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Correspondence

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Found in 1343 Collections and/or Records:

Goltz, Colmar Baron von der (Pasha), 7 Avril 1916

 File — Box Coll-2106 - Box 1
Identifier: Coll-2106/48
Scope and Contents Colmar Baron von der Goltz (Pasha) (1843-1916), Prussian and Ottoman general, Autograph Letter Signed Baghdad, 1916, addendum.2 copies of a photograph, 1 letter and 1 envelope, 1 entry from an auction catalogue concerning a postcard from an officer serving under Goltz.- Photographs: A black and white picture of a wall with tall trees. There are large, rectangular memorials on the wall. Stumpff writes that this is the cemetery of honour of the German embassy in Therapia,...
Dates: 7 Avril 1916
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Stumpff Collection of Orientalists

Gr-Gu, 1956-1966

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.130
Scope and Contents

The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and correspondents whose surnames start Go-Gu, dated 1956-1966.

Dates: 1956-1966
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Greenough, Richard Saltonstal, 31 October 1865

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Identifier: Coll-1989/28
Scope and Contents Autograph letter signed from Richard Saltonstall Greenough to "Mrs. Lyell", possibly Katharine Murray Lyell, Boston, 31 October 1865: “I was exceedingly gratified at receiving your kind note, and very glad to get the photograph of your little girl, which is exquisitely lovely. I do not think it is characteristic, or does her justice. There is a wild sweetness in her delicately chiselled lips that require more animation in the expression then one gets in the cold process of photography....
Dates: 31 October 1865
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of letters sent by various individuals to members of the Lyell and Horner families

Gregory, Richard Langton, 1980-1982

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Identifier: Coll-1586/G/2/G.55
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The material consists of correspondence between Martin Rivers Pollock and R.L. Gregory in response to requests for prospective speakers, participants and funders, 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

Gregory, R.L., 1969-1972

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.127
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The material consists of correspondence between Richard Langton and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1969-1972. It includes correspondence relating to visits and possible collaboration on 'Dictionary of Scientific Concepts'. Gregory worked in the Department of Machine Intelligence and Perception, University of Edinburgh, then moved to the Brain and Perception Laboratory of the Department of Anatomy, Unviersity of Bristol.

Dates: 1969-1972
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Grossowicz, N., 1955-1970

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.128
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The material consists of correspondence between Nathan Grossowicz and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1955-1970. It includes correspondence regarding a visit to Israel by Pollock in 1957.

Dates: 1955-1970
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Grotefend, Georg Friedrich, 1 December 1822

 File — Box Coll-2106 - Box 1
Identifier: Coll-2106/49
Scope and Contents Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775-1853), epigraphist and philologist, deciphered cuneiform script, Autograph Letter Signed, 1822.1 letter: 1 December 1822. Grotefend warns his correspondent against a fraud who travels Europe pretending to be a scholar. He has stolen some artifacts Grotefend had borrowed. He also writes about the difficulty of getting particular books and artifacts. He discusses the numbering of Roman legions under Varus and the identification of plaster casts of...
Dates: 1 December 1822
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Stumpff Collection of Orientalists

Grove, George, 2 January 1885, 21 April 1889, [no date]

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Identifier: Coll-1989/29
Scope and Contents 1. Autograph letter signed from George Grove to a "Mrs. Lyell" (possibly Katharine Murray Lyell) dated 2 January 1885, concerning the engagement of a musician: “Thank you for your letter. I remember seeing and hearing Miss Eissler some two years ago. I am very sorry to say that I have no opening for her here, and I do not know in what way I can benefit her in general musical matters. – She knows Mr. Manns, for I heard her there, and she probably knows Mr. Chappell. – Should any way of...
Dates: 2 January 1885, 21 April 1889, [no date]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of letters sent by various individuals to members of the Lyell and Horner families

Grunstein, J., 1975-1977

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Identifier: Coll-1586/L/L.129
Scope and Content

The material consists of correspondence betwen J. Grunstein and Martin Rivers Pollock, dated 1975-1977. It relates to Grunstein's career.

Dates: 1975-1977
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Martin Rivers Pollock / SECTION L: CORRESPONDENCE

Gubernatis, Angelo De, undated

 File — Box Coll-2106 - Box 1
Identifier: Coll-2106/50
Scope and Contents Angelo De Gubernatis (1840-1913), oriental scholar, 2 Autograph Letters Signed.3 Letters. - Letter 1: 1 October, year unknown - possibly 1885. Gubernatis writes about a payment the addressee owes him for the sale of 400 Sanskrit manuscripts which he acquired during a trip to India. He had given some of the manuscripts to the National Library of Florence. He also speaks of his intention to open a public museum with his findings on his return to Italy. - Letter 2: 12 August...
Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Stumpff Collection of Orientalists