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Photographs

 Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 1938 Collections and/or Records:

Leslie, Alexander, Lumsden, James, Peebles, Andrew, Wilson, Thomas, Wilson, William, Kirk, John, Dymock, Thomas, and Arlinton, Austin., c 1843-1847

 Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/4/38
Scope and Contents

Group portrait of Leslie, Alexander, Lumsden, James, Peebles, Andrew, Wilson, Thomas, Wilson, William, Kirk, John, Dymock, Thomas, and Arlinton, Austin. No caption.

Dates: c 1843-1847
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits IV. Hewitson-Maitland

Letter from Daniel Cunningham to James Geikie, describing a trip to Egypt, 1909

 File
Identifier: Coll-11/E15
Scope and Contents

Letter from Daniel Cunningham to James Geikie, decribing a trip to Egypt (taken in the hope it would restore his health) and enclosing 4 photographs of himself at the pyramids.

Dates: 1909
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and correspondence of Daniel John Cunningham / Correspondence to Daniel J. Cunningham

Letter from John Macmurray to Miss How, and photograph of Macmurray walking with an unidentified individual, 17 July 1933

 File — Box CLX-A-371
Identifier: Coll-1848/18-0205
Scope and Contents

This file contains a letter dated 17 July 1933 written by John Macmurray from University College, London to a Miss How (Joyce Roberts, nee How) saying he was unable to address the S.C.M at Bedford College, and signed by him. S.C.M possibly stands for 'Student Christian movement'. There is also a photo of Macmurray walking with an unknown individual.

Dates: 17 July 1933
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

Letter (incomplete) to James Cossar Ewart from unknown author, 14 May 1899

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/5/22
Scope and Contents

The letter's author is a former pupil and assistant demonstrator of Ewart's (from around 1891), working in Africa as a government medical officer. He writes that he is sending Ewart the skins of two zebra mares which he has shot, and offers to try and get more skins, and to take photographs of various game.

The latter part of the letter, with author signature, is not present.

Dates: 14 May 1899
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1899

Letter to Edith F. Ewart from Percival ('Percy') Herbert Portsmouth, with enclosed photograph, 07 April 1927

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/33/5
Scope and Contents

Portsmouth writes that he is sorry that the Ewarts could not come to see the sculpture entitled 'Vision' at the Edinburgh College of Art, but he encloses a photograph of the work.

Dates: 07 April 1927
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1927

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, 26 May 1930

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/36/7
Scope and Contents

Le Souef asks Ewart to procure some photographs of hybrid 'Psoa' sheep and a typical sample of wool from Gillespie. Some pastoralists have expressed an interest in the wool from these sheep as it may make a better tweed-like cloth when mixed with Merino. He reports that he has worked out a scheme which he hopes will lead to the production of many quality skins from colder districts.

Dates: 26 May 1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1930

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Aldred F. Barker, 21 September 1921

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/27/6
Scope and Contents

Barker writes that he finds it impossible to get up to Scotland. He hopes that the Research Association is getting good photographs of the parent sheep to contrast with the crossbred sheep, as well as samples of wool illustrating the rate of growth.

Dates: 21 September 1921
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1921

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alexander Theodore Gordon, 12 January 1905

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/11/2
Scope and Contents

Gordon encloses three copies of a photograph of a mule mare and foal taken in the Zoo at Pretoria. He confirms that the mare was a mule and that the foal was not a horse foal.

Dates: 12 January 1905
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1905

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Blanche Balfour, 30 May 1898

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/4/12
Scope and Contents

Balfour thanks Ewart for sending her some photographs of zebra skins to look at. She also offers to help to pay for some of Ewart's experiments.

Dates: 30 May 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1898

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Alice Blanche Balfour, 09 February 1900

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/6/2
Scope and Contents

Balfour refers to photographs of a zebra skin she sent to Sir George Grey, who is presently staying in a British Central area of Africa, South of the Congo. She believes the skin to be from a Burchell's zebra. She also refers to a Tibetan pony belonging to Major L.A Waddell.

Dates: 09 February 1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1900