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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 359 Collections and/or Records:

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter I `Distinction of Things - Rights - Personal Rights - Contract - Sale` (Volume II, pages 1-55)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.36
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

It appears that the task of transcription was tackled chapter by chapter and was never finished, as the chapter on Insurance was left incomplete; but in the other cases of incomplete chapters (`Voluntary Servants` and `Extinction by Compensation and Retention`), some pages seem to have been lost. The introductory chapter is known only from this transcript. Part II, Chapter XIV is placed after Chapter XVI.

Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter II `Location - Tack` (Volume II, pages 56-108)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.37
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

It appears that the task of transcription was tackled chapter by chapter and was never finished, as the chapter on Insurance was left incomplete; but in the other cases of incomplete chapters (`Voluntary Servants` and `Extinction by Compensation and Retention`), some pages seem to have been lost. The introductory chapter is known only from this transcript. Part II, Chapter XIV is placed after Chapter XVI.

Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter V `Mandate` (folio 1); Chapter VI `Society` (folio 101) (Volume II, pages 143-196)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.38
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

It appears that the task of transcription was tackled chapter by chapter and was never finished, as the chapter on Insurance was left incomplete; but in the other cases of incomplete chapters (`Voluntary Servants` and `Extinction by Compensation and Retention`), some pages seem to have been lost. The introductory chapter is known only from this transcript. Part II, Chapter XIV is placed after Chapter XVI.

Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter XI `Extinction by Compensation and Retention` (folio 1); Chapter XIII `Extinction by Prescription ` (folio 73) (Volume III, pages 28-51, 63-119)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.39
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

It appears that the task of transcription was tackled chapter by chapter and was never finished, as the chapter on Insurance was left incomplete; but in the other cases of incomplete chapters (`Voluntary Servants` and `Extinction by Compensation and Retention`), some pages seem to have been lost. The introductory chapter is known only from this transcript. Part II, Chapter XIV is placed after Chapter XVI.

Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part II, Chapter XV `Obligations Quasi ex Contractu` (folio 1); Chapter XVI `Obligations Quasi ex Delicto` (folio 57); Chapter XIV `Obligations ex Delicto` (folio 92); Appendix `Contract of Insurance` (folio 207) (Volume III, pages 165-98, 120-64, 310)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.40
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

It appears that the task of transcription was tackled chapter by chapter and was never finished, as the chapter on Insurance was left incomplete; but in the other cases of incomplete chapters (`Voluntary Servants` and `Extinction by Compensation and Retention`), some pages seem to have been lost. The introductory chapter is known only from this transcript. Part II, Chapter XIV is placed after Chapter XVI.

Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh; Part V, Chapter XIV `Personal Diligence` (folio 1); Chapter XV `Meditatio Fugae: Liberation` (folio 21); Chapter XVI `Cessio Bonorum` (folio 78) (Volume VI, pages 120-157)., 1786-1822.

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.81.6.41
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

It appears that the task of transcription was tackled chapter by chapter and was never finished, as the chapter on Insurance was left incomplete; but in the other cases of incomplete chapters (`Voluntary Servants` and `Extinction by Compensation and Retention`), some pages seem to have been lost. The introductory chapter is known only from this transcript. Part II, Chapter XIV is placed after Chapter XVI.

Dates: 1786-1822.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autograph manuscripts, with an incomplete transcript, of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh. / Partial transcript of the lectures delivered by David Hume as Professor of Scots Law in Edinburgh in the hand of the donor, Lord Kingsburgh.

Philosophical notebooks, undated, of J S Haldane., [?1885], [?1889.]

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.20530-20531
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Amongst the papers and notebooks are some belonging to others which had come into the possession of J S Haldane.

Dates: [?1885], [?1889.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, papers and notebooks chiefly of John Scott Haldane. / Notebooks of J S Haldane and notebooks in Haldane’s procession, compiled by others.

