University of Edinburgh Library -- Legacy shelfmark sequence: Da-Dp
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:
Two Volumes Entitled "Equity Precedents"
Two manuscript volumes entitled "Equity Precedents - 1829" and "Equity Precedents - vol. 2". These appear to be handwritten notes about legal cases in the United Kingdom, with templates and commentaries.
Two volumes of "minutes and reports" by Lieutenant Colonel James Brunton
Minutes and reports by Lieuteuant Colonel James Brunton, Military Auditor General, as a member of the military Board. Fort St. George [Chennai, India]. Madras. Two volumes, 1801-05, 1801-06.
Volume containing Anti-Jacobite Treatises
Volume entitled “A Short Journall of Several Actions Performed in the Kingdom of Scotland" by Sir Edward Walker
Volume entitled “India Before and After the Mutiny”
Volume entitled “India Before and After the Mutiny”, dated 1885, anonymous. 1 vol.
Volume entitled "The Colours appropriated to the Several Faculties in the University of Edinburgh" by Sir Dyce Duckworth
This is a volume entitled "The colours appropriated to the faculties in the University of Edinburgh", 1882, by Sir Dyce Duckworth. Gilt text. Contains fabric swatches for each faculty.
Volume entitled "The History of the Church of Scotland"
Manuscript volume entitled "The History of the Church of Scotland" by Archbishop John Spottiswoode. 17th century.
Volume of Correspondence of the Hannay Family
Hannay (W.). Volume containing transcript of correspondence between William Hannay, ship captain, his wife Mary, and Anne Hannay (called Lady) of Kingsmuir, Fife, widow of Captain Erskine of Dun. 1731-1735.
Transcribed from the original letters in his possession by Major S. J. B. Francis, the Royal Berkshire Regiment, 9 December 1956.
Volume of minutes of on the "Ramshorn Resurrectionist Case"
Volume on the "Ramshorn Resurrectionist Case", 1814. Minutes of evidence in the trail of Granville Sharp Pattison, lecturer in anatomy, Andrew Russell, lecturer in surgery, and Robert Munro and John McLean, students, all of Glasgow University, on a charge of violating the grave of Mrs. McAlister (sometimes spelt McAllister) in Ramshorn Churchyard, Glasgow 6-7 June 1814. With relevant press-cuttings.
Volumes entitled "Essays and Experiments Concerning the Strength and the Cultivation of Timber" by George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Buffon, Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de. "Essays and Experiments Concerning the Strength and the Cultivation of Timber". 3 volumes. Edinburgh, 1814. French text on the left side of pages and English text on the right side. Discussion includes repetitive experiments of the strength of timbers such as oak, and what should be done to properly cultivate woods in soil.