Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-:)
Organization
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Professor James Geikie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-99
Scope and Contents
The papers of James Geikie consist of:
original lecture notes
reprints of scientific papers
correspondence relating to the publication of scientific papers
personal correspondence and photographs
a copy of The Great Ice Age and its Relation to the Antiquity of Man, (1877), 2nd ed with hand-written...
Dates:
1872-1917
Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-74
Scope and Contents
The papers Sir Archibald Geikie consist of:
personal, organisational and scientific correspondence
geological notebooks with field sketches and water-colours
reprints of his work
miscellaneous lecture notes
student's lecture notes
lecture notes and printed maps relating to a visit to Boston
proofs for...
Dates:
1851-1921
Papers of Sir William Turner, 1861-1912
Sub-Fonds — Box CLX-A-1142
Identifier: Coll-1937/1
Scope and Contents
This sub-fonds contains mostly letters and certificates relating to honours awarded to Sir William Turner throughout his life, such as the freedom of the city of Edinburgh, honorary memberships to scientific societies, membership to the Order of the Bath and the German Order Pour le Mérite, etc. Also includes documents relating to Turner's anatomy licence, and an envelope entitled ‘her last letter – obituary notices’ containing the last letter of his wife...
Dates:
1861-1912
Papers relating generally to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1956-1974
Item
Identifier: Coll-41/6/25/3
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Contains a few items of correspondence and a typescript copy of a 'Note on the History of the Royal Society Club of Edinburgh' by Dr Douglas Guthrie.
Dates:
1956-1974
Papers relating to the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1954-1974
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-41/6/25
Scope and Contents
The material here contains papers relating to:
- the Royal Society Club of Edinburgh (1954-1955);
- the Royal Society of Edinburgh Council (1955-1959);
- the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1956-1974).
There is also correspondence, programmes of meetings and Fellows' admission cards.
Dates:
1954-1974
Reprints, 1872-1914
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-99/3/1
Scope and Contents
- reprints of scholarly articles by James Geikie
- reprint of scholarly article by John Somerville Geikie
- reprints of testimonials for James Geikie
Dates:
1872-1914
Reprints of journal articles and research papers by Alan Greenwood and Janet Blyth, 1929-1951
File
Identifier: Coll-1057/4/2
Scope and Contents
Contains:
'An Experimental Analysis of the Plumage of the Brown Leghorn Fowl', reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Session 1928-1929, Vol. XLIX, Part IV, No. 25 (1929);
'The Results of Testicular Transplantation in Brown Leghorn Hens', reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society, B., Vol. 106...
Dates:
1929-1951
Reprints of journal articles and research papers by Alan Greenwood and others, 1927-1956
File
Identifier: Coll-1057/4/3
Scope and Contents
Contains:
'On the Quantitative Relation of Comb Size and Gonadic Activity in the Fowl' by Alan Greenwood and F.A.E Crew, reprinted from the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Session 1926-1927, Vol. XLVII, Part II, No. 14 (1927);
'An Experimental Study on the Effect of Thyroxin upon Sexual Differentiation in the Fowl', by Alan Greenwood and A.C...
Dates:
1927-1956
"Statutes of the Royal Society of Edinburgh enacted at the general meeting of June 23 1783 and amended 28 January 1788", 28 January 1788
Item
Identifier: Coll-16/II/67F
Scope and Contents
Statutes of the Royal Society of Edinburgh enacted at the general meeting of June 23 1783 and amended 28 January 1788.
Dates:
28 January 1788