Manuscript Catalogue - H

HALLER, Albrecht von

See:

MONRO, Alexander, secundus.

HAMILTON, Alexander [1739 - 1802]

1.

Heads of Lectures on the theory and practice of midwifery. 4 vol. Edinburgh, 1793-94, 1799 8o.
Title-page reads "Lectures ... by J.H., jr." but James Hamilton the younger did not lecture in obstetrics until 1798 at the earliest. Vol 4, however, is marked 1799, and may possibly be James Hamilton's lectures.

2.

MS notes in a copy of his "Outlines of the theory and practice of midwifery." 2 vol.
[Edinburgh, c.1796?] 8o.
Presented by John Abercrombie, 1844.

3.

Register of students attending the lectures in midwifery. 2 vol. Edinburgh, 1781-1802 8o.
Ex Simpson collection.
Attributed to Alexander Hamilton because of several receipts for "my half of the above sum " [i.e. the students' fees] signed by Thomas Young, Young and Hamilton having been joint Professors of Midwifery at Edinburgh from 1780 until Young's death in 1783.

See:

HAMILTON, Thomas and William.

HAMILTON, Alexander, formerly Alexander LeSassier, [1787 - 1839]

See separate listing of this manuscript collection.

HAMILTON, James, Physician at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, called the elder [1749 - 1835]

1.

Letters to James Hamilton. 1805-24 4o.
Inner cover inscribed "Presented to Mr. George Bell 15th Nov., 1824, by J. Hamilton". See separate listing of correspondents.

HAMILTON, James, son of Alexander Hamilton, called the younger [1767 - 1839]

1.

Lectures on midwifery. Edinburgh, 1803 8o.
Ex libris John Goodsir, 1814-67.

2.

Lectures on midwifery. Taken by James Skinner. 3 vol. Edinburgh, 1805-06 8o.

3.

Lectures on midwifery. [Taken by John Goodsir of Anstruther?] Edinburgh, 1808-09 4o.
Ex libris John Goodsir, 1814-67. Pp 62 109 are bound with Gregory's Lectures on medicine [GREGORY, James, 5].

4.

Lectures on Theory of Physic and Midwifery. Edinburgh, 1811-12 8o.

5.

Heads of lectures on the diseases of infancy and childhood, forming the fourth department of the course of lectures on the principles and practice of midwifery. Edinburgh, 1815 8o.

6.

Lectures on midwifery. Taken by James Craig. 3 vol. Edinburgh, 1819 4o.

7.

Lectures on midwifery. 33 vol. Edinburgh, 1824-25 8o.
Wanting vol 10.

8.

Lectures on midwifery. Taken by J Y Simpson. Edinburgh, 1833-34 8o.
Ex Simpson collection. Simpson's hand.

9.

Cases of patients in the Edinburgh General Lying-In Hospital, vol 1. Edinburgh, 1793-94 8o.
Wanting subsequent volumes.

10.

Lists of students attending the lectures on midwifery. 3 vol. Edinburgh, 1802-31 8o.
Probably in Hamilton's own hand. Vol 3 contains two letters to Hamilton, one from Robert Jameson and the other from Mr Bain of the College Library.

11.

Subjects in which Dr. H[amilton?] examined candidates for medical degrees, 1832. Edinburgh, 1832 fol.
Ex Simpson collection. [Cased together with 12 & 13.]

12.

Miscellaneous drafts of lectures and examination questions. Edinburgh, 1832-39 8o.
Not definitely known to have been by Hamilton. Ex Simpson collection. [Cased together with 11 & 13.]

13.

"Extra Lecture on the Case of Mrs Scott / In whom the Uterus burst while deliberating on the Caesarean operation at the Edin Gent Lyingin Hospital." Edinburgh [c.1830?] 8o.
Not definitely known to have been by Hamilton. Ex Simpson collection. [Cased together with 11 & 12.]

14.

Letters etc. belonging to Mr Ingles (from Mr Bell, James Hamilton); James Russell (from John Barclay, Robert Christison); Archibald Stevenson (Bank of Scotland); and unidentified recipient (on bleaching, from John [Crosshold?] and unid.); prescriptions by James Gregory. Edinburgh, 1695 - 1816.
See separate listing of this item. [Shelved with Hamilton, Thomas and William]

15.

