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University of Edinburgh -- Principals

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 56 Collections and/or Records:

Papers concerning the School of the Man Made Future, 1967-1975

 Item
Identifier: Coll-41/8/16
Scope and Contents

The material contains copies of various reports and pieces of research, including 'Some Notes on the School' (October 1973) and Waddington's handwritten notes and ideas. Also present is correspondence with various institutions and individuals, including Michael Swann.

Dates: 1967-1975
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Conrad Hal Waddington / Material relating to the University of Edinburgh

Papers concerning various funding applications for a Centre for Reproductive Biology, 1971-1972

 File
Identifier: Coll-1364/7/2/5
Scope and Contents

Chiefly contains letters to the University of Edinburgh Principal, Michael Swann, from various funding bodies including the World Health Organisation, Rockefeller Foundation, the Wellcome Trust and the MacRobert Trust, generally declining applications for funding. Also contains draft covering letters to various institutions for applications.

Dates: 1971-1972
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Richard Alan Beatty / Papers regarding the Centre for Reproductive Biology / Papers relating to Centre for Reproductive Biology grants and funding

Papers of Flora Philip

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-1672
Scope and Contents Diploma, Edinburgh Association for the University Education of Women (1889) Certificate, Practical Efficiency in Teaching, University of Cambridge (1889) Certificate, Theory, History and Practice of Teaching, University of Cambridge (1889) Degree certificate, MA, University of Edinburgh (1893) Photograph of the three surviving 1893 women...
Dates: 1889-1943
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Sir David Brewster (1781-1868)

 Collection
Identifier: MS BRE
Scope and Contents

See External Documents (below) for details.

Dates: 1797
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir William Turner and family

Papers of William Robertson (1721-1793)

 Fonds
Identifier: MS BOX 1.3
Scope and Contents Two letters from William Robertson: At Lennel-house to Andrew Strahan, his Majesty's Printers, London. Summarised as 'Dr. Robertson respecting Hist. of Scotland & India etc', and annotated with many calculations. Is sending corrections of the first and second volumes of Charles V, and other parcels for printing. Tells of praise received on 'India' including that from Major. Rennell. Goes on to raise...
Dates: 1774-1791
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Richard Alan Beatty / Papers relating to grants from the Ford Foundation / Papers relating to Ford Foundation grant I (grant number 630-0435A)

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Henderson Sang