Poetry readings and lectures of Robert Garioch Sutherland., 1949-1981, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26615-26619
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Robert Sutherland (1909-1981) who wrote under the name 'Robert Garioch', was educated in Edinburgh and, after the war of 1939-1945 when he was a prisoner in Italy and Germany, became a schoolteacher in Kent. He returned to Edinburgh in 1959, where he taught and worked for the School of Scottish Studies in the University.

Dates: 1949-1981, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of the poet, Robert Garioch Sutherland, and his father.

Professional papers and correspondence, including reports and lectures., 1902-1930.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.5900/52-54
Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

Including lecture notebooks, copies of lectures and reports, and drafts of articles.

Dates: 1902-1930.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence, reports, lectures and other professional papers of James R Erskine-Murray, electrical engineer and inventor; with some notebooks, diaries and other papers of members of his family.

Proofs and offprints of works by John William Ballantyne., 1884-1917, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13189/81-82
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection consists of an autobiography written between the years 1910 and 1921 and a diary kept between 1899-1923. Both series of volumes contain letters, photographs and memorabilia pasted in.

Dates: 1884-1917, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Autobiography, diaries, correspondence and printed material of John William Ballantyne.

Publications and miscellaneous briefing documents., 1970-1995.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13099/94-109
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Dr Gordon Wilson, Scottish Nationalist politician and lawyer, was born in 1938. He was co-founder of Radio Free Scotland and Secretary of the Scottish National Party during the 1960s. Dr Wilson was a Member of Parliament for the Dundee East constituency (1974-1987). He was senior Vice-Chairman of the SNP (1973-1974) and parliamentary energy spokesman. He was Vice-Chairman for Oil (1972-1973), Director of the ‘It’s Scotland’s Oil’ Campaign (1972-1976), Senior Vice-Chairman of the SNP...
Dates: 1970-1995.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Political correspondence and papers of Dr Gordon Wilson, former leader of the Scottish National Party and MP for Dundee East. / Papers of and concerning the Scottish National Party.

Rejected drafts of the article ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with correspondence relating to the publication of the article., 1938-1939.

 File
Identifier: MS.50185
Scope and Contents Typescript, [1938], of original folios 28-35, re-foliated 29-36, of a draft of a version of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The head of folio 28=29 has been annotated ‘I’. Folios 1-8.Amended typescript, [1938], of original folios 10-17, 19, 26-50, of a draft of a longer version of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The head of original folio 26 has been annotated...
Dates: 1938-1939.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst. / Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. / Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. / Typescripts of an article, `The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, with related papers.

Research notes, lectures and essays on Halldór Laxness., 2002-2004.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13542/9
Scope and Contents From the Series: Most, but not all, of Magnusson's published works are represented. Also included here are the translations that Magnusson undertook on the work of the Icelandic author and Nobel prize winning novelist Halldór Laxness (1902-1998). Material relating to Magnusson's book on Mastermind "I've started so I'll finish" can be found in the Mastermind section.The material includes correspondence relating to book proposals, research notes compiled by Magnusson while working on his books, and...
Dates: 2002-2004.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of Magnus Magnusson. / The publications of Magnus Magnusson. / Magnus Magnusson's translations of the works of Halldór Laxness.

Rough notes and drafts of lectures by John Dover Wilson on topics relating to education., 1923-1954, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14364
Dates: 1923-1954, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar. / Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson. / Papers of John Dover Wilson concerning education and English literature. / Lectures and related material of John Dover Wilson on education.

School exercise book, undated, containing the text of an illustrated lecture by F G Scott entitled 'The evolution of folk-music'., [?1931-?1951.]

 Item
Identifier: MS.22020
Scope and Contents

Almost half of the volume is blank.

Dates: Majority of material found within [?1931-?1951.]
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Miscellaneous collection of music, and of lectures and writings (many fragmentary) on music, and on Scottish music in particular, by Francis George Scott.

Sermon, 1743, and lecture, 1744., 1743-1744.

 File
Identifier: Acc.7617/4
Dates: 1743-1744.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of the Reverend Andrew Lothian and his family.

