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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 90 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence of Armand Leslie

 Fonds — Box Dk.2.15
Identifier: Coll-2148
Scope and Contents Correspondence and papers relating to Armand Leslie, M.R.C.S., surgeon and Chief Medical Officer who died in Sudan under the command of Charles George Baker. This collection includes many letters to him, some from his sister Jane Young Elvira Leslie and his brother John Leslie, as well as further correspondence after his death between Elvira, John Leslie, and others.Some material (newspaper cuttings, parts of a rough diary, and correspondence, including two letters from...
Dates: 1824-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Correspondence of James Sime, Lord Francis Jeffrey and William Sharp

 Fonds — Box Dk.6.23
Identifier: Coll-2211
Scope and Contents Letters (24) of Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey to Dr George Wilson, afterwards Professor of Technology at Edinburgh University about articles in The Edinburgh University Review on Watt and Cavendish, January 1848, and the electric telegraph, Oct. 1849. 1847-49, n.d. A letter of James Patrick Muirhead to Wilson with an extract from a letter of...
Dates: 1847-1890
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Correspondence of Rev. John Snaith

 Fonds — Box Dk.2.6
Identifier: Coll-2141
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of John Snaith, 1891-1915. Correspondents include James Hutchison Stirling, Amelia Hutchison Stirling, Rev. R. M. Spence, William Hal White ('Mark Rutherford'), and Sir William Robertson Nicoll. 153 letters.

Dates: 1891-1915
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Court Book of Baronies in Balgonie and Markinch

 Fonds — Volume Dk.5.32
Identifier: Coll-2206
Scope and Contents

Court book of baronies in Balgonie and Markinch, Fife, Scotland, 1683-1746. 8^o. Several inks, hands.

Dates: 1893
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Diary of a "London Gentlemen of Independent Means"

 Fonds — Volume Dk.5.31
Identifier: Coll-2205
Scope and Contents

Diary of a London gentlemen [Cas?] of independent means for 1893. Intermittent groups of entries recording shooting in Scotland, visits to race meetings, theatres, etc.

Dates: 1893
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Diary of Henrietta Barnett

 Fonds — Volume Dk.5.26
Identifier: Coll-2202
Scope and Contents

Barnett (Henrietta). Diary, 5 April 1834 to 2 April 1838. Mainly a record of social engagements, domestic events, and the weather.

Dates: 1834-1838
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Dictates of "Physica Generalis" in Edinburgh University by Herbert Kennedy, written down by C. Dalyell

 Fonds — Volume Dk.3.31
Identifier: Coll-2169
Scope and Contents

Dictates of "Physica Generalis" in Edinburgh University by Herbert Kennedy, dated 1689, written down by C. Dalyell, M.A..

Dates: 1689
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Dictates on Philosophy of John Wishart, taken down by James Cranstoun

 Fonds — Volume Dk.5.27
Identifier: Coll-2203
Scope and Contents

Dictates on Philosophy by John Wishart, regent in Edinburgh University, taken down by James Cranstoun, 10 February 1680 - 25 March 1680. Also contains an account of the geography of Great britain and some problems in arithmetic.

Dates: 1680
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Dictates on Sacrobosco's Sphere given by Alexander Hepburn, taken down by Alexander Pringle

 Fonds — Volume Dk.5.5
Identifier: Coll-2188
Scope and Contents

Hepburn (Alexander) Regent. Dictates on Sacrobosco's sphere, taken down by Alexander Pringle, 1643-1644. Contains hand-written and printed material, as well as photostats.

Dates: 1643-1644
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

English Translation of "De jure requi apud Scotos" by George Buchanan

 Fonds — Volume Dk.5.24
Identifier: Coll-2200
Scope and Contents

Buchanan, George. "De jure requi apud Scotos", English translation.

Dates: c 1579
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections