Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland

Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland

The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Ingliston House, Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NB

COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: Organisational heritage from 1784, transaction reports from 1799 digitised and online.

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National Trust for Scotland

National Trust for Scotland

Hermiston Quay 5 Cultins Road, Edinburgh, EH11 4DF

COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: NTS Institutional archive. St Kilda archive from the Marquis of Bute. various collections of historic archive collections of family and estate papers, often held at Trust properties.

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National Register of Archives for Scotland

National Register of Archives for Scotland

The Registrar National Register of Archives for Scotland HM General Register House Princes Street Edinburgh EH1 3YY

COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: National Register of Archives for Scotland (NRAS) was set up in 1946 to compile a record of collections of private papers in Scotland, to encourage their care, and to make information about them available to researchers and others.

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National Records of Scotland

National Records of Scotland

General Register House 2 Princes Street Edinburgh EH1 3YY

COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: Statutory registers of births, deaths and marriages (from 1855), Old Parish Registers (1553 to 1854), Census records (1841 to 1911), Soldiers’ and airmen’s wills (1857 to 1965) and Military Service Appeals Tribunal records (1916-1918), Valuation rolls (1855, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1920, 1925 and 1930), Wills …

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National Museums Scotland: Scottish Life Archive

National Museums Scotland: Scottish Life Archive

Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF

COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: Aspects of Scotland’s rural, urban, maritime and industrial communities, such as housing, work, warfare, leisure, customs and religion.

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National Meteorological Archive Edinburgh

National Meteorological Archive Edinburgh

National Records of Scotland (NRS) General Register House 2 Princes Street Edinburgh Scotland EH1 3YY

COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: Daily weather reports for the UK, from 3 September 1860 to the present. Private weather diaries dating back to early 18th century. Marine weather logbooks including records from historic voyages. The original Beaufort Scale.

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National Library of Scotland

National Library of Scotland

George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW

COLLECTIONS INCLUDE: Church history and mission papers, Cultural organisations and theatre archives, Estate papers, Food history, Gaelic manuscripts, Medieval, Military and naval, Modern Scottish literature, Music Manuscripts, Older Scottish literary collections, Philosophy, art and architecture, Political and diplomatic papers, Printing and publishing industry, Scientific and engineering, Scottish historical documents, Scottish …

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