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Journal of a tour round the world taken by Sir John Fraser (1885-1947)
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1296
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of three bound volumes being Sir John Fraser's journal of a tour made around the world in 1935. Each volume contains many pages of black and white photographs along with pages of typescript text describing the journey. The first entry in the journal is dated Tuesday 22 January 1935 and describes the Langholm Hotel and the start of the journey to Southampton to catch the ship (RMS 'Aquitania') bound for New York. A journey across the USA by train...
Dates:
1935
Lantern slides representing sporting events
Collection
Identifier: Coll-1996
Content Description
This is a collection of thirty lantern slides (8.5 cm sq.) which cover a number of training style poses and sporting/athletic events such as running, shot put throw, high jump, rope pulling, and hurdles. There is no accompanying description, but they appear to be connected with the University of Edinburgh. The Scottish athlete Eric Liddell, who studied at the University in 1920-1924, appears in some of them.
Dates:
1920s
Law lecture notes taken down by Alexander H. Main
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1143
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of the following notes:
- notes on Civil Law, 1930-1931
- notes on Civil Law (continuation, 2 June 1931 to 10 July 1931
- notes on Jurisprudence, 15 October 1930 to 19 December 1930
- notes on Scots Law (Book I), 14 October 1931 to 22 January 1932
- notes on Scots Law (Book II, 23 January 1932 to 14 June...
Dates:
1930-1935
Law notes and papers of Thomas. M. Aitchison
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1145
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of:
- solution to practical examinations, Conveyancing, 1952-1953, typescript
- programme of work, Conveyancing, typescript copies
- regulations for entrance, Faculty of Advocates,1950s, typescript
- synopsis of lectures, 1952-1953, typescript
- exam papers, Law, 1949-1952, typescript
- guide...
Dates:
1949-1986
Law notes of Professor Hector MacQueen
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1256
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of lecture notes, essays, copies of cases, copies of exam papers, off-prints and other material relating to the following courses (and course components) offered by the then Faculty of Law, Edinburgh University:
History of Scots Law
Scottish Legal System
Scots Law I and II
Conduct of Proof / Inquiry
...
Dates:
1974-1979
Lecture notes and student memorabilia of Magnus Grimond
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1891
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of miscellaneous undergraduate materials from 1978-82 belonging to Magnus Grimond, relating to his studies in law and history. Grimond studied at Edinburgh University between 1978 and 1982, although 1980/81 was spent at the University of Pennsylvania.
Scots Law 1, 1978-79: course summary, reading and lecture notes and essays.
Scottish Legal System, 1978-79, &...
Dates:
1978-1982
Lecture notes of John R. Barclay, student 1946-1950
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1401
Scope and Contents
2 notebooks which are:
1 x MS notes on Meteorology, noted on fore-pages with 'John R. Barclay' with address in Edinburgh, and '1948'. The notes were taken from the lectures of James Paton during 1947-1948.
1 x MS notes on Biblical Studies 1950-1951, noted on fore-pages with 'John R. Barclay' with address in Edinburgh. The notes were taken from the lectures of Rev. Dr. D.M.G. Stalker and...
Dates:
1947-1951
Lecture Notes of John Robison
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-204
Scope and Contents
Lecture notes from the time when Robison was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. The notes embrace the sciences of mechanics, hydrodynamics, astronomy and optics, together with electricity and magnetism.
It is assumed that these are Robison's own notes but this has not been verified.
Dates:
c1779-c1801
Lecture notes of Robert Sutherland
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1102
Scope and Contents
The collection at E2006.44 contains lecture notes taken while Sutherland attended Edinburgh University in the late-1940s and early-1950s. The material includes:
- Minute Book of the Dining Club
- Lecture notes on Evidence and Pleading
- Lecture notes on Political Science
- Lecture notes on Conveyancing, International Private Law
-...
Dates:
1947-1951
Lecture notes on Midwifery (Professor Thomas Young, 1726-1783), taken down by James Johnson
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1254
Scope and Contents
The material consists of Young's Lectures - spine title - being lectures on Midwifery given by Professor Thomas Young. It is dated July 1775. The introductory page notes the content as Lectures on Midwifery by Thos. Young. Professor of Midwifery in Edinburgh. The inside front board has bookplate noted as: James Johnson / Student at Edinburgh. Another notes in ink that the item was: Presented to the Library by Christopher...
Dates:
1774-1775