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Cockburn and Pitcairn Family papers.

 Fonds
Identifier: Dep.235
Scope and Contents

The collection includes: 188 letters of and to Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn, 1806-1854; genealogical collections; and correspondence of Francis Jeffrey Cockburn and his wife, Elizabeth Anne, some of or concerning her father Robert Pitcairn of Hobart Town, Van Diemen`s Land, circa 1812-1887.

Dates: 1806-1887.

Letters of, to and concerning David Octavius Hill.

 File
Identifier: MS.23636
Scope and Contents Among the subjects covered are Hill`s role in the Royal Scottish Academy, developments in photography, and his role in producing `The Land of Burns`.Also included is the Diploma admitting Hill as ordinary fellow to the Royal Scottish Society of the Arts.Includes letters between Ian H Macdonald and Katherine Michaelson relating to the use of the letters for an exhibition, and an inventory of all items contained in the file.Five Letters of Ian H Macdonald to...
Dates: 1828-1899.

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  • Subject: Genealogies. X
  • Names: Cockburn, Henry, Lord Cockburn, Senator of the College of Justice, 1779-1854 X

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Photography. 1
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Amelia, Hill, 1820-1904 (née Paton, Sculptor, wife of David Octavius Hill) 1
Begg, Isabella Burns, sister of Robert Burns, poet, 1771-1858 1
Begg, Isabella, 1807-1886 (daughter of Isabella, sister of Robert Burns, poet) 1
Bell, Henry Glassford, 1803-1874 (writer and sheriff) 1
Brown, John, 1784-1858 (minister of the United Presbyterian Church, Theologian) 1