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Collection of Works of Rev. Thomas A. Pye
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-516
Scope and Contents
The works of the Rev. Thomas A. Pye consist of: The Jesus Christ of Greece on Socrates, A comparison of Aristotelian and Christian ethics, The seal of Roman Law on early Christianity, and The influence of Christianity on Roman Law.
Dates:
20th century
Collection on the Study of Government in Scotland
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1076
Scope and Contents
Collection composed of: circa 200 separate copies of reports of investigation into complaints against the various Scottish local government councils, regional and district, carried out by the Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland, mainly 1970s; various planning documents, reports and news-sheets, including those on transport, community land schemes, Clyde recreation, crime, community councils, school and college councils, regional councils, housing, special housing, role of...
Dates:
1930-1980
Collection relating to Eric Henry Liddell
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-218
Scope and Contents
Small collection of items, from multiple sources, relating to Eric Liddell.
Annual sports programmes of Edinburgh University Athletic Club, 1923-1925, showing Liddell's times in the races entered, and an annotated Scottish Inter-Universities programme, 1923; two photographs of a memorial stone in China; Wedding invitation.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 20th century
Collection relating to James Stewart Fraser
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1263
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of:
- copy of 'Gardyloo', 2 March 1940
- copy of 'Gardyloo', 29 April 1944
- copy of 'The Chalmers Watson Journal', 1935 (Rectorial election - D. Chalmers Watson)
- copy of 'The Chalmers Watson Journal' (Once more a message on the eve of election)
- 2 x copies of reprints of 'The Royal Medical Society', from...
Dates:
1935-1944
Collection relating to James Tait Black Memorial Prize
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1270
Scope and Contents
At E2010.22 is an archive of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize retained by its first judge, Herbert Grierson, Professor of English Literature at Edinburgh University, comprising letters from prizewinners including D.H. Lawrence, Arnold Bennett, Lytton Strachey and Robert Graves. While most of the letters in the collection are solicitor's typed carbon letters (letters to the administrating solicitor Robert Welsh of Ayr), five are original letters to Herbert Grierson from winners: Henry...
Dates:
1920-1935
Collection relating to Winifred Rushforth
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1260
Scope and Contents
The Rushforth collection is composed of: In E2010.10:
- material relating to the Davidson Clinic, being Minute Book 1938-1946, bank guarantee 1960, bank statements 1959-1961, Annual Reports of the Davidson Clinic 1942-1968; Davidson Clinic Bulletin 1946-1967, pamphlets and programmes of the clinic 1940s and 1950s, newspaper clippings, talks and papers, off-prints of articles, and journals...
Dates:
1855-1984
Collections of posters of student events at the University of Edinburgh
Fonds — Container: CLX-D-66
Identifier: Coll-1867
Scope and Contents
Bundle of about 20 posters of events at the University around 1971, mostly relating to student activities. The events advertised include dances/balls/concerts; special lectures and symposium; Church and carol services; and Student Representative Council Elections. The posters are arranged in bundles by types of events, as follows:
Poster of the Corries, and poster advertising a folk concert in...
Dates:
1970-1972
Collector's box and teaching cabinet of Catherine Mary Stirling
Collection
Identifier: Coll-1893
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one Victorian wooden box, used for collecting and teaching, that belonged to Catherine Mary of Stirling, from Kippenross House, near Dunblane. It is still complete and fitted with 5 removable trays containing specimens of:
Animal & Vegetable Substances (such as nut galls, Portuguese cork, a piece of tortoise shell, timber specimens, pearls, etc.)
...
Dates:
1847
Coloured Panorama of Edinburgh
Fonds — Frame: Barker Panorama
Identifier: Coll-1709
Scope and Contents
This small, watercolour version of Barker's first full Panorama is dated 1792. Its purpose is unclear, but it is related to a set of engravings published two years earlier.
Dates:
1792
Colquhoun catalogue of prints and pictures at Rossdhu, Luss
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1521
Scope and Contents
The catalogue is dated 18 May 1871 and signed 'Sir J. Colquhoun'. There is a bookplate, 'Sir James Colquhoun, Bart.'. The list is headed 'Prints [...] at Rossdhu - Luss', and includes listings of items in 'Family bed room', in 'Best Bed Room No.6', in 'Best Bed Room Dressing Room No.7', a listing of 'Round miniature portraits', listing of 'Second Best Bedroom No.8', in 'Blue Room No.9', in the 'Old Nursery No.4', the paintings or 'Pictures in Small Sitting Room', listing for the 'Entrance...
Dates:
1871