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Geological Survey of Great Britain (1835-:)

 Organization

Staff Only

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Thomas Forster Brown, 09 July 1898

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/73
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Thomas Forster Brown thanking him for arranging for a member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain staff to investigate his request concerning gold and silver mining on Islay.

Dates: 09 July 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown

Letters to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, 1843-1879

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/1
Scope and Contents

The Letters to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay sub-series consists of:


  1. 14 letters from a variety of European correspondents concerning geological papers and research (1843-1879).
Dates: 1843-1879
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H)

Notes on white-traps in Museum of Science and Art and Geological Survey Collection, the Office, Edinburgh, late 19th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/5/9
Scope and Contents

Notes on white-traps from various parts of Scotland (Ayrshire, Fife, Linlithgowshire) held either in the Museum of Science and Art or the offices of the Geological Survey in Edinburgh.

Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Miscellaneous

Papers of Professor James Geikie

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-99
Scope and Contents The papers of James Geikie consist of: original lecture notes reprints of scientific papers correspondence relating to the publication of scientific papers personal correspondence and photographs a copy of The Great Ice Age and its Relation to the Antiquity of Man, (1877), 2nd ed with hand-written...
Dates: 1872-1917
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-74
Scope and Contents The papers Sir Archibald Geikie consist of: personal, organisational and scientific correspondence geological notebooks with field sketches and water-colours reprints of his work miscellaneous lecture notes student's lecture notes lecture notes and printed maps relating to a visit to Boston proofs for...
Dates: 1851-1921
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Retirement certificate of George G. Torkington, 1949

 File
Identifier: Coll-1848/24-0056
Content Description This file consists of: Framed and decorated retiral certificate for George G. Torkington signed by staff in the Geological Survey - Scottish Office. Signatures include Sir Edward Battersby Bailey, Dr William Francis Porter McLintock, Dr Murray Macgregor and TH Whitehead; Photograph of geological map model of Ardnamurchan made by Torkington; Print out of photograph of...
Dates: 1949
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Smaller acquisitions collection