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Correspondence

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Found in 1404 Collections and/or Records:

Distillers Company (Biochemicals) Ltd, 1949-1963

 File
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

Documents related to Wars and Monasteries of 17th Century Scotland

 Fonds — Box Dk.7.30
Identifier: Coll-2219
Scope and Contents Documents related to wars and monasteries of 17th Century Scotland. Robert Douglas, Diploma Publicum, 1648 (text in Latin). "Copie of an paper givin in by the Protestors at London to the Lord protector and some members of parliament", Copy of a paper given to Cromwell, c 1651; Copy of a letter to count Rutherford Governor of Tangier, Arabic and Spanish, 1663. Manuscript...
Dates: 17th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Documents relating to insurance in Scotland

 Fonds — Box Dk.8.5-6
Identifier: Coll-2248
Scope and Contents

Correspondence. Medical certificates and other documents relating to life insurance in Scotland. Companies represented include the Life Association of Scotland and the Scottish Widow's Fund. Two papers relating to insurance in Scotland. 84 items. 1804-1879. 4/o and 2/o.

Dates: 1804-1879
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Documents relating to Lt. Col. William Duncan

 Fonds — Box Dk.2.20
Identifier: Coll-2928
Scope and Contents This fonds consists of documents relating to Lt. Col. William Duncan, dating from 1777-1797. Receipt for fees on his commission as captain. 26 May 1777. Receipt for fees on his commission as major of Infantry. 16 January 1781. Receipt for fees on his commission as Lieutenant Colonel. 13 September 1793. Extract minutes of Council in the Military...
Dates: 1777-1797
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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