Lectures and sermons of George Gilfillan (1813-1878), minister of School Wynd Secession Church, Dundee
Scope and Contents
7 notebooks of lectures and sermons.
1. Sermon notes, 1835-1836[?]. End leaves bear repeated ownership marks and pen trials.
2. Two lectures 'On the existence and character of God', beginning front and back within the volume
3. A popular history of British Poetry (continued).
4. Lecture 2 - 4 on 'Robertson of Brighton'.
5. Lecture 7 - 13 'On Christ'.
6. Five lectures on British Literature
7. Notes of sermons preached by ministers of the United Presbyterian Church. Some dated 1847-1871. With other notes loosely inserted, including a copy of a letter from Gilfillan that was submitted to the Annual Meeting of the Congregation, 8 August 1842.
Dates
- Creation: 1835-1871
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers at Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh Main Library, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ. Contact repository in advance: is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Full Extent
7 notebooks
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS GIL 1.1 to MS GIL 1.7
Physical Facet
Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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