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Papers of Kenneth Little
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-718
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to Kenneth Little's research and other academic work, including:
Research notes
Personal financial and other papers.
Research papers, reports etc.
Research papers, funding applications, reports etc. on race relations matters (some confidential)
Booklets and reports relating to Ghana and Sierra Leone
Staff...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1944-1979
Papers of Kenneth Mackenzie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-64
Scope and Contents
Contains material relating to Central Africa, 1958-64, and to Rhodesia, 1965-70. There is material on South Africa particularly on apartheid, the Springbok tour, and arms for South Africa; Congo; race relations; colour and citizenship; the United Nations; the UK; and, Sweden and other countries. There are newspaper cuttings and also pamphlets, the latter on African independence, the Church, Sweden, the rule of law, politics, immigration, Rhodesia, South Africa, and international agencies. In...
Dates:
1958-1971
Papers of Lady Helen Primrose and family
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-817
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of correspondence relating to a number of individuals, principally that of: Lady Helen Primrose, in the form of accounts, letters regarding shale oil, allowances, policies, and marriage settlement, and a small illustration of 'Buttercups and bees' and a photograph card of a small female child, 1882-1914; further letters and notes of Lady H. Primrose in the form of solicitors letters, Tods, Murray and Jamieson, of Edinburgh; further letters and notes of Lady Helen...
Dates:
1880-1914
Papers of Lady Noreen Murray
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1528
Content Description
This archive comprises the personal and working papers of Noreen Murray, including: awards and honours; biographical materials such as photographs and family documents; material relating to Noreen's education and early career, including school certificates; personal and professional correspondence; papers relating to Noreen's work at the University of Edinburgh, including departmental papers, teaching materials and staff and student files; notes and data relating to research; notes and...
Dates:
1913-2015
Papers of Lauriston William Sharp
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-83
Scope and Contents
The papers of Lauriston William Sharp at Gen. 2157 consist of printed material such as journals and sheets; numerous bundles of scholarly notes on writers both in manuscript and typescript; notebooks; library notes and card indexes; and, other miscellaneous papers. At Dk.1.29 there are Sharp's notes and miscellaneous items on James Kirkwood (circa 1650-1708) who worked on the establishment of libraries in Scotland, and at Dk.7.51 typescript and notes on Charles Mackie (1688-1770) the first...
Dates:
1872-1955
Papers of Lewis T. Waters
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1264
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of the following copies of letters:
letter, manuscript, from Arthur Geddes to Mrs. J. Unwin [undated]
letter, typescript, from Mrs. J. Unwin, London, to Arthur, 7 May [no year]
letter, manuscript, from Arthur Geddes, Edinburgh, to Mr. Waters, 9 May 1967
letter, typescript, from Unwin at the Greater London Regional Planning...
Dates:
1904-1967
Papers of Louie Cowie (1901-1995)
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 27
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of: circular letters from Cowie describing her work and the mission in Yemen and some holidays taken in retirement (1933-1969); a medal given to Cowie for her services in Yemen; a Church of Scotland pamphlet on the mission (1964); Cowie's New Testament in Arabic; and a set of slides of scenes and mission work in Yemen.
Dates:
1933-1969
Papers of Louis Dufresne
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-198
Scope and Contents
The papers are composed of correspondence about the acquisition of Dufresne's natural history collection by the University of Edinburgh, 1818-1821. Some are undated.
Dates:
1818-1821
Papers of Louisa Matilda Crawford, nee Montagu
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-336
Identifier: Coll-1839
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of loose leaf songs and poems, letters, notes, 10 stitched booklets and a manuscript notebook all relating to, or produced by, Louisa Matilda Jane Crawford (1789-1857) a songwriter. There is both professional correspondence relating to the publication of her work and personal love letters between herself and her husband. Most of the records date from the latter half of Louisa’s life, when she was married, living in London and earning an income through her songwriting....
Dates:
1650-1930; Majority of material found within c 1789-c 1857
Papers of Major Gordon Cochrane Home
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-818
Scope and Contents
This largely unsorted collection extends to 39 boxes - and is composed of: 2 boxes of circa 100 letters from publishers and others, newspaper clippings and other printed matter much of which is about Cyprus, notes, and accounts from the Westminster Bank; and, some 14 bundles of general and private correspondence, and a bundle of 11 diaries up to 1960.
Dates:
1900-1965