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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:

Papers, 1908-1971, of and concerning Thomas J Honeyman.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9787
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, lectures, speeches, broadcasts and articles.

With papers, 1877-1934, of his father, Thomas Honeyman.

Dates: 1877-1971.

Papers, 1955-1971 and undated, of Louis Baume.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.11022
Scope and Contents

Includes diaries and correspondence mostly concerning the South Georgia Survey Expedition of 1955-1956

Also included papers, 1924-1927, of Robert W Lloyd with lectures and correspondence on Alpine mountaineering.

Dates: 1903-1971 and undated.

Papers and correspondence of literary figures.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.8693
Scope and Contents

Includes:

inaugural lecture, 1913, of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch as Professor of English Literature at Cambridge University

"El Tango Argentino", 1913, of R B Cunninghame Graham

"The Satire of Rage", 1913, of H W Nevinson

With 24 letters, 1890-1942, to Sir Sydney Cockerell from Quiller-Couch (16), Cunninghame Graham (3) and Nevinson (5).

Dates: 1890-1942.

Papers and photographs of Lord James Douglas Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13652
Scope and Contents

Further papers and photographs of Lord James Douglas Hamilton.

Dates: 1967-2015.

Papers, circa 1852-1872, of William Strathhenry Kemp.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9427
Scope and Contents

Includes historical and literary lectures and essays, and addresses to pupils at Falkirk Grammar School and Glasgow High School.

With papers, 1897-1904, of Robina Jane Kemp, including certificates and testimonials.

Dates: circa 1852-1904.

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.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8695/1-336
Scope and Contents 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: 1786-1983.

Papers for talks by Esther Breitenbach on gender issues and equalities mainstreaming in the UK government., 2001-?2002.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13806/58
Scope and Contents

The file contains notes for the following talks: 'The Role of Research in Mainstreaming Gender Equality' (2001); 'SEU Transport Policy: Comments on Gender Issues' (2001); 'Gender Mainstreaming in the UK Government' (c2002); and 'Women and Public Appointments: Qualitative Research Findings' (c2002).

Dates: 2001-?2002.

Papers of and concerning Dr John W Oliver.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9120
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of lectures, addresses and radio broadcasts, mostly on Scottish literature.

Dates: 1938-1958.

Papers of and concerning Lord Boyd Orr.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6545
Scope and Contents

Including manuscripts and typescripts of speeches, lectures, articles, reviews, broadcast talks, and memorandums, with correspondence and associated printed items.

Dates: 1938-1971.

Papers of and concerning the Cairns family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.6619
Scope and Contents

Including:

1. documents, 1855-1862, concerning the Reverend David Cairns

2. lectures, 1911-1941, of the Reverend Dr William T Cairns, on church history

3. 28 letters, 1944-1948, of Agnes Mure Mackenzie to Alison Cairns, on her own writings and Saltire Society activities.

Dates: 1855-1948.

Papers of and concerning the Reverend George Murray Reith.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.3564
Scope and Contents

Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.

Dates: [?1885]-?1st half of 19th century.

Papers of Andrew B Macdonald.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.5204
Scope and Contents

Including typescript of his autobiography, lectures, radio scripts, and correspondence.

Dates: 1927-1964 and undated.

Papers of David M Black.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8864
Scope and Contents

Includes manuscripts and typescripts of poems, short stories, articles, reviews lectures, with associated correspondence.

Dates: circa 1958-1980.

Papers of Fiona Pearson, relating to exhibitions, books and lectures on Scottish art.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13399
Scope and Contents The papers comprise: (1) copies of typescript chronologies for "Virtue and Vision: Sculpture and Scotland, 1540-1991" (National Galleries of Scotland exhibition, 1991, curated by Timothy Clifford and Fiona Pearson), with copy of room/exhibits list; (2) copy of "Children and Chalked Wall 2 1963", script of unpublished paper given at `Joan Eardley: childhood and nature` seminar at Edinburgh University, 30 November 2006; (3) copy of 10th draft, 2007, of text for "Joan Eardley" (Edinburgh:...
Dates: circa 1990-2007.

Papers of general lectures., Undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.9711 Box 13(9-10)
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Concern Gaelic language and literature, and the family and general history of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist and Wester Ross.

Dates: Undated.

Papers of George S Fraser.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.8198
Scope and Contents

Including typescript drafts of poems, lectures, articles and reviews.

Dates: circa 1949-1979.

Papers of George Sutherland Fraser.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.9612
Scope and Contents

Includes corrected typescripts of poems, articles, lectures and reviews, with correspondence.

Dates: circa 1943-1980.

Papers of James Forbes., 1834-1861.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13827/214-221
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: 1834-1861.

Papers of James Spence Ritchie (1916-1994.)

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13819/1-68
Dates: Majority of material found in 1837-1838, 4th quarter 19th century, [1914 and after] ?1920s, 1930-1994.

Papers of John Purves on the relationship between Italian and English literature., 1822-1946, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.15880 (1)-(2)
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: 1822-1946, undated.