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Correspondence

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Found in 1340 Collections and/or Records:

Pondicherry, Autograph Letter Signed by French captain Alexandre Mathieu de Bargeton, 1778

 File — Box Coll-2106 - Box 2
Identifier: Coll-2106/133
Scope and Contents Pondicherry, Autograph Letter Signed by French captain Alexandre Mathieu de Bargeton (1726-?), correspondent of Rousseau, Lorient 1778, mentioning British corsairs and possible capture of Pondicherry.1 letter (11 pages). 14 December 1778, Lorient, France. Letter from "Le Cher de Bargeton" [Chevalier de Bargeton]. There are notes from a former owner that the author could be Alexandre Mathieu de Bargeton (b 1726), however the dates do not match...
Dates: 1778
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Stumpff Collection of Orientalists

Pope, C.G., 1959-1962

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.314
Scope and Content

The material consists of correspondence between C.G. Pope and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1959-1962. It relates to work on the diptheria toxin.

Dates: 1959-1962
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Porter, R.R., 1953-1975

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.315
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Rodney Porter and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1953-1975. It mainly relates to staffing and accommodation of the Oxford University Department of Genetics, 1968.

Dates: 1953-1975
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Postage stamps, 1965-1989

 File — Box CLX-A-28: Series Coll-490/A-G
Identifier: Coll-490/F
Scope and Contents 1. Sotheby's Catalogue: postage stamps of Nyasaland and Rhodesia. The Gerald Simpson Collection. 2-3 December 1982.2. Catalogue: Christie's - Robson Lowe. British Central Africa and Nyasaland Protectorate. 12 September 1989.3. Letter from Margaret Harris, Southampton, to Professor Shepperson, Edinburgh. She encloses a typescript "Remarks on New Issues" by Rev. H. S. Watson, a photocopy of an article - the story behind the stamps, "John Chilembwe and the...
Dates: 1965-1989
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File "A-G"

Postcards sent to Marjorie Rackstraw, mostly 1960s

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-705/5/7
Scope and Contents

This sub-series includes postcards sent to Marjorie Rackstraw from all over the world, by various people.

Dates: mostly 1960s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Marjorie Rackstraw / Correspondence

Postgate, J.R., 1949-1967

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.316
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between John Postgate and Martin Rivers pollock, dated 1949-1967.

Dates: 1949-1967
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Pott, Friedrich August, 11 July 1861

 File — Box Coll-2106 - Box 2
Identifier: Coll-2106/96
Scope and Contents Friedrich August Pott (1802-1887), Indologist, Autograph Letter Signed 1861.1 envelope, 1 letter. Letter 1: 11 July 1861. Pott discusses the funding for the expedition undertaken by Hn. V. Beurmann to inner Africa. He has not been as successful in raising funds as he wished, due to negative gossip about him among his colleagues. He sends 75 Reichstaler. Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Short biographical information, physical description of the letter and...
Dates: 11 July 1861
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Stumpff Collection of Orientalists

Pr, 1965-1974

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.318
Dates: 1965-1974
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Primrose, Archibald, 5th Earl of Rosebery, 8 and 18 May 1899

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Identifier: Coll-1989/55
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery to Leonard Lyell, 1st Baron Lyell, and his wife Mary, from 38 Berkeley Square, [London], 8 & 18 May 1899: “Dear Lyell. I really cannot thank you enough. You could not have pleased me more than by giving me this book (of the very existence of which I was ignorant) about one whose memory I so truly revere [...]” (18 May 1899, to L. Lyell, who had sent him the Memoir of Leonard Horner). – In a secretarial hand: “I am much...
Dates: 8 and 18 May 1899
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of letters sent by various individuals to members of the Lyell and Horner families

Professional correspondence, 1946-2000

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1255/4
Scope and Contents

Chiefly contains correspondence with professional colleagues and students, the Royal Society (generally concerning proposals for Fellowships) and the Genetics Department at the University of California, Berkeley. Subjects include Beale's early career, applications for positions, army service and plans for the Protozoan Genetics building on Edinburgh's King's Buildings site.

Except where noted, copies of Beale's replies are usually present.

Dates: 1946-2000
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Geoffrey Beale, founder of malaria genetics and Royal Society professor