Dissertations.
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
‘A History of Lanark County Libraries 1921-1950’., 1973.
Written by Helen G. Sloss.
Dissertation for the Department of Librarianship, University of Strathclyde.
‘A private sector library initiative in outreach. The case of the Scottish Poetry Library in Edinburgh’., 1998.
Written by Euan McCulloch.
Dissertation for the Department of Information Science, University of Strathclyde.
Bachelor of Divinity dissertation of the Reverend David Macleod, "Prophet with Honour: the Life and Times of Sir George Adam Smith", University of Edinburgh.
Copy of dissertation on ‘Male and Female Worlds on the Isle of Barra’ sent to Magnusson., 1981.
Copy of Stephen Holt, "The Political Science of David Hume: An Enquiry into the Polemical Intent Behind Hume`s Political Writings", dissertation, Australian National University.
Copy of typescript MA dissertation, by Frances Sterling Ellis, entitled "Unity in "The Heart of Midlothian"".
Copy of typescript PhD dissertation, by Frances Stirling Ellis, entitled "Progression as Retrogression: the Stuart Tragedy in the Waverley Novels."
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘An Enquiry into the History of Scotland ...’ by John Pinkerton, 2 volumes (London, 1789), containing his signature on the verso of the title page of each volume, numerous marginalia throughout (some quite lengthy) and a number of sheets and scraps of paper tipped in (most are in the second volume) on which are further notes and other writings.
David Macpherson`s copy of ‘An Enquiry into the History of Scotland ...’ by John Pinkerton, volume 2 (London, 1789)., 1789.
Bound in in the latter part of the volume is a copy of ‘A dissertation on the origin and progress of the Scythians or Goths’, which also has numerous marginalia by Macpherson. None of the writings is dated, but folios 8 and 15 are written on sheets watermarked 1810 and 1811.
The additions are tipped in at pages 33, 46, 114, 197, 204, 223, 247 and before and in the tables of kings; and at page 53 of the ‘Dissertation …’.
Dissertation entitled 'Political theatre: a study of the dramatic theory and practice of John McGrath' by Kim David., Undated.
Dissertation entitled 'Stylistic approaches in socialist British theatre' [by Omar F Aguilera]., 1981.
Dissertation entitled 'Towards a popular theatre' by Joslin Saunders [?circa 1985], with accompanying letter, undated., [?Circa 1985], undated.
Dissertation entitled 'Trades unions and the arts' by Paul Bassett., 1980.
Dissertation entitled "Two Twelfth-Century Manuscripts [MSS.6121-6122] in the National Library of Scotland: Analysis and Problems" of E F D Roberts.
Dissertation of P McKinlay, "Burn and Destroy".
Concerning Captain John Fergusone in the Wester Islands, February to August 1746.
‘Dissertation upon Pictish buildings and antiquities in Caithness and Sutherland’ by Alexander Pope, minister of Reay, with descriptions of these.
Dissertations and Theses held by the SLA., 1968-1998.
'Extract of a dissertation upon the true number, names, series ... and chronology of the first 24 Kings of the Scots ... from the begining of the regn of K. Fergus Mac-Erch to the Union of the Scotish and Pictish Kingdoms by K. Keneth Macalpin', addressed 'to Mr. Rudiman'., 18th century.
‘Genealogical and Historical Dissertation of the Present Royal Family of Great Britain and Ireland Beginning with the Milesian Colony and ending with his present Majesty and proving his lineal descent from all the Royal families that ever reigned in either nation by both Father and Mother`s side’, written by James Gordon early in the 18th century.
There is a dedicatory epistle addressed to George I and signed by James Gordon at the beginning of the volume. The work is apparently unpublished.
Genealogical notes on Scottish families: 'Letter H'., [?1790-?1800.]
In addition to the genealogical notes the volume includes a copy of 'A dissertation on Scottish musick by Hugo Arnot Esq Advocate' (page 101).
Journal of a tour to Scotland by Clement Mansfield Ingleby.
Journal of J Ker, Surgeon in the Royal Navy.
The Naval log is illustrated by sketches of ships, scenery, antiquities, etc., and accompanied by several poems and a dissertation on the putrid fever of St Lucia (folio 27). The scenes and incidents described include the West Indies, 1778-1779; Denmark and Zetland, 1780; the loss of the ‘Royal George’, 1782; and the battle of Cape St Vincent.