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Correspondence and papers of John Pitcairn Mackintosh, Professor of Politics at Edinburgh University and Member of Parliament for Berwick and East Lothian, 1966-1974, 1974-1978.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.323- is now Acc.13476.
Dates:
1944-1978.
Correspondence, lectures, notes and other material of and concerning Sir Patrick Geddes and his son, Dr Arthur Geddes.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19253-19286
Dates:
1886-1968, undated.
Correspondence, lectures, notes and other papers of and concerning Sir Patrick Geddes (1854-1932).
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.10501-10657
Dates:
1808-1954, undated.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane.
Series
Identifier: MSS.20510-20533
Scope and Contents
Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.
Dates:
1884-1936, undated.
Correspondence, papers and notebooks of J B S Haldane and correspondence and papers of his second wife Helen, née Spurway.
Fonds
Identifier: MSS.20534-20654
Dates:
1907-1964, undated.
Drafts of lectures, notes, and other papers on ecclesiastical subjects by John Dowden, Bishop of Edinburgh.
Series
Identifier: MSS.3555-3563
Dates:
Late 19th century-[before 1911].
Essays and other papers of William Myrtle, author of ‘The plagiarist’, chiefly written while he was a student at Edinburgh University (1877-1880).
Series
Identifier: MSS.15919-15920
Dates:
1877-1893.
'Lecture on ragged schools' by Thomas Guthrie.
File
Identifier: MS.14236
Scope and Contents
The lecture is preceded (folio 1) by notes of its contents in another hand.
Dates:
Mid 19th century.
Lectures and notes by James Moor, Professor of Greek at Glasgow University.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.23.5.8
Scope and Contents
The principal contents are:(i) A lecture on ‘Tabula’ by `Cebes`, delivered to the Glasgow Literary Society on 1 March, 1754, and printed in ‘Essays’, pages 33-123. There is a short gap (corresponding to pages 39-40) between folios 2 and 3. (Folios 1-20.)(ii) A lecture on historical composition, delivered to the Glasgow Literary Society on 6 February, 1752, and printed in ‘Essays’, pages 125-178. The beginning (corresponding to pages 127-132) is missing. (Folios...
Dates:
1749-1765.
Lectures and notes of Charles E Green, the Edinburgh publisher, chiefly on musical, literary or religious themes.
Series
Identifier: MSS.14234-14235
Scope and Contents
The lectures and notes are not in chronological order and only a few record the occasion of delivery.
Dates:
1884-1892, undated.
Lectures and notes of Charles H Morris.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7714
Scope and Contents
Concerning private presses, William Morris and children`s books.
Dates:
circa 1957-1962.
Lectures, lecture notes and journals of James Wright and Walter Macleod, ministers of Lauriston Street Original Secession Church, Edinburgh.
File
Identifier: MSS.14228-14231
Scope and Contents
For James Wright's career, see David Scott, ‘Annals and statistics of the Original Secession Church’ (Edinburgh, 1886), pages 562-563.
Walter Macleod succeeded Wright in the charge of Lauriston Street Original Secession Church, Edinburgh on the latter's death in 1879.
Dates:
1850-1901.
Letters, typescripts of lectures, diagrams, notes, and miscellaneous papers of Sir Patrick Geddes, Sociologist and Town Planner, and of his son Dr Arthur Geddes.
Series
Identifier: MSS.21199-21203
Dates:
1890-1948, undated.
Literary and personal papers of Christopher Whyte, including diaries and journals, correspondence, notes for lectures on Scottish literature, and manuscript and typescript drafts of poetry, fiction and critical works.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.12673
Dates:
circa 1972-2004.
Literary correspondence and papers of Mollie Hunter.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11993
Scope and Contents
Includes manuscripts of novels, short stories and non-fiction, research notes, lectures and reviews.
Dates:
1958-2000.
Miscellaneous collection of music, and of lectures and writings (many fragmentary) on music, and on Scottish music in particular, by Francis George Scott.
Series
Identifier: MSS.22019-22020
Dates:
1913-1951, undated.
Notes and correspondence of James R Anderson, concerning a bibliography of Philip Doddridge's ‘Life of Colonel Gardiner’.
File
Identifier: MS.6156
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) Manuscript of a lecture by James R Anderson, possibly given to Glasgow Bibliographical Society, apparently unprinted (folio 1);(ii) Extracts from an article and subsequent correspondence in the 'Scotsman', September-October 1918, relating to the Battle of Prestonpans and to Colonel Gardiner (folio 22);(iii) Notes, etc., relating to the compilation of the bibliography (folio 28);(iv) Letters, 1918-19, 1925, to...
Dates:
1918-1919, undated.
Notes for and drafts of the Lyell Lectures delivered in 1965 by Prof William Beattie.
File
Identifier: Acc.9374
Scope and Contents
With bibliographical notes.
Dates:
circa 1945-1975.
Papers of and concerning the Reverend George Murray Reith.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3564
Scope and Contents
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Dates:
[?1885]-?1st half of 19th century.
Papers of James Spence Ritchie (1916-1994.)
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13819/1-68
Dates:
Majority of material found in 1837-1838, 4th quarter 19th century, [1914 and after] ?1920s, 1930-1994.
Papers of Professor Alexander Campbell Fraser, Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at Edinburgh University.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.208
Dates:
1806-1931, and undated.
Papers of Professor Andrew Dewar Gibb, Queen`s Counsel, including diaries, notes, correspondence, and manuscripts and corrected typescripts of unpublished works, lectures, addresses, memoranda and broadcast talks, with related printed items.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.217
Dates:
1905-1966.
Papers of the Reverend Prof Franz Hildebrandt.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9251
Scope and Contents
Includes sermons, lectures, notes for published works, correspondence, pastoral notebooks and diaries.
Dates:
1926-1985.
Papers of the Reverend William Matheson.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 1(1)-Box 14(10)
Scope and Contents
Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.
Dates:
1707-1977.
Papers of William Bell concerning his research on Henry Bell.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.278
Dates:
1899-1978.