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

 Subject
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:

Notes of lectures on the Practice of Medicine given by John Wyllie

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2265
Scope and Contents

Wyllie (J.) Notes of lectures on the Practice of Medicine, at Edinburgh University. 1888-89. 1 of 6 vols.

Dates: 1888-1889

Notes of Surgical Lectures by Robert Liston, taken down by Hugh McBean

 Fonds — Volume Dk.4.23
Identifier: Coll-2181
Scope and Contents

Volume containing notes from the lectures of Mr Robert Liston by Hugh McBean, Edinburgh, 1830-1832.

Dates: 1830-1832

Notes on chemistry lectures by Joseph Black delivered at the University of Edinburgh

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2258
Scope and Contents

Set of four volumes of notes on chemistry lectures given by Joseph Black M.D., Professor of Chemistry in the University of Edinburgh, 1774-1775. The second volume contains large, fold-out illustrations at the back.

Dates: 1774-1775

Notes on Lecture given by Gerald Baldwin Brown, Samuel Henry Butcher and James Seth, taken down by W. H. Stevenson

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2254
Scope and Contents

Notes taken down by W. H. Stevenson, on lectures by Gerald Baldwin Brown (first holder of the Watson Gordon Chair of Fine Art at the University of Edinburgh), Samuel Henry Butcher (Professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh), and James Seth (Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University). The lecture notes are dated 1886-1894.

Dates: 1886-1894

Notes on lectures given by Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2262
Scope and Contents

Two volumes containing notes on lectures on the Practice of Physic given by Professor Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart, 1879-1880. 2 vols.

Dates: 1879-1880

Notes on lectures given by Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart, with illustrations

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2263
Scope and Contents

Notes from his lectures of Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart on the Practice on Physic. 2 vols. Mixed ink (pink, blue, etc.) Some drawings and illustrations throughout. Contains printed material.

Dates: 1876-1900

Notes on Lectures of Medicine taken down by William Taylor

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2255
Scope and Contents

Seventeen volumes of student lecture notes taken down by William Taylor in 1882-1886. Includes lectures relating to medicine by Sir T. R. Fraser; W. Rutherford; J. Chiene; Sir A. R. Simpson; Sir T. G. Stewart; D. M. C. L. Argyll Robertson; W. S. Greenfield; and Sir D. Maclagan.

Dates: 1882-1886

Notes on Lectures on Medical Jurisprudence and Public Health given by Sir Henry Duncan Littlejohn

 Fonds — Volume Dk.3.41
Identifier: Coll-2178
Scope and Contents

Volume of notes on lectures given by Sir Henry Duncan Littlejohn on medical jurisprudence 5 May 1897 - 8 July 1897, and on public health, 7 May 1897 - 15 July 1897. Contains some printed material. Author unknown.

Dates: 1897

Notes on lectures on Rhetoric and English literature given by David Masson, taken down by George Lumsden

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2264
Scope and Contents

Notes on lectures given by David Masson on Rhetoric and English Literature, taken down by George Lumsden. 1881-1882. 4 vols.

Dates: 1881-1882

Notes on lectures on "Scotch Law" by Professor George Joseph Bell, taken down by John Yule

 Fonds — Volume Dk.2.4
Identifier: Coll-2139
Scope and Contents

Notes on lectures on "Scotch Law" by Professor George Joseph Bell, taken down by John Yule.

Dates: 1836-1837