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Royal Society of Edinburgh (1783-:)

 Organization

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown, cAugust 1855 - 12 June 1921

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown sub-series consists of:


  1. 73 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1855-1921)
Dates: cAugust 1855 - 12 June 1921

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Cargill Gilston Knott, with enclosed letter to Knott from Alexander Seton Huth, 22 December 1915

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/21/23
Scope and Contents

Knott asks Ewart what he wishes to do about having pictures printed from the plate of Ewart's zebra to illustrate a paper that was to be have been published in the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

The letter from Huth to Knott, dated 20 December, enquires whether he can print off the plate as it has been on stone for a number of years.

Dates: 22 December 1915

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from the Secretary of the Royal Society, 15 January 1930

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/36/2
Scope and Contents

The Secretary requests Ewart on behalf of the Society to prepare an obituary notice for Professor Philip J. White to be published in the Proceedings of the Society.

Dates: 15 January 1930

Letter to the Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from Alexander S. Huth, 08 October 1907

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/13/41
Scope and Contents

Huth writes that he is sending Ewart the original and proofs of the zebra plate and requests to have the original back when going to press. He requests the plates already printed of 'Agar' and 'Marshall and Jolly'.

Dates: 08 October 1907