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Helen Lewise Dougal Archive relating to Patrick Geddes and Scots College, Montpellier
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1534
Identifier: Coll-2045
Content Description
This fonds consists of material of Helen Lewise Dougal relating to Patrick Geddes and the Scots College in Montpellier. Includes photos (originals and copies), booklets, letters, and a CD containing photos.
Postcards of Sète and Montpellier, 1929.
Article entitled Patrick Geddes in his Montpellier setting by A.D. Peacock, ca 1927.
Print of...
Dates:
1927-1934
Hill and Adamson Calotypes
Collection — translation missing: en.enumerations.container_type.container: Hill and Adamson
Identifier: Coll-1073
Scope and Contents
Photographs of local characters and famous figures of the era, as well as landscape and urban scenes.
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1840s
HMS Challenger Papers
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-46
Scope and Contents
At Gen.28-31 the Challenger Papers contain sheets of plates illustrating various marine life forms, and original drawings of marine life forms; engravings, lithographs, photographs, etc. of marine life forms; drawing and engravings of Challenger equipment; and, statistical material, graphs, charts and maps. There are drawings, engravings and photographs of Challenger personnel at various tasks, and of Challenger and its interiors; and, pictures of people and places (not Challenger personnel),...
Dates:
1872-1876
Inglis photographs of University of Edinburgh campus
Fonds
Identifier: EUA GD63
Scope and Contents
Groups of photographs, mounted on presentation boards, showing views of the University campus in the early 20th century.
Dates:
early 20th century
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 followed,...
Dates:
1935
L. C. Wood Collection (fl. 1920-1943)
Fonds
Identifier: CSWC 17
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 69 colour slides (5 cm x 5cm) with a full commentary for a lantern talk entitled A preaching walk through the Ningsia district given by Wood in England depicting scenes of life in China, church and mission work and missionaries and church leaders; and an album of 20 coloured photographs of scenes in Beijing.
Part box (including 69 slides and 20 photographs)
Part box (including 69 slides and 20 photographs)
Dates:
[ca. 1930-1940]
Letter and portrait relating to William Chalmers Burns
Fonds
Identifier: MS BURN
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two different items: a letter (and its envelope) sent from Rong Lin to Sir William Chalmers Burns, and a photograph portraying a Chinese carpenter and Christian convert named Chu Ting Yü.1. The photograph is a portrait of Chu Ting Yü, carpenter and convert to Christianity. He knew Rev. William Chalmers Burns and allegedly made his coffin when Burns died in 1868. Photograph 13 x 9 cm. mounted on card 17 x 11 cm, and dated 18 September 1889.2. Letter from Rong...
Dates:
18 September 1889; c [1864-1868]
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
LHSA Photographic Collection
Fonds
Identifier: P
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Lothian Health Services Archive
Maclure photograph albums of Sri Lanka's early tea-plantations
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1809
Content Description
The Maclure photograph albums of Sri Lanka's early tea-plantations consist of one album noted with R.M. on cover, with some loose photographs inserted and labelled views of Sri Lanka (Ceylon), and one album "Plantation work".
Dates:
1900-1910
Material relating to British magician Oswald Rae
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1556
Identifier: Coll-1749
Content Description
The collection is composed of manuscript and typescript material: letters; descriptions of tricks with diagrams; material for The Budget Journal; talk; pamphlets and writings; certificate; and a photograph. In more detail:1. Printed matter:
1 x copy of Mind Waves, a master mental mystery devised by Leo Tree.
1 x copy Budget No.1. February 1930. Journal of the...
Dates:
1928-1962
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- Garibaldi, Guiseppe, 1807 - June 1882 (Italian General, Patriot, Revolutionary and Republican) 2
- Lyell, Lady Mary, 1808-1873 (nee Horner) 2
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (1729-:) 2
- Abraham, Sir Edward Penley, 1913-1999 (English biochemist) 1
- Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) 1
- Arbuthnot, Doreen, fl 1910s (contributor to 'The Cavalier' magazine) 1
- Arthur, John William, 1881-1952, Medical Missionary in Kenya 1
- Ato Printing Association (fl 1922-1944) (Japanese photography company) 1
- Barlow, Arthur Ruffell, 1888-1965 (Scottish Missionary) 1
- Bradley, O. Charnock (Principal, Roayl (Dick) Veterinary College, Edinburgh) 1
- Brash, James Couper, 1886-1958 (Professor of Anatomy at Edinburgh University) 1
- Brennan, A. D. J. (Veterinarian) 1
- Browne, Margaret (Megan), 1911-1991 (Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Acting Head of the School of Social Study, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Burns, William Chalmers, 1815-1868 (evangelist and missionary) 1
- Campbell, Daisy Helen Burnley-, 1891-1973 (later Warrand) 1
- Campbell, John Frederick, 1790-1860 (1st Earl Cawdor) 1
- Carvalho, Caroline-Marie, 1827-1895 (French opera singer) 1
