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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

 Subject

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

Found in 190 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence concerning "Principles of Embryology"., 1946-1958

 Item
Identifier: Coll-41/2/2/2
Scope and Contents File includes: letters from the book's publishers George Allen & Unwin Ltd concerning the layout and printing of the book and various other administrative matters; copies of reviews and press cuttings; letters from various people who had read the book; an 'Agreement: Publication on Royalty Basis' between George Allen and Unwin Ltd and Waddington (19 November 1951); letters from various regarding permission to reproduce parts of, or illustrations from, the book and a couple of letters in...
Dates: 1946-1958
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.

Correspondence of William Veitch, LL.D.

 Fonds — Box Dk.7.54-64
Identifier: Coll-2234
Scope and Contents Correspondence of William Veitch LL.D., 1873-1885. Letter to William Veitch, LL.D., from W. Dawson Brown. Montreal, 7 November 1873. 4pp. 12^o. Printed circular letter requesting subscriptions for a portrait of W. Veitch, Edinburgh, 21 June 1880. Ticket for the presentation dinner to William Veitch on the occasion of the presentation of his portrait, 7 January...
Dates: 1873-1885
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Correspondence relating to Daniel S. Malekebu, 1918-1990

 Series — Box CLX-A-25: Series Coll-490/24; Series Coll-490/25
Identifier: Coll-490/24/DSM
Scope and Contents Correspondence relating to Daniel S. Malekebu.1-10. The Malekebu Enquiry In 1919, Simon Malekubu and his wife had written from America to Daniel's sister, Mrs Ruth Lawrence, in Nyasaland, expressing their intention of coming home. This was at a time that natives were holding meetings to advocate a policy of 'Africa for the Africans'. The Governor of Nyasaland, believing Malekebu to be deeply imbued with doctrines similar to Chilembwe, Cheek and Branch, asked for an enquiry...
Dates: 1918-1990
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File 24

Coventry housing - press clippings, 1940-1944

 File
Identifier: PJM/CCC/A/2/3
Scope and Contents

This file contains press clippings and journal articles by Sir Donald Evelyn Edward Gibson concerning Coventry City Council's experimental pre-fabricated housing and other new housing developments.

Dates: 1940-1944
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Coventry City Council / Papers, photographs and plans from Coventry City Architect's Department / Redevelopment of Coventry - housing

"Coventry of tomorrow" exhibition, 1940

 Series
Identifier: PJM/ABT/E
Scope and Contents

"Coventry of Tomorrow" series consists of:


  1. flyers, programmes, black and white photographic prints (some mounted), press clippings and administrative details, 1940
  2. visitor's book for the exhibition, 1940
  3. administrative correspondence concerning the organisation of the exhibition, 1940
Dates: 1940
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection / Association of Building Technicians

Detailed notes and text for lectures (Second series, Lect. X; and Third series, Lect. I - III) on world commercial geography, with a few cuttings from newspapers tipped in, [c 1890]

 Item
Identifier: Coll-68/47
Scope and Contents

Detailed notes and text for lectures (Second series, Lect. X; and Third series, Lect. I - III) on world commercial geography, with a few cuttings from newspapers tipped in [cin 1890s]; ms, 1 bound notebook.


Reference according to Chisholm's alpha-numerical system: G 2-3

Dates: [c 1890]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of George Goudie Chisholm

Detailed notes for a series of lectures by Chisholm for his course on ‘commercial geography and history’, especially on Italy, 1906

 Item
Identifier: Coll-68/40
Scope and Contents

Detailed notes for a series of lectures by Chisholm for his course on ‘commercial geography and history’, especially on Italy; ms, 2 newspaper cuttings tipped in, 1 dated 1906; 1 bound notebook.


Reference according to Chisholm's alpha-numerical system: E 8-9

Dates: 1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of George Goudie Chisholm

Diaries of Rev James Aitchison entitled "Notes of My Life", with transcription

 Fonds
Identifier: MS AIT2
Scope and Contents Three diaries of Rev. James Aitchison entitled "Notes of My Life", from his childhood to 1925. Aitchison was born in Glasgow in 1846, and was the Minister of Erskine, in Falkirk, for 50 years. The volumes also contain many enclosures such as letters, newspaper clippings, leaflets, photographs etc. relating to Aitchison (including some relating to his death added later) and to events taking place at Erskine Church.The collection also includes a transcription of the diaries by...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1850s-1925
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

‘Economic Geography II. Syllabus’; many notes on various topics in commercial geography; ‘Essay subjects, Summer [19]20, 1920

 Item
Identifier: Coll-68/115
Scope and Contents

‘Economic Geography II. Syllabus’; many notes on various topics in commercial geography; ‘Essay subjects, Summer [19]20’ (p.414); 1 press cutting tipped in (dated 1920); ms, 1 bound notebook


Reference according to Chisholm's alpha-numerical system: N4

Dates: 1920
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of George Goudie Chisholm

Etymological Notes, 1890-1891

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW24
Scope and Contents

2 notebooks containing Etymological and Philological Notes by Alexander MacBain. Also included in notebook headed, 'Philological Notes', are a number of newspaper cuttings containing a report of the Hibbert Lectures, delivered by Professor Sir John Rhys (1840-1915) on 'The Origin and Growth of Religion as illustrated by Celtic Heathendom'.

Dates: 1890-1891
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection