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Collection of letters relating to Nova Scotia
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-335
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of: a descriptive sketch of Nova Scotia, dated 1783 on the spine of the item; and, letters relating to Nova Scotia including some from the politician Henry Dundas (1742-1811), 1st Viscount Melville, on the defence of the province in the event of war with America.
Dates:
1783-1813
Collection of Library slips relating to Edinburgh University theses, 1844
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1288
Scope and Contents
The 5 x slips (fragments) were discovered by cataloguing staff inside earlier Edinburgh University theses. They are handwritten in ink. The fragments are:
- a note of page references with some remarks relating to a medical text
- a list of theses sent either by or to Prof. Christison, Edinburgh College, 26 July 1844 - with the names Vass, Anderson, Chepmell, Etherington, Fleming,...
Dates:
1844
Collection of Manuscripts relating to the Society of Friends
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-499
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of manuscripts relating to the Society of Friends and copied by J. Cruickshank.
Dates:
18th century
Collection of Margaret Duncan Campbell (fl. 1850-1860)
Fonds
Identifier: GD37
Scope and Contents
The letters include those from the 8th Duke of Argyll to John McLeod Campbell, from G.D.Boyle, Dean of Salisbury, to Donald Campbell, from F.H.Browne, Bishop of Winchester to John McLeod Campbell, from Baron Carlingford to John McLeod Campbell, from Thomas Erskine to John McLeod Campbell, from Alexander Ewing, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles to Margaret Duncan Campbell, from Edward Irving to John McLeod Campbell, from Edmund Law Lushington to John McLeod Campbell, from Norman MacLeod to John...
Dates:
1825-1894
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Collection of Material on Disturbances in Kono, Sierra Leone, 1957
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-494
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of a Sierra Leone Colonial Government file on the disturbances in Kono 1957 and contains a map, cuttings and typescript material.
Dates:
1957
Collection of material relating to Christian Science
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-734
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of material gathered together by Mrs. Stella Hadden Alexander who had received the degree of CSB from the Christian Science College in Boston, 1906. She had been a student of Augusta E. Stetson (d. 1928) herself a student of Mary Baker Eddy. The material is composed of: newspaper articles on Mary Baker Eddy, Augusta E. Stetson, and on Christian Science; printed items on the church; off-prints and journals including copies ofChristian Science quarterlyfor May 1926,...
Dates:
1900-1928
Collection of Medals issued and presented by Edinburgh Veterinary Colleges and the Edinburgh Veterinary Medical Society (and Association), between 1843 and 1908
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1091
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of 16 silver and bronze medals which have been awarded by several colleges and societies for a variety of years/sessions, including:
Edinburgh Veterinary College: and its medals awarded: 1843-44; 1853; 1856-57
Royal (Dick) Veterinary College: its medals awarded: 1893-94; 1897-98; 1900; 1900-1901; 1901-1902
New Veterinary College: medals awarded:...
Dates:
1843-1908
Collection of Menu Cards from Canadian Pacific ship 'Empress of Britain'
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-127
Scope and Contents
The collection of menu cards for dinner, lunch, and breakfast aboard the liner 'Empress of Britain'is composed of: a pair of dinner menu cards for Gala Night, 16 September 1961; dinner menu card for 18 September 1961 showing Kirkcudbright, Scotland, on cover; a pair of dinner menu cards for 25 August 1963 with locomotive 'Rocket' on cover; dinner menu card for 26 August 1963 with stern of man-of-war on cover; dinner menu card for 27 August 1963 with balloon 'La Minerve' on cover; dinner menu...
Dates:
1961-1963
Collection of Menu Cards from New York City and New York State
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-522
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of some 100 menu cards from a variety of New York City and New York State functions. Many of the cards are highly decorated. The celebratory luncheons and dinners include those of: ordinary Thanksgiving functions; The Sons of the Revolution, 1776-1883; the Annual Subscription Dinner, St. Patricks Dinner, 1900; First Annual Banquet of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, which was held at the Hotel Manhattan, 2 February 1857; 132nd Annual Banquet of...
Dates:
1888-1901
Collection of menu cards from the Alaska Steamship Co., and the S.S. 'Alaska'
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1555, Folder: Coll-1786 / SC-Acc-2016-0166
Identifier: Coll-1786
Scope and Contents
Assorted menus of breakfast, lunch and dinner meals served on board the S.S. Alaska from 24 June 1932 and 3 July 1932.The menus (14) offer typical American fare of the period (1932) and were illustrated with totem poles, mountainous scenes, and images of outdoor activities such as canoeing, hunting, horseback riding and panning for gold.On the reverse side of the menu cards are scenic photographs taken by Alaska-based professional...
Dates:
1932