University of Edinburgh -- Principals
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 49 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Sir Edward Victor Appleton
Fonds — Box MS.2300
Identifier: Coll-37
Scope and Contents
The papers, which are substantial, deal almost exclusively with Appleton's scientific work. There is little personal or private correspondence and almost no surviving material, apart from lectures, speeches and addresses, relating to his public life as scientific administrator or university principal. There are, however, a good run of diaries and engagement books and extensive folders of notes, research ideas, manuscript calculations and data from all periods of Appleton's career, as well as...
Dates:
c 1918-1973
Papers of Sir William Turner, 1861-1912
Sub-Fonds — Box CLX-A-1142
Identifier: Coll-1937/1
Scope and Contents
This sub-fonds contains mostly letters and certificates relating to honours awarded to Sir William Turner throughout his life, such as the freedom of the city of Edinburgh, honorary memberships to scientific societies, membership to the Order of the Bath and the German Order Pour le Mérite, etc. Also includes documents relating to Turner's anatomy licence, and an envelope entitled ‘her last letter – obituary notices’ containing the last letter of his wife...
Dates:
1861-1912
Papers relating to Robert Rollock
Fonds — Volume Dc.4.68
Identifier: Coll-475
Scope and Contents
The material bound together consists of: 'Commentarius in primam beati Apostoli Petri Epistolam, a D. Roberto Rolloco ... inchoatus, et ab henrico Charterisio ... absolutus, 1627; and 'Latin epitaphs on Rollock by various friends and colleagues', circa 1627.
Dates:
17th century
Papers relating to the administration of the Ford Foundation grant I, 1960-1972
File
Identifier: Coll-1364/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
Contains: correspondence chiefly between C.H Waddington and the Ford Foundation, Solly Zuckerman, Edward Appleton and Beatty, concerning the application process, associated equipment, salary matters and building works. Also present are typescripts of annual grant reports and details of expenditure to the Foundation.
No correspondence exists between 1960 and 1963.
Dates:
1960-1972
Papers relating to the official Agricultural Research Council enquiry into the Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Organisation, 1950-1952
File
Identifier: Coll-1391/2
Scope and Contents
Contains chiefly correspondence between Sang and individuals within the Agricultural Research Council (ARC); namely the chairman, Lord Victor Rothschild, the secretary, Sir William K. Slater and a senior official, W.G Alexander. Also contains correspondence with colleagues at the genetics section of the Animal Breeding and Genetics Research Organisation, chiefly Cecil Gordon and C.H Waddington as well as the Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Edward Appleton. The papers chiefly...
Dates:
1950-1952
Photograph of Sir Thomas Henry Holland, Principal of Edinburgh University, 1929-1944
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1486
Scope and Contents
The sepia-tint head and shoulders portrait photograph is mounted on buff card. There is an embossed stamp for the Photographer, Russell, [75] Baker Street, London. Because of the London-based photographer, the portrait photograph is perhaps more likely to have been taken during Holland's period of office as Rector of Imperial College, London, 1922-1929.
Dates:
1922-1929
The Agra Correspondence and Papers of Sir William Muir
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1037
Scope and Contents
The Agra Correspondence of Sir William Muir consists of original manuscripts and typed transcripts relating to his career in the North-West Provinces of India, but in this case pertaining to 1857. The papers in the collection include letters to his wife from 1840 to 1895, letters of congratulations on the Muir's golden wedding, letters relating to the period 1813 to 1902, press cuttings, documents and the Annual reports. Miss Taylor's orphanage for Moslem and Druse girls, Beyrout, and other...
Dates:
1813-1902
University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area (1962): drafts and final publication, 1962-1963
File
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/1.4
Scope and Contents
University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area (1962): drafts and final publication consists of:
published copy of University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area ( 1962)
published copy of University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development...
Dates:
1962-1963
Found in:
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
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The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection
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Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates
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University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area
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University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area
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University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area (1962)
Visitor book from the Original Department of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, October 1933-early 1940s
Item — Box CLX-A-355
Identifier: Coll-1848/18-0017
Scope and Contents
Visitor book containing about 200 autographs, principally of eminent pre-war surgeons from all over the world reflecting the status of the University's
famous medical school. For example, Clovis Vincent, the French Neurosurgeon, who operated on Ravel, regrettably without success, signs in July 1938.The first signature in the book is of distinguished Edinburgh University Alumnus, J. M. Barrie, author of "Peter Pan" and University Chancellor from 1930 until his death in...
Dates:
October 1933-early 1940s