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12 stereo views of Scotland, 1891, B. W. Kilburn, Littleton NH
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1554
Scope and Contents
The views are of:
6322 Oban, its harbour, and Mull, Scotland
6310 Loch Katrine Boat Landing, Highlands, Scotland
6303 Birthplace of Robert Burns, Ayr, Scotland
6297 The Bonnie Doon, Burns' Lullaby, Ayr, Scotland
6292 Melrose Abbey, Scotland
6280 Sir William Wallace's Prison, Dumbarton Castle, Scotland
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Dates:
1880-1910
Church of Scotland China (Manchuria) Collection
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 40
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of: some early material relating to the mission in Manchuria including letters from John Ross (1870) and a memoir by Ethel Omelvena (1957); Moukden Medical College annual statements (1911-1948); material relating to the mission after the Second World War including extracts from minutes and reports and circular letters from missionaries (1946-1968); reports on visits to China (1980s); photographs of Manchuria, the mission and church (c 1910-1940s); maps and plans;...
Dates:
1870-[ca. 1986]
Collection of Edinburgh University Dramatic Society programmes gathered together by Anne (Padi) Mathieson
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1581
Identifier: Coll-1798
Content Description
This collection of programmes of the Edinburgh University Dramatic Society and Edinburgh Graduates Theatre Group includes those for the years...:1948-1954
1 x programme for 'What say they?', performed at Little Theatre by Edinburgh University Dramatic Society (EUDS), 10 November 1948.
2 x programmes for 'Varsity Vanities '49', performed at Little Theatre by Charities Revue, 29 April 1949.
1 x programme for 'Oedipus Rex', performed at Little...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1948-2010
Collection of James S.K. Elmslie, Veterinary Surgeon
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1105
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of:
- c.100 photographic negatives showing animals and farmyard themes
- undated news clipping about the death of Principal O. Charnock Bradley, head of the then Royal (Dick) Veterinary College
- report of the visit to Kenya undetaken by Elmslie and Brennan in 1960
- memorandum from the Colonial Office, 1930, relating to...
Dates:
1930-1970
Collection of Papers of Alexander Ramsay Mackenzie (1879-1929) and Eliza Jane Mackenzie (1879-1977)
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 19
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of: material relating to Chinese phonetics including "alphabet blocks" and the New Testament in Chinese phonetic script (c 1920s); some further items relating to the Mackenzies' time in Manchuria, these are mainly artefacts or printed reports and pamphlets (1920s-1951); a small amount of correspondence about and reports on the mission including correspondence with Chinese Christians from the 1960s; lecture and other notes by Ellie Mackenzie on theological and mission...
Dates:
[ca. 1906]-2001
Collection of Photographs of Persia (Iran), 1874
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-797
Scope and Contents
The photographs held in a decorated binder, include those of: Venus passing the sun over Iran, December 1874; the interior of the observatory at Isfahan (Ispahan); the astronomical station Baugh-i-Zerecht; bridge at Sende-Roud; a city gate; the Maidan of Isfahan; the Mosquee Royale, Tomb of Ali, and other mosques; views in Qum; and views in other Iranian cities.
Dates:
1874
Collection of Photographs relating to Rex v. Ruxton 1935
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-704
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of circa 43 black and white photographs, many of them duplicated, of severed limbs and bones, bodies in decomposition, skull and cranial features, foot casts, shoes and other personal effects. There are tracing paper sketches of skull dimensions, feet, and bone cross-sections.
Dates:
1935-1936
Collection of the Rt. Rev. Stanley Booth-Clibborn
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1063
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of:
1 box of circa 20 glass plate negatives of the All Africa Youth Conference, 1960s, village elders, and the Limuru Conference Centre, Kenya
1 file of circa 60 letters relating to the Nigeria / Biafra war, 1969-1970
1 file of correspondence and printed matter relating to the National Council of Churches of Kenya, and NCCK Partners election...
Dates:
1957-1996
Collection of Thomas Jaffrey McNair
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1269
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed largely of black and white photographs reflecting Thomas Jaffrey McNair's study and leisure-time activities while at Edinburgh University. There are photographs of:
group photo Union women's dinner 1949
group photo Union men's dinner 1949
group photo Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Mr Walter Mercer's Clinique, Winter 1947
group...
Dates:
1946-1963
Collection relating to Eric Henry Liddell
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-218
Scope and Contents
Small collection of items, from multiple sources, relating to Eric Liddell.
Annual sports programmes of Edinburgh University Athletic Club, 1923-1925, showing Liddell's times in the races entered, and an annotated Scottish Inter-Universities programme, 1923; two photographs of a memorial stone in China; Wedding invitation.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 20th century