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Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Alexis de Tocqueville to Louis Antoine Pagnerre relating to Charles Lyell, 31 December 1850

 Item — Box CLX-A-387
Identifier: Coll-1848/22-0048
Scope and Contents

Letter in French from Alexis de Tocqueville to Louis Antoine Pagnerre (Paris publisher of Tocqueville's Democracy in America), relating to the publication of Charles Lyell's book about the USA in French. Tocqueville is asking Pagnerre to publish Lyell's book, saying that Lyell doesn't want any money for it and will provide the engravings plates. Sorrento, Italy, 31 December 1850.

Dates: 31 December 1850
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection

Letters from Annie Baillie and Donald Macpherson Baillie, 1911-1935

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/19/1
Scope and Contents

Letters to John Baillie from his mother Annie Baillie and his brother Donald Macpherson Baillie, and primarily covering the period when John Baillie was based in Canada and the United States.

Dates: 1911-1935
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Personal correspondence

Letters from Florence Jewel Baillie, 1917-1959

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/19/2
Scope and Contents

Letters to John Baillie from his wife Florence Jewel Baillie

Dates: 1917-1959
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Personal correspondence

Letters from Florence Jewel Baillie (from general filing), 1919-1934

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/19/2/1
Scope and Contents

Letters to John Baillie from his wife Florence Jewel Baillie originally filed as discrete bundles with in early general filing & correspondence files (Auburn, Toronto and New York files).

Dates: 1919-1934
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Personal correspondence / Letters from Florence Jewel Baillie

Louisiana Purchase, the Thirteen Original States, and Europe, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2944
Scope and Contents

Map of the United States of America showing the area of the Louisiana Purchase and the thirteen orignal states next to a map of Europe. Figures of the land area and population statistics are noted beneath the images.

Dates: 1870s-1930s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Roslin Slide Collection

Mrs. Parish - Mary Alice Archives, 1964-1966

 File
Identifier: Coll-705/5/4
Scope and Contents

This file contains the year book of the National Society Daughters of the American Colonists (1964-1966), a typescript entitled 'Senatorial Candidate is Well Known' from the 'The Vandalia Leader, Vandalia Press -- Laddonia Herald', on the candidacy of Mrs J. C. Parish for nomination for state senator in 1964, and the official ballots for the election.

Dates: 1964-1966
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Marjorie Rackstraw / Correspondence

Newspaper cutting entitled 'Claim to a Baronetcy: Curious Narrative', c1908

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/44
Scope and Contents

Newspaper cutting entitled 'Claim to a Baronetcy: Curious Narrative' about the claim made by John Ford, musical instrument repairer, Philadelphia, United States of America, to the baronetcy of Sir James Robert Carmichael.

Dates: c1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field and transcription notebook of Alexander Carmichael

Newspaper cuttings, 1960-1973

 File — Box CLX-A-23: Series Coll-490/20; Series Coll-490/21
Identifier: Coll-490/20/5
Scope and Contents

Newspaper Cuttings: Malawi (1960-1973); USA and Canada (1968-1970).

Dates: 1960-1973
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers and Correspondence of Professor George Albert Shepperson / File 20

Oldham. Miscellaneous Papers, 20th century

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Identifier: GD2/4
Scope and Contents

This section contains twelve separate folders within which are photographs, journals and reports on visits abroad and documents relating to various other topics. There is material relating to India, China, Japan, USA, Germany, and Africa, as well as the World Council of Churches and British Council of Churches. There are also assorted minutes and memoranda.

Dates: 20th century
Found in: New College Library Special Collections / Oldham Papers

Papers of Henry Goodsir Stewart

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-507
Scope and Contents

The material includes "A flying visit to Madeira and the Canary Islands", 1886, and "Some account of a trip to America", i.e. both Canada and the United States, 1885. The notebook volumes contain photographs as well as narrative.

Dates: 1885-1886
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections