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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 (Scottish poet)

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Correspondence between Norman Dott, Douglas Guthrie and Sir Walter Mercer, 1963, 1967

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Identifier: Coll-32/D.215
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Norman Dott and Douglas Guthrie dated 1963 and Dott and Sir Walter Mercer, dated 1967. The correspondence relates to references for Dott's talks on Robert Burns and Medicine.

Dates: 1963, 1967
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Norman McOmish Dott / Lectures, speeches, addresses / Lectures and papers on Robert Burns and Medicine

Grey-friars Churchyard, Dumfries. (The burial place of Burns), 1838

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Identifier: Coll-10/5/150
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Grey-friars Churchyard, Dumfries. (The burial place of Burns). Line engraving. 1838. Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854, Artist; Roberts, Edward John, 1797-1865, Engraver; Virtue, George, 1793?-1868, Publisher.

Published in: Allan Cunningham, The Poems, Letters, and Land of Robert Burns [1838-40], vol. I.

Dates: 1838
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 5. Arran, Bute, Ayr, Wigton, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries

Halloween, 1811

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Identifier: Coll-10/5/59(iii)
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Halloween. Line engraving. 1811. Burnet, John, 1784-1868, Artist, Engraver; Stewart, James, 1791-1863, Engraver; Morison, James, 1762-1809, Publisher.

Published in: Josiah Walker, Poems by Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life (1811), vol. I.

Note: Printed title and verse below trimmed off; title added in ink.

Dates: 1811
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 5. Arran, Bute, Ayr, Wigton, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries

Holy Fair, 1811

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Identifier: Coll-10/5/59(i)
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Holy Fair. Line engraving. 1811. Burnet, John, 1784-1868, Artist; Clerk, T. (Thomas), Engraver; Morison, James, 1762-1809, Publisher.

Published in: Josiah Walker, Poems by Robert Burns: With an Account of His Life (1811), vol. I.

Note: Printed title and verse below trimmed off; title added in ink.

Dates: 1811
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 5. Arran, Bute, Ayr, Wigton, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries

Interior of the Birth Place of Burns, 1838

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Identifier: Coll-10/5/45
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Interior of the Birth Place of Burns. Line engraving. 1838. Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854, Artist; Carter, J., Engraver; Virtue, George, 1793?-1868, Publisher.

Published in: Allan Cunningham, The Poems, Letters, and Land of Robert Burns [1838-40], vol. II.

Dates: 1838
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 5. Arran, Bute, Ayr, Wigton, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries

Manuscript biography of Robert Burns by Gabriel Setoun, pseudonym of Thomas Nicoll Hepburn

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Identifier: Coll-1922
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Manuscript bibliography of Robert Burns by the Scottish poet and author Thomas Nicoll Hepburn, under the pseudonym Gabriel Setoun. Inscription on fly-leaf: "To my friend Dr Cattanach with all good and kind wishes. Gabriel Setoun. 23rd Jan. 1901." 232 x 172 mm, 264 pp.

Dates: 1901
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Mausoleum of Burns, Dumfries, 1838

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Identifier: Coll-10/5/149(ii)
Scope and Contents

Mausoleum of Burns, Dumfries. Line engraving. 1838. Bartlett, W. H. (William Henry), 1809-1854, Artist; Griffiths, Henry, Engraver; Virtue, George, 1793?-1868, Publisher.

Published in: W. Beattie, Scotland illustrated in a series of views (1838), vol. I.

Dates: 1838
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 5. Arran, Bute, Ayr, Wigton, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries

Miscellaneous music, c 1908-1930

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Scope and Contents Miscellaneous music. Several Marjory Kennedy-Fraser songs, Hebridean and others, mainly manuscripts, some printed sheets, some transposed versions of published songs, manuscripts, several arrangements for harp accompaniment, manuscripts. ‘A Parting Toast’, ‘M.K.F.’s [Marjory Kennedy Fraser] Key or for general use’, and ‘Loom Blessing’, manuscript. ...
Dates: c 1908-1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser / Box list / Box Gen. 277

Notebook No.157, 17 September 1848 - 4 December 1848

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 6: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/157
Scope and Contents This black notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s observations, queries, and discussions whilst he is travelling around Scotland in late 1848. This notebook covers thoughts on key religious, political, educational, and geological topics of the time, covering issues in Kinnordy, Glen Isla (Angus), London, and America - New Orleans. This notebook primarily focuses on the geology of Angus, Scotland, with many sketches of the hills and topography of the area around Lyell’s Scottish home...
Dates: 17 September 1848 - 4 December 1848
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.180, October 1852 - October 1852

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 6: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/180
Scope and Contents Notebook 180 begins in mid-October and ends in late December 1852. Lyell is in the United States, traveling in the Boston area and giving a six-week lecture series for the Lowell Institute. In the first half of the notebook, Lyell is working with Louis Agassiz and Jeffries Wyman to identify the bones found while in Joggins, Nova Scotia. On December 1st, the Lyells departed on the steamship Asia for Liverpool, arriving on December 12th. The last section of the notebook continues with geologic...
Dates: October 1852 - October 1852
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

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Burns Mausoleum, St Michael's Churchyard (Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland) 2
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Burns Cottage, Alloway (Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland) 1
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