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:
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.
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.
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.
Records of Saint Ninian`s Cathedral, Perth; of the diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld, and Dunblane; and of the Episcopal Church in Scotland.
Fonds
Identifier: Dep.251
Scope and Contents
Also included are papers of clergymen connected with Saint Ninian`s, including sermons, historical and liturgical works by Bishop Charles Wordsworth, Bishop George Howard Wilkinson, Dean George Taylor Shillito Farquar, and Dean James Wilson Harper.
Dates:
1648-20th century.
Reel-to-reel sound recording of a broadcast produced by the BBC, annotated on the label '"The Battle of Largs" - Erik Linklater.
Item
Identifier: Acc.8023
Dates:
1963.
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
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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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.
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
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Papers and correspondence of Professor John Dover Wilson (1881-1969), the Shakespearean scholar.
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Papers concerning the literary and scholarly activities and interests of John Dover Wilson.
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Papers of John Dover Wilson concerning education and English literature.
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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.]
Series of fifteen lectures of Joseph Black on the subject of heat, delivered at Edinburgh University.
File
Identifier: MS.8487
Scope and Contents
The subject matter is essentially similar to other manuscript versions, e.g. MSS.3533 and 3534, and to the printed text, ‘Lectures on the Elements of Chemistry’ but the arrangement of the material is different.
Dates:
2nd half of 18th century.
Sermon, 1743, and lecture, 1744., 1743-1744.
File
Identifier: Acc.7617/4
Sermons and lectures, mostly in shorthand, of Fife ministers.
Collection
Identifier: Acc.4687
Dates:
18th century to 19th century.
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.
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.
Sermons, lectures and addresses of Olive Wyon., 1959-1964, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.5261/7-17
Dates:
1959-1964, undated.
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.
Shakespeare papers of John Dover Wilson., 1903-1968, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.14323-14355
"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
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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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: Ac.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
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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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
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Further papers of the Forbes and Stuart Forbes families of Fettercairn and Pitsligo, with papers of the Trefusis family relating to Fettercairn and Pitsligo.
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Papers of the Forbes, Stuart Forbes and Trefusis families.
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Forbes Family Papers.
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Papers of George Forbes.
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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.
Sociological papers of Arthur Geddes, chiefly relating to the work of Patrick Geddes., 1921-1963, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.19269-19274
Some Burns Characteristics; or, A Cluster of Flower and Fruit from the Poet`s Garden.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13667
Scope and Contents
A printed volume based on a lecture delivered before the Rosebery Burns Club, Glasgow, 10 March 1903, by James Walsh.
The Volume is dedicated to Mr McGill, who was a `personal friend` Walsh.
A handwritten grace, `Oh thou who blest the loaves and fishes` is inscribed on the last page of the volume. It is attributed to Robert Burns, but appears to be a reworking of an earlier version by Jonathan Swift.
Dates:
1903.