Box CLX-A-375
Container
Contains 6 Results:
Letters from Arthur Koestler to Kenneth Cohen and "Anita"
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-375
Identifier: Coll-1884
Scope and Contents
Three signed letters from Arthur Koestler to Kenneth Cohen, one of which contains a copy of a letter from Koestler to a woman named "Anita". The letters sent to Cohen relate mainly to this "Anita" and her situation after the selling of her coffee shop, to Koestler's trip in Austria in 1969, and to this book The Scum of the Earth. The letter to Anita relates to the sale of her coffee shop, to the RUSI Journal, to the preface of the Danube...
Dates:
1969-1972
Four autograph letters signed by Allan Cunningham
Collection — Box: CLX-A-375
Identifier: Coll-1889
Content Description
A small group of four unrelated letters from Allan Cunningham to various correspondents, dating from 1826 to 1833 when dated.
Letter to Jerdan (presumably William), 1 page 8vo, 29 November 1826, sending a 'Scots Almanack with the respects of our friend George Bagot the Bookseller'.
Letter to Thomas ?Gaspay at Walnut Tree Walk, Lambeth, 1 page 4to, 27 Belgrave Place, 15 May 1828,...
Dates:
1826-1833
Photographs from the 50th-anniversary of the first clinical use of penicillin reunion in Oxford
Collection — Box: CLX-A-375
Identifier: Coll-1785
Scope and Contents
Five photographs from the reunion at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, marking the 50th-anniversary of the first clinical use of penicillin. The pictures show Sir Edward Abraham, Professor Charles Fletcher, Lady Florey, Dr. Norman Heatley, and Kenneth Jones. Also include high-quality copies on paper.
Dates:
1991
Graduation and Ordination Certificates of William Kerr Smith
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-375
Identifier: Coll-1890
Scope and Contents
Graduation certificate, on vellum, of William Kerr Smith, who graduated from Edinburgh University in 1771 with a Master's in Liberal Arts. A red wax seal in a metal case is appended to the certificate. It represents a castle surrounded with the words 'S.[IGILLUM] COMMUNITATIS. BURGI. DE EDENBURGH. AD. CAUSAS.', and was appended by the City of Edinburgh to confirm the authenticity of the diploma.This collection also includes William Smith's ordination certificate, as he became the...
Dates:
1771-1772
Handmade magazine The Cavalier, double Xmas no 1916 Vol. IV, together with a photograph album of the Smythe family
Collection — Box: CLX-A-375
Identifier: Coll-1880
Scope and Contents
One handmade 'magazine' constructed by Scottish ladies forming a group called 'The Cavalier Club', composed of Barbara E. Smythe (editor), Susy F. Lumsden (treasurer), Jean Drummond, Victoria A. Drummond, Frances A. Drummond, Doreen Arbuthnot, and Susan Newdegate. The magazine is entitled The Calavier and was to be borrowed by a select group of recipients, to help raise funds for the war effort. This is the Double Xmas no. 1916, vol IV. It includes short...
Dates:
1916-1930
Collection of documents relating to student theatre in Edinburgh gathered together by Grahame Bulfield
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-375
Identifier: Coll-1892
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 67 physical items, mainly theatre programmes, hand-outs, and newspaper cuttings relating to student theatre in Edinburgh in the late 1960s. Also includes an inventory, and a list of known student performances in Edinburgh from autumn 1964 to summer 1972. Most items are originals, but a few are copies.Click ...
Dates:
late 1960s