Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1408 Collections and/or Records:
Letters of William Fowler of Selkirk
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2937
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of William Fowler of Selkirk. 85 letters, received between 1909 and 1932. Arranged mostly alphabetically, and addressed to Fowler unless stated otherwise. Some letters are accompanied by photographs, postcards, and other Stevensonalia.
William Agge. 19 March 1918. About Woodrow Wilson and Robert Louis Stevenson
William Agge. 17 April 1918
William Agge. 17...
Dates:
1909-1932
Letters received in reply to circular letter, May 1970
File
Identifier: Coll-1586/J/1/J.6
Scope and Contents
The material consists of correspondence sent to Martin Rivers Pollock in reply to his circular letter seeking support for a working party, May 1970.
Dates:
May 1970
Letters relating to Materia Medica Department, University of Edinburgh
Fonds — Box Dk.7.27
Identifier: Coll-2218
Scope and Contents
Letters relating to the Edinburgh University Materia Medica department. Letters (3) relating to 1889, 1908, 1945. Also includes some quack adverts.
From W. Y. Prout to Professor Sir T. R. Fraser about poisoned arrows, 1 August 1889.
From C. Philips Frast to Mr. McAlpine about snake venom, 1 August 1908.
From W. C. Sillar to Professor J. H. Gaddum about...
Dates:
1889-1945
Letters relating to the life of Clements Kadalie, 1958-1971
File — Box CLX-A-24: Series Coll-490/22; Series Coll-490/23
Identifier: Coll-490/23/CK(C)
Scope and Contents
Correspondence relating to Kadalie's autobiography and Phiri's Life:1. Anthony Sampson, The Observer, London, to George Shepperson, Edinburgh. Mr Sampson is interested to hear that the recipient is thinking of writing a book on Kadalie. Sends Mrs Kadalie's address. 8 November 1958.2. George Shepperson introduces himself to Mrs Kadalie. He is considering writing a book about...
Dates:
1958-1971
Letters relevant to the Round Table Club and referring to John Gray McKendrick, 1908
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1324
Identifier: Coll-1694
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of two letters.The first is dated Edinburgh, 27 June 1908, and is from "your old friends", the "other surviving members" of the Round Table Club, to "Dear McKendrick". It goes on: "thank you very heartily for your labour of love. You bring back very vividly those happy times, and make us young again. We are especially grateful to you for what you say of those who have got [sic] before us, and we again see and hear their friends faces and their songs and...
Dates:
1908
Letters sent to James Guthrie Tait containing references to William Farrer
Fonds — Box Dk.2.40-42
Identifier: Coll-2159
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of letters sent to James Guthrie Tait containing references to William Farrer, as well as one letter sent by Tait, and one letter sent by Farrer, 1903-1943.
Letter to "Dear Prof." from an unidentified sender, Weston-Super-Mare, 16 September 1917.
Letter from John F. Curwen to John Guthrie Tait regarding the death of William Farrer and asking him to send him an...
Dates:
1903-1943
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
Letters to Dr Robert Laws, 1885-1953
Series — Box CLX-A-25: Series Coll-490/24; Series Coll-490/25
Identifier: Coll-490/24/RL
Scope and Contents
Letters to Dr Robert Laws with matters arising.1. Letter from David Scott, Blantyre, to Dr Laws. He asks Dr Law not to send copies of his translation. The Writer intends to 'feel hisown way into Manganja and cannot impose upon the community a mode of language with which he is not in full accord'. 21 January 1885. [David Clement Scott published his Cyclopaedic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language in 1892].2. Letter from David Scott, Blantyre, to Dr Laws. In order to...
Dates:
1885-1953
Letters to Emily ("Dot") Booth Langworthy from her family, 1904-1933
File
Identifier: Coll-210/1/13
Scope and Contents
Letters to Emily (‘Dot’) Booth Langworthy from her family, including letters from her father Joseph Booth, her step-mother, Annie Booth, her step-sister, Mary ("Babs") Booth, and her aunt, Alice Sharp. The letters describe the Booth’s life and activities in some detail and often refer to Booth’s beliefs, particularly regarding pacifism and observation of the Sabbath.
Dates:
1904-1933
Letters to Mr and Mrs Burt, 16 July 1935 ; 2 January 1951
File
Identifier: Coll-2124/1/4
Scope and Contents
One letter from "Chris" [Hugh MacDiarmid], Whalsay, to "My dear Burt", on poems, criticism, publications and getting back to Scots, 16 July 1939. Manuscript. 2pp.
One letter from "C. M. Grieve" [Hugh MacDiarmid], Dungavel, to "Dear Mrs Burt", on seeing the "In Memoriam" notice in the Scotsman, 2 January 1951. Manuscript. 1p.
Dates:
16 July 1935 ; 2 January 1951