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University of Edinburgh -- student lecture notes

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs and papers relating to Dr. Anthony D. Oliver

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1825
Content Description This fonds consists of photographs and papers relating to Dr Anthony D. Oliver. It is made of two different accessions; the first one (SC-Acc-2017-0102) contains photogrraphs and pictures, and the second one (SC-Acc-2023-0120) contains papers such as student notes, medical case notes, workbooks etc.SC-Acc-2017-0102: group photograph of the Students' Representative Council, 1960/61 (also includes David Steel, Senior President and Duncan F. Hallas, Secretary); portrait photograph...
Dates: 1958-1970s

Student notes, c 1939-1944; 1969

 Series — Box CLX-A-1668: Series Coll-1976/1
Identifier: Coll-1976/1
Scope and Contents This series consists of student notebooks and notes taken by Anne Davies during her studies. Also includes some University of Edidnburgh pamphlets. Student medical case notes, midwifery cases at the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion, 1943-1944. Restricted. Annotated typed notes entitled 'Diseases of the alimentary system', c 1939-1945. Annotated typed notes entitled...
Dates: c 1939-1944; 1969

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

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

 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", 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