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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:

History of the Irish language and Ogham Alphabets

 Fonds — Volume Dk.6.26
Identifier: Coll-2212
Scope and Contents

Joseph O'Longan, History of the Irish language and ogham alphabets. 1865.

Dates: 1865
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Illuminated vellum listing the names of the subscribers to Sir William Turner's portrait

 Fonds — Volume Dk.2.21
Identifier: Coll-2154
Scope and Contents

The names of the subscribers who presented to the University of Edinburgh the portrait of Principal Sir William Turner, K.C.B. ; 13th February, 1913. Illuminated. On vellum. Bound in dark blue Morocco, gilt, with the arms of the University and of Sir William Turner.

Dates: 1913
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Index to the Correspondence of George Paton

 Fonds — Volume Dk.1.26
Identifier: Coll-2132
Scope and Contents

Index to the correspondence of George Paton (1721-1807), antiquary. Compiled by Ronald P. Doig.

Dates: 1956
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

John Irvine Smith's notes on Edinburgh, including printed material, correspondence, and ephemera

 Fonds — Box Dk.2.9
Identifier: Coll-2144
Scope and Contents

Smith (John Irvine). Notes on Edinburgh. Contains printed material and written correspondence including ephemera, The Scots Magazine, topographical notes by J. Smith, with comments on Edinburgh street numbers and residents. Some material relating to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery and Henry Raeburn exhibitions. Some material relating to the McEwan Hall's opening.

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

John Stuart Blackie's Scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings on Celtic Subjects

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2272
Scope and Contents

Professor John Stuart Blackie's scrapbooks of newspaper cuttings in English and Gaelic on Celtic subjects. 2 vols.

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

Journal of a journey to Dresden, by an unknown author

 Fonds — Volume Dk.3.34
Identifier: Coll-2171
Scope and Contents

Journal of a journey to Dresden from 29 August to 7 October 1820, unknown author. Contains printed material. The object of the journey was possibly legal business, vid f.16v: "proof not begun owing to a difficulty in getting the witnesses examined." The writer mentions a meeting with Sir William Hamilton and James Mackenzie at Hamburg, f. 5r, f. 14v. Harwich - Hamburg - Berlin - Potsdam - Wittenberg - Meissen - Dresden.

Dates: 1820
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Journal of Benjamin Rush as a student at the University of Edinburgh (transcript)

 Fonds — Volume Dk.2.18
Identifier: Coll-2151
Scope and Contents

Benjamin Rush. Journal as a student at the University of Edinburgh, commencing 31 August 1766 and finishing 23 June 1768. Typed transcript from a microfilm in the University of Edinburgh Library (Mic.M.28.) of the original manuscript in Indiana University Library.

Dates: 1766-1768
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 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

Lectures on Anatomy given by Alexander Monro, Secundus

 Fonds — Volume Dk.4.24
Identifier: Coll-2182
Scope and Contents

Monro (A.). Lectures on anatomy. No date. Begins with section on "Animal Oeconomy" and ends with section "On Generation". Bears bookplate of John S. Pakington.

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