Sermons and lectures of Patrick Warner of Ardeer, Minister of Irvine., 1688.

 File
Identifier: MS.2788
Scope and Contents

The first item, 'the preface to Mr. Warners first Sermon at Irvin', is dated '8 Jan. 1688', the last item, 'Moonday. Oct. 1688'.

Dates: 1688.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts collected by George Neilson, Glasgow, author of ‘Trial by combat’ (Glasgow, 1890) and joint-editor of the ‘Acta Dominorum Concilii, 1496-1501’ (Edinburgh, 1918).

Sermons, lectures and addresses, mission work notebooks and related papers of George Adam Smith., 1880-?1942.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.9446/298-322
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

The George Adam Smith Archive, comprising correspondence and papers, 1859-1949, of the Very Rev Sir George Adam Smith (1856-1942), theologian, Moderator of the United Free Church General Assembly, 1916, and Principal of Aberdeen University, 1910-35; of his wife Lilian, née Buchanan (1866-1949) and her family; and of their family, particularly George Buchanan Smith (d.1915) and Robert Dunlop Smith (d.1917).

Dates: 1880-?1942.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers, including sermons, lectures, diaries and photographs, of Sir George Adam Smith, Lilian Adam Smith and their family.

Sermons, lectures and addresses of Olive Wyon., 1959-1964, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.5261/7-17
Dates: 1959-1964, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers of and concerning Olive Wyon and her personal and professional interest in theology.

Sermons of Alexander Carlyle., 1746-1803, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.23786-23909
Scope and Contents They consist of sermons preached before and after the Sacrament (MSS.23786-23805), series of sermons on the Sermon on the Mount (MSS.23806-23816), on the Lord's Prayer (MSS.23817-23825) and on righteousness (MSS.23826-23834), sermons on death (MSS.23835-23840), sermons preached on public occasions (MSS.23841—23863), some of which were, printed subsequently, and sermons preached on various topics (MSS.23864-23906), followed by drafts, fragments and summaries of sermons and schemes of services...
Dates: 1746-1803, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Correspondence and papers of Alexander 'Jupiter' Carlyle, Minister of Inveresk, and of his trustees and later relations.

Shakespeare papers of John Dover Wilson., 1903-1968, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.14323-14355
Dates: 1903-1968, undated.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar. / Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.

"Six Glasgow lectures 1906: Lectures I & II: Introduction to the Sun, and introduction to planets and satellites", 1906.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/229
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1906.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families. / Forbes Family Papers. / Papers of George Forbes. / George Forbes's Lecture notes.

"Six Glasgow lectures 1906: Lectures III & IV: Introduction to comets and meteors, and introduction to fixed stars and spectra"., 1906.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/230
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1906.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families. / Forbes Family Papers. / Papers of George Forbes. / George Forbes's Lecture notes.

"Six Glasgow lectures 1906: Lectures V & VI: Introduction to stellar systems, and introduction to observatories"., 1906.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13827/231
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The papers cover six centuries worth of family and estate papers of the Forbes, the Stuart Forbes, and the Trefusis families. Alexander de Forbes (c.1380-1448) was created the 1st Lord Forbes around 1440, the Lords Forbes of Pitsligo were descended from Sir William Forbes, brother of Alexander. The title was created in 1633 for Alexander Forbes (d.1636). His descendant Alexander Forbes, 4th Lord Forbes of Pitsligo (1678-1762) forfeited his estates following his support for the Jacobites in...
Dates: 1906.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo. / Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families. / Forbes Family Papers. / Papers of George Forbes. / George Forbes's Lecture notes.

'Social utopias', a lecture, undated, by James Campbell., 4th quarter of 19th century-1st quarter of 20th century.

 Item
Identifier: MS.10268
Dates: 4th quarter of 19th century-1st quarter of 20th century.
Found in: National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division / Manuscripts and typescripts of talks and essays of James Archibald Campbell of Achanduin and Barbreck (1854-1926).

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