Early Photography Collection of St Andrews University Library 1842-1870

St Andrews University Library

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This sequence has been gathered together and forms a series of images of places, including much material on St Andrews itself. From the guide to the St Andrews University Library General Topographical Sequence, [17th century] - [ongoing], (University of St Andrews) These two sequences have been gathered together and form the core archive of images of people, mainly of relevance to the history of the University of St Andrews. From the guide to the St Andrews Unive...

University of St. Andrews.

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The collection of papyri in the University Library is of some antiquity and unclear provenance. From the guide to the Papyrii collection of the University of St Andrews, 22AD-299AD, (University of St Andrews) The University of St Andrews was the first university in Scotland. In 1410 a school of higher studies was established and on 28 February 1411/12 the society of masters and scholars received formal incorporation through a charter granted by the Bishop, Henry...

Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848

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Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870

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Epithet: Secretary, Royal Scottish Academy British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000568.0x0002c5 Scottish painter. From the description of Letters, 1844, 1866. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82724943 English painter & photographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Fitzroy Square, London, to E. Bicknell, 1857 Oct. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270468012 ...

Rodger Thomas 1833-1888

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Hill and Adamson, photographers and calotypists Edinburgh, Scotland 1843-1848

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Brewster, David, 1781-1868

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Natural philosopher and Fellow of the Royal Society. From the description of Autograph letters, 1819-1867 and n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78354815 Scottish physicist. From the description of David Brewster papers, 1836-1857, [Edinburgh]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34847956 Educated for the Church of Scotland at Edinburgh University, but due to a form of nervousness gave up a clerical life and in 1802 became editor of the 'Edinburgh Ma...

Adamson, John, 1809-1870

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Talbot, William Henry Fox, 1800-1877

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Photographic inventor and polymath William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877) was descended on his mother's side from the earls of Ilchester, Somerset. His father, an infantry captain, died when he was a baby, leaving him Lacock Abbey estate in Wiltshire, along with enormous debts. The family rented out the estate in order to pay these off until Talbot was 27, when he took possession of the property and made it his home. Talbot married in 1832 and had four children. Having no natural artistic talent ...