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Book Reviews

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

Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:

Album of periodical cuttings, mainly of reviews of James Sime's Lessing, his life, and writings

 Fonds — Volume Dk.2.2
Identifier: Coll-2137
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Sime (James). Cuttings of reviews of his book Lessing. Printed materials from 1877-1888.

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

Book review by George Shepperson, c 1964

 File — Box CLX-A-17: Series Coll-490/8; Series Coll-490/9
Identifier: Coll-490/9/3
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Book Review by George Shepperson of: Britain and Nyasaland by G. B. Jones.

Dates: c 1964
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File 9: Nyasaland and Nyasaland Protectorate

Book Review - vivisection is dangerous to your health, 1978

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Identifier: Coll-1618/2/1/3/2/76
Scope and Contents

A book review written by Henry Spira on "Slaughter of the Innocent" by Hans Ruesch Bantam. this book review was published in Our Town, 3rd September 1978.

Dates: 1978
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of OneKind animal welfare charity / Campaigns / Vivisection and Animal Experimentation / Leaflets and Pamphlets / Leaflets and Pamphlets Published by Other Animal Welfare Charities

Book reviews authored by Ian Wilmut, 1991-1992

 File
Identifier: Coll-1320/3/4
Scope and Contents Contains:typescript of Wilmut's review of 'Animal Applications of Research in Mammalian Development' ed. R.A. Pedersen, A. McLaren and N.L. First (1991), submitted to Genetical Research, together with a reprint of the Book Reviews section from Genetical Research (1992), 59, 1, containing Wilmut's review; typescript of Wilmut's book review of 'Biotechnological Innovations in Animal Productivity', Biotol (1992), submitted to Genetical Research, together with a reprint of the Book Reviews...
Dates: 1991-1992
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Ian Wilmut / Publications

Christ and Time, 1951

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Identifier: BAI 1/6/3
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Broadcast by John Baillie reviewing Christ and Time ( 1951).

Dates: 1951
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Broadcasts

Correspondence concerning "Beyond Appearance", mostly about reviews, 1965-1975

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Identifier: Coll-41/2/2/5
Scope and Contents

The files also contain copies of reviews, some still in the original publications, as well as correspondence concerning Waddington's proposed Public Lecture at the 1976 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting (which he did not live to attend). Also includes a copy of the May 1971 The Humanist, containing the article 'Culture, One and Indivisible' by E.H Hutten, which discusses Waddington's book.

Dates: 1965-1975
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Conrad Hal Waddington / Manuscripts, typescripts and related correspondence / Correspondence and reviews relating to Waddington's publications.

File titled 'Biosystems: Journal of Molecular, Cellular, and Behavioural Origins and Evolution', 1974-1975

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Identifier: Coll-41/10/8
Scope and Contents

The file contains a few items of correspondence relating to Waddington's reviewing for the publication.

Dates: 1974-1975
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Conrad Hal Waddington / Subject files in A-Z order

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Alan Frank, 21 September 1950

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2161
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Letter, 21 September 1950, London, Alan Frank to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey. Holograph signed, on black and white photograph of Chateau de Beloeil.

Dates: 21 September 1950
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Alan Frank, 04 April 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2163
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Letter, 4 April 1952, London, Alan Frank to Mary Grierson. Informing Grierson of the interest in her book and enclosing a review from the Sunday Times. Typescript signed.

Dates: 04 April 1952
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Alex Cuthbert, 15 August 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2108
Scope and Contents

Letter, 15 August 1952, Edinburgh, Alex Cuthbert to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography on Tovey, describing Tovey's work in Edinburgh and the impact it had on Cuthbert. Holograph signed.

Dates: 15 August 1952
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence