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City Hall of Caen before the bombings, on the Place de la République, first half of the 20th century (before 1944)

Item

Identifier: Coll-164/66

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection of photographs and postcards shows the war devastation of Caen, June-July, 1944. The devastation is shown from different elevations, and feature not only the most prominent buildings but also the extent of the damage beyond the central area of the city. Some of the pictures show the streets and buildings of Caen before the bombings.

Dates: first half of the 20th century (before 1944)

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Close-up of a building in ruins after the bombings, 1944-1945

Item

Identifier: Coll-164/16

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The collection of photographs and postcards shows the war devastation of Caen, June-July, 1944. The devastation is shown from different elevations, and feature not only the most prominent buildings but also the extent of the damage beyond the central area of the city. Some of the pictures show the streets and buildings of Caen before the bombings.

Dates: 1944-1945

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Commonplace Book - Extracts by Charles Lyell - Prose and Verse, 1826

Item

Identifier: Coll-203/A2/5

Scope and Contents Small label affixed reads 'Extracts by Charles Lyell Prose & Verse - Crown Office Temple Row'. Commonplace book of notes and quotations compiled by Lyell when a practicing barrister in London in his early twenties. The book is inscribed with his address: 9 Crown Office Row, Temple, where he moved in 1826 after vacating the cramped quarters he had known as a law student in nearby Norfolk Street (no longer in existence, checked 2021). This Notebook is paginated. Insertion at the front of...

Dates: 1826

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Communications, 1999-2004

Sub-Fonds — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Coll-1049/5

Scope and Contents These papers represent the Communications work carried out by Neil MacCormick during his time as MEP. Parliament has it' own communications systems and press services as do each of the political groups but MEPs additionally carry out much of their own publicity. Neil MacCormick did so via direct publicity and through his party offices using press releases, electronic media, television and radio. He also delivered seminars and lectures on relevant topics.The following series are...

Dates: 1999-2004

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Constitutive Work, 1999-2004

Sub-Fonds — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Coll-1049/4

Scope and Contents These papers represent the constitutive work carried out by Professor Sir D Neil MacCormick during his exercise of office as MEP, 1999-2004. Through his constitutive work MacCormick contributed to SNP, UK, European Parliament and Common Fisheries Policy formulation and reform. SNP Policy Formulation UK Policy Formulation European Parliament Policy Formulation ...

Dates: 1999-2004

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Contribution a l'epidemiologie des sarcomes aviaires, 1953

Item

Identifier: Coll-1362/3/80

Scope and Contents

Located in Poultry Research Centre Staff Papers 1953-57.

Dates: 1953

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Convention on the Future of Europe, 1999-2004

Sub-Fonds — Multiple Containers

Identifier: Coll-1049/7

Scope and Contents These papers represent the work carried out by Neil MacCormick on the Convention on the Future of Europe during his time in office as an MEP. The European Convention was a body established in December 2001 by the European Council as a result of the Laeken Declaration. The purpose of the Convention was to produce a draft constitution for the European Union for the Council to finalise and adopt. The Convention completed its work in July 2003 with their Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution...

Dates: 1999-2004

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Copies of a group photograph of Gregor Mendel and fellow friars, with related correspondence, c.1860s-1985

File

Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/8/1

Scope and Contents

The photograph is accompanied by ten enlarged copies of the image, and some related items of correspondence, including letter to Waddington (in French and German) from Raimund Koci in 1965 gifting him the photograph as a souvenir of Waddington's stay in Brno, a letter from Waddington's widow, Justin Blanco White, sending the photograph to the Department, as well as an acknowledgement from D.E.S Truman (then acting head of Department) thanking her for sending the photograph.

Dates: c.1860s-1985

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Copy of a letter from Albert I Count of Holland, Zeeland and Hainault to [Richard II], 2 September [after 1388]

Part

Identifier: MS 183/f. 119v[1]

Scope and Contents

Copy of a letter from Albert I Count of Holland, Zeeland and Hainault to [Richard II].

Date: 2 September [after 1388].

Place: the Hague.

Subject matter: "de statu"; response to letter received.

Mention of a seal? No.

Dates: 2 September [after 1388]

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Copy of a letter from Cardinal Guy de Boulogne to Edward [III], 9 December [1353]

Part

Identifier: MS 183/f. 53r[2]

Scope and Contents

Copy of a letter from Cardinal Guy de Boulogne to Edward [III].

Date: 9 December [1353].

Place: Paris.

Subject matter: peace negotiations with France; the pope [Innocent VI]; [Henry Grosmont, 1st] Duke of Lancaster; Reginald Cobham, "Willaume filz garni" (?), John of Lille and Berthele; min. de Bronhas; Calais; 2 February.

Mention of a seal? No.

Dates: 9 December [1353]

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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City Hall of Caen before the bombings, on the Place de la République, first half of the 20th century (before 1944)

Close-up of a building in ruins after the bombings, 1944-1945

Commonplace Book - Extracts by Charles Lyell - Prose and Verse, 1826

Communications, 1999-2004

Constitutive Work, 1999-2004

Contribution a l'epidemiologie des sarcomes aviaires, 1953

Convention on the Future of Europe, 1999-2004

Copies of a group photograph of Gregor Mendel and fellow friars, with related correspondence, c.1860s-1985

Copy of a letter from Albert I Count of Holland, Zeeland and Hainault to [Richard II], 2 September [after 1388]

Copy of a letter from Cardinal Guy de Boulogne to Edward [III], 9 December [1353]

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