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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. In the early 20th century, pre-Reformation manuscripts from across the library were brought together to form the Western Medieval Manuscripts collection, under the shelfmark "MS".

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 334 Collections and/or Records:

Kalendar and Astronomical Tables, late 15th century [1482?]

 Item
Identifier: MS 126
Contents This manuscript was created in Scotland in the late 15th century, possibly around 1482 as that is the date of the Kalendar. The Kalendar is Cistercian, and the manuscript belonged to the Cistercian Priory of Coupar-Angus. After the Kalendar, which provides the important dates in the liturgical year, there are many charts and diagrams related to astrology.The contents are as follows:f. 1r: A Poem by Saint Bernard. It is titled ...
Dates: late 15th century [1482?]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Lecture Notes of John Robison

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-204
Scope and Contents

Lecture notes from the time when Robison was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. The notes embrace the sciences of mechanics, hydrodynamics, astronomy and optics, together with electricity and magnetism.

It is assumed that these are Robison's own notes but this has not been verified.

Dates: c1779-c1801
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lecture Notes of P. Nimmo on Materia Medica

 Fonds — Volume Dk.7.2
Identifier: Coll-2215
Scope and Contents

Lectures in Latin on materia medica, 18th century. Bookplate of P. Nimmo, M.D., and typewritten note inserted in volume noting his authorship.

Dates: 18th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lecture notes on Midwifery (Professor Thomas Young, 1726-1783), taken down by James Johnson

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1254
Scope and Contents

The material consists of "Young's Lectures" - spine title - being lectures on Midwifery given by Professor Thomas Young. It is dated July 1775. The introductory page notes the content as "Lectures on Midwifery by Thos. Young. Professor of Midwifery in Edinburgh." The volume contains 526 pp. numbered and a contents list.

Dates: 1774-1775
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lecture notes on Midwifery (Professor Thomas Young, 1726-1783), taken down by person unknown

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1253
Scope and Contents

The material consists of "Young's Midwifery" - spine title - being lectures on Midwifery given by Professor Thomas Young. There is no identifiable date. The introductory page notes the content as "Lectures on Midwifery by Thos. Young M.D. Professor of Midwifery in the University of Edinburgh". There is no indication of the name of the note-taking student.

Dates: 1756-1783
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lectures and Notes of Professor Sir George Walter Prothero

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-454
Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of: lecture notes and notes of reading on British, European, and Roman history.

Dates: 19th century - 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lectures by David Gregory

 Fonds — Volume Dc.6.12
Identifier: Coll-1608
Scope and Contents Volume consists of teaching material originally produced by David Gregory, here transcribed with numerous drawings by Francis Pringle in Oxford in 1694-1695 and George Wood in St Andrews 1705. The volume's index is in Gregory's hand. The lectures, all by Gregory, are the Institutiones Astronomiae, the Oxford address on professional education he called De Ratione Studii Mathematici Consilium, the Lectiones Opticae, Trigonometria Planorum Angulorum, Geometria Practica, Geometriae de Motu, and...
Dates: c1694-c1705
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lectures Notes of Sir Robert Christison

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2267
Scope and Contents This collection consists of Sir Robert Christison's notes on his own lectures, that he gave at the University of Edinburgh as Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, and then Chair of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. The notes are not dated but appear to cover the 1830s to 1870s, spanning most of his career. Some notebooks appear to be in his own hand, while later volumes may have been written by a clerk or secretary.Box 1 (Dk.4.56/1): Materia Medica and Therapeutics...
Dates: 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lectures notes taken down by Nicholas Willett Chavasse

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1282
Scope and Contents

The bound manuscript volume of "Dr. Saunders's Clinical Lectures" is dated 25 January 1784, and is noted with the names: Nicholas Willett Chavasse; C.H. Chavasse, June 1805; and Thomas Chavasse, 20 August 1817.


Section headings contained in it include: Observations on a cutaneous infection; Observations on a case of chronic Rheumatism; Case of Thoracic inflammation; Observations on a case of Rheumatism; case of Rheumatic Gout; and, Observations on a case of Chronic Catarrh.

Dates: 1784
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Lectures of Sir Ludovic James Grant

 Fonds — Box Dk.6.8
Identifier: Coll-2207
Scope and Contents

Grant (Sir Ludovic James). Lectures on international law. Typescript with manuscript additions. Also letter of Margaret H. Kidd, 19 February 1942.

Dates: late 19th century - early 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections