We are digitisation ready to go! We want to share our exciting news featuring the Sir Charles Lyell notebooks! Curious? Read on…. We are very happy to advise that the fuller project to digitise Lyell’s notebooks …Continue reading →
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March 28, 2024
We are digitisation ready to go! We want to share our exciting news featuring the Sir Charles Lyell notebooks! Curious? Read on…. We are very happy to advise that the fuller project to digitise Lyell’s notebooks …Continue reading →
Patrick Geddes Archives – Online Catalogue Live! We are very pleased to announce that the online catalogue for the Sir Patrick Geddes Archives at the University of Edinburgh is now live. The collection represents a vital and …Continue reading →
Lyell Inspires! TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Archives Cataloguing | Archives Transcription | Geology | marine biology | Mollusc | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) This month we learn that Erin, one of our Lyell project volunteers, has had her eyes opened to the present-day natural world – thanks to inspiration from our Sir Charles …Continue reading →
Introducing the Lyell Advisory Board TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Centre for Research Collections | collections | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections We are very happy to introduce our Sir Charles Lyell Collection Advisory Board. The Sir Charles Lyell Collection team is made up of cohort of professional curatorial, conservation, photography, public …Continue reading →
Fundraising for Lyell Digitisation TAGS: Archives | Archives Digitisation | collections | Library and University Collections Philanthropy | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections Library and University Collections Philanthropy Manager, David McClay, brings us news on the fundraising campaign to digitise the Sir Charles Lyell notebooks. The fundraising campaign to digitise Sir Charles Lyell’s …Continue reading →
30 Days In TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Archives Cataloguing | Archives Conservation | Archives Digitisation | Archives Transcription | Image Collections | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections Senior Lyell Archivist, Elaine MacGillivray, reviews her first month in post and shares some of the exciting work and plans afoot for the internationally significant Sir Charles Lyell archive. …Continue reading →
The Lyell Project Team is Growing! TAGS: Archives | Centre for Research Collections | collections | Earth Science | Geology | Mount Etna | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) 22 February marks the anniversary of the death of renowned Scottish geologist, Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875). Newly appointed Senior Lyell Archivist, Elaine MacGillivray, says ‘hello’ and reflects on Lyell’s contribution …Continue reading →
Visualising Civic Improvement Explore Scotland’s capital through the mind of one of Scotland’s greatest social thinkers and join us as we take a closer look at Professor Sir Patrick Geddes’ (1854-1932) photographic survey …Continue reading →
Preparing the Way This week our project archivist gives us the inside view from our Body Language Archives project, bringing us on (the project management) board, with a review of project progress and …Continue reading →
The Humble Spider – A Measure of Moral Character in Physical Education TAGS: andrew carnegie | Carnegie Dunfermline Trust | Corson | DCPE | DCPE OSA | Dunfermline | Dunfermline Abbey | Dunfermline College of Physical Education | Dunfermline College of Physical Education Old Students' Association | folklore | Physical Education | Robert the Bruce | Sir Walter Scott | spider | Tales of A Grandfather In this week’s blog post we take a closer look at the Dunfermline College of Physical Education Archives and attempt to join up the dots between the humble spider and …Continue reading →