University of Dundee Archives

Academic awards

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1938-1945

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Awards by the University of Edinburgh for Riley's MB CHB, FRCSE and MB, with Graduation Ceremony programme

Freud, Master & Friend

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1945

Part of Dr James F. Riley

By Hans Sachs, signed by Julian Huxley with his pencil notes on back page and cover
First edition

Browning photograph

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[1930s?]

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Photographic print of gentleman at desk [illegible name], signed by CH Browning

Radiotherapy staff?

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1930s?

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Possibly Radiotherapy staff, Edinburgh Infirmary, with Riley in the centre

JJ Thomson

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1917

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Letter from Thomson to 'Harmer' discussing that 'eminence in Science, Literature or Art does not confer exemption from Military Service'

On Growth and Form

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1917

Part of Dr James F. Riley

By D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson, with his autograph attached to the frontispiece. With inscription to Dr Riley by Thompson's daughter Ruth

'Physiologie und Pharmakolgie der Nierenfunction'

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1902

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Annotated envelope containing article by Dr Otto Loewi from journal 'Pathologie und Pharmakologie'

Rayons Cathodiques et Rayons de Rontgen

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1897

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Written by Jean Perrin and signed by the author’s son, Francis Perrin, and by Prof Jean Langevin, son of Prof Paul Langevin. With signed explanation of signatures by Dr Riley

Alexander Munro

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1795-20th century

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Certificate and seal of the Royal College and Physicians of Edinburgh naming Alexander Munro, anatomist, as an honorary member, 1795. Also modern annotated envelope and list, in Riley's handwriting, of Munro's biography

Parliamentary Act

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1773

Part of Dr James F. Riley

'An Act for granting to His Majesty a certain Sum of Money out of the Sinking Fund....and for paying to John Harrison a further Reward for his Invention of a Time-keeper for ascertaining the Longitude at Sea, and his Discovery of the Principles upon which the same was constructed' With explanatory notes by Riley

Two articles titled 'Palliative Testosterone Treatment in Women with Advanced Breast Cancer' (1948) by Bengt Sylven and Olle Hallberg and 'The Mast Cell Reaction in Mouse Skin to Some Organic Chemicals III. The Early Effect of Aromatic Hydrocarbons' (1...

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1947-1948

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Two articles titled 'Palliative Testosterone Treatment in Women with Advanced Breast Cancer' (1948) by Bengt Sylven and Olle Hallberg and 'The Mast Cell Reaction in Mouse Skin to Some Organic Chemicals III. The Early Effect of Aromatic Hydrocarbons' (1947) by Bengt Sylven and L.G. Larsson.

Bundle of 3 articles.