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Correspondence

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1394 Collections and/or Records:

"Poetry 2", 1990s-2000s

 File — Box Coll-2126: Box 2
Identifier: Coll-2126/15
Scope and Contents Folder of handwritten and typewritten poetry and short stories by Roddy Lumsden, including poems entitled "Poem from the Gap", "The Capistrano Swallow Who Never Came Home", "Me and Florence Nightingale", "Revenge on a Neighbour", "Candle", "Kippis", "20 Haiku for my Dentist", etc. Also includes a letter from Diana Shine, Secretary for Awards of the Society of Authors, dated 25 August 1993, concerning the inclusion of five...
Dates: 1990s-2000s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Roddy Lumsden

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

Portfolio of Arthur Logan Turner mostly relating to the 350th Anniversary of the University of Edinburgh

 Fonds — Folder Dk.1.43
Identifier: Coll-2136
Scope and Contents

This is a portfolio compiled by Arthur Logan Turner. It contains photographs, pamphlets, invites, program of events, newspaper clippings, and captioned photographs relating to the 350th anniversary of Edinburgh University in 1933. It also includes reviews of his books, and a arge envelope containing miscellaneous correspondence of A. Logan Turner.

Dates: 1933-1939
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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

 File
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

 File
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