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Letter from Wallace Tavener to St. Mark

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Identifier: Coll-1551
Scope and Contents The ts letter from Wallace Tavener, Minister of St. Mark's Unitarian Church, to The Warden, Newbattle Abbey College, is dated 20 July 1951, and is signed by Tavener. He was applying for the Lectureship in Philosophy and Political Theory. Tavener explains that he had lectured extensively in the subjects of philosophy and political theory, for the Extra-Mural Department at Edinburgh University and for the Workers' Educational Association (WEA). He writes, 'I am afraid my academic...
Dates: 1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter of Edward A. Wilson

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Identifier: Coll-1087
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Letter written from the Station Hotel, Perth, on 1 October 1909, to Messrs. Oliver and Boyd, publishers in Edinburgh, thanking them for their good wishes to Scott's South Polar Expedition and for allowing postponement of the '400 bird pictures until my return'. Also contains the information that he is to meet Captain Barrett Hamilton in London, and that he will be returning to Westal, Cheltenham, in a week.

Dates: 1909
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter signed by Hugh Blair, March 1763, referring to Macpherson

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Identifier: Coll-1405
Scope and Contents The letter signed by Hugh Blair to 'Dear Sir' (which may be his publisher, Becket, or De Hondt) expresses delight at the newly-published Temora which he thinks should boost sales of his own dissertation on Ossian. He writes that he has 'now Read Temora, from which I expect Ossian will reap additional Honour and You some profit. It is in Several respects Superior to Fingal; it is more full and particular, it is a more Complete Story'. he has learned too that 'the...
Dates: 1763
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Arthur Evans Moule from Thomas Jenner, China, 1911

 Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 71
Dates: 1911
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Francis Jeffrey

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Identifier: Coll-1176
Scope and Contents

Items relating to the poet, Thomas Campbell, include:


  1. - letter, 22 February 1834, to Francis Jeffrey, the Lord Advocate, writing that he is thinking about competing for the position of chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres at Edinburgh University, at shelfmark E2009.18
  2. - letter, undated fragment, at shelfmark Dc.3.99/13, f.7
Dates: 1834
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to John Aitken

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Identifier: Coll-1265
Scope and Contents At E2010.16 there is an 'autograph letter signed' from Thomas Lyle to John Aitken at Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, dated 28 May 1827. The letter is concerned with Lyle's compilation Ancient ballads and songs and how, having received 'notice from Mr. Lumisden', he is aware of Aitken's 'willingness to suggest a few amendments and additions to the Lyrical MS'. Lyle has heard much about 'Mr Aitken's abilities, from Glasgow friends', and would regard 'any little...
Dates: 1827
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Rev. T. H. Keir, Aberdeen, Scotland from Hugh E. Baikie, Beawar, India, 14 May 1946.

 Fonds — Box: CSWC Small Collections Box 1
Identifier: CSWC 61
Dates: 14 May 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Viscount Falkland, as Lord Deputy of Ireland, 1622 countersigned by J Holcroft

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Identifier: Coll-1544
Scope and Contents

The letter is 1.5 pages folio, countersigned by 'J. Holcroft', and with address on the verso to Falkland, 'and to our Chancellor there now being, and to the Deputie chiefe Governor or Governors, Chauncellors or keeper of the greate Seale [...] Given under our signett at the Pallace of Westmr. the fifth day of december in the twentieth yeare of or. Raigne of England, Fraunce and Ireland, and of Scotland the six and fiftieth'.

Dates: 1622
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter (typescript) from M.M.M. to My dear Katherine, 28 Sept. 1943

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Identifier: Coll-1460
Scope and Contents The letter is headed: Greengates, Seamill, West Kilbride. It is dated 28 September 1943. The saluation is 'My dear Katherine' and the letter is signed M.M.M. It refers to how Katherine 'had been the most successful of the MOI people in Orkney'. This had been read in the newspapers. Katherine then had 'further exploits among the Sassanachs' and that Terry was with her. MMM writes that Mr. Muir is being cared for and Isobel 'has had a turn of not being too well'. M.M.M. has sent Katherine 'the...
Dates: 1943
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letterbook including letters from [Francis Aird (c.1602-1659), minister of Dalserf]

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Identifier: MS LET
Scope and Contents

Volume containing a collection of letters written in different hands dated from 1652-59. Some of the letters are possibly written by Francis Aird, minister of Dalserf.

Letters written in secretary hand and are bound in leather with a metal clasp. There are additional inscriptions on front and back fly leaves, as well as a stamp from General Assembly Library on the manuscript title page.

Dates: 1652-1659
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

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