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Lecture notes.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Notes made with reference to a lecture, both those from which the lecturer speaks, and those taken by people in attendance.

Found in 466 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellaneous papers of Sir Patrick Geddes and Arthur Geddes., 1913-1943, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.21203
Scope and Contents

The papers include a programme for the 'Masque of learning' at Crosby Hall, London, 1913 (folio 1), lecture notes for nature study (folio 4), press cuttings, ‘Report to the City and University Collaboration Committee’, Bombay (folio 20), reprints from the ‘Sociological Review’, 1930 (folio 28), and notes on the Indian and Scots Colleges, Montpellier (folio 48).

Dates: 1913-1943, undated.

Miscellaneous personal papers, lecture notes and phrenological reports of George Combe; and papers of Cecilia Combe., 1805-1877, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.7435-7473
Scope and Contents

MSS.7443-7445 are written in German, having been delivered on George Combe's tour in Germany in 1842.

The phrenological reports (MSS.7452-7455) comprise the phrenological measurements of many persons, both well-known and obscure, with reports and descriptions of their mental capabilities and weaknesses.

The papers of Cecilia Combe contain a selection of literary efforts, diaries of tours, and the usual memoranda and inventories kept by nineteenth-century housewives.

Dates: 1805-1877, undated.

Notebook containing lecture notes and other notes of Andrew Ker, Robert Ramsay and Samuel Oustane whilst students at Edinburgh University, relating to Greek and Roman literature, philosophy and theology., 1621-1622.

 Item
Identifier: MS.16473
Scope and Contents

Leaves are torn out before folios 1 and 59, and after folios 3 inverted, 5 inverted (themselves cut vertically in half), 17 inverted, 36 inverted and 73 inverted.

Folio 55 inverted is a scrap of paper tipped to the outer edge of folio 54 inverted.

Dates: 1621-1622.

Notebook containing notes from lectures on rhetoric and logic, probably kept by Patrick Walker., [Circa 1790.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.14097
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates: [Circa 1790.]

Notebook containing notes, probably taken by Peter Stewart, writer, Provost of Campbeltown, on dictates on rhetoric delivered by Hugh Blair.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25259
Scope and Contents

The notebook has some miscellaneous early 19th century newspaper cuttings posted in (folios i-v) and a notice of the death of Sir Thomas Reid, Baronet, written 1823, probably by William Ferguson (folio 183 verso). An article by A I B Stewart, ascribes the volume to Peter Stewart and gives family details (loosely enclosed at back, folio 190-196).

Dates: ?1760-1775.

Notebook containing notes, undated, but circa 1780, from lectures on 'composition' given by William Leechman at Glasgow University., [Circa 1780.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.14096
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection covers Alexander Walker's military and administrative service in the East India Company in great detail from circa 1790 to 1801, notably in Malabar and then in Gujarat, where he was Political Resident at Baroda, until he left India in 1810. He came out of retirement to govern St Helena from 1822 to 1828, The importance of the collection lies in the detailed administrative content of Walker's correspondence and memoranda, particularly for the Gujarat period, a continuing...
Dates: [Circa 1780.]

Notebook containing 'Selectae Disputationes Logice', probably dictates or lecture notes, begun 23 March 1678; and accounts, 1681-1691, of the West Nisbet estate, in the hand of John Carre of Cavers and Nisbet., 1678, 1681-1691.

 Item
Identifier: MS.5450
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The Nisbet papers fall into four groups, belonging respectively to the Nisbets of that Ilk, the original owners of the estate; the Kers (later Carres) of Cavers and West Nisbet; who acquired the estate in 1649; the Chisholmes of that Ilk, connected by marriage to Charles St Clair, 15th Lord Sinclair, who succeeded to the estate some time before 1813; and William Molleson, probably related to the sister of Charles St Clair, de jure 13th Lord Sinclair.

Dates: 1678, 1681-1691.

Notebook of common law lectures taken by Sir Charles Dalrymple in the Hall of Inner Temple, Trinity College, Cambridge., 1862-1863.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25641
Scope and Contents From the Series: Sir Charles Dalrymple (1839-1916), formerly Fergusson, was the youngest son of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, 5th Baronet, of Kilkerran. He succeeded to the estates of Hailes on the death of his father in 1849, when he assumed the name of Dalrymple. He was created a baronet in 1887, and a Privy Councillor in 1905. Sir Charles married in 1874, Alice Mary, daughter of Sir Edward Hunter Blair, 4th Baronet, of Blairquhan. She died in 1884. Sir Charles at first seemed destined for a legal...
Dates: 1862-1863.

Notebook of J B S Haldane containing texts of and notes for lectures given at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta., 1960-1961.

 Item
Identifier: MS.20630
Scope and Contents From the Series:

In many of the notebooks, leaves left blank after the original use were reused later and most are written on the rectors only, the versos being used for additions and corrections, and occasionally for other unrelated writings and calculations. A few papers are in French.

Dates: 1960-1961.

Notebook of John Gray containing lecture notes., [Before 1663.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.16446
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The notes are chiefly on philosophy, in particular the works of Aristotle (MS.16446, folios 91-165, MS.16447). The notes are undated, but those on ‘Ethica nicomachea’ by Aristotle, were dictated by Thomas Craufurd, who died in 1662.

Both volumes are blind-stamped IG and both originally had clasps, which were subsequently torn away.

Dates: [Before 1663.]

Notebook of Richard B Haldane containing notes of lectures on philosophy., 1875.

 Item
Identifier: MS.20213
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The papers consist of notebooks containing notes on and for lectures and essays chiefly on philosophy (MSS.20213-20219), a quantity of writings on various topics (many incomplete) written on loose sheets (MSS.20220-20222) and press cuttings concerning the death and funeral of Richard B Haldane (MS.20223).

Dates: 1875.

Notebook of Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson, containing lecture notes on 'A Continuation of the History of England beginning in the reign of Edward the 5th'., 1 May 1820.

 Item
Identifier: MS.25505
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Sir Charles Dalrymple Fergusson (1800-1849), was the eldest son of Sir James Fergusson, 4th Baronet of Kilkerran, and Jean, second daughter of Lord Hailes. He inherited Newhailes in 1838 on the death of his aunt, Christian Dalrymple, when he assumed the additional surname of Dalrymple. Sir Charles was admitted Advocate in 1822, and in 1829 married Helen, daughter of David Boyle of Shewalton, Lord President of the Court of Session.

Dates: 1 May 1820.