Memorials to [Patrons of the University] 13 Dec 1824, 28 April 1829. Two printed copies of each.

See also:

HAMILTON, Alexander, 1.
Alexander (LeSassier) Hamilton collection (Midwifery Lectures, 1814-16, (1820)

HAMILTON, Thomas [d.1781] and William son of Thomas Hamilton [1758 - 1790]

See separate listing of this manuscript collection.

HARLAND, William Aurelius [MD Edin. 1844]

See:

SIMPSON, Sir James Y, 5.

HART, David Berry [1851 - 1920]

1.

Descent of testes. Edinburgh [c.1900?] 4o.

2.

Ovary of the Rat-Kangaroo. Edinburgh [c.1900?] 4o.
Both consist of illustrations and photographs, with MS notes.

See:

SANDERS, William R, 1.

HEATH, Richard [d. 1817]

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THYNNE, Andrew, 1.

HENDERSON, William [1810 - 1872]

1.

Lectures on pathology. Taken by Alexander Russell Simpson. Edinburgh, 1854 8o. With attendance cards to lectures on Practical Anatomy.

HEPBURN, [c.1750]

See:

SMELLIE, William, 1.

HEWAT, Andrew Fergus [d. 1960]

1.

Notebook for clinical surgery. Edinburgh, 1904 8o.

2.

Notebook for clinical medicine. Edinburgh [1904?] 8o.

See:

BRUCE, Sir Alexander, 1.

See also:

CROOM, Sir John H, 1-2.
LITTLEJOHN, Henry H, 1.

HIPPOCRATES [c. 460 - 377 BC]

1.

Commentaries on selected aphorisms of Hippocrates, by Sir John Pringle and D A Foulis, prepared as part of the examination for Membership of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Edinburgh [c.1737?] fol.
In Latin.

2.

Commentaria in binos aphorismos Hippocraticos; nec non observationes physiologicae et therapeuticae in morbos quorum symptomata indicabant viri doctissimi ac medici opportissimi Gulielmus Porterfield et Alexander Monro senr. Hac qualiacunque, Sodalitatem Collegii inclyti Medicorum Edinburgensis ambicus, et ejus legibus hactenus obtemperans, examini Sociorum eruditorum subjecit Joannes Stedman. Edinburgh, 1764 4o.

HOBSON, of Canton [c.1850/60]

See:

HO-HSIN, 1

HO-HSIN, a European doctor [c. 1850/60]

1.

Ch’uan-T'i Hsin-Lun [General anatomy.] Hui-ai i-Kuan [Medical College] Canton, 1851 8o. Written in collaboration with a Chinese, Ch'en Hsiu-T'ang. Thought to be the "Treatise on Anatomy in Chinese", presented by a Dr Hobson of Canton in 1856, mentioned in the preface to the Catalogue of the Library, p xxii. Probably printed from wood blocks and coloured by hand.

HOME, Sir David, Lord Crossrig

See:

HUME

HOME, Francis [1719 - 1813]

1.

Lectures on materia medica. 2 vol. Edinburgh, c.1768 4o.
In Home's own hand.

2.

Clinical lectures. Taken by John Goodsir [of Largo?] Edinburgh, 1769 4o.
Ex libris John Goodsir, 1814-67. Contains "A Dissertation on Inflammation, by Dr Fordyce, Professor in London" [FORDYCE, George, 1] In a fair hand.

3.

Cases of patients under the care of Francis Home. Edinburgh, 1780-81 8o.

4.

Casebook. Edinburgh, 1789 8o.

5.

Cashbook. Edinburgh, 1767-1809 8o.

See:

John Abercrombie Collection (Cases taken in the wards of Drs Hope, Hume and Gregory.)
ANONYMA, 14.

HOME, George [c.1773-74]

See:

CULLEN, William, 24.

HOME, James, of Eccles

see:

HUME

HOME, James, son of Francis Home [1760 - 1844]

1.

Notes taken from a course of lectures on ... Materia Medica, Pharmacy, & Dietics at the University of Edinburgh during the Session 1810-11, by John Gilles. Edinburgh, 1810-11, 8o.

2.

Lectures on materia medica. Taken by J F McFarlan. Edinburgh, 1812-13 8o.

3.

Miscellaneous cashbooks. 13 vol. Edinburgh, 1803-46 4o.

4.

Patients' account book. Edinburgh, 1808-11 4o.

5.

Book containing legal documents, copies of leases etc. Edinburgh, 1811-30 4o.

6.

Rental book. Edinburgh, 1812-36 4o.

See:

W P Alison collection (Home's lectures on materia medica, 1808-09)

HOPE, John [1725 - 1786]

See:

GAUBIUS, Heironymus D, 1.

HOPE, Thomas Charles [l766 - 1844]

1.

Lectures on chemistry. Taken by James Keir. 3vol. Edinburgh, 1801-02 8o.
In shorthand.

2.

Lectures on chemistry and chemical pharmacy. Taken by William Pulteney Alison. 5 vol. Edinburgh, 1806-08 4o.
Wanting vol 4.

See :

W P Alison collection (8 vols of Hope's lectures on chemistry, 1806-08.)

3.

Lectures on chemistry. Taken by John Gilles. 2 vol. Edinburgh, 1808-09 8o.

4.

Lectures on chemistry. Taken by J F McFarlan. Edinburgh [c.1812?] 8o.

5.

Clinical casebook. Edinburgh, 1796-97 8o.
Ex libris W Beilby.

See:

John Abercrombie collection (Cases taken in the wards of Drs Hope, Hume and Gregory.)

See also:

Alexander Hamilton collection (Hope's lectures on chemistry c.1805.)

HORTLAND, E [c.1777]

See:

YOUNG, Thomas, 3.

HUGHES, Thomas Humphreys

1.

Class cards etc 1868-1878. (Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow; Anderson's University; Glasgow R I School of Medicine.)

HUME, Sir David, Lord Crossrig [1643 - 1707]

1.

Diary. 4 vol. Edinburgh, 1700-07 narrow fol.

2.

Diary of proceedings in Parliament and Privy Council of Scotland. Edinburgh, 1700-07 narrow fol.
This diary was printed for the Bannatyne Club in 1828.

HUME, David [l711 - 1776]

See:

CULLEN, William, 41.

HUME, Francis [1719 - 1813]

See:

HOME

HUME, James, son of Francis Home [1760 - 1844]

See:

HOME

HUME, James, of Eccles, son of Lord Crossrig [fl. c.1698-1718]

1.

Diary. 6 vol. Edinburgh c.1698-1707 small 8o.
Not definitely known to be by Hume. The dates are doubtful, but probably do not go beyond 1707, in spite of the fact that one volume is marked 1718 on the front cover.

2.

Diary. Edinburgh, 1708-09 narrow fol.

HUNTER, John [1728 - 1793]

1.

Surgical lectures. [London c.1770?] 8o.
Ex Duncan collection.

See:

PRINGLE, Sir John, 6.

HUNTER, William [1718 - 1783]

1.

Lectures on anatomy and surgery. 3 vol. London, 1775 fol.

2.

Lectures on anatomy. [Taken by William Kier?] [London c.1778?] 8o.
In shorthand.

3.

Lectures on midwifery. Edinburgh, 1765 4o.
Ex Simpson collection. Contains fragments of other works and lectures by William Smellie, David Orme, and George Wallis, among others.

4.

Lectures on the gravid uterus. London, 1781 8o.
With an engraved portrait of Hunter. Presented by Charles Stuart to W Beilby, 1822, and presented by Dr Beilby to the Library, 1846. A note by Dr Beilby on the fly-leaf reads: "Dr Stuart says 'This is a perfect copy of the lectures of Dr William Hunter upon the gravid uterus, even ipsissima verba.' "

5.

Lectures on the gravid uterus. London, 1781-82 8o.
Ex Simpson collection.

See:

CULLEN, William, 41.

See also:

Alexander Hamilton collection (Hunter's lectures on gravid uterus, n.d.)
PRINGLE, Sir John, 6.