Nicholson, Joseph Shield, 1850-1927 (Professor of political economy, University of Edinburgh)

Scope and Contents Collection of student lecture notes and essays collated by the Robbie family. Coll-2959/1 Fair copy of a manuscript essay by James Robbie titled 'Ought the United Kingdom to grant Differential Duties to her colonies and on what conditions?', written in 1892-1893. Appendix features comment by Prof Joseph Shield Nicholson, awarding the work a 1st prize. 42 numbered pages with 3 appendicies. 3 leaves with sums and music score laid in the back. ...

Scope and Contents The papers of D. P. Heatley include, at Dk.6.5-7, manuscripts of unpublished works on political science, these being on the subjects of :"The mind of Britain in politics"; "Britain, the USA, and the comity of nations"; "The politics of Richard Hooker"; "Shakespeare and Bacon on human nature and politics"; and "A humanist view of a political classic". There is also some material for a memoir.At Gen. 825/1-2 there are certificates mainly for classes taken at the University of...