Obituaries
Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:
A file of papers related to G. Vivers, 1988-2000
A letter from Dr Geoffrey Vivers (a physician and son of Dr Gwynne Vivers) to Margaret Kennedy on 9 April 2000, sending condolences for the death of Gilbert Young Kennedy. Attached to this is the obituary of Dr Gwynne Vivers (1916-1988), a distinguished zoologist and intelligence officer in the Second World War, written by Gilbert Young Kennedy.
Album on Joseph Joachim including announcement of death, funeral details, programmes of memorial concerts, English newspaper cuttings and obituaries, quartet programmes, and transcripts, bulk: late 19th century-20th century
The items individually catalogued under the Album are all contained within it. The order in which they are recorded is the order in which they appear in the album.
"Appreciation of R. E. Muirhead’s Life and Work", 1964
Appreciation of Roland E. Muirhead, by MacDiarmid, manuscript pen, 6pp, together with typescript letter, 25 August 1964, to ‘"Dear Mr Spence", autograph signed "Compton Mackenzie", and typescript piece, "Sir Compton Mackenzie salutes the memory of a great patriot, autograph signed "Compton Mackenzie".
Article written following the death of J.C. Watson, c.1942
Single page article by Professor W. M. Calder, written following the death of James Carmichael Watson (1910-42), drowned while on active service in the Mediterranean during the Second World War. 7 duplicate copies.
Bernard Price (The Scotsman), 15 Feb 2000
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Biographical material relating to Charlotte Auerbach, 1993-2002
Contains correspondence with various individuals concerning biographical details relating to Auerbach, a draft typescript of a longer version of Beale's Royal Society memoir of Auerbach as well as a copy of the printed piece, and Beale's chapter on Auerbach and Robson's discovery of mustard gas.
Biographical material relating to Henrik Kacser, 1976-1995
Contains various obituaries of Kacser, the text of a speech Beale made at Kacser's funeral and offprint copies of some of Kacser's papers.
Book of press cuttings of Ewart's obituary notices, 1934
Also contains a copy of F.H.A Marshall's biographical memoir of Ewart, reprinted from the Obituary Notices of the Royal Society of London (3, 189-195 December 1934)
Canaan Sodino Banana (The Herald), 12 Nov 2003
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Collection of clippings from various German newspapers on the death of Joseph Joachim including reminiscences, obituaries, and various points of interest such as portrait exhibitions and the future of his Stradivarius. Some items in English on his concert appearances in London. One poem in French, 1904-1907
The file also includes some items in English on Joachim's concert appearances in London and a six stanza poem in French entitled 'A Joachim' signed by Georges Pioch (1873-1953) and dated 18 November 1906.