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Obituaries

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

Found in 75 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Charlotte Auerbach to Raphael and Ruma Falk

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-1605
Identifier: Coll-2116
Scope and Contents This fonds consists of six letters sent from Charlotte Auerbach to Raphael and Ruma Falk from 1987 to 1992, as well as two postcards. The letters still have their original envelopes, and were sent from Auerbach's home in Grange Loan, Edinburgh to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The correspondence is mostly about exchanging news and small talk, in Auerbach's "old age".There is also a typed letter from Prof. Geoffrey Beale to "all old friends of Lotte", dated 16 August 1994...
Dates: 1987-1994
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Memorials and obituaries, 1960-61

 File
Identifier: BAI 11/2
Scope and Contents

Memorials and obituaries of John Baillie, from publications, newspapers, minutes and other sources. Authors include Isobel Mary Forrester, John McIntyre, Sir Edward Appleton, Henry Pitney Van Dusen. Also the texts of funeral readings.

Dates: 1960-61
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / John Baillie: posthumous

Minutes relating to the death of Donald Macpherson Baillie, 1954

 File
Identifier: BAI 7/15
Scope and Contents

Extracts from minutes of the Foreign Mission Committee of the Church of Scotland and the Senate and Faculty of Divinity of the University of St Andrews relating to the death of Donald Macpherson Baillie.

Dates: 1954
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers relating to Donald Macpherson Baillie

Miscellaneous, late 19th century

 Series
Identifier: Coll-74/5
Scope and Contents

The Miscellaneous series consists of:


  1. Poems, songs, notes and obituary notices.
Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie

Miscellaneous biographical information, articles on Appleton and his work, obituary tributes, etc., 20th century

 File
Identifier: Coll-37/A.1
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous biographical information, articles on Appleton and his work, obituary tributes, etc.

Dates: 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton / Biographical and personal / Biographical and bibliographical

Newscutting relating to Alexander Macbride, 1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/5/7
Scope and Contents

Newscutting which appeared in the Buteman, 20 November 1875 and includes an account of Alexander Macbride (1807-1875) by Sir Archibald Geikie.

Dates: 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Miscellaneous

Note about the death of Dr Donald Munro Morrison, October 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/63
Scope and Contents

Note about the death of Dr Donald Munro Morrison, son of Iain Gobha, Na Hearadh/Harris, who died in Ward 22 of the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh on 2 December 1889.

Dates: October 1892
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Obituaries / Ian Dunn (The Scotsman), 14 Mar 1998

 Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/2/37
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

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.

Dates: 14 Mar 1998
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Information Resources / Press Cuttings / Press Cuttings

Obituaries of various eminent scientists, 1935-2002

 File
Identifier: Coll-1255/12/1/8
Scope and Contents

Includes obituaries of R.B. Goldschmidt, J.B.S. Haldane, T.H. Morgan, M.R. Pollock, T.M. Sonneborn, L.J. Stadler, Wilhelm Weinberg and many others. Also contains some articles and bibliographies.

Dates: 1935-2002
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Geoffrey Beale, founder of malaria genetics and Royal Society professor / Printed material / Offprints and photocopied articles

Obituary, 1891

 Item
Identifier: BAI 5/6
Scope and Contents

Cutting of an obituary of John Baillie (1829-1891).

Dates: 1891
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers relating to John Baillie, Free Church minister, Gairloch

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