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Drawings, photographs, maps, plans and prints, largely from the Cities and Town Planning Exhibition devised by Sir Patrick Geddes.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13319
Scope and Contents The Cities and Town Planning Exhibition was originally conceived in conjunction with the first Town Planning Conference of 1910 organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects, at Burlington House, London, to mark the passing of the Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909. Patrick Geddes was asked to be its Director and used it to demonstrate his method of city survey. After the conference, Geddes toured the exhibition to cities interested in learning about the latest developments in...
Dates: 1649-1919, undated

Letters and artwork proposals, including sketches and drawings, of Ian Hamilton Finlay, with related drawings, designs and papers of Michael Harvey, letter cutter.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13394
Scope and Contents A substantial archive of letters, papers, drawings, designs and ephemera of Ian Hamilton Finlay, gathered by one of his major collaborators, the lettering artist and typographer Michael Harvey. The collection comprises over 200 letters, notes, proposals and designs of Ian Hamilton Finlay, and a quantity of material including drawings and plans by Michael Harvey created in response to Finlay`s proposals, with some copies of Harvey’s letters. Accompanying papers include a number of letters of...
Dates: 1970-2006

Plans chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson, the Edinburgh civil engineers.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.5843-5896
Scope and Contents

A group of about 2500 plans, chiefly made by Messrs Stevenson. Their business was concerned chiefly with sea-works, lighthouses, harbours, canals and river courses, and the plans reflect this interest, although there are some items relating to railways and bridges.

Dates: 19th century-mid 20th century.