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Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Postal address for Janet Buchanan, Gallowgate, Glasgow, c1893

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/92
Scope and Contents

Postal address for Janet Buchanan, Gallowgate, Glasgow noting that it is 'leftside near whitevale'.

Dates: c1893
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael

Story entitled 'Prince Charlies Pipe', 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/68
Scope and Contents

Story entitled 'Princes Charlies Pipe' about a set of bagpipes which were believed to have been made for Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie). The pipes were in the possession of Roderick MacLellan, Bahiarva, Barra [Bàgh Thiarabhagh, Barraigh/Barra] at the time the story was collected. The item appears to be a fair copy of the story.

Dates: 1869
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / The Carmichael-Watson Collection / Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael

The Function of Education in the Biological Record, 16 Feb 1930

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/2/15
Scope and Contents Thomson parallels and compares competition in the natural world, where the weakest are eliminated and education through play prepares the individual for their environment, with that in the human world, where co-operation protects the unfit and education contributes to a differential birth rate.He discusses possible reasons for the connection between intelligence, education, and family size, exploring whether this phenomenon is due to genetics, environment, or both. He refers to...
Dates: 16 Feb 1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Compiled lectures

The Function of Education in the Biological Record, 16 Feb 1930

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Identifier: Coll-1310/3/1/3/2
Scope and Contents

This lecture is a duplicate of Coll-1310/3/1/2/15, with the addition of a leaflet from the RPA stating their aims, rules, constitution, and objectives, a membership form, and a letter to Thomson from the Rationalist Press Association reminding Thomson of his engagement to lecture.

Dates: 16 Feb 1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Godfrey H. Thomson / Unpublished materials authored by Thomson / Lectures / Titled <emph>Some non-mathematical papers of my Father's, including some of his Bingley lectures, KEEP, H.T 1963</emph>

The Municipal Buildings in Glasgow Compared to the Lusitania, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2968
Scope and Contents

Illustration of the Municipal Buildings in Glasgow superimposed on top of the Cunard steamship, Lusitania to show the size comparison.

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

View of One of the Funnels of the Lusitania if Laid Down in Argyle Street, Glasgow, 1870s-1930s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1434/2971
Scope and Contents

Composite photograph showing the view of one of the Lusitania's funnels as it would appear if it was laid down along Argyle Street in Glasgow to show the size in comparison to the buildings in the early 20th century.

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

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