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Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science (1888-1930)

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Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Australian and New Zealand geologists, 1884-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/2
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Australian and New Zealand geologists sub-series consists of:


  1. 11 letters, alphabetically arranged (1884-1900)
Dates: 1884-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (international and T-W)

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Albert Sherbourne Le Souef, 08 May 1930

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/36/6
Scope and Contents Le Souef wonders if Ewart has published anything concerning the small South American dogs that he considered as progenitors to the terriers. He has been trying to get the small racoon-like dog from Japan but they are very scarce, and he hopes someone can prove that they are the ancestors of the Pekinese type before they become extinct. He asks whether there was ever a Professor Ridgeway at the University of Edinburgh. He writes that the new large aquarium in Taronga Park is proving...
Dates: 08 May 1930
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1930

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