h2 class="sectionHeader mb-4">What we collect</h2> <div class="content"> <p>The Library and its predecessor, the Faculty of Advocates, have been continuously collecting manuscripts and archives since 1683.</p> <p>The Library has a <a href="/about-us/policies-and-reports/corporate-documents/#collection" title="Corporate documents" data-anchor="#collection">Collections Development Policy</a> which outlines the kind of collections we are looking to acquire. We will consider any offer in relation to the policy and will sometimes consult other archives. If we decide your collection does not fit with our Collections Development Policy we will always try to advise on alternative options, such as approaching another archive.</p> <p>We welcome approaches from individuals and organisations who are interested in donating material (including digital records) related to:</p> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-columns-11"> <section class="nested-content-item columns" > <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6 column-item"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " > <div class="content"> <ul> <li>Scottish literature</li> <li>Publishing and allied trades</li> <li>Political parties, trade unions and labour history</li> <li>Exploration, emigration and travel</li> <li>Family and estate papers</li> <li>Science and engineering</li> <li>Music</li> <li>Scottish art and artists</li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> <div class="col-md-6 column-item"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " > <div class="content"> <ul> <li>Sport</li> <li>Contemporary Scottish culture</li> <li>Gaelic and Scots language</li> <li>Medieval and Early Modern Scotland</li> <li>Scotland's long 18th century (1688-1832)</li> <li>Church of Scotland World Mission</li> <li>Scottish military history</li> <li>Maps</li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-12"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " > <div class="content"> <p>We want our collections to represent Scottish life and culture in all its diversity and encourage people of all backgrounds to consider the Library as a home for their collections.</p> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" main-content-item" id="mcItem-richTextEditor-13"> <section class="nested-content-item richtexteditor " id="contact" > <h2 class="sectionHeader mb-4">Contact us</h2> <div class="content"> <p>For general enquiries about archives and manuscript collections you can <a href="https://auth.nls.uk/contact/ask-a-question/">ask a question online</a>.</p> <p>Our archives and manuscript curators all have expertise in particular subjects and would be pleased to answer questions relating to specific areas of the collections. We welcome enquiries about <a href="/about-us/what-we-do/partnerships/" title="Partnerships">partnerships</a> and <a href="/about-us/what-we-do/partnerships/research/" title="Academic research">research collaborations</a>.</p> </div> <div class="d-flex justify-content-end mb-3 top-link-wrapper"> <div class="top"><strong><a href="#pageTop">top<i class="icon-gecko-chevron-up"></i></a></strong></div> </div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-lg-3"> <h2 class="sr-only">Additional </h2> <div class="sidebar-content-item"> <section class="nested-content-item promos h-100"> <div class=" mb-3"> <div class="card shadow-sm promo bg-blue card-type h-100"> <picture> <source media="(max-width: 768px)" srcset="/media/xxhbpdct/catalogue-of-manuscripts.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=550&height=240&rnd=133138585081700000"> <img src="/media/xxhbpdct/catalogue-of-manuscripts.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=360&height=240&rnd=133138585081700000" class="card-img-top" alt=""> </picture> 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