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Commonplace-books

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Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:

Commonplace book of Edith A. Vernon, 1859-1901

 Item — Box CLX-A-371
Identifier: Coll-1848/18-0114
Scope and Contents This interesting piece of Edinburgh educational history is a commonplace book composed in two periods, 1856 and from 1891-1901, from the teacher training college at Dairy House, Edinburgh and probably the Edinburgh Institution For The Education Of Young Ladies at 23, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh.1856 entries make up a leavers book with a charming large collection of signed and dated entries of verse quotations, well-wishes and original prose/verse in English, German & French...
Dates: 1859-1901
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

Commonplace book of Elizabeth Steuart, c 1780-1800

 Item
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book of Elizabeth Steuart, Mainly theological, undated.

Dates: c 1780-1800
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Coltness Papers / Box list / MS 2291

Commonplace book of Elizabeth Steuart, c 1780-1800

 Item
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book of Elizabeth Steuart, Mainly theological, undated.

Dates: c 1780-1800
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Coltness Papers / Box list / MS 2291

Commonplace book of Elizabeth Steuart, c 1780-1800

 Item
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book of Elizabeth Steuart. Mostley theological, undated.

Dates: c 1780-1800
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Coltness Papers / Box list / MS 2291

Commonplace book of Elizabeth Steuart, c 1780-1800

 Item
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book of Elizabeth Steuart. Mostly theological, undated.

Dates: c 1780-1800
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Coltness Papers / Box list / MS 2291

Commonplace book of Helen Littlejohn

 Fonds
Identifier: MS LIT 1
Scope and Contents

Commonplace book containing newspaper clippings (1914-15), poems, and quotations. One poem is dated, 'Pretoria, December 1st 1901', and a clipping of a poem by Rumi, extracted from the Asiatic Journal, July 1839, is pasted on the inside cover.

'Miss Helen Littlejohn Feb. 1841' is written on front flyleaf.

Dates: 1841; 1901; 1914-1915
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Commonplace book of John Murray Mitchell (1815-1904), missionary, India

 Fonds
Identifier: MS MIT 4
Scope and Contents Commonplace book, titled 'Adversaria de rebus indicis aliisque'. Contains entries between 1857 and 1898.Entries mainly relate to Mitchell's time in India, and include: - Comparative mythology and vernacular literature - Census information - Indian religions - Female education in India - Opium - Idolatry and demon worship - Christianity and mission in India - Sacrifice (human and animal)Dark brown leather octavo volume, with...
Dates: 1857-1897
Found in: New College Library Special Collections

Commonplace book of John Wilson of Whitehaugh (1785-1854)

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2936
Scope and Contents Commonplace book of John Wilson of Whitehaugh (1785-1854). The manuscript volume is split into several sections, with pagination beginning anew.Section 1: 'The Doctrine of Rising in Life, taken chiefly from Lord Bacon'. This section includes both practical and philosophical advice, as well as a valuation of Wilson's assets at p.[1]76. Section spans pp.[1]1-84. Indexed at pages [1]85-86. The 'Lord Bacon' referenced is Francis Bacon,...
Dates: 1820-1834
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Commonplace book of William H. Peyton

 Item — Box CLX-A-389
Identifier: Coll-2058
Content Description

Commonplace book of William H. Peyton, indexed, c. 80,000 words. Copious notebook kept some of the time when the writer was visiting France and Switzerland, with references to Darwin and Huxley, and an autobiography at p. 181. Dated 1893-1898.


Also includes enclosures (mainly newspaper clippings), gathered in one folder.

Dates: 1893-1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Daily and Travel Journals , 1818 - 1830

 Series
Identifier: Coll-203/A2
Scope and Contents A set of six early notebooks, established by Lyell to record prose, verse, and his travels, including: a trip through Europe in 1818 with his father, mother and his two older sisters; and detailing tours with William Buckland (Kinnordy 1819, Paris 1823), and Prévost (Cornwall 1824), where Lyell meets Mary Anning. The notebooks vary in format and use, pages are unnumbered, and there are no indexes. In the travel sections, dates are given throughout, and the route is given at the top of every...
Dates: 1818 - 1830
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell