University of Dundee Archives

Notes about Alexander White Robb

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n.d.

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Handwritten biographical notes about Alexander White Robb who was a sailmaker for whalers.

'University of St Andrews Graduation Ceremonial'

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1st July 1958

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Typed document, 'University of St Andrews Graduation Ceremonial' list.

Old Arbroath scrapbook

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c 1958-1959

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Folder titled 'Old Arbroath (scrapbook compiled winter 1958-59)' containing typed documents on various subjects.

'Bring those old sets to life' article

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1974

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Envelope addressed to J.F. Riley containing a copy of an article titled 'Bring those old sets to life - supreme publications, Most Often-Needed Diagrams, 1926-1950'.

Service Manual for Receiver

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c 1976

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Envelope addressed to J.F. Riley containing a copy of a Service Manual for Philips Receiver Type 431A.

Quotation statement for service manual

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28th January 1976

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Envelope addressed to J.F. Riley containing a quotation statement for a copy of a manufacturing service manual on Philips 431A.

Discussion paper on development of Dundee Royal Infirmary

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1975

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Typescript 'Discussion paper on development of Dundee Royal Infirmary' April 1975

Document containing personal data about Dr Riley.

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n.d.

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Typed documentof 'Personal Data' about Dr Riley containing personal information, qualifications, appointments and a list of publications.

Letter from JB Priestley

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1970

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Letter to Dr Riley advising him that Priestley would sign his copy of 'Bright Day' and recommending he read 'The Image Men', 'my last, perhaps my very last' novel.
In envelope annotated with notes in French

Kathleen Lonsdale

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Part of Dr James F. Riley

Article about Dame Kathleen Lonsdale, Professor of Chemistry being the the first female to be appointed President of the British Association [1967]

'Functions of the tissue mast cells'

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1959

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Annotated Ph.D thesis by Riley, including photograph of him and notes

'Suez'

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1956

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Riley's diary of news cuttings following the Suez Crisis

'Royal Institution Lectures'

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1967

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Programme, with annotated envelope, featuring lectures to celebrate the centenary of Michael Faraday. Includes poster advertising Faraday exhibition and lecture series

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

'Triangle'

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1967

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Annotated envelope containing Volume 8, Number 2 of the Sandoz Journal of Medical Science featuring short piece on Marie Curie-Sklodowska and articles about 'original research serving the medical profession'

'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'

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

'Recollections of Lord Rutherford'

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1966-1968

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Annotated envelope containing reprint of lecture given by PL Kapitza FRS and sent to Riley by the author

'X-Ray Crystallography'

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1968

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Signed reprint of article by Sir Lawrence Bragg, with compliments slip

Michael Polany

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1967

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Letter from Polany thanking Riley for his copy of 'Patterns in Research'

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

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2019

Part of Dr James F. Riley

Volume 49 Issue 3. Contains biographical article by Graham Lowe, 'Dr James Riley, pioneer in histamine and mast cell studies'. Includes postcard sent with issue to Riley's son, Paul

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