France
Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:
Diaries, 1905-1960
appointment and other diaries; calendars
Diary of Elizabeth Catherine (Elsa) Gallant, 1917-1919
Diary covering the period 28 June 1917 - 27 April 1919, recording much of Elsa Gallant's life during this period, including meeting both John and Donald Macpherson Baillie, aspects of the war and her time in France.
Emile Cottin's Assaination Attempt on Georges Clemenceau, 1870s-1930s
Photographs from Emile Cottin's assasination attempt on French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau in 1917. Images shows an injured policeman; Emile Cottin; Clemenceau's chauffeur who was injured; Cottin being led to prison; and a rear view of Clemenceau's car showing the seven bullet holes.
Exhibitions: exhibition papers and photographs, 1951-1959
General: 1950-1951, 1950-1951
Correspondence and related items, including letters from his wife Florence Jewel Baillie, his brother Donald Macpherson Baillie, Sir Zwinglius Frank Willis, Thomas Stearns Eliot and Reinhold Niebuhr. Includes material relating to the erection of a gravestone for John Baillie's cousin, Elizabeth Catherine Gallant, BBC broadcasts, biographical information on Alexander Martin, and a visit to France.
Ghost story about a woman and newborn child, 20 January 1871
Jumping. Military Horsemanship in Deauville, [France], 1870s-1930s
Three photographs from a jumping competition showcasing military horsemanship of officers from the Allied and Associated armies at Deauville, France during World War I. One photograph shows British competitor, Lieutenant H G Morrison on Corintho jumping a fence; one photograph shows Captain Laissardiere on Othello jumping a fence; and one photograph showing an unnamed French officer taking a water jump.
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.
Lectures on American geological history, c1879
Notes and text for seven lectures looking at the geological history of the American continent, looking at specific locations therein, based partly on results from American survey work. These locations were related to to other places around the world, particularly in Britain and Europe. A variety of geological formations were looked at, including that of the continent itself, considering the materials which make them up and the geological timeframe.
Note about the use of scallop shells on the roofs of the Chapel at Notre Dame and Kisimul Castle, 1887
Note about the use of scallop shells on the roofs of the Chapel at Notre Dame [Paris] and Kisimul Castle [Caisteal Chiosmul, Barraigh/Barra].