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Letters

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 53 Collections and/or Records:

Liverpool School of Architecture Society, 1937-1938

 File
Identifier: PJM/UOL/E
Scope and Contents

File of correspondence, minutes and lists of former students of the Liverpool School of Architecture. These relate to the formation of the Liverpool School of Architecture Society for former students of the School. The file also contains information concerning the organisation of the inaugural dinner on 25 March 1938, including a black and white photographic print (20cm x 30cm) and a seating plan.

Dates: 1937-1938
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / University of Liverpool studentships

London County Council Architect's Department: sociological reports, 1951-1957

 File
Identifier: PJM/LCC/D/6
Scope and Contents A set of 35 sociological reports written by Margaret Willis for London County Council's Architect's Department. The reports are based on primary research conducted through questionnaire and survey work and report on a number of factors which would influence housing design and amenity provision. There are different editions or drafts of some of the titles, and some include original photographs or are typescript. Subjects cover a wide range of issues, including: social surveys, high rise...
Dates: 1951-1957
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / London County Council / London County Council: Architect's Department

Malaya and Singapore: Service Arts and Technical Organization, 1945-1946

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/C/5
Scope and Contents

Correspondence between Percy Johnson-Marshall and Colin Graeme Lindsay Shankland concerning the development of Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) courses in Malaya and Singapore. Includes a press clipping dated 6 December 1945 concerning the opening of the Singapore Forces' College.

Dates: 1945-1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) / Liaison files of the Service Arts and Technical Organization

Material relating to antiquarian and archaeological sites in the Outer Hebrides, late 19th century

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW362
Scope and Contents Assorted draft articles, sketches and correspondence relating to antiquarian and archaeological sites in Uist and Barra. Among the material is a manuscript by Alexander Carmichael titled 'Promiscuous [sic] Antiquities in the Long Island, anciently known as Innis Cat and now known as Innis Fada or Eileinn Fada', 27 April 1872; and a sketchbook titled 'Feudal Castles of the Outer Hebrides'; a manuscript by Captain F.W.L. Thomas titled 'On the Defensive Architecture of the Outer Hebrides';...
Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Miscellaneous papers and letters, 18th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-98/4/8/1
Scope and Contents A collection of miscellaneous papers and letters, most of which are handwritten, but there is printed text. Much of the content is in English, with some in Scottish Gaelic. There is no particular theme, which requires the documents to be kept together, although this is how they were historically held.One of the letters is signed from P. Stuart, dated 26 April 1782. P. Stuart appears to be writing to his brother, Rev. John Stuart. The letter is requesting that Rev. John Stuart...
Dates: 18th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Collection of Professor Donald Mackinnon / Material collected for research / Miscellaneous papers and correspondence

Miscellaneous Papers and Notes by W.J. Watson, late 19th-early 20th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW11
Scope and Contents

Folder containing miscellaneous papers and notes by W.J. Watson. Items include a paper on 'Some Interactions between English and Gaelic' , lists of place names, correspondence with the Burgh Surveyor's Office, Perth, concerning a site in Strathtay, a list of 'Saints in Adamnan's Life of Columba', a newspaper clipping from the Times Literary Supplement July 12, 1923, entitled 'Scottish Place Names', and an essay entitled 'The Early Church in the North'.

Dates: late 19th-early 20th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

MS 102: Collection of letters and sermons by Augustine of Hippo, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jerome, Ambrose, and others, 15th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 102
Contents This manuscript contains a collection of 71 letters and sermons by Augustine of Hippo, Bernard of Clairvaux, Jerome, Ambrose, and others. The letters treat different ethical and theological topics. The collection seems to have circulated under the name of Epistolae Agustini (Epistles of Augustine) in the Late Middle Ages. However, the authorship of some of Augustine’s letters has been questioned. In this edition, the three...
Dates: 15th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

MS 104: Composite manuscript including fourteen texts mainly by Anselm of Canterbury, 12th century

 Item
Identifier: MS 104
Contents Contains fourteen texts mainly by Anselm of Canterbury, in several different hands.ff. 1r-39r: ‘Cur Deus Homo’ by Anselm of Canterburyff. 39r-55r: ‘De Conceptu Virginali’ by Anselm of Canterburyff. 55r-89v: ‘Monologion’ by Anselm of Canterburyff. 89r-101r: ‘De Fide Trinitatis’ by Anselm of Canterburyff. 101r-104v: ‘Meditatio Nostre Redemptionis’ by Anselm of Canterbury [Meditatio de Humana Redemptione]ff. 104v-107v:...
Dates: 12th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Western Medieval Manuscripts

Notices of Carmina Gadelica, 1900-1903

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW245
Scope and Contents Volume entitled 'Notices of Carmina Gadelica'. 'E.C. Carmichael' [Ella Carmichael] is written on the inside cover. The volume is a scrapbook containing typed copies of reviews of Alexander Carmichael's 'Carmina Gadelica' from journals such as 'The Oban Times', 'Highland News', 'Northern Chronicle' and the 'Irish Weekly Independent and Nation', as well as newspaper cuttings of reviews. The volume also includes correspondence mostly addressed to Alexander Carmichael regarding the 'Carmina...
Dates: 1900-1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection

Organisation of Service Architects in Ceylon, 1943-1945

 File
Identifier: PJM/SATO/C/1
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with and information about the Organisation of Service Architects of Ceylon (OSAC). Includes broadsheets produced by OSAC, lecture notes and press clippings concerning the opening of the 12th Army SATO Polytechnic.

Dates: 1943-1945
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Service Arts and Technical Organization (SATO) / Liaison files of the Service Arts and Technical Organization

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