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Postcard to Professor A. H. Campbell, 3 December 1969

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1423
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The postcard is dated 3 December 1969, and its origin is Heriot Row [Edinburgh]. It is addressed to Prof. A. H. Campbell, on Braid Hills Road, Edinburgh and is thanks for a 'letter to D. Currie' and indicating that the 'check is correct'. The writer indicates that 'Crabbie, the Nelsons, or Sir D.T. are not for the moment going to be tried, but there is hope 'that someone else will come along with a letter to them'.

Dates: 1969
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Preliminary draft copy of Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory by Noam Chomsky

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1614
Scope and Contents Professor Angus McIntosh passed this copy of the 4-volume preliminary draft of Noam Chomsky PhD thesis (University of Pennsylvania, 1955), The Logical Structure of Linguistic Theory to Professor James Thorne (d. 1988). Volume I is inscribed on the first page, manuscript: For Jimmy / - to whom it is much more directly useful - / this treasured and distinguished / piece of pathfinding / from / Angus / with warmest regards / December 3rd 1986. On the...
Dates: 1955-1975
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Printed ticket with ms insertions for ‘First Course of Midwifery' by James Hamilton MD Art. Obs. Pr., 1816

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1680
Scope and Contents

Ornate ticket from an important period in Neonatology. Small card (7.5 x 11.5 cm.), printed, with manuscript additions in brown ink. Dated in manuscript, May 1816, with recipient’s name, Mr And. Simson.

Dates: 1816
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Prize certificates of Patrick George Craigie, 1859-60, 1860-61

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1457
Scope and Contents 2 prize certificates verifying that Patrick George Craigie attended classes in Mathematics and in Natural Philosophy. These are, in detail: 10 April 1860: Class of Mathematics, session 1859-1860, attending 'with the utmost regularity', and taking 'a very active' part in the oral examinations, and acquitting himself 'most satisfactorily' in the written examinations, Craigie 'obtained a prize', signed by...
Dates: 1859-1861
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Probate of the Will of William Wallace, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh

 Fonds — Folder: Dk.3.36
Identifier: Coll-2173
Scope and Contents

Creator: Wallace, William, 1768-1843 (Scottish mathematician, astronomer)

Probate of the will of William Wallace, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, 31 May 1843.

Dates: 1843
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Proceedings of a conference - Mycenaean Colloquium 1961 - held in Wisconsin 1961

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1174
Scope and Contents The papers - the proceedings - contain the following pieces: Pylos Tablet Un 1322 - Dr. John Chadwick, Downing College, Cambridge, pp.1-11 Le grafie del wau nella scrittura micenea - Prof. Carlo Gallavotti, Rome, pp.12-22 The origins of Minoan architecture - Prof. J. Walter Graham, University of Toronto, p.23 Overland communications in Greece during LH...
Dates: 1961
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Professor (Jack) John C. Weston papers, being material relating to the Hugh MacDiarmid editions, 'Collected poems', and 'A Drunk man looks at the thistle'

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1728
Scope and Contents

The collection contains proofs of A Drunk man looks at the thistle edited by Weston, ms and ts research material for the edition, correspondence with a wide range of people in the literary world and in publishing, newspaper cuttings, journal articles, and other printed ephemera.the Weston

Dates: 1920-1973
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Proof draft copy of 'An Exotick and Irrational Entertainment' by Murray Dickie

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Identifier: Coll-1696
Scope and Contents Proof draft of the unpublished memoirs of Murray Dickie. With pencil editorial notes to the first page of Chapter 1 by Gritta Weil, long-time an editorial secretary at the Observer.Title-page and 211pp, A4, printed on verso, with a covering page titled 'Copy'.This unpublished memoir recounts a career noting especially relationships with Sir Thomas Beecham, Furtwangler and Von Karajan, as well as giving character sketches of other...
Dates: fl. 1945-1980
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Proofs and Evidences of Bursaries to the College of Edinburgh

 Fonds — Box: EUA-A-59, Volume: EUA GD2
Identifier: EUA GD2
Scope and Contents

'Proofs and Evidences of Bursaries to the College of Edinburgh. Extracted from the Council Records and Inventory of the City's Charter House.', previously the property of 'Robert Johnston Esq.', thought to be Robert Johston, merchant in Edinburgh, who died circa 1838.

Dates: August 1813
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Proofs of the descriptive catalogue of Western Mediaeval Manuscripts by Catherine R. Borland

 Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1192
Identifier: Coll-1453
Scope and Contents The collection of proofs is composed of the title page and duplicates of Plates I-XII of Borland's catalogue of the medieval manuscripts of Edinburgh University Library (catalogue available online (external link)).There is also a covering letter from D. Campbell (T. and A. Constable; University Press) dated and placed at Edinburgh 30 October 1915, to Miss C. R. Borland, 149 Warrender...
Dates: 1914-1915
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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Sime, James, 1843-1895 (Scottish biologist, literary critic, and historian) 2