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Papers of Dr. William Murray Cairns
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-165
Scope and Contents
The papers of Dr. William Murray Cairns consist of notes of lectures taken down between 1886 and 1891 while at Edinburgh University and Surgeons' Hall.
Dates:
1886-1891
Papers of Dudley Stuart Hopkirk (1896- ) , minister of Greenside Church, Edinburgh
Fonds
Identifier: MS HOP
Scope and Contents
Papers of Dudley Stuart Hopkirk, Minister of Greenside Church, Edinburgh. In 3 sections:MS HOP 1.1 and MS HOP 1.2. Thesis for the degree of Bachelor of Letters [University of Oxford]. Titled 'Archbishop Leighton, his characteristic position as theologian and ecclesiastic.' Undated, but possibly created between 1920 - 1925. 181 folio leaves in a looseleaf binder.2. Scrapbooks compilied by Hopkirk, containing chronological tables from the early Egyptian period to 1942...
Dates:
1920-1942
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Papers of Duncan Forrester (b. 1933)
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 48
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of reports, articles, press cuttings, pamphlets and other papers collected by Forrester relating to India and in particular to Indian politics and religion. Some of the material includes correspondence or drafts of papers to be published by Forrester. The material dates from 1950s-1970s, mainly from the 1960s and early-mid 1970s. Topics covered include: general elections; India emergency (1975); political parties; central government, administration and constitution;...
Dates:
20th century
Papers of E. M. T. Epelle (d. 1973)
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 22
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of: correspondence (with Andrew Walls), papers and reports relating to Epelle's research (1966-1973); church histories (written by church history committees or Epelle) of Anglican churches in the Niger Delta Diocese (1966), unorthodox and Seventh Day Adventist churches in Aba and Opobo (1966, 1971), Methodist churches in Ikot Ekpene (1971), and Qua Iboe churches in East Central and South East states (1972); and some completed questionnaires on African tribal and...
Dates:
1965-1973
Papers of Earle Monteith MacPhail (1861-1937), Professor of History and Economics, Madras Christian College
Fonds
Identifier: MS MCP
Scope and Contents
Lecture notes taken during classes at New College, Edinburgh, 1883-1890. 16 quarto exercise books. Notes are written by Earle Monteith MacPhail, apart from in instances specifically noted. Earle MacPhail was the son of Rev. James Calder MacPhail, minister of Pilrig. Earle gives his address as Pilrig Manse in the front of each notebook. Some notebooks bear a stamp in the back, indicating that they were part of a student notebook offer run by Gardiner’s Stationers on South Bridge and Teviot...
Dates:
1883-1890
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Papers of Ebenezer Erskine (1680-1754)
Fonds
Identifier: MS ERS E
Scope and Contents
Collection belonging to Rev. Ebenezer Erskine, 1680-1754.1. Letter of Ebenezer Erskine, to Mr Mackstoun, Portmoak. 2 November 1726. Glazed and framed, within a 20 x 23cm wooden frame.2. Notebook dated 1694-1696 and 1697 on cover. A note on the inside back cover identifies the handwriting as Ebenezer and Ralph Erskine. Bears signature of Donald Fraser, Burgher Minister at Kennoway, 17 September 1839.3. Notebook of shorthand, with some English headings....
Dates:
c.1694-1742
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Papers of Edward McKillop Young (1873-1942)
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 8
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of circa 1026 sides of Young's closely written commentary on the Bible, Christianity and God in modern society, with some reference to books read by him. The material is arranged as diary entries but there seem to be very few personal references apart from December 1941 when Japanese occupation of the area in which Young was living is mentioned. The material begins with page 833 and is obviously only part of a larger collection of notes.
Dates:
1900-1941
Papers of Elizabeth A. Dexter (d.1968)
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1081
Scope and Contents
The typescript and manuscript material raises questions about who Charlotte was, how she met Walter Scott, and what kind of person she was.
Dates:
1955-1962
Papers of Eric Lucey
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1484
Scope and Contents
The material contains:
two vinyl (78") records from Edinburgh University Phonetics Department, possibly containing recordings of the humorous songs composed at the Institute of Animal Genetics (1958);
various photographs showing: a social event held at Eric Lucey's house, possibly with Institute of Animal Genetics staff (George Clayton is pictured); the Institute of Animal Genetics...
Dates:
c.1955-2006
Papers of Erica Hunt
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-788
Scope and Contents
The material contained in the collection includes: letters from Jamaica, 1935-1944, and letters from Hunt's mother in Jamaica, pre-1929, in Box 2471; business matters; notes on Wanlockhead families; Norwegian family trees and notes on Norwegian ancestry, in Box 2472; diaries of period in Jamaica, in Box 2473; cuttings, notes, and magazines; material on Blackadder, in Box 2474; notes on Greece, Poland, Moscow and Leningrad (St. Petersburg), 1961-1969; notes on Norway and Germany, 1969;...
Dates:
1892-1969