Photographs

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William M. Rider, 09 January 1914

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/20/1

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Rider thanks Ewart for the letter and books and states that he will shortly send Ewart photographs of two Holstein-Jersey cross-bred heifers and a tail-less calf. He is interested in beginning experiments with Siberian sheep and hopes to be able to exchange ram lambs with Ewart. He wonders whether the Agricultural Society of Scotland would be willing to send some livestock reports to Syracuse University.

Dates: 09 January 1914

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1914

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 02 August 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/78

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Ridgeway writes that he is relieved that Ewart approves of his treatment of the Arab and the horses of western Asia, North Africa and the Mediterranean. He comments on the temperaments of various horses and the use of bits in different countries. He describes two photographs of Lofoden ponies, one of which was the last of its race and is now in the Bergen Museum.

Dates: 02 August 1904

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 24 February 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/18

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Ridgeway thanks Ewart for permission to use Ewart's drawings and photographs in his book, particularly of the Iceland and Hebridean pony, and states that he will send Ewart the manuscript proofs soon.

Dates: 24 February 1904

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Tegetmeier, 18 September 1896

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/2/15

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Tegetmeier says he has used all the photographs sent to him by Ewart (presumably of the zebra hybrid) for The Field, Sketch and the Livestock Journal.

Dates: 18 September 1896

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1893-1896

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Wladimir Salensky, 26 February 1909

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/15/5

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Salensky says that he has forwarded Ewart's letter asking for the photographs he requested to the new Director of the Zoological Museum. He also asks Ewart to return him the cliches to his work on the Przewalski's horse, if Ewart's translation has not yet appeared.

Dates: 26 February 1909

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1909

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Tempest Anderson, 02 August 1896

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/6/17

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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Tempest Anderson concerning the supply of photographs for Geikie's forthcoming book on British volcanoes. Anderson lists a selection of locations which he can supply photographs for and asks Geikie to confirm if he requires any soon as he is going to Switzerland.

Dates: 02 August 1896

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: W[illiam] G[rylls] Adams to Paul Apfelstedt

Letters, speeches, articles and reports relating to the career of Julius Nyerere, the Independence of Tanganyika, and the United Republic of Tanzania, 1959-1988

File — Box CLX-A-16: Series Coll-490/6; Series Coll-490/7; Series Coll-490/8

Identifier: Coll-490/8/4

Scope and Contents Letters, speeches, articles and reports relating to the career of Julius Nyerere, the Independence of Tanganyika, and the United Republic of Tanzania. Julius Nyerere: Biography [early years] by George Dunheved. June 1959. Nyerere's period at the University of Edinburgh. Request for information. 1960. Gazette: University of Edinburgh, October 1960. Article by George Shepperson 'University of Edinburgh's First Prime...

Dates: 1959-1988

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File 8: Material relating to Julius Nyerere

Leveson-Gower, Granville, 24 April 1853; 26 June 1864; no date

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Identifier: Coll-1989/39

Scope and Contents Three autograph letters sign from George Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville, to Sir Charles Lyell. From Bruton Street and Harley Street, London.1. Letter dated 24 April 1853: "It would give Lord Ellesmere [Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere] great pleasure to see you, & I think it desirable that you should do so. I hope he is well again, but he has been laid up for two or three days [...]".2. Letter dated 26 June 1864: "Her Majesty has most graciously consented...

Dates: 24 April 1853; 26 June 1864; no date

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of letters sent by various individuals to members of the Lyell and Horner families