Guyana. South America. Nation. Longitude: -59.0000. Latitude: 5.0000.
Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Articles, 1880s, and cuttings, 1902-1955, relating to Sir Everard im Thurn and British Guiana, including some, 1890-1970s, concerning the work of Sir David Chalmers., 1902-1970s.
File
Identifier: Acc.8695/312
Scope and Contents
Contains:Six articles, 1880s, by Sir Everard im Thurn concerning a journey to the interior of British Guiana.Press cuttings, 1902-1955, concerning the career of Sir Everard im Thurn and Mount Roraima, British Guiana [of which he made the first ascent] and concerning British Guiana itself [where he was curator of its museum, 1877-1899].Press cuttings, 1890-1970s, mainly concerning work of Sir David Chalmers in British Guiana, mixed with later press cuttings...
Dates:
1902-1970s.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, correspondence, cuttings and photographs of Esther Barbara Chalmers and the extended Chalmers and Lorimer families, including research notes and drafts concerning the histories of the families.
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Press cuttings, mostly relating to Lorimer and Chalmers families, with some concerning current affairs and international relations.
'British Guiana: a sketch', by Sir David Chalmers., 1896.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8695/242
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection, while primarily composed of the letters and papers of Esther Chalmers herself, and reflecting her own life and activities, also reflects those of her family, from her grandparents to her nieces and nephews, and of her friends, both in Britain and abroad. The papers concern mostly her own life and her association with Lucie Dejardin, the Belgian socialist, with papers concerning her kinfolk the Lorimers of Kellie (particularly James Lorimer and J H Lorimer) and her father Sir...
Dates:
1896.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, correspondence, cuttings and photographs of Esther Barbara Chalmers and the extended Chalmers and Lorimer families, including research notes and drafts concerning the histories of the families.
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Printed material, including lectures, reports, poetry and minutes.
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19th century printed material, mostly of or relating to Professor James Lorimer.
Daily reports concerning the progress of the 'Venezuela arbitration', a decision by tribunal on the dispute between Great Britain and Venezuela concerning the boundary of British Guiana., 1899.
File
Identifier: Acc.8965/311
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection, while primarily composed of the letters and papers of Esther Chalmers herself, and reflecting her own life and activities, also reflects those of her family, from her grandparents to her nieces and nephews, and of her friends, both in Britain and abroad. The papers concern mostly her own life and her association with Lucie Dejardin, the Belgian socialist, with papers concerning her kinfolk the Lorimers of Kellie (particularly James Lorimer and J H Lorimer) and her father Sir...
Dates:
1899.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, correspondence, cuttings and photographs of Esther Barbara Chalmers and the extended Chalmers and Lorimer families, including research notes and drafts concerning the histories of the families.
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Press cuttings, mostly relating to Lorimer and Chalmers families, with some concerning current affairs and international relations.
Diary, sermons and notes of a minister in British Guiana.
File
Identifier: Acc.9274
Dates:
1840-1841 and undated.
Miscellaneous press-cuttings, including some obituaries, 1890, of Professor James Lorimer; some relating to British Guiana, and obituaries of Joanna Herbert., 1890-1917.
File
Identifier: Acc.8695/308
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection, while primarily composed of the letters and papers of Esther Chalmers herself, and reflecting her own life and activities, also reflects those of her family, from her grandparents to her nieces and nephews, and of her friends, both in Britain and abroad. The papers concern mostly her own life and her association with Lucie Dejardin, the Belgian socialist, with papers concerning her kinfolk the Lorimers of Kellie (particularly James Lorimer and J H Lorimer) and her father Sir...
Dates:
1890-1917.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers, correspondence, cuttings and photographs of Esther Barbara Chalmers and the extended Chalmers and Lorimer families, including research notes and drafts concerning the histories of the families.
/
Press cuttings, mostly relating to Lorimer and Chalmers families, with some concerning current affairs and international relations.
'Observations with the barometer, thermometer etc at George Town Demorara, Fort Island Essequibo etc by J Hancock transiently in the years 1810, 1812 and 1813'., 1810-1813.
File
Identifier: Acc.10069/102
Record of sale by auction of Huntly Estate, Demerara, formerly belonging to Robert Gordon., 1815.
Item
Identifier: MS.50277 folios 120-124
Scope and Contents
Conditions of sale and a list of enslaved people sold on Huntly plantation, Demerara and Borlum plantation, Berbice.
Dates:
1815.