- Chrystal, George, 1851-1911 (professor of mathematics, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Chu Ting Yü, fl 1889 (Chinese carpenter, acquaintance of Rev. William Chalmers Burns) 1
- Church Missionary Society 1
- Cialdini, Enrico, 1811-1892 (Italian soldier, politician and diplomat) 1
- Coleman, Francis L., fl. 1971-1993, Economist, Economic Historian 1
- Cowan House (student hall of residence) 1
- Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 (English military and political leader) 1
- Currie, Sir Alastair Robert, 1921-1994 (Professor of Pathology, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Czarnecki, Louisa Agnes, fl 1861 (Scottish poet) 1
- Darling, Sir Frank Fraser, 1903-1979 (human ecologist and senior lecturer in ecology and conservation, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Davie, George Elder, 1912-2007 (philosopher) 1
- Davies, Reginald, 1887-1971 (Colonial Administrator) 1
- Dickson, William Kirk, 1860-1949, Librarian and Historian 1
- Donaldson, Gordon, 1913-1993 (Scottish historian; Sir William Fraser Professor of Scottish History and Palaeography) 1
- Dougal, Helen Lewise, 1906-1976 (Scottish teacher) 1
- Drake, Frederick Seguier, 1892-1974 (English Baptist priest; Dean of the School of Chinese, University of Hong Kong) 1
- Drummond, Frances A, fl 1910s (contributor to 'The Cavalier' magazine) 1
- Drummond, Jean, fl 1910s (contributor to 'The Cavalier' magazine) 1
- Drummond, Victoria A, fl 1910s (contributor to 'The Cavalier' magazine) 1
- Edinburgh Graduates Theatre Group (1954-) 1
- Edinburgh University Diagnostic Society 1
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- Edinburgh University Dramatic Society 1
- Edinburgh University Sports Union (EUSU) (c1971-present) 1
- Ellis, Peter Berresford, b 1943 (British historian and author) 1
- Elmslie, James S. K., fl. 1930-1970 (Veterinarian) 1
- Fletcher, Charles Montague, 1911-1995 (physician and epidemiologist) 1
- Fraser, John R, d 1961 (Glaciologist, Imperial College, and Edinburgh University graduate) 1
- Fraser, Sir John, 1885-1947 (Principal of Edinburgh University and surgeon) 1
- Freshwater, Nancy (Annie), 1874-1959 (Married to missionary Will Freshwater) 1
- Freshwater, Will, 1872-1936 (Missionary) 1
- Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932 (biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner) 1
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Giles, Alexander Falconer, 1881-1963 (Lecturer in Classical History, University of Edinburgh) 1
- Glaister, John, 1892-1971 (Professor of Forensic Medicine at Glasgow University) 1
- Grieve, Andrew Graham (brother of Hugh MacDiarmid) 1
- Heatley, Norman George, 1911-2004 (English biochemist) 1
- Henry VIII, 1491-1547 (King of England) 1
- Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) 1
- Hills, Joseph W. (Senior President, Students' Representative Council, E.U., 1952-1953) 1
- Hood, Helen Patuffa, 1889-1967 (harpist) 1
- Horn, William, fl 1872-1890 1
- Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 (French writer and political activist) 1
- Hunter, Margaret Jane Campbell, 1857-1938 (Gaelic culture advocate and suffragist) 1
- Inglis, Alexander Adam, c 1840-1913 (photographer) 1
- Jennings, Margaret Augusta, 1904-1994 (British scientist) 1
- John Dover, Wilson, Professor, 1881-1969 (Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, Edinburgh University) 1
- John Paul II, 1920-2005 (Pope) 1
- Jones, Kenneth, fl 1990s (early penicillin patient) 1
- Kaufman, Matthew H., Professor, 1942-2013 (Professor of Anatomy) 1
- Kendall, Sheena Lilian Grant, 1883-1974 (composer) 1
- Kennedy, Marjorie Jean Oswald, c1916-2003 (Edinburgh University Library member of staff) 1
- Kenyan African National Union (founded 1960) 1
- Kenyatta, Jomo, c 1897-1978 (Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician) 1
- Kilburn, Benjamin West, 1827-1909 (American photographer; stereoscopic view publisher) 1
- Liddell, Eric Henry, 1902-1945 (Olympic Athlete and Missionary) 1
- London Missionary Society 1
- Lumsden, Susy F, fl 1910s (treasurer of 'The Cavalier club') 1
- Lundholm, Dr., Eric Olof, b. 1915 (Physician, Psychotherapist) 1
- Lyell, Leonard, 1st Baron Lyell, 1850-1926 1
- Mac a' Ghobhainn, Seumas, 1930-1987 (Scottish author and political campaigner) 1
- MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978 (Scottish poet) 1
- MacWilliam, Iain Coutts, 1926-2013, brewing scientist 1
- Macphail, Earle Monteith, 1861-1937 (Principal of Madras Christian College) 1
- Masson Hall (1897-) 1
- Mathieson, Anne (Padi) (Edinburgh University alumnus) 1
- Mazzini, Giuseppe, 1805-1872 (Italian politician, journalist) 1
- McBeath, Norman, fl 1990s-2010s (photographer) 1
- McNair, Thomas Jaffrey, 1927-1994 (surgeon and surgeon to the Queen in Scotland) 1
- Morrison, Frederick Thomas, fl. 1885, Engineer 1
- Murison, Cecil Charles, 1874-1942 (Colonel, Indian Medical Service) 1
- NHS Education for Scotland 1
- Nares, Sir George Strong, 1831-1915 1
- Nyerere, Julius Kambarage, 1922-1999 (President of Tanzania) 1
- Ogilvie, Alan Grant, 1887-1954 (Scottish geographer) 1
- Orr, John, 1885-1966 (Professor of French) 1
- Pilcher, Percy, 1866-1899 (British aviation pioneer) 1
- Potter (née Ross), Elizabeth Mackay, Dr., 1924-1979 (physician) 1
- Potter, Jacobus Louw, Dr. (physician, scientist) 1
- Pulszky, Ferenc, 1814-1897 (Hungarian politician, writer and nobleman) 1
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