Lectures.
Found in 502 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscripts of the lectures on Civil Law delivered by John Wilde; lectures on the history of the Civil Law: the development of Roman Law from the Regal Period until Justinian, its diffusion over Europe, its interpreters, and its influence on the law of various European countries, especially France, England, and Scotland (the first part of the section on Scotland is lost)., 1792-1799.
Manuscripts of the lectures on Civil Law delivered by John Wilde, Professor of Civil Law at Edinburgh, from 1792 to 1799.
Manuscripts of the lectures on Civil Law delivered by John Wilde; the introductory lecture, in three versions (as delivered in 1792, 1793, and 1794), with fragments of other versions., 1792-?1799.
So much has been lost that an accurate arrangement of the fragments is impossible.
The folder also contains isolated folios whose proper position could not be found, together with some which, although in Wilde`s hand, do not seem to belong to these lectures (folio 116).
Microfilm of collection of papers of Mark Alexander Boyd, including a few of members of his family.
Microfilm of 'Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, delivered by Joseph Black, Professor of Chymistry at Edinburgh, in two volumes'.
Microfilm of Industrial Revolution: a documentary history. Series 2. Papers of John Rennie, Thomas Telford and related figures. Part 1., 1767.
The contents are as follows: 'Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, delivered by Joseph Black, Professor of Chymistry at Edinburgh' (MSS.3533-3534).
Microfilm of Industrial Revolution: a documentary history. Series 2. Papers of John Rennie, Thomas Telford and related figures. Part 1., 2nd half of 18th century-1834.
Series of fifteen lectures, 2nd half of 18th century, of Joseph Black on the subject of heat, delivered at Edinburgh University (MS.8487);
Diary, 1833-1834, of Thomas Telford, the engineer, contained in “Simpson's gentleman's almanack and pocket journal” for 1833 (MS.9157);
'Essay on the application of steam to the purposes of navigation'; a fair copy by James Rennie of his prize essay, 1816 (MS.9352).
Microfilm of lectures and other papers of William Edmondstoune Aytoun.
Microfilm of lectures of William Edmondstoune Aytoun., [1845-1865.]
The contents are as follows:
Lectures, [1845-1865], on language, style, and versification (MS.4909);
Lectures, [?1846-?1858], on the principles of oratory, I (MS.4910);
Lectures, [1845-1865], on the principles of oratory, II (MS.4911).
Microfilm of lectures of William Edmondstoune Aytoun, and some related papers.
The contents are as follows:
Introductory lectures, 1856-1864, of William Edmondstoune Aytoun: a series of lectures opening Aytoun's yearly courses (MS.4897);
Miscellaneous lectures, [1845-1865], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (MS.4912);
Examination papers and class lists, [?1852-?1870], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun (MS.4913);
Exercises, [?1863-?1864], of William Edmondstoune Aytoun’s students (MS.4914).
Microfilm of two commonplace books and manuscript of a lecture.
Military papers of Douglas Neil Wimberley, containing correspondence, speeches and some maps, translations and other related papers., 1903-1983, undated.
Miscellaneous collection of music, and of lectures and writings (many fragmentary) on music, and on Scottish music in particular, by Francis George Scott.
Miscellaneous lectures of William Edmondstoune Aytoun., [1845-1865.]
Miscellaneous lectures, talks and speeches of J B S Haldane., 1935-1964, undated.
Miscellaneous lectures, talks and speeches of J B S Haldane., 1935-[?1938.]
Miscellaneous lectures, talks and speeches, undated, of J B S Haldane., [?1935-?1964.]
Miscellaneous literary papers of Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot., 1873-1911, undated.
The papers include verses, 1873-1902, undated (folio 1), and notes on and typescript of a lecture delivered by Arthur Ralph Douglas Elliot at Durham in 1905 on ‘Tennyson - Poet, Thinker and Statesman’ (folio 12). There are also notices of the ‘Literary Society’, 1906-1911, the ‘Club’, 1908, and the ‘Royal Literary Fund’, 1908 (folio 64).
Miscellaneous memoranda, photographs and other papers concerning the Edinburgh Society of Musicians., 1891-1960.
The contents include evidence submitted by the Edinburgh Society of Musicians to the Scottish University Commission on the teaching of music, 1891 (folio 1); the index of music presented to the Society by J R Grant in 1954 (folio 96); and transcripts, 1934-1939, of radio lectures on Scottish music by Harry Willsher, Henry Farmer, and Ian Whyte (folio 147).
Miscellaneous notes and articles of Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson., Early 20th century.
Miscellaneous papers of and concerning Patrick Geddes., 1808-1954, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of Robert Kirk Dickson chiefly associated with his military career., [Circa 1914]-1939.
Music and papers on music, chiefly undated, of F G Scott., [1913-1951.]
Note and other material of John Purves concerning Italian literature., [Circa 1907]-1953, undated.
Notebook containing chapters 1-2 of ‘New paths in genetics’ by J B S Haldane., [?1940-?1941.]
The blank leaves were subsequently used for a lecture on censorship, 1944, marking the tercentenary of the publication of ‘Areopagitica’ by Milton (folio 80).