Russia
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
North Russian Association collection of theatre and concert programmes
Fonds — Box CLX-A-368
Identifier: Coll-1865
Scope and Contents
A sizeable collection of theatre/concert programmes from the North Russian Association (1928-1940). Founded in 1926, the North Russian Association grew out of a group set up by emigrants from Arkhangelsk living in London after the Revolution. Its interests were cultural, and it organised five events a year such as lectures, concerts, and other performances. The events documented here include a family Pushkin evening at London’s Institut Français in June 1928; a performance of Aleksei Faiko’s...
Dates:
1928-1940