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The Birken Trust manuscript, by Annie Swan
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1562
Identifier: Coll-2071
Scope and Contents
This is a loose leaf manuscript by Annie Swan entitled "The Birken Trust", c. 1934.Comprising 516 manuscript pages on loose-leaf paper, this work constitutes a novel under the working title "The Birken Trust." It consists of 40 chapters, each individually paperclipped and paginated per chapter, with an average of 13 single-sided pages in Swan's handwriting. Minor corrections by Swan are present throughout the manuscript. Additionally, two typewritten sheets are clipped in, one...
Dates:
c 1934
The British Weekly
Collection
Identifier: MS BRIT
Scope and Contents
'British Weekly' newspaper publications marked 'private copy' with advertisement prices written in ink.Bound in 16 volumes, which include:October 1900-April 1901, Vol. 21April 1901-October 1901, Vol. 30October 1936-September 1937, Vols. 101 and 102October 1937-September 1938, Vols. 103 and 104October 1938-September 1939, Vols. 105 and 106October 1939-September 1940, Vols. 107 and 108October...
Dates:
1901-1948
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
The Carmichael-Watson Collection
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-97
Scope and Contents
The Carmichael-Watson Collection consists of papers belonging to the Reverend Alexander Cameron of Arran, Alexander Carmichael, civil servant and folklorist, Alexander MacBain of Inverness, and Professor William John Watson and his son James Carmichael Watson, along with books and papers belonging to the Reverend Charles Robertson of Jura, the Reverend Angus MacDonald, the Reverend Archibald MacDonald and the Reverend Father Allan McDonald of Eriskay. These include: invocations...
Dates:
18th century - mid 20th century
The Chalmers Collection
Fonds
Identifier: MS CHA
The Columnist
Fonds — Box: Number pending, Folder: EUA GD64
Identifier: EUA GD64
Scope and Contents
Publication: The Columnist (student magazine), issues 1-7
Dates:
c2000-2017
The Cronshaw Archive of Early Technology
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1943
Scope and Contents
Research papers of Andrew Cronshaw, who worked for the University of Edinburgh as a biochemist from c. 1982, alongside Prof. Michael Gardner, Prof. Richard Ambler, Prof. Alastair Aitken and others. It includes textbook, instrumental booklets, instrument promotion documents, correspondence, and instrument data outputs. These items were rescued from several clear outs and laboratory moves, were curated and deemed important for future generations.
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Dates:
1960s-2017
The Dashkov Medals
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-21
Scope and Contents
Some of the medals show rulers of Russia, military figures, statesmen, events of the reign of Peter the Great. Others mark events such as coronations, accessions, marriages and deaths of Russian rulers. Imperial institutions are commemorated, as are cities and buildings of the Russian empire.
Dates:
before 1777
The Duncan and James Strang Collection
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1624
Identifier: Coll-1885
Content Description
This fonds is composed of "The Seaforth Highlanders’ diary", which is in fact a collection of typescripts and manuscripts by Duncan W. P. Strang written during the First World War. They mainly contain a typescript draft of an unifinished book on the Seaforth Highlanders during the war, as well as abstracts of diaries and accounts of battles and tactical operations, and reflection on war and military strategy.The first text is the most structured and the most complete. It is a...
Dates:
1914-1918
The Harris Transcript of old Scottish Ballads - bound volume with manuscript transcript of Scottish ballads
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1818
Content Description
This important bound volume with ms transcript of Scottish ballads had been in the ownership of Mr. Hilary Corke, a Lecturer at Edinburgh University, 1951-1955. It is one of two ms volumes known as the Harris Repertoire. Corke had 're-discovered' it in 1955. Much earlier it had been sought after by collectors Norval Clyne, the Aberdonian advocate, and by Francis James Child. It contains a book-plate with arms on the inside front-board - 'Hilary Corke'. On one...
Dates:
1850-1860
‘The historie of the Kirk of Scotland’ by John Row (1568-1646), minister of Carnock, Fife
Collection
Identifier: MS ROW1
Scope and Contents
See External Documents (below).
Dates:
1650; 1840
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections