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Ill Health

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Subject Source: Nahste

Found in 117 Collections and/or Records:

Archaeological notes on Kildonan and accompanying notes on Flora MacDonald and her husband, 24 May 1870

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/82
Scope and Contents Archaeological notes on Kildonan [Cill Donnain, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The various sites relating to St Donain are described as Eilean Donain or Isle Donain, which is where the saint's house was, the house being '50 x 26 feet with several surrounding ruins' and the island itself being 70 yards long by 50 yards wide. Cladh Donain [Cille Dhonnain] is described as a peninsula separated from Eilean Donain by another island, the relative distances being noted, and containing a ruined chapel...
Dates: 24 May 1870
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Grass Sickness, 1870s-1930s

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Identifier: Coll-1434/373
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Photograph of a draught horse suffering grass sickness in 1938. The ill-looking horse stands in a paddock next to a stone wall.

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

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Dame Ethel Mary Smyth, 02 February 1931

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2466
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Letter, 2 February 1931, Woking, Ethel Smyth to Mary Grierson. Informing Grierson that Smyth will turn up at a rehearsal if necessary, news that Smyth is suffering from influenza and is losing her voice. Holograph signed.

Dates: 02 February 1931
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from M. Perwick Jones, 09 March 1952

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2267
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Letter, 9 March 1952, Surrey, M. Perwick Jones to Mary Grierson. News of Elisabeth Trevelyan's ill health and a transcript of a letter from Elizabeth Trevelyan to Mary Grierson, concerning Trevelyan's attempt to get a good review for Grierson's biography on Tovey. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 09 March 1952
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sir Granville Bantock, 14 February 1933

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2020
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Letter, 14 February 1933, Birmingham, Granville Bantock to Mary Grierson. Thanking Grierson for arranging practical examinations at Edinburgh, expressing pleasure at Tovey's return to health, discussion of a performance of ' Elektra'. Holograph signed.

Dates: 14 February 1933
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sophie Weisse, 15 June 1932

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2584
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Letter, 15 June 1932, London, Sophie Weisse to Mary Grierson. Asking Grierson how Tovey is and expressing concern about his health. Holograph signed.

Dates: 15 June 1932
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sophie Weisse, 28 June 1932

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2585
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Letter, 28 June 1932, Bad Nauheim, Sophie Weisse to Mary Grierson. Miss. Weisse expressing anxiety over Tovey's sanity and health, expressing distaste for the Wallace family. Holograph signed.

Dates: 28 June 1932
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sophie Weisse, 12 February 1933

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2587
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Letter, 12 February 1933, Rugby, Sophie Weisse to Mary Grierson. Describing the health of Tovey's son and suggesting that Miss. Weisse should take charge of him. Holograph signed.

Dates: 12 February 1933
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sophie Weisse, c1934

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2589
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Letter, [1934], Surrey, Sophie Weisse to Mary Grierson. Explaining Miss. Weisses concern for Tovey's health and work. Holograph signed.

Dates: c1934
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Sophie Weisse, 26 June 1935

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Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2591
Scope and Contents

Letter, 26 June 1935, Suffolk, Sophie Weisse to Mary Grierson. Discussion of Tovey's health and his recent attack of breathlessness. Holograph signed.

Dates: 26 June 1935
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Tovey Collection / Papers of Donald Francis Tovey / Correspondence

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