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Commonplace book entitled 'Fugitive Pieces', collected by Richard Gall (1776–1801)

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Identifier: Coll-2935
Scope and Contents Commonplace book of Richard Gall, made up of clippings with occasional manuscript notes. Initial entries focus on the recent death of Robert Burns (1759-1796), but branch out into examples of Burns' work, and poems by other authors that centre generally on Scottish life and the city of Edinburgh.Identifiable authors and subjects of their work: E. [Ellen] Hyslop (1766-1852)William Roscoe (1753-1831)Edward Rushton (1756-1814)Eaglesfield...
Dates: 1649-1799
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Commonplace Book of Brian Fairfax

 Fonds — Volume: Dk.5.25
Identifier: Coll-2201
Scope and Contents

Fairfax (B.) Commonplace book of Brian Fairfax, containing his "Iter Boreale" etc.


  1. "Iter Boreale", an account of his mission to George Monck in 1659. Ff.9-29.
  2. A letter of Ferdinando, 2nd Baron Fairfax to his son, Thomas, about portraits by a servant of Sir Anthony Van Dyck. F.2.
  3. Extracts from anti-papistical literature. 82 ff.
Dates: c 1646
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Commonplace book of Charles Greig McCrie (1836-1910), minister of Ayr West Free Church

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Identifier: MS MCC 4
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book belonging to Charles Greig McCrie, (1836-1910), Minister of Ayr West Free Church.

Volume is an A-Z ledger with handwritten entries. Some entries are quotes with citations, whilst others are notes about publications classified by theme.

McCries research interests are broadly theological, but also include references to romantic literature, social history, and philosophy. Many of the pages are blank.

Dates: c.1900
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Commonplace book of Helen Littlejohn

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Identifier: MS LIT 1
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book containing newspaper clippings (1914-15), poems, and quotations. One poem is dated, 'Pretoria, December 1st 1901', and a clipping of a poem by Rumi, extracted from the Asiatic Journal, July 1839, is pasted on the inside cover.

'Miss Helen Littlejohn Feb. 1841' is written on front flyleaf.

Dates: 1841; 1901; 1914-1915
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Commonplace book of Hugh E. Baikie (1906-1981)

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Identifier: MS BAI 30
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book with later additions loosley inserted, including a newspaper clipping from 1981.

Dates: 1925-1937; Publication: 1981
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Commonplace book of John Murray Mitchell (1815-1904), missionary, India

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Identifier: MS MIT 4
Scope and Contents Commonplace book, titled 'Adversaria de rebus indicis aliisque'. Contains entries between 1857 and 1898.Entries mainly relate to Mitchell's time in India, and include: - Comparative mythology and vernacular literature - Census information - Indian religions - Female education in India - Opium - Idolatry and demon worship - Christianity and mission in India - Sacrifice (human and animal)Dark brown leather octavo volume, with...
Dates: 1857-1897
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Commonplace book of John Wilson of Whitehaugh (1785-1854)

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Identifier: Coll-2936
Scope and Contents Commonplace book of John Wilson of Whitehaugh (1785-1854). The manuscript volume is split into several sections, with pagination beginning anew.Section 1: 'The Doctrine of Rising in Life, taken chiefly from Lord Bacon'. This section includes both practical and philosophical advice, as well as a valuation of Wilson's assets at p.[1]76. Section spans pp.[1]1-84. Indexed at pages [1]85-86. The 'Lord Bacon' referenced is Francis Bacon,...
Dates: 1820-1834
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Commonplace book of William H. Peyton

 Item — Box: CLX-A-389
Identifier: Coll-2058
Content Description

Commonplace book of William H. Peyton, indexed, c. 80,000 words. Copious notebook kept some of the time when the writer was visiting France and Switzerland, with references to Darwin and Huxley, and an autobiography at p. 181. Dated 1893-1898.


Also includes enclosures (mainly newspaper clippings), gathered in one folder.

Dates: 1893-1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Composite volume entitled "Theses Etc." containing printed and manuscript texts

 Fonds — Volume: Df.9.138
Identifier: Coll-2889
Scope and Contents This is a composite volume containing 23 texts published or written in the 17th century, numbered from Df.9.138/1 to Df.9.138/23. All of them are printed except for Df.9.138/15. The printed texts are theses from Scottish universities (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, St Andrews), and from elsewhere in Europe (London, Leiden, Deventer, Basel). The manuscript text seems to be lecture notes. Includes a handwritten list of contents at the beginning of the volume....
Dates: 1629-1684
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Concert programmes of the Orchestral Lecture-Concerts for School Children in the Usher Hall, 1924-1928

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Identifier: Coll-1557
Scope and Contents The concert programmes consist of: 4th Orchestral Lecture-Concert for School Children in the Usher Hall, Friday 22 February 1924. Education Authority for Edinburgh 5th Orchestral Lecture-Concert for School Children in the Usher Hall, Friday 29 February 1924. Education Authority for Edinburgh 6th Orchestral Lecture-Concert for School Children in the Usher Hall, Friday 7...
Dates: 1924-1928
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Laws, Robert, 1851-1934 (Scottish missionary) 3
Leighton, Kenneth, 1929-1988 (Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh) 3
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