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Inverness Inverness-shire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Geological Survey notebook 'U', 1875-1876

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/1/2
Scope and Contents

Drawings and notes on the geology of various parts of Scotland, including Pitlochry, Dalwhinnie, Glencoe, the Caledonian Canal, Shetland, Inverness and Aberdeen. Geological features include silurian and gravel.

Dates: 1875-1876
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Geological Survey notebooks

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Molly Curtis, 21 February 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2105
Scope and Contents

Letter, 21 February 1952, Inverness, Molly Curtis to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope, place from postmark.

Dates: 21 February 1952
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Camillo Ritter, 04 April 1923

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1525
Scope and Contents

Letter, 4 April 1923, Inverness, Camillo Ritter to Donald Tovey. Requesting that Tovey grant Ritter a solo engagement at the Usher Hall to play a Beethoven concerto. Holograph signed.

Dates: 04 April 1923
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from M. Beatrice McEwen, c1920

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1370
Scope and Contents

Letter, [n.d], Inverness, M. Beatrice McEwen to Donald Tovey. Inviting Tovey to Inverness to talk on music appreciation. Holograph signed.

Dates: c1920
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Notes on Raised Beaches, 1890s-1900s

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Identifier: Coll-74/3/2
Scope and Contents

Page of notes on various locations of Raised Beaches in Scotland, including Fort William, Cromarty, Inverness and Elie.

Dates: 1890s-1900s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Papers relating to Raised Beaches

Papers of John Baillie, 1900-1964

 Sub-Fonds
Identifier: BAI 1
Scope and Contents

school and university notes; awards and achievements; lectures, addresses and broadcasts; sermons and prayers; manuscripts of published works; papers relating to the World Council of Churches, British Council of Churches, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and other organisations; personal and professional correspondence

Dates: 1900-1964
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers

Papers relating to Annie Baillie, 1885-1934

 Series
Identifier: BAI 6
Scope and Contents

The papers relating to Annie Baillie consist of:


  1. letters from her son, Donald Macpherson Baillie
  2. letters from her husband, John Baillie
  3. letters from her son, John Baillie
  4. letters from her nephew, Peter Baillie
  5. other correspondence
Dates: 1885-1934
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers

Papers relating to Elizabeth Catherine (Elsa) Gallant, 1917-1919

 Series
Identifier: BAI 9
Scope and Contents

The papers relating to Elizabeth Catherine (Elsa) Gallant consist of:


  1. personal diary
  2. photographs of Elizabeth Catherine Gallant and of her gravestone
Dates: 1917-1919
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers

Poems by John Baillie, 1902-1908

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Identifier: BAI 1/1/2
Scope and Contents

An indexed notebook containing poems written by John Baillie, bearing his home address in Inverness.

Dates: 1902-1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Professor John Baillie, and Baillie Family Papers / Papers of John Baillie / Notes and notebooks

Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881

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Identifier: Coll-74/8/4
Scope and Contents First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them...
Dates: 1881
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Publication proofs and lecture syllabuses

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