Christianity
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = Baillie
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Works of Rev. Thomas A. Pye
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-516
Scope and Contents
The works of the Rev. Thomas A. Pye consist of:The Jesus Christ of Greeceon Socrates,A comparison of Aristotelian and Christian ethics,The seal of Roman Law on early Christianity, andThe influence of Christianity on Roman Law.
Dates:
20th century
Letter and portrait relating to William Chalmers Burns
Fonds
Identifier: MS BURN
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two different items: a letter (and its envelope) sent from Rong Lin to Sir William Chalmers Burns, and a photograph portraying a Chinese carpenter and Christian convert named Chu Ting Yü.1. The photograph is a portrait of Chu Ting Yü, carpenter and convert to Christianity. He knew Rev. William Chalmers Burns and allegedly made his coffin when Burns died in 1868. Photograph 13 x 9 cm. mounted on card 17 x 11 cm, and dated 18 September 1889.2....
Dates:
18 September 1889; c [1864-1868]
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Material relating to Bishop Kenneth Cragg, and to religious subjects
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1556
Identifier: Coll-1757
Content Description
The ms and ts/printed items are:
1 x copy ts sheet 'Islam in India' [1961 statistics], 1p
1 x ts paper, untitled, but concerned with 'talks about Islam', and referring to 'four fortnightly evening meetings, sponsored jointly by the Student Christian Movement and the Islamic Cultural Centre ... held at the Student Movement House in London' [1963], 7pp
1 x copy sheet...
Dates:
1961-2003
New College Cartoon: Blik's 7
Collection
Identifier: GD59
Scope and Contents
Series of five cartoon strips entitled 'Blik's 7' based on the artwork of Muir Donaldson and satirical and creative work of Bill Armstrong, Andrew MacLean and Bryan Low, who were all students at New College Edinburgh. At the time of their creation, the strips were intended to be anonymous. The cartoons satirise theologians and Christianity in general. The five cartoon strips are:
1. "Blik's 7. Genesis"
2. "Blick's 7. Exodus"
3. "Blyk's 7. Levitical Wars"
4. "Blyq's 7. The Numbers Game"...
Dates:
1978 - 1979
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Papers of Rev. Earle Monteith Macphail
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-91
Scope and Contents
The papers at shelfmark Gen. 2044-2073 consist of notebooks of notes from lectures at Edinburgh University and in India, 1878-1890.At MSS 2592-2593 there are personal papers including correspondence, a school notebook of handwriting dated 1875, and a school fees receipt dated 1869; photographs; notes of Natural Philosophy classes, 1879; and, essays, 1879. There is material marking celebrations of Edinburgh University Tercentenary; material of the Dialectic Society and the...
Dates:
circa 1869-1930