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Skull

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 60 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, 12 March 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/19
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Cockerell states that he finds Chapman's zebra a very good species to use for the process of measuring skulls. He details at length the various measurements of skulls from the different Equus species, and encloses remarks made by James W. Gidley on this subject.

Dates: 12 March 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, 05 April 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/29
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Cockerell copies out the first results of the examination of the skull measurements of Equus scotti from J.W Gidley, with accompanying remarks.

Dates: 05 April 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, with enclosed letter from Edward Allen Clemens, 26 January 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/3
Scope and Contents Cockerell writes that he is enclosing E.A Clemens' letter and asks Ewart to write to Clemens and to send him a set of his papers on horses. He also states that he is not hopeful of getting help from the Agricultural Experiment Station with their proposed research involving horse skulls. The enclosed letter to Cockerell from Clemens, dated 24 January 1902, replies to Cockerell's request for information about the typical markings to be found on a dun stallion. Clemens states that...
Dates: 26 January 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Boyd Dawkins (incomplete), 08 December 1907

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/47
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Dawkins writes that he is sure the Glastonbury Committee will allow Ewart to study the remains of horses among their collections of refuse bones and provides the address of the master digger. He adds that he has not received 'the Roman Skulls from Newstead.'

The latter part of the letter, including author's signature, is unclear, but the address matches that of William Boyd Dawkins.

Dates: 08 December 1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1907

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ridgeway, 20 April 1904

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/10/40
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Ridgeway reports that he has been in Ireland examining the other objects found along with the three horse skulls in the 'crannog discovery'. He writes that he and Coffey have dated them between the eighth and tenth centuries. He mentions a letter from Walter Harris concerning his enquiries about callosities on the legs of horses in Tangier.

Dates: 20 April 1904
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1904

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Williamson Son, butchers, 12 November 1910

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/16/33
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Williamson & Son write to enquire whether Ewart wishes to have the skulls of Aberdeen Angus cattle or the head and part of the neck.

Dates: 12 November 1910
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1910

Letter to James Cossar Ewart, possibly from John Dalziel (unfinished), 13 August 1916

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/27
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[Dalziel] writes concerning the four cattle skulls which he acquired in Lagos, and hopes to meet Ewart shortly to discuss them further.

The latter part of the letter, including the author's signature, is not present.

Dates: 13 August 1916
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1916

Notebook No.240, 11 August 1859 - 13 September 1859

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 8: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/240
Scope and Contents This green leather bound notebook documents Lyell's travel in Le Puy - Paris - London - Scotland. Page p.69 includes an original black and white photograph of a fossil man, discovered in le Puy, and which Lyell was involved in its verification. The photograph is thought to be the earliest photograph taken of this specimen. Lyell's Own Index Le Puy- Aug[ust] 11 1859 Index Aug[ust] 11 p. 7 Le Puy. Lava of so called Rome...
Dates: 11 August 1859 - 13 September 1859
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Notebook No.241, 14 September 1859 - 21 October 1859

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 8: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/241
Scope and Contents This green leather bound Notebook records Lyell's travels in Aberdeenshire then on down the East coast to Scarborough, Filey, Cromer and Diss. Page 71 onwards are Lyell's notes on Darwin's 'Creation of Species' with further discussion thereafter. There is a black and white photograph of Roydon Oolite on page 171. Page 74 references a specimen Cephalaspis lyelli Agassiz at Glammis, now held by the Cockburn Museum. Lyell's Own Index...
Dates: 14 September 1859 - 21 October 1859
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Scientific Notebooks

Postcard to James Cossar Ewart from E.A [Armande], 11 May 1925

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/31/4
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[Armande] writes that he is sending Ewart a pamphlet on the polled cattle in Europe, as he is aware that Ewart found some skulls of polled cattle among Roman remains.

Author's signature is unclear.

Dates: 11 May 1925
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1925