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A Law: notes from lectures on Chemistry by Joseph Black
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1374
Scope and Contents
The lectures on chemistry by Joseph Black consist of:
- 3 volumes of lecture notes (1775)
Dates:
1775
Abstract of Journal of William Henry Playfair
Fonds — Volume: Dc.3.73
Identifier: Coll-1677
Content Description
The volume is concerned mainly with affairs connected with the building of the University of Edinburgh, 1817-1822. It also lists details of income and expenditure during the period and, refers to other projects, clients etc.Playfair's opening paragraph describes this as an abstract of a journal of "the principal transactions and events of my life, chiefly in order to prevent doubt and confusion in matters of business."The volume mentions Playfair taking occupancy of...
Dates:
1817-1822
Autograph letters signed by John Stuart Blackie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1514
Scope and Contents
The first letter on University of Edinburgh embossed notepaper, dated 3 February 1865, begins 'My Dear Sir' and sends his 'sincere thanks for the present' of a book. Blackie is sorry that he is 'too much occupied at present to allow [...] the p[leasure of reading it; but the subject is so interesting and important' that hw ill make time soon. The second letter on notepaper headed 24 Hill Street, Edinburgh, is dated 25 November [no year], and begins 'My Dear Moir'. It is a letter...
Dates:
1864-1866
Banner, medals and badge relating to the 1986 Commonwealth Games at Edinburgh
Collection
Identifier: Coll-2009
Content Description
This collection includes objects relating to the Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh in 1986, that belonged to Colin Cruickshank.
One banner celebrating the University's Quatercentenary in 1983 that had been hanged on the wall of the Sports Hall during the 1986 Commonwealth Games. The Sports Hall had been turned into the Air Weapons Range for the occasion.
Two Commonwealth Games...
Dates:
1983-1986
Class cards etc. relating to John Baillie Miller
Fonds — Box: EUA-A-10
Identifier: EUA GD67
Scope and Contents
2 matriculation cards (1862 and 1864); class cards - Greek (1862), Law of Scotland (1862/3), Scots law (1862/3), Criminal law (Summer session, 1863).
Dates:
1861-1863
Class cards of Forbes T. Wallace
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1245
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of four cards, being:
- matriculation card, 1895
- matriculation card, 1896
- class card, Winter Session, 1895-1896. Lectures on Scots Law
- class card, Winter Session, 1896-1897. Lectures on Conveyancing
Dates:
1895-1897
Class notes - Lectures on Agriculture and Entemology, given by Professor Wallace and Dr. Fream
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1283
Scope and Contents
This volume in typescript contains careful notes on these two series of lectures at the University of Edinburgh. The first series, by Professor Robert Wallace (1853-1939), Chair of Agriculture, covers dairying, with extensive coverage of the different types of cheese and their production. The second, by Dr. William Fream, covers agricultural entomology, essentially the varieties of pests that attack crops. There are ink drawings throughout. Spine-title and title-page both...
Dates:
1905-1906
Clinical cases of Dr. Rutherford and Dr. Gregory, November 1793
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1326
Scope and Contents
An index at the beginning of this substantial volume of clinical case notes lists 28 women and 31 men with their symptoms and treatment recorded in manuscript notes over more than 600 pages. The manuscript offers much information on the methods of these two leading 18th century Scottish physicians.
Dates:
1793
Collection of Class certificates 1951-1954 of John Robertson, Law student
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1435
Scope and Contents
The University of Edinburgh class attendance certificates include those for: Civil Law during Academic Year 1951-1952, Jurisprudence during Academic Year 1951-1952, Administrative Law during Academic Year 1952-1953, Scots Law during Academic Year 1952-1953, Conveyancing during Academic year 1953-1954, and Public Law (Public International Law) during summer session of Academic Year 1953-1954. The collection also includes a Certificate of Merit certifying that John Robertson 'acquitted himself...
Dates:
1951-1954
Collection of copies of 'The Procession'
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-767, Volume: Coll-1103 / E.2007.1
Identifier: Coll-1103
Scope and Contents
This small hybrid collection contains in a single volume - bound together - off-print copies of 'The Procession', copies of 'Monthly Papers for Students', manuscript notes, and newspaper cuttings. The printed copies of articles from 'The Procession' (or possibly complete issues of the journal) include: 1874 - The Procession - a fragmentary epic on recent events; and, 1874 - The Election. Newspaper cuttings are from The Scotsman dated Saturday 11 April 1874, and...
Dates:
1874-1876