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Ms volume of genealogies of Scottish families, drawn up by Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh

 Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1568, Volume: Coll-1802 / SC-Acc-2017-0034
Identifier: Coll-1802
Content Description

This genealogical manuscript volume relating to Scottish families, by Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, bears the bookplate of Robert Graham, a literary patron of Robert Burns.


The title-page is noted as...: "A collection of the most remarkable accounts that relate to the families of Scotland, drawn from their own charters [...] By Sir George Mackenzie".


264 manuscript leaves, contemporary quarter calf over boards.

Dates: c 1636-1691
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Ms volume of poems, songs and epigrams, Helen Duncan, c. 1815-1820

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1685
Scope and Contents

Work in the ms volume includes an untitled piece, 'On Belinda', 'Epigram', 'The roof of straw', 'Verses by a young lady', and inserted loosley 'The little men'.

The volume is signed and dated 'Helen Duncan, October 12th 1818' on the front end paper.

Dates: 1815-1820
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Mss and other papers relating to John Middleton Murry and Community Farm

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1584
Scope and Contents The collection is composed of material emanating from the collections built by Victor Skipp, being: 1 x original ms of 'Community Farm', with Contents, Introduction, Chapters I-XVI, and Postscript, with annotations, and revised Chapters, but no Chapter V, VI or X 1 x original ms of part of 'Community Farm', being Chapters V and New Chapter, both with penicl annotation speaking of Chapter...
Dates: 1942-1987
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Munition Work Record of the Falkirk Iron Coy, Ltd.

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2118
Scope and Contents This is a photograph album recording the First World War work of the Falkirk Iron Company, a cast iron goods manufacturer that switched to the production of munitions in 1915. The photographer is not named. As a "Government Controlled Establishment", the Falkirk Iron Company produced 10,000 tons of munitions, many of these delivered by women, who feature prominently in the photographs. A printed note to the front paste down of the album gives a detailed breakdown of the munitions produced,...
Dates: 1915-1918
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Music Book of Mostly Scottish Airs

 Fonds — Volume: Dk.5.13
Identifier: Coll-2193
Scope and Contents

Music book of Colin McRae, either first owner or the author, containing mostly of Scottish airs. 1830-1835. P.96 dated 18 April 1835.

Dates: 1830-1835
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Music collection of Professor Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-450
Content Description The collection contains music, orchestrations and arrangements for strings, wind, brass etc by Professor Sir Herbert Stanley Oakeley. Many of the sheets are stamped Edinburgh University, Musical Society. There are also board-mounted diplomas and certificates, with list of these.Music in Box 1: Die Ehre Gottes in der Natur It was a friar of orders grey The Briton's fatherland Volkslied by Mendelsohn Freedom Up in the morning...
Dates: 1855-1901
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Music mss: 'Fausta': aria

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1172
Scope and Contents

Music manuscript - the aria Tu che voli gi'd spirto beata from Fausta.

Dates: 1832
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Musical manuscript entitled "Instrumentalischer Bettlermanth"

 Item — Volume: Dc.6.100
Identifier: Coll-2626
Scope and Contents

This is a 17th-century musical compendium entitled "Instrumentalischer Bettlermanth", containing coloured illustrations of musical instruments and explanation about how to play them. The author’s identity is unclear, describing himself as "A.S. a native of Habach and a member of a minor reformed order of Fransiscans".

Dates: 17th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Musical manuscripts, artwork, and photographs relating to Helen Patuffa Hood

 Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1102
Identifier: Coll-1393
Scope and Contents

This fonds contains paper documents such as correspondence to Helen Patuffa Hood, concerts programmes and other printed materials; artworks by Helen Patuffa Hood; and material related to the book Songs of the Hebrides. In the out-sized box are some photographs of Helen Patuffa Hood and Marjory Kennedy-Fraser.

Dates: 1909-1938
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

National Radium Centre, Edinburgh

 Fonds
Identifier: GD1-93
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the working of the National Radium Commission, the National Radium Centre at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and the Joint Committee of the Infirmary and University of Edinburgh 1929-1948

Dates: 1929-1948
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive

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