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Lectures and Lecturing

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 375 Collections and/or Records:

Student notes on natural philosophy taken by George Dalgliesh

 Collection — Box CLX-A-1677
Identifier: Coll-2012
Content Description

This notebook contains lectures on the works of Aristotle, dictated by Thomas Craufurd, Regent of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, and taken down by student George Dalgliesh. The lectures cover the third and fourth years of Dalgliesh’s degree, and, besides logic and metaphysics, deal with scientific subjects such as physics, astronomy, and anatomy. The notes are embellished with humorous doodles.

Dates: 1660-1662

Student notes on Scots Law taken down by David Monro Binning, 1797

 Item — Box CLX-A-479
Identifier: Coll-1848/23-0109
Scope and Contents

This is a notebook containing manuscript student nots on law, taken down by David Monro Binning in 1797 at the University of Edinburgh.


The notes cover the following chapters, as listed on the title page: "Man and Wife / Parent and Child / Tutors and Minors/Curators / Master and Servant".

Dates: 1797

Syllabus of a Course of Four Lectures on Crustacea delivered by Ewart under the auspices of the Science Lecture Committee, 1880

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/5/2
Scope and Contents

Also contains a cutting of a newspaper caricature titled 'Crustacea', depicting a silhouette of a man holding a lobster.

Dates: 1880

Syllabus of a course of twelve lectures on 'Horses of the Past and Present' delivered by Ewart as part of the Swiney Lectures on Geology, 1907

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/5/10
Scope and Contents

The Swiney Lectures were organised in connection with the British Museum (Natural History) and ran from 6-30 December 1907. They were held in the lecture theatre of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The syllabus is accompanied by a press cutting about the lectures and digests of two of Ewart's lectures (five and six in the series) as printed in The Veterinary Record on 11 and 18 January 1908.

Dates: 1907

‘Syllabus of lectures on physical geography’; notes and text of lectures I-III, [c 1880's]

 Item
Identifier: Coll-68/101
Scope and Contents

‘Syllabus of lectures on physical geography’; notes and text of lectures I-III; [c1880s]; ms, 1 bound notebook.


Reference according to Chisholm's alpha-numerical system: PG1

Dates: [c 1880's]

Systematic Theology (junior), c1910

 File
Identifier: BAI 1/2/15
Scope and Contents

2 booklets of notes taken at 53 lectures on Systematic Theology at New College.

Dates: c1910

Systematic Theology (senior), c1910

 Item
Identifier: BAI 1/2/16
Scope and Contents

A booklet of notes taken at 49 lectures on Systematic Theology at New College.

Dates: c1910

Teaching, 1984-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-1528/5/5
Content Description From the Fonds: This archive comprises the personal and working papers of Noreen Murray, including: awards and honours; biographical materials such as photographs and family documents; material relating to Noreen's education and early career, including school certificates; personal and professional correspondence; papers relating to Noreen's work at the University of Edinburgh, including departmental papers, teaching materials and staff and student files; notes and data relating to research; notes and...
Dates: 1984-2004

'Technology out of control? A red herring', Chaplaincy Centre, University of Edinburgh, 8 February 1969, 1969

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.60
Scope and Content

The material consists of manuscript notes relating to lecture 'Technology out of control? A red herring' by Martin Rivers Pollock, given at the Chaplaincy Centre, University of Edinburgh, 8 February 1969.

Dates: 1969

'Technopolis', Science Centre, Stirling University, 18 November 1969, 1969

 File
Identifier: Coll-1586/F/1/F.62
Scope and Content

The material consists of manuscript notes relating to lecture 'Technopolis' by Martin Rivers Pollock, given at Science Centre, Stirling University, 18 November 1969.

Dates: 1969