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The Aberdeen Bestiary

The Aberdeen Bestiary (MS 24) is considered to be one of the best examples of its type. The manuscript, written and illuminated in England around 1200, is of added interest since it contains notes, sketches and other evidence of the way it was designed and executed.

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George Washington Wilson

The George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection consists of over 40,000 glass plate negatives, produced by the Aberdeen firm between the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.

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Rolls of Graduates

Digitised and searchable copies of the published Rolls of Graduates of the University of Aberdeen from 1860-1970 and its antecedent institutions: King's College (1495-1860) and Marischal College (1593-1860).

Rolls of graduates

Aberdeen Harbour Board

The Aberdeen Harbour Board Collection consists of about 6,000 glass plate negatives dating from the 1880s to the 1930s. They are mainly images of the harbour and surrounding area, but include some of Aberdeen city and further afield.

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The Papers of Thomas Reid

Thomas Reid (1710-96) is internationally known as the chief representative of the Scottish School of Common Sense. Appointed to a Regentship at King's College Aberdeen, his duties required him to teach a wide range of subjects, but his principle interest lay in philosophy.

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The Roll of Honour

The Roll of Honour is a record of the students, staff and alumni of the University of Aberdeen who served in the First and Second World Wars. Behind each name lies a very personal story and a reminder that the war impacted on families and friends as well as those directly involved in the conflict.

Roll of Honour

MacBean Print Collection

The MacBean Stuart & Jacobite Print Collection is a resource of international importance. Some 3,500 books and 1,000 pamphlets cover every aspect of the Jacobite rebellions, the causes and effects, and the personalities, royal, national and local.

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The Burnet Psalter

Composed in the first half of the fifteenth century, The Burnet Psalter contains the categories of material common to psalters of the time: a calendar, devotions for personal use, the Psalter itself, and liturgies for personal use.

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Dr W. Clark Souter's Antarctic Trip 1903-1904

Dr William Clark Souter was ophthalmic surgeon to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and lecturer in ophthalmology in Aberdeen University from c.1920 to 1946. He received the polar medal for his services as ship's surgeon on the Terra Nova relief expedition to the Antarctic.

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Connecting Collections

The University's archive, museum, and rare book collections includes items that might be linked, perhaps by a particular person or a place. Over the years, some of these links have been forgotten and items split between different collections. This project created a few examples of linked material.

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