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University of Edinburgh Library -- Legacy shelfmark sequence: Da-Dp

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: This shelfmark (or press mark) sequence originated within the Strong Room Library in 'Old College', likely beginning around 1909 (the first Strong Room having been constructed 1905-1909). Each two-letter prefix referred to a block of shelving, which roughly mapped to a category or grouping of items. The first number then referred to the shelf and the final number to the item itself. As collections expanded and were moved, this precise correlation broke down but most of the items retained their shelfmarks.

Da
University Archives. Originally upper floor, north wall of the Strong Room. This later evolved into a crude classification scheme before being abandoned in favour of regular archival arrangement. Items bearing these legacy shelfmarks can still be identified, particularly early Library records which occupied Da.1 and Da.2.

Db
Originally used for mediaeval manuscripts but these were subsequently relocated, most to the MS sequence

Dc
Manuscripts. Mostly bound. Originally on upper floor, front of the Strong Room. This part of the sequence is largely intact, with these shelfmarks now being retained as identifiers of physical location. The items themselves have all been given regular archival reference codes.

Dd
Printed, including Clement Litill. Originally on upper floor, front, south wall of Strong Room.

De
Printed, including the Drummond of Hawthornden collection (largely printed but with some manuscript enclosures from the latter). Originally on the upper floor, back, west wall of the Strong Room. This part of the sequence is intact.

Df
Printed. Originally on the upper floor, back, east wall of the Strong Room. This part of the sequence is intact.

Dh
Printed, including Lutheran tracts. Originally on the upper floor, back of the Strong Room. This part of the sequence is intact.

Dk
Manuscript. Originally in the centre case of the Strong Room, opposite Dh. This part of the sequence is largely intact, with these shelfmarks now being retained as identifiers of physical location. The items themselves have all been given regular archival reference codes.

Dm
Music. Originally in the centre cases of the Strong Room.

Dn
Bindings. Originally in the centre cases of the Strong Room.

Found in 137 Collections and/or Records:

Portfolio of Arthur Logan Turner mostly relating to the 350th Anniversary of the University of Edinburgh

 Fonds — Folder Dk.1.43
Identifier: Coll-2136
Scope and Contents

This is a portfolio compiled by Arthur Logan Turner. It contains photographs, pamphlets, invites, program of events, newspaper clippings, and captioned photographs relating to the 350th anniversary of Edinburgh University in 1933. It also includes reviews of his books, and a arge envelope containing miscellaneous correspondence of A. Logan Turner.

Dates: 1933-1939
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Probate of the Will of William Wallace, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh

 Fonds — Folder Dk.3.36
Identifier: Coll-2173
Scope and Contents

Creator: Wallace, William, 1768-1843 (Scottish mathematician, astronomer)

Probate of the will of William Wallace, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh, 31 May 1843.

Dates: 1843
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Programme for the Unveiling of the Dawson Monument, Pictou, Nova Scotia

 Fonds — Box Dk.7.54-64
Identifier: Coll-2235
Scope and Contents

Dawson, Sir John William. Programme of unveiling of monument to Pictou, Nova Scotia, 30, October 1957. Pr. 3 copies.

Dates: 1957
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Receipt for a Bible for the Church of Weem

 Fonds — Box Dk.7.54-64
Identifier: Coll-2237
Scope and Contents

Craigie, William. Receipt for £5 to buy a bible for the church of Weem. 27 June 1575.

Dates: 1575
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Record of Experiments on Frog's Heart by Professor Sir Thomas Richard Fraser

 Fonds — Volume Dk.7.13
Identifier: Coll-2217
Scope and Contents

Fraser, Sir Thomas Richard. Record of experiments on frog's heart with bodies of digitalin group. Materia Medica Laboratory, Edinburgh, 1886.

Dates: 1886
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Records of lead mines and lead hills and Tyndrum, by the Scots Mining Company

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2280
Scope and Contents Scots Mining Company. Records of lead mines and lead hills and Tyndrum. 7 vols.Journals of the lead mine workings from 2 July 1775 to 31 December 1779 (1 volume) and from 30 March 1783 to 29 January 1787 (2 volumes). With copy of entries from 1 January 1771 to 27 January 1787 (2 volumes), sent at intervals from Tyndrum to Leadhills or Garden. Also 'Bargain Books' (2 volumes) recording agreements with miners about work to the done and payments made to them, 23 September 1768-1772,...
Dates: 1768-1791
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Records of the Hunterian Medical Society

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2251
Scope and Contents

Papers of the Hunterian Medical Society dating from 1830s to late 19th century, including minutes, loose papers, printed and manuscript material, and notebooks.

Dates: 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Register of Writs, England

 Fonds — Volume Dk.7.34
Identifier: Coll-2223
Scope and Contents

England. Register of writs. 16th-17th century.

Dates: 16th-17th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Research reports on the Papers of Charles Steuart, by John M. Hemphill

 Fonds — Volume Dk.2.43
Identifier: Coll-2162
Scope and Contents

Bound reports by John M. Hemphill II, researcher on the history of Virginia, on the Papers of Charles Steuart, Virginia merchant and British Customs official, dated between 1747 and 1797. Typescript containing four reports that Hemphill has made on the manuscripts he examined in 1954-55.

Dates: 1954-1955
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Statutes and Orders of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, revived by Her Majesty Queen Anne

 Fonds — Volume Dk.3.1
Identifier: Coll-2163
Scope and Contents

Order of the Thistle. Statues and Orders. 1775. (Green morocco gilt.) Several inks, same hand.

Dates: 1775
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections