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Offline PrueM

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Re: Unknown graduate
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 07 June 11 22:50 BST (UK) »
Me again  ;D

Here's a list of hood colours/designs for the Uni of Edinburgh:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dress_of_the_University_of_Edinburgh

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Re: Unknown graduate
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 08 June 11 07:35 BST (UK) »
I just wondered how certain you are that the photo was taken
in Edinburgh.
I can see that the photographer was based in Edinburgh, but
when I graduated from an English Uni the photographer whose
studio was elsewhere was present at the ceremony, took the photos,
then contacted you later to offer the proofs (rather like a
wedding photographer).

By 1937 I would think that photographers could have set up
mobile studios, perhaps that needs research though.

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Re: Unknown graduate
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 08 June 11 07:43 BST (UK) »
Just to add more possibilities, she could have studied at any university and just had the photographs taken in Edinburgh.  When I graduated I had the photos taken in my home town, far  from the University I attended.

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Re: Unknown graduate
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 08 June 11 11:21 BST (UK) »
Thank you for all your input. I am certain she was Scottish because of my tree research, whether she attended Edinburgh really no idea but don't think so as I contacted Edinburgh Uni quite some time ago almost certain they said colours were not theirs.

Will continue the scotsman search today, but might just have to stump up the search fee to Yerbury's to find the name
Hart, Hall, Nicholson, Webster, Pace, Cole, Holmes

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Re: Unknown graduate
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 09 June 11 12:55 BST (UK) »
According to a web page which lists female mathematicians there were two female maths graduates of Edinburgh in 1937 so some ladies definitely graduated:

http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Davis/Indexes/Edinburgh.html

Maybe Edinburgh University mis-understood your question or thought you were asking for something more specific?

Like other posters I find it very hard to believe that there were no female graduates that year but it is possible that it's too recent for the university to supply details unless you can supply proof that you are related.

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Re: Unknown graduate
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 09 June 11 13:00 BST (UK) »
Edinburg University graduation report in Glasgow Herald, includes list of graduates (women included)

http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=iEJAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xYQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6057,406886&dq=edinburgh+university+graduation+1937&hl=en
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