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Newcastle Upon Tyne (England)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Hubert James Foss from F. H. Walker, 07 February 1943

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2565
Scope and Contents

Letter, 7 February 1943, Newcastle, F. H. Walker to Hubert Foss. Informing Foss that Walker has been unable to analyse Tovey's handwriting as yet, and commenting on the way Tovey forms a letter 'A'. Holograph signed.

Dates: 07 February 1943
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Hubert James Foss from F. H. Walker, 25 November 1942

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2566
Scope and Contents

Letter, 25 November 1942, Newcastle, F. H. Walker to Hubert Foss. Requesting that Foss send some more examples of Tovey's handwriting and praising Foss's radio broadcasts. Holograph signed.

Dates: 25 November 1942
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Hubert James Foss from FH Walker, c1940

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2567
Scope and Contents

Letter, [n.d], Newcastle, F. H. Walker. An attempt to assess the character of Tovey from his handwriting. Holograph.

Dates: c1940
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from W.L. Carnegie, 1841

 Item
Identifier: Coll-203/3/22
Scope and Contents Letter with envelope to Sir Charles Lyell from W. L. Carnegie asking for information and advice on geological matters. He requests that Lyell might tell him where to find publications of Lyell's work and which publication about Trap he should buy. He discusses his work at quarries near Newcastle and relates a story (with diagram) about contractors there. He also mentions that he has discovered a quarry with superior material and expects to be able to supply Arbroath with cheap, high quality...
Dates: 1841
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Notes and correspondence on the geology of Forfarshire

Manure Feeding Values, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/1422
Scope and Contents

Advertisement by the Northumberland County Council Farm, Cockle Park and Durham College of Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne on the influence of manures on feeding value of tree-field pasture. Soil, poor stiff boulder clay over six seasons (1897-1902) results per acre of a flock of sheep's live weight gain or loss.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Notebook No.29, July 1829- July 1829

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 2: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/29
Scope and Contents This brown leather notebook contains geological notes on Scottish and Yorkshire geology, Edinburgh and Forfarshire, Newcastle and York. The index is adhered to the back cover, the front cover reads 2.4. The two has been struck through. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform Transkribus....
Dates: July 1829- July 1829
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1310
Scope and Contents Biographical and personal papers, c mid 19th century-1972; Publications authored and co-authored by Thomson, 1904-1954; Unpublished materials by Thomson, 1897-1954; Publications collected by Thomson regarding education, intelligence, psychology, and statistics, 1879-1971 Unpublished material collected by Thomson and authored by others, c mid 20th...
Dates: c1890s-1978
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

'Pencillinase', Pencillinase Workshop, Newcastle upon Tyne, April 1975, 1975, 1975

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.95
Scope and Content

The material consists of 5 page typescript of lecture 'Pencillinase' by Martin Rivers Pollock, given at Pencillinase Workshop, Newcastle upon Tyne, April 1975.

Dates: 1975; 1975
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION F: LECTURES AND BROADCASTS / LECTURES

Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates, 1962-1985

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: PJM/PJMA
Scope and Contents The subcollection consists of papers and plans for the following projects undertaken by Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates: Porto Regional Plan Sao Paulo Urban Renewal Project Colraine Area Plan Salford City Centre Islamabad City Centre Oxford, St Clements Area Redevelopment Plan Bathgate Town Centre...
Dates: 1962-1985
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection

Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Problems, 1 Mar 1929

 File
Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/9
Scope and Contents The lecture was delivered to a wide audience, and is designed to be understood by non-statisticians, and non-educators. In it, Thomson explores the uses and limitations of statistics in both education and psychology, illustrating his points with examples of how an educator might effectively predict a child's performance and offer vocational guidance appropriate to their ability and intelligence. Thomson discusses the importance of obtaining a representative sample and the effect...
Dates: 1 Mar 1929
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures

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