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Conferences

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 159 Collections and/or Records:

Material relating to 'Significance and Form in Nature and Art: IV Waddington Memorial Conference' held in Perugia, Sala Brugnoli-Palazzo Cesaroni, 19 March 1993, 1993

 File — Box CLX-A-1234: Series Coll-1461/2
Identifier: Coll-1461/4
Scope and Contents

Contains: a large conference poster; Yolanda's notes for presenting at the conference as well as her notes from other speakers' talks, including some sketch portraits; letters to Yolanda about the conference; photographs (with negatives)of social events surrounding the conference and of sights around Spello.

Dates: 1993
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and artwork of Yolanda Sonnabend relating to her collaboration with C.H. Waddington

Material relating to societies and organisations, 1946-1976

 Series
Identifier: Coll-41/6
Scope and Contents Waddington was a member of numerous societies throughout his life, many of which were science-related. However, he was also involved with organisations and 'think tanks' with a wide-ranging environmental, societal, political or ethical scope, including the Club of Rome or the Council for Science and Society. Waddington's involvement with other organisations was on a more informal basis, and he also delivered lectures to various societies. The societies covered within this series...
Dates: 1946-1976
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Conrad Hal Waddington

Mimeographed typescript of the 1962 International Writers Conference in Edinburgh, 20-24 August 1962

 Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0086
Scope and Contents Complete mimeographed typescript of the entire proceedings of the 1962 International Writers Conference, held on 20-24 August 1962 at the McEwan Hall, Edinburgh, during that year's Edinburgh Festival.The conference's list of delegates included such luminaries as Norman Mailer, Colin McInnes, Henry Miller, Alexander Trocchi, Mary McCarthy and a host of other over 70 writter in all. The career of William Burroughs was effectively launched by his contributions to the event, on the...
Dates: 20-24 August 1962
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

Minutes from Meetings of the Scottish Switchboards Association, 1 Jun 1996 - 6 Dec 1998

 File
Identifier: GD61/5/3/4
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: workshops on mental and physical health; training updates; funding; conferences; and finances.

Dates: 1 Jun 1996 - 6 Dec 1998
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Projects and Groups / Scottish Switchboard[s] Assoc[iation]. Archives

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 15 Feb 1984

 Item
Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/1
Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: the Northern Switchboards' Conference; training sessions; the 10th anniversary celebrations for the Befriending Service; the treasurer's report; Radio Forth receiving a forged letter claiming the Switchboard has closed; and a report on a 'transvestism' seminar.Note that transvestism is a historical term used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth.Also discussed is a request...
Dates: 15 Feb 1984
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Minutes / Minutes of the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) and Predecessors / Minutes of the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS)

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 15 Mar 1984

 Item
Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/2
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: a grant application and the announcement of this in the Edinburgh Evening News; the Northern Switchboards Conference; Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM); discussion of the decision to name the service the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard; the installation of an intercom in the phones room; and an update on Lesbian Line.

Dates: 15 Mar 1984
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Minutes / Minutes of the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) and Predecessors / Minutes of the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS)

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 18 Apr 1984

 Item
Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/3
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: Radio Forth; an update on the Northern Switchboards Conference; the establishment of the Lesbian Line; information on the Youth Enquiry Service (YES) based in Leith; and feedback on a follow up meeting for the 'TV' service.

Note: TV is an abbreviated form of the historical term transvestite used to describe individuals who wear clothes associated with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth.

Dates: 18 Apr 1984
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Minutes / Minutes of the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) and Predecessors / Minutes of the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS)

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting , 19 Sep 1984

 Item
Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/7
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: purchasing a new index and a request from Youthline to share Switchboard's information system; donations; conferences; the rota system; the next 'at home' event'; and an update on trainees.

Dates: 19 Sep 1984
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Minutes / Minutes of the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) and Predecessors / Minutes of the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS)

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 12 Dec 1984

 Item
Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/10
Scope and Contents

Topics discussed include: training and new applications; feedback on the Terrence Higgins Trust AIDS Conference and comments on the increased number of AIDS related calls received by the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard; and obtaining new telephone equipment.

Dates: 12 Dec 1984
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Minutes / Minutes of the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) and Predecessors / Minutes of the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS)

Minutes of the EGS Team Meeting, 10 Sep 1985

 Item
Identifier: GD61/1/1/3/13
Scope and Contents Topics discussed include: feedback from the Scottish Homosexual Rights (SHRG) Group Council Meeting; the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard's (EGS) letter to the police; correspondence received from Radio Forth and the National Association of Gay Switchboards; and a report on a meeting with the Regional Social Work Department to discuss EGS becoming a charitable trust. The future of EGS’s premises also discussed including a proposal from Scottish AIDS Monitor (SAM) to share an office...
Dates: 10 Sep 1985
Found in: Lothian Health Services Archive / Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) / Minutes / Minutes of the Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (LGLS) and Predecessors / Minutes of the Edinburgh Gay Switchboard (EGS)

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