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Correspondence

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Found in 1354 Collections and/or Records:

Distillers Company (Biochemicals) Ltd, 1949-1963

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.80
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Distillers Company (Biochemicals) Limited and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1949-1963.

Dates: 1949-1963
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Dodson, B.C., 1962-1969

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.82
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between B.C. Dodson and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1962-1969. Mrs Dodson was Pollock's secretary at the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill. It mainly consists of letters keeping Pollock informed of departmental business while he was out of the country, and correspondence regarding incoming letters received at Mill Hill following his move to Edinburgh.

Dates: 1962-1969
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Dorn, Bernhard, 1857-1860

 File — Box Coll-2106 - Box 1
Identifier: Coll-2106/34
Scope and Contents

Bernhard Dorn (1805-1881), orientalist, 2 Autograph Letters Signed, 1857 and 1860.

- Letter 1: Started 15, finished 27 February 1857. [Handwriting unclear].
- Letter 2: [1860]. [Handwriting unclear, mentions return of a book he lent to someone in St. Petersburg].

Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Purchase information, short biographical information on Dorn and Krehl.

Transcription included in the file? No.

Dates: 1857-1860
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Stumpff Collection of Orientalists

Dr Banda's Letters, 1938-1988

 File — Box CLX-A-19: Series Coll-490/12; Series Coll-490/13
Identifier: Coll-490/12/8A
Scope and Contents Dr Banda's Letters: 1938-1988.1. Letter: Hastings K. Banda to the Secretary, Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society, London. Rumour has reached Banda that the Royal Commission taking evidence on proposed closer union between the Rhodesias and Nyasaland is on its way back to Britain. As a native of Nyasaland with an education of University rank, he asks for a hearing. Edinburgh, 11 September 1938.2. Extracts: Hastings Banda to Miss Marjorie Nicholson. He...
Dates: 1938-1988
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

Dr Hastings Banda's Autobiography, 1960-1961

 File — Box CLX-A-19: Series Coll-490/12; Series Coll-490/13
Identifier: Coll-490/12/8E
Scope and Contents Correspondence relating to future plans for publication of Banda's autobiography, 1960–1961: R. J. L. Kingsford, University Press, Cambridge, Dr H. Kamuzu Banda, Malawi Congress Party, and George Shepperson, Edinburgh.Including, in letter no. 10: "Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda has not committed himself to any publisher. It will be a long time before his autobiography is written, and he prefers to wait until it is finished and then offer it to available publishers." Blantyre, 15...
Dates: 1960-1961
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

Draft constitution and related correspondence, 1970

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Identifier: Coll-1586/J/1/J.27
Scope and Contents

The material consists of draft constitution of the Science and Society Trust and related correspondence with Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1970.

Dates: 1970
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION J: POLITICS / ORGANISATIONS / British Society for Social Responsibility in Science (BSSRS) / Science and Society Trust

Drysdale, C.D., 1966

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.83
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Charles Douglas Drysdale and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1966. It relates to a meeting on 4th November 1966 to discuss student's access to universities in Scotland. Drysdale was an Executive Vice-Chairman of the Scottish National Party and their spokesman on university affairs.

Dates: 1966
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Drysdale, J.W., 1967-1969

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.84
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between J.W. Drysdale and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1967-1969. Drysdale was an Assistant Professor of Physiological Chemistry at MIT. He came to work as a visiting scientist in the Department of Molecular Biology at Edinburgh in 1968-1969.

Dates: 1967-1969
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Dubeux, Louis, 1833

 File — Box Coll-2106 - Box 1
Identifier: Coll-2106/35
Scope and Contents Louis Dubeux (1798-1863), orientalist, 1833. 1 Letter, 29 January 1833, Paris. Letter addressed to Graves Haughton. Debeux writes to introduce Haughton to one of his old students, H. Brockhaus. He responds to news of Haughton's retirement from the role of Secretary of the Asiatic Society, thanking him for all his work there. Notes by Alfred Stumpff: Small handwritten note with biographical and purchase information. Transcription included in the file?...
Dates: 1833
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Stumpff Collection of Orientalists

E, 1980-1982

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Identifier: Coll-1586/G/2/G.51
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock with prospective speakers, participants and funders, E in alphabetical sequence, 1980-1982.

Dates: 1980-1982
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION G: VISITS AND CONFERENCES / Conference on Common Denominators in Art and Science, University of Edinburgh, 11-12 November 1981 / Correspondence with prospective speakers, participants and funders