University of Edinburgh, 1911 - 1972
Scope and Contents
4 pamphlets containing various lectures from the University of Edinburgh. Lecture dates reflect when the talk was delivered, and do not necessarily match the publication year.
Inaugural Lectures (1911-1972)
1911: R.A. Sampson, “The Growth of Ideas in Astronomy”
1919: Robert Kerr Hannay, “Scottish History and the National Records”
1972: Alastair Fowler, “Readers of Literature”
Miscellaneous Lectures
1966: Stuart Piggott, “Celts, Saxons, and the Early Antiquaries”
Dates
- 1911 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 7.5 Cubic Feet (21 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu