Portraits

Montefiore, Claude, 16 December 1897

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Identifier: Coll-1989/47

Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from Claude Montefiore to either to Katharine Murray Lyell or her daughter Mary, Portman Square [London], 16 December 1897: “Thank you so much for the book. You call it quite simple, but it seems to me to be very learned and full of knowledge. I will show it to a few friends. I am glad you are really getting better properly. It was a pity you could not come [...] Saturday & today. The girls looked so nice in their fancy dresses & the children today did their...

Dates: 16 December 1897

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

Moon, c mid-20th century

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Identifier: Coll-1716/1/67

Scope and Contents

Glass slide showing the moon (photograph).

Dates: c mid-20th century

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Slides of Professor Max Born / Portraits of scientists

Moon, George, c 1843-1847

Piece

Identifier: Coll-1073/5/19

Scope and Contents

Portrait of George Moon. No caption.

Dates: c 1843-1847

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits V. Maitland- Ruthven

Moon, George, c 1843-1847

Piece

Identifier: Coll-1073/5/20

Scope and Contents

Portrait of George Moon. No caption.

Dates: c 1843-1847

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits V. Maitland- Ruthven

Morley, John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, 26 May 1881

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Identifier: Coll-1989/48

Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed to Katharine Murray Lyell, [London], 26 May 1881: “I find that I cannot manage to come to you on the day that you were kind enough to give me. I am really very sorry; my driving powers are awfully limited [...]”.

Dates: 26 May 1881

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

Mr. Finlay, c 1843-1847

Piece

Identifier: Coll-1073/3/14

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Portrait of Mr. Finlay. Caption: "Finlay, deerstalker to McNeill of Colonsay."

Dates: c 1843-1847

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits III. Elder- Hetherington

Muirhead, George, c 1843-1847

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Identifier: Coll-1073/5/21

Scope and Contents

Portrait of George Muirhead. Caption: "George Muirhead, D.D. 1764-1847 (Cramond)".

Dates: c 1843-1847

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Hill and Adamson Calotypes / Calotype Portraits V. Maitland- Ruthven

Murray, Alexander Stuart, 26 January 1903

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Identifier: Coll-1989/49

Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed from To Miss Pertz (probably the noted botanist Dorothea Pertz), London, 26 January 1903: “Prof. Kekulé writes – among other nice things – ‘meine Frau und ich werden uns sehr freuen, Miss Pertz bei uns zu sehen’. I hope you are finding your way about in Berlin and enjoying life among your friends [...]”.

Dates: 26 January 1903

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