A visit to the University of Edinburgh

 

Photo by Patrick Jones. U. of Edinburgh, 29 June 2025.

While in Scotland I was able to make a visit to the University of Edinburgh and the Heritage Collections at the University Library & Archives. The school was established in 1583, and is the sixth-oldest in continuous operation in the English-speaking world.

The staff at the archives were really helpful, and confirmed the availability of the documents I wanted to see in advance of my visit. I'll have more on the result of the search in the next post. I also walked around campus and found the Old Surgeons' Hall, which may have been where John McIntosh had class in 1775 and 1776.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Edinburgh, 1 July 2025.

Photo by Patrick Jones. Old Surgeons' Hall. 

It was also graduation weekend on campus, which made for a lively place while exploring the grounds.