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Papers of Professor Robert Bertram Serjeant
Papers of Sir John Graham Dalyell
Papers of Sir William Jardine
The papers consist of correspondence about natural history, and journals, from around 1828 to 1861. More particularly there is: a journal of a visit to Ireland in the form of letters from Jardine to his wife, Dk.6.20/315; draft letters and replies on a variety of subjects; note; and, volume of offprints on natural history.
Papers of the Anderson, Urquhart and Graham Families
Correspondence, diaries, legal documents, inventories, student notes, sermons, and business accounts relating to the members of the Anderson, Urquhart, and Graham families (all related). The material covers the 18th and 19th centuries and relates to subjects as varied as ironmongery, sea travel, study of humanities in the 1820s, preaching and sermons, school teaching, etc. This collection provides an excellent insight into the daily life in Edinburgh in the late 1700s and in the 1800s.
Papers of the Christison Family
Papers of the Cochrane Family
Papers of the Ferretti Family of Ancona
Papers of the Scott family
Papers relating to Edward Gibbon Wakefield, and to the colonial history of New Zealand
Personal papers of Katie Halley, a Scotswoman abroad in London
This collection consists of a diary, correspondence, an account book, a photograph and an envelope containing hair, all from the personal papers of Katie Halley, a Scottish woman who lived in London in the 19th century. Her papers offer a vivid insight into her daily life abroad and her desire to maintain her Scottish roots.