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Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

A Forme of Recognition, 1702-1707

 Item
Identifier: Coll-33/Folio E [035]
Scope and Contents

A resolution from the reign of Queen Anne to be signed by all supporters of the University of Oxford in current town-gown disputes.

Dates: 1702-1707
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of David Gregory / Folio E

Assiniboine River [Near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada], 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2716
Scope and Contents

Photograph of the Assiniboine River near the Manitoba Agricultural College south of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in the early 20th century.

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

Chancellor, 1930-1983

 undefined — Box EUA-A-472
Identifier: EUA IN1/GOV/Da.11
Scope and Contents

Files, arranged by Chancellor, relating to their election, installation and also including related material. Covering the following individuals:


  1. Sir James Matthew Barrie
  2. Lord Tweedsmuir
  3. Marquess of Linlithgow
  4. H.R.H. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Dates: 1930-1983
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / University Governance and legal basis of the university

Correspondence: Higher Education, 1962-1964

 File — Box CLX-A-19: Series Coll-490/12; Series Coll-490/13
Identifier: Coll-490/12/9
Scope and Contents Correspondents: Professor George Shepperson; Dr H. Kamuzu Banda; The Hon M. W. K. Chiume; Richard H. Pear; Dr W. D. Lamont; Professor D. B. Horn; Professor Denys Hay; Christopher Fyfe; Betty Whitelaw; Sir Charles Morris; Charles H. Stewart; Sir Christopher Cox; Vaughn DeLong; Tom Creighton; Marjorie S. Belcher; F. P. Dunhill; I. C. M. Maxwell; Roy Prideaux; Frank Untermyer; Andrew Ross; The Principal of Edinburgh University.Topics: Proposed university at Livingstonia; Commission...
Dates: 1962-1964
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File 12: Correspondence relating to Dr Hastings K. Banda

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Sir William Turner to CB Wedd, 1869-1914

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/10
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Sir William Turner to CB Wedd sub-series includes letters from:


  1. Sir William Turner
  2. Alfred Tylor
  3. George Charles Wallich
  4. James Clifton Ward
  5. William Whitehead Watts
Dates: 1869-1914
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (international and T-W)

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from F.H.A Marshall, 15 November 1910

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/34
Scope and Contents

Marshall reports that Hughes says the species is probably Bos fromtosus (of Scandinavian palaeontologists) which have a projecting mesial process. He commiserates with Ewart about the Carnegie Trust and states that it is surely time for the Scottish Universities were encouraged to adopt a more liberal policy towards the advancement of learning.

Dates: 15 November 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1910

Letters from Gould, Augustus Addison to Charles Lyell, May 1842 - April 1865

 File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/96
Scope and Contents This correspondence from A.A. Gould to Charles Lyell is mainly concerned with meetings, writings, and work of their mutual colleagues and friends. Lyell or his team, have summarised the letters, either on the envelope, or on the letter itself - usually in the space allocated to the address. Where there is a summary, it has been transcribed here. 'Dr. Gould List of Massach[usetts] shells' May 1842 ...
Dates: May 1842 - April 1865
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Rector, 1865-2003

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: EUA IN1/GOV/Da.12
Scope and Contents Rectorial candidates' promotional literature: Material relating to Artemus Ward's campaign (1865) Rectorial election scrapbooks (1868 & 1871) Printed literature relating to rectorial elections (1890-1936) Election campaigns: 1951; 1951 (Waugh campaign); 1963; 1979; 1982; 1985; 1988; 1991; 1994; 2003 Rectorial...
Dates: 1865-2003
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / University Governance and legal basis of the university