University of Dundee Archives

Letters from L. Davies, Croydon and Anerley

MS 82/4/17
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1911

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Relate to bereavement, support and encouragement.

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

Letters from Nancy Wilson, "Heathcote", Surrey, and "Barnaigh", Alva.

MS 82/4/22
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1907-1925

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Includes letters from Margaret Wilson, 1927-1928.

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Letters from various friends and relations.

MS 82/4/13
Item
1902-1925

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Including Clarkson Maynard and A.H.W. Forrest.

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Letters relating to the birth of Peter Sidney Steven Wilson, 1925. [19]

MS 82/4/24
Item
1925

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Also includes letter, 28 August, 1928, from William Primrose Wilson, Edinburgh, enclosing items relating to John and James Wilson, Candlemakers, Glasgow, and Wilson and Anderson, [Woollen Manufacturers], Alva; 1870-1920.

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Letters relating to World War I.

MS 82/4/7
Item
1914-1917

Part of Wilson Family Papers

The letters refer mainly to James Blackburn Wilson's ambulance work with the French Red Cross, with some description of shelling by the Germans. The bundle includes a letter from Ren Williamson and also includes: (2) 20 October, 1915, Robert Bilsland, Richmond. Mentions the Zeppelin and bomb blasts: "There is now a great lack of confidence in the Government and the general impression now seems to be that they have blundered horribly in the conduct of the war". Also included is (6) Letter, 28 June, 1916. "There is no personal danger so you don't need to think about that, but in my letter home today I refrained from mentioning the facts, as Mother is so dreadfully imaginative".

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Letters to Alexander Steven Wilson

MS 82/4/10
Item
1902-1908

Part of Wilson Family Papers

While he was in Nürnberg from his immediate family in "Heathcote", Upper Tooting, London: James Wilson, Margaret Wilson, Helen Primrose Wilson, James Blackburn Wilson, Agnes Ann "Nancy" Wilson. Subjects include Lord Mayor's lunch, electric cars, violence at school, Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, unemployment marches, Westminister school, tours in Germany, the Boer War, attitudes to Indian culture, the British Empire, German society and customs, tram cars, royal visits to Scotland and Ireland, tariffs and trade, the new game of "La Cross", and social life in London.

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Letters to Helen Primrose Wilson at Alva.

MS 82/5/1
Sub-series
1946

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

Letters, 20 September, and 4 November Ayr, Ellen R. Brown to "Miss Wilson"

MS 82/8/1/2-4
Item
1893

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Concerning the history of the family of Brown of Finderlie, with MS notes.

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Licence, by Messrs Bridgeman, St George, Middlesex, & Fairbank, Surrey, to John and James Wilson, candlemakers.

MS 82/1/1/9-10
Item
1836

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Granting the use of a candle making process patented by Charles Watt, surgeon, Clapham, 1836. Includes excerpt from specification of Charles Watt relating to the aforementioned process. 1833.

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Life as a medical student

MS 82/7/1/10
Item
24 February, 1938

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Huge pro-Nazi demonstration, followed by demonstration of students in which Hans Gerd participated.

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List of British Empire stamps (with additions 15 December 1933 and 20 August 1934) - with list of German Stamps.

MS 82/7/1/1
Item
4 October 1933

Part of Wilson Family Papers

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Loose leaf book containing Wilson family papers

MS 82/4/26/62
Item
1902-1953

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Wilson family tree 32 pages of Manuscript reminiscences of Alexander Steven Wilson. [MS] Written c.1952-1953 about his personal and business life. Personal correspondence of A.S. Wilson during his period working in Nürnberg in 1902-1904; 7 Wilson family photographs [removed to MS 82/9/7]. c.1902-1950.

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Loose photographs

MS 82/9/12
Item
c.1880-1986

Part of Wilson Family Papers

[729-870].

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Loose photographs originally with album MS 82/9/2

MS 82/9/11
Item
c.1920

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Mainly the Wilson family

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

Loose photographs originally with album MS 82/9/5.

MS 82/9/6
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c.1916-1918

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

Loose photographs originally with MS 82/4/26(62).

MS 82/9/7
Item
c.1884-1920

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Mainly Alexander Steven Wilson and his immediate family.

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Loose photographs, including 4 transparencies.

MS 82/9/13
Item
1994

Part of Wilson Family Papers

These relate to the gift of four Wilson family portraits to the National Trust for Scotland in 1994. Included are views showing the location of the portraits, and also an exterior view of Greenbank House.

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Map of Lorraine with inserts of Verdun, shows main communications- rail, road and canal.

MS 82/P/10
Item
1942-1982

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Scale approx. 1 in. to 5 km.[1:200,000] 510 x 380 mm

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Map of River Meuse and surrounding area, from Sedan to Neufchateau. Photocopies - the original is pasted in photograph album MS 82/9/3 (399).

MS 82/P/13
Item
nd

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Scale approx. 1 in. to 10 km. [1:400,000] 210 x 380 mm

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Map showing border area between France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. [Photocopy]

MS 82/P/11
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nd

Part of Wilson Family Papers

No scale. 330 x 200 mm.

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Map showing Verdun, France, and area immediately to north, highlighting position of fortresses. [Photocopy: on reverse of MS 82P/11].

MS 82/P/12
Item
nd

Part of Wilson Family Papers

No scale 330 x 200 mm.

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Maps and Plans

MS 82/P
Series
1891-1916

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Wilson family of Pollockshaws and Alva

Margaret Wilson (with some letters addressed also to Isobel Johnson Wilson), Alva and London.

MS 82/4/3
Item
1892-1927

Part of Wilson Family Papers

Includes letters from Helen Primrose Wilson, Alva, ?1922 and 1925; and from N[ancy] P[reston] [Agnes Ann Wilson], Weybridge, 1925, referring to Isobel Johnson Wilson's pregnancy.

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Mc Neil - Envelope containing miscellaneous notes: "Papers belonging to W.P. Wilson". c.1897.