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Turner, Sir William, 1832-1916 (anatomist, professor of anatomy and principal, University of Edinburgh)

 Person

Staff Only

Dates

  • Existence: 1832 - 1916

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Family photographs, 1850s-1970s

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1937/5
Scope and Contents This series contains approximately 60 black-and-white family photographs, dating from the 1850s up to the 1950s. The provenance is not clear and the pictures have no caption, however many of them appear to be related to Arthur Patrick Logan Turner (1914-1998), one of William Aldren Turner's sons, and to Hilda Turner.Approximaltely 40 photographs date from the Second World War, and show service men in uniform and ATS members, as well as some landscapes. Arthur P. L. Turner served...
Dates: 1850s-1970s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir William Turner and family

Illuminated vellum listing the names of the subscribers to Sir William Turner's portrait

 Fonds — Volume Dk.2.21
Identifier: Coll-2154
Scope and Contents

The names of the subscribers who presented to the University of Edinburgh the portrait of Principal Sir William Turner, K.C.B. ; 13th February, 1913. Illuminated. On vellum. Bound in dark blue Morocco, gilt, with the arms of the University and of Sir William Turner.

Dates: 1913
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections