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Class cards, tickets, and letters of testimonial of John Brown, Thomas S. Brown and William B. Clark
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1156
Scope and Contents
The material spans 1824 to 1835. There is one class card in the name of William B. Clark. In addition there is a printed document dated 27 April 1831 and published by the Royal College of Surgeons in London which notes the regulations respecting the professional education of candidates for the College's diploma. There are 34 cards and tickets relating to John Brown and his study path. There are 21 cards and tickets relating to Thomas S. Brown, including one of which is an Edinburgh Academy...
Dates:
1824-1835
Class list of Alexander Monro (primus)
Fonds — Volume: EUA GD60
Identifier: EUA GD60
Scope and Contents
Small volume containing lists of scholars (students), their masters (surgeons who they were apprenticed to) and fees paid. In addition there are some details of boarders (1722-1736). Folded inside the volume is a copy letter of 28 June 1945 from the donor, James Watt WS, to Lord Amulree, sent to Univerity Librarian, Lauriston William Sharp.
Dates:
1720-1749
Class notes - Lectures on Agriculture and Entemology, given by Professor Wallace and Dr. Fream
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1283
Scope and Contents
This volume in typescript contains careful notes on these two series of lectures at the University of Edinburgh. The first series, by Professor Robert Wallace (1853-1939), Chair of Agriculture, covers dairying, with extensive coverage of the different types of cheese and their production. The second, by Dr. William Fream, covers agricultural entomology, essentially the varieties of pests that attack crops. There are ink drawings throughout. Spine-title and title-page both...
Dates:
1905-1906
Clement Litill bequest
Fonds — Box: EUA GD70 (Dd.3.16)
Identifier: EUA GD70
Scope and Contents
Instrument dated 14 October 1580, recording the delivery of of books bequeathed by Edinburgh advocate, Clement Litill to the town and kirk of Edinburgh.
It includes a copy of the minute of Edinburgh Town Council and inventory of the books written out by Alexander Guthrie, Town Clerk. According to Charles P. Finlayson, this was intended to hang on the library wall. It is currently unclear which Alexander Guthrie (father or son) was Town Clerk in October 1580.
Dates:
1580
Clermiston Estate Papers
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-720
Scope and Contents
This archive relates to the Clermiston Estate and to the Dick family and includes papers particular to, and signed by, Sir Alexander Dick (1703-1785), a notable medical man of the time. The papers, mostly legal, include: instruments of sasine, heritable bonds, bonds of corroboration, documents of discharge and renunciation, searches of incumbrances, a plan of Cramond Muir Road, a sketch of parts of Cramond Moor, a description of Clermiston House, measurement of turnips sold on the Estate,...
Dates:
1741-1850
Clinical cases of Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gregory, November 1793
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1326
Scope and Contents
An index at the beginning of this substantial volume of clinical case notes lists 28 women and 31 men with their symptoms and treatment recorded in manuscript notes over more than 600 pages. The manuscript offers much information on the methods of these two leading 18th century Scottish physicians.
Dates:
1793
Colin Cameron papers relating to Nyasaland / Malawi
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-70
Scope and Contents
Contained in the Colin Cameron Collection are personal letters of congratulation on his election and his appointment as Minister; various personal documents including his letter of appointment as Minister; personal and private correspondence; business, correspondence, and questions and answers of the Legislative assembly, 1963-64; material for speeches; ministerial material; and, constituency material. The Collection also includes material on housing rentals policy; passenger transport; main...
Dates:
1952-1969
Colin Campbell Collection
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-38
Scope and Contents
The Colin Campbell Collection contains Gaelic verse, mainly songs; sermon notes and scripture expositions, the earliest being 1703; manuscript treatises; Colin Campbell correspondence, the earliest being 1664; miscellaneous manuscripts including domestic accounts, medical papers, minutes etc; notebooks, accounts, letters and scraps of Patrick Campbell of Achnaba; letters from mathematicians to Colin Campbell, and mathematical papers; a body of accounts, the earliest being 1553; a body of...
Dates:
1553-1836
"Collectanea Scotica" by G. E. Kinloch
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1130
Scope and Contents
This bound volume contains copies of letters, these being:
copy of letter by Sir George McKenzie to the Lord Balcarres, 1684
copy letter from Sir George Mackenzie to the Earls of Moray and Middleton
copy letter John, Duke of Lauderdale, 1680
copy letter Elizabeth, Countess of Dysart, after Duchess of Lauderdale
copy letters Field...
Dates:
1820-1829
Collection of 4 Manuscript music books containing music for pipes
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1429
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of:
1 x manuscript volume - 12 pages with ornamental borders - name James Morrison, Scroggie Hill, 20 October 1875
1 x manuscript volume - 42 pages with ornamental borders - name Jas. Morison, 23 October 1878
1 x manuscript volume - 16 pages which includes rubber stamp of J.M. Miller, Musical Repository, Perth, and name James Morrison,...
Dates:
1875-1893