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Journal of Robert Mylne, recording a visit to Paris.
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13689
Scope and Contents
Journal of Robert Mylne, recording a visit to Paris with James Watt, 1839. Robert William Mylne (1816-1890), engineer and geologist, visited Paris between April and May 1839 with James Watt (1769-1848), engineer and manufacturer. The main focus of the visit as recorded in the journal is the regular negotiation with Francois Arago, leading to the publication of Arago’s ‘Eloge’ to James Watt, the elder, later that year. Also recorded are Mylne’s own investigations and proposals...
Dates:
1839
Letters of, to and concerning David Octavius Hill.
File
Identifier: MS.23636
Scope and Contents
Among the subjects covered are Hill`s role in the Royal Scottish Academy, developments in photography, and his role in producing `The Land of Burns`.Also included is the Diploma admitting Hill as ordinary fellow to the Royal Scottish Society of the Arts.Includes letters between Ian H Macdonald and Katherine Michaelson relating to the use of the letters for an exhibition, and an inventory of all items contained in the file.Five Letters of Ian H Macdonald to...
Dates:
1828-1899.
Oral history recordings made by Franki Raffles as part of her project "Lot's Wife".
Series
Identifier: UNLS031
Scope and Contents
The recordings were captured between 1992 and 1994. The interviews focus on immigrant Jewish women from the former Soviet Union who resettled in Israel.
Dates:
1992-1994.
Photograph albums and papers of the Cameran Photographic Society of Edinburgh.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.14188/1-5
Dates:
1894-1922.
Sound recordings of interviews with Janet Inglis 'Bunny' Sykes in which she discusses her photographic work and the resulting photographic collection.
Collection
Identifier: UNLS038
Dates:
1997.