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Lectures.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Documents containing the text of expositions of a given subject delivered before an audience or class, especially for the purposes of instruction. (AAT) Use for all lecture texts and students' notes. Index also under the subject of the lecture, and under the names of the lecturer and student where known (but not under the university or other place where the lecture was delivered). (NLS) .

Found in 502 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscripts of the lectures on Civil Law delivered by John Wilde; the introductory lecture, in three versions (as delivered in 1792, 1793, and 1794), with fragments of other versions., 1792-?1799.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.8.3
Scope and Contents

So much has been lost that an accurate arrangement of the fragments is impossible.

The folder also contains isolated folios whose proper position could not be found, together with some which, although in Wilde`s hand, do not seem to belong to these lectures (folio 116).

Dates: 1792-?1799.

Microfilm of Industrial Revolution: a documentary history. Series 2. Papers of John Rennie, Thomas Telford and related figures. Part 1., 2nd half of 18th century-1834.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.1400
Scope and Contents

Series of fifteen lectures, 2nd half of 18th century, of Joseph Black on the subject of heat, delivered at Edinburgh University (MS.8487);

Diary, 1833-1834, of Thomas Telford, the engineer, contained in “Simpson's gentleman's almanack and pocket journal” for 1833 (MS.9157);

'Essay on the application of steam to the purposes of navigation'; a fair copy by James Rennie of his prize essay, 1816 (MS.9352).

Dates: 2nd half of 18th century-1834.

Microfilm of lectures of William Edmondstoune Aytoun., [1845-1865.]

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.941
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Lectures, [1845-1865], on language, style, and versification (MS.4909);

Lectures, [?1846-?1858], on the principles of oratory, I (MS.4910);

Lectures, [1845-1865], on the principles of oratory, II (MS.4911).

Dates: [1845-1865.]

Microfilm of lectures of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, and some related papers.

 Item
Identifier: Mf.Sec.MSS.923
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows: Introductory lectures, 1856-1864, of William Edmondstoune Aytoun: a series of lectures opening Aytoun's yearly courses (MS.4897);

Miscellaneous lectures, [1845-1865], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (MS.4912);

Examination papers and class lists, [?1852-?1870], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (MS.4913);

Exercises, [?1863-?1864], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun’s students (MS.4914).

Dates: [1845-?1870.]

Miscellaneous lectures of William Edmondstoune Aytoun., [1845-1865.]

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Identifier: MS.4912
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) Part of an 'Inaugural address' delivered to the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution, probably given in 1859 and entitled 'The popular tradition of poetry of the north of Europe'. See W Aldis Miller, 'The philosophical', (Edinburgh, 1949, page 19). (Folio 1.)(ii) Two 'Valedictory' lectures. (Folios 14, 29.)(iii) 'Notice of the death of Dr George Wilson', November 1857. (Folio 35.)(iv) Lecture, circa 1847, on the...
Dates: [1845-1865.]

Miscellaneous literary papers of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot., 1873-1911, undated.

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Identifier: MS.19568
Scope and Contents

The papers include verses, 1873-1902, undated (folio 1), and notes on and typescript of a lecture delivered by Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot at Durham in 1905 on ‘Tennyson - Poet, Thinker and Statesman’ (folio 12). There are also notices of the ‘Literary Society’, 1906-1911, the ‘Club’, 1908, and the ‘Royal Literary Fund’, 1908 (folio 64).

Dates: 1873-1911, undated.

Miscellaneous memoranda, photographs and other papers concerning the Edinburgh Society of Musicians., 1891-1960.

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Identifier: MS.21616
Scope and Contents

The contents include evidence submitted by the Edinburgh Society of Musicians to the Scottish University Commission on the teaching of music, 1891 (folio 1); the index of music presented to the Society by J R Grant in 1954 (folio 96); and transcripts, 1934-1939, of radio lectures on Scottish music by Harry Willsher, Henry Farmer, and Ian Whyte (folio 147).

Dates: 1891-1960.

Miscellaneous notes and articles of Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson., Early 20th century.

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Identifier: MS.9322
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Manuscript, undated, entitled 'On teaching poetry', being the text of a lecture delivered to a group of teachers at some time during Sir Herbert Grierson's tenure (1894-1915) of the Chair of English at Aberdeen (folio 1);(ii) Manuscript, undated of part of a bibliography of the works of Thomas Hardy compiled by R B H Thomson and presumably in his hand (folio 27);(iii) Manuscript, 1916, entitled 'Shakespeare Centenary...
Dates: Early 20th century.

Miscellaneous papers of Robert Kirk Dickson chiefly associated with his military career., [Circa 1914]-1939.

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Identifier: MS.13586
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows: (i) Photograph of H.M.S. Canopus leaving Valetta, [?December 1914] (folio 1);(ii) Sketch map of naval action in the North Sea, 24 January 1915 (folio 8);(iii) 'Account of the Engagement with the German High Seas Fleet off the Jutland Bank May 31st 1916', by Midshipman Robert Kirk Dickson, dated H.M.S. Benbow, 18 June 1916, with a typescript carbon copy of the same (folio 3);(iv) Unsigned typescript 'Report of...
Dates: [Circa 1914]-1939.

Music and papers on music, chiefly undated, of F G Scott., [1913-1951.]

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Identifier: MS.22019
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Short score of the overture ‘Renaissance’ (folio 1);(ii) Settings of songs (folio 12) and various musical compositions and transcriptions (folio 34);(iii) Letter and draft prospectus, 1944, of William Maclellan (folio 55);(iv) Lectures (folio 61);(v) Notes and other writings on music (folio 68);(vi) Extracts from music reference books (folios 100).Some of the musical...
Dates: [1913-1951.]

Note and other material of John Purves concerning Italian literature., [Circa 1907]-1953, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.15875-15881
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: John Purves began his teaching career as a lecturer in English under Professor Emile Legouis at Lyons University in 1902, having graduated M.A. at Edinburgh University in 1900, He was a Carnegie Research Scholar in modern languages in Rome and Siena from 1903 to 1904, then lectured in English under Professor Herbert Grierson at Aberdeen University from 1904 to 1906. He became Professor of English at Transvaal Technical Institute, Johannesburg and at Transvaal University College, Pretoria...
Dates: [Circa 1907]-1953, undated.