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Hope McPhee's notebook from the first Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

Hope McPhee's notebook from the first Roscoe Fillmore Memorial Picnic

  • MS-10-9, SF Box 5, Folder 1
  • Item
  • 1978
Item is a 56-page Hilroy scribbler with an illustration of a camp site and "CAMP SITE" written on the cover. The notebook contains Hope McPhee's recollections of meeting Roscoe Fillmore and stories about his life and career as a horticulturalist and political activist. Notes are written in pencil.

McPhee, Hope

Irrigwe, Jere, Buji, Ganawari, Amo : [research notebook]

Irrigwe, Jere, Buji, Ganawari, Amo : [research notebook]

Item consists of James H. Morrison's handwritten research notes, related to his fieldwork researching several peoples of the Jos Plateau, central Nigeria, in early 1973. Item contains research notes related to the Irrigwe (pages 1-70), Jere (pages 75-143), Buji (pages 149-221), Garawani (pages 225-287), and Amo (pages 295-315) peoples, and includes notes related the origins of each group, chief lists, cultural and sociological specifics, &c. This notebook is the compilation of field work research notebooks completed by James H. Morrison in 1973.
Clays of Antigonish

Clays of Antigonish

Item is a notebook that contains Douglas's handwritten draft of his preliminary report on clays of Antigonosh, which includes a draft cover letter to Dr. A.R. Cameron, Minister of Mines.
G.V. Douglas, book no. 1

G.V. Douglas, book no. 1

Item is a notebook containing coordinates, calculations and notes regarding mineral sources and prospect claims in Western Australia. Inscribed on the first pages is "R.C.B.C. 1."
Notebook of Samuel J. Holland

Notebook of Samuel J. Holland

  • MS-2-33, SF Box 16, Folder 1
  • Item
  • 1747-1748
Item is a 150-page notebook that Samuel J. Holland used in 1747 when he was serving as an artillery officer in the Dutch army. The notebook is bound in vellum and contains tables, memoranda, mathematical calculations, diagrams, recipes for making gun powder, and assorted notes.

Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801

Credo Chinesa

Credo Chinesa

Item is a notebook in which James Dinwiddie recorded his observations (in 75 numbered paragraphs) about China, including its geography, animal life, and customs.
Vision

Vision

File contains two notebooks containing notes about vision, including descriptions about the structure of the eye as well as the diffraction and refraction of light.
Logarithms

Logarithms

Item is a notebook containing notes about logarithms, addition and subtraction, and example calculations.
Notes about planetary orbits

Notes about planetary orbits

Item is a notebook dated January 2, 1776 containing Dinwiddie's observations on planetary motion, including the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the moon.
Madras

Madras

Item is a notebook kept by Dinwiddie during his time in Madras (now Chennai), India, in which he wrote about mining saltpetre and diamonds.
James Dinwiddie's notebook

James Dinwiddie's notebook

Item is a journal containing lists of materials, expenses and books, and well as miscellaneous notes and diary entries, including copies made by W.J. Proudfoot in 1841 of earlier pencilled notes by Dinwiddie, and a loose letter from Mr Ashton requesting the loan of a book.
Wheel carriages

Wheel carriages

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he makes observations about wheel carriage design, in particular the relationship between wheels and axles and the size of both required by different vehicles.
Galvanic experiments

Galvanic experiments

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he describes a number of galvanic experiments.
Projectiles

Projectiles

Item is a two-part notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he makes observations about projectiles, their trajectory motion, acceleration and the opposing force of gravity.
Astronomy

Astronomy

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he made observations about astronomy, including the solar system, sunspots, comets, and the moon.
Optics

Optics

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he wrote his observations and notes about experiments about optics.
Extracts

Extracts

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie during his time in Calcutta in which he summarizes reports on a range of topics, including observations on "Dr. Black's Analysis of the Iceland waters" and "Extract from the report of the Committee for improving the manufacture of powder at Bombay."
Chemical

Chemical

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie containing observations about the properties and effects of fire, water, air and acids.
Magnetism and electricity

Magnetism and electricity

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie containing observations about magnetism and electricity, including diagrams related to and queries.
Essay on pneumatics

Essay on pneumatics

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he writes about pneumatics, "which contain in two parts the history or theory of mind and spirit."
Vol. 2, Scientific Institution, 1810

Vol. 2, Scientific Institution, 1810

Item is a book kept by James Dinwiddie containing notes about Singer's lectures (January 12 - June 18, 1810) on topics in chemistry, including experiments, chemical properties of air and electricity.
Antitheses, no. 3

Antitheses, no. 3

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he makes observations about knowledge and religion.
Antitheses, no. 2

Antitheses, no. 2

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in which he made observations, including those about the British government, monarchs, justice and pride.
Galvanism

Galvanism

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie in Calcutta, in which he recorded his observations and experiments in galvanism and other electrical phenomena.
Notes on lectures at the Royal Institution

Notes on lectures at the Royal Institution

Item is a notebook kept by James Dinwiddie from December 22, 1808 - March 11, 1809 containing his notes on lectures at the Royal Institution on topics including orbits of the sun and moon, the state of science prior to Isaac Newton, and chemical attraction.
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