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Christy, Cuthbert, 1863 - 1932 (explorer and zoologist)

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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Highland canoe trip, 1889-07-31 - 1889

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/1/1
Scope and Contents

Incomplete diary (circa twenty leaves) of a canoe journey from an unspecified point of origin (possibly Edinburgh), taking in Linlithgow, Falkirk, Dumbarton, and Balloch among other places. The final entry describes a visit to Arrochar. The diary contains some ornithological observations.

Dates: 1889-07-31 - 1889
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Lauriston Nunnery and Edinburgh Castle from Wright's Window in Lauriston Gardens, May 31/92, 1892-05

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y304A/372
Scope and Contents

96 x 73 mm. A photograph taken by Christy in the year of his graduation from Edinburgh University. The photograph was taken at f8 with an exposure of 1 second.

Dates: 1892-05
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Medical qualifications, 1893

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/11
Scope and Contents

Christy's degrees for M.B. and C.M. from the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 1893
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Series

Scottish diaries and ornithological notes, 1889-07-31 - 1893-06-19

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/1
Scope and Contents

Diaries describing ornithological excursions in Scotland.

Dates: 1889-07-31 - 1893-06-19
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Scottish diary, 1891-05-23 - 1892-07-13

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/1/2
Scope and Contents

Incomplete diary (circa 95 pages) describing ornithological excursions in Scotland. It includes an abstract of the paper 'An Ornithological excursion into the Highlands' by R. H. Read.

Dates: 1891-05-23 - 1892-07-13
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 File

Scottish diary, 1893-03-11 - 1893-06-19

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 124/1/3
Scope and Contents

Diary of 47 pages describing ornithological excursions in Scotland.

Dates: 1893-03-11 - 1893-06-19
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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Highland (unitary authority) 4
Edinburgh (inhabited place) 2
Europe (continent) 2
Arrochar (inhabited place) 1
Balloch (inhabited place) 1