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University of Edinburgh -- student lecture notes

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:

Student notes taken down by J. Cabbell of lectures by Alexander Monro primus, and John Rutherford

 Collection
Identifier: Coll-1901
Scope and Contents

Notes of lectures on clinical medicine given by Prof. John Rutherford, 1755-1756, and notes of lectures on anatomy given by Alexander Monro primus, circa 1752-1755, taken by J. Cabbell.

Dates: c 1752-1756

Three volumes of manuscript student notes on lectures presented by David Hume

 Collection — Box CLX-A-1706
Identifier: Coll-2025
Scope and Contents

Three volumes of student manuscript notes written by unidentified students in Edinburgh, ca 1815-1819, on David Hume's lectures. The volumes do not have main titles, but have section headings throughout, subjects include: feudal rights; charter; instrument of sasine; state of vassal's titles, etc.

Dates: c 1815-1819

Two volumes of lecture notes taken down by Susan and Janet Robb

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-228
Identifier: Coll-1965
Scope and Contents

Two volumes of lecture notes taken by sisters Susan and Janet Robb, originally from Woodend, Carnwath, dating from the 1890s and early 1900s.


  1. Notes taken down by Susan Robb on botany lectures given by Professor S. Elliot, 17 May 1901.
  2. Lecture notes taken down by Janet Robb on the subject of physiography, 1890s.
Dates: 1890s-1901

Volume of student lecture notes entitled "Heads of Dr. Ferguson's Lectures 1760", [1760 or 1768]

 Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0060
Scope and Contents

This item is a volume of student lecture notes entitled "Heads of Dr. Ferguson's Lectures 1760" [the date could also be read as "1768"], 44-page long, apparently by a student who attended Adam Ferguson's lectures at the University of Edinburgh. As the title suggests, these are the "heads" or outlines of the course, but with a fair bit of detail included. The lectures concern mankind in its divisions, social actions, forms of government, etc.

Dates: [1760 or 1768]

Wyllie (John) Professor. Lectures on the Practice of Medicine, 1899-1900

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2271/3
Scope and Contents

Creator: Wyllie, John, 1844-1916 (physician); Paterson, Dr. William, fl. 1899 (student)

Wyllie (J.) Professor. Lectures on the Practice of Medicine. 1899-1900. 2 vols. 8^o.

Dates: 1899-1900