Rose, Alexander (geologist)

Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, c1845

Item

Identifier: Coll-43 ::: MS 2935.7

Scope and Contents

Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose regarding articles written by the former, the most recent relating to limestone and he promises to send Rose samples. He remarks on astronomical geologists and their view of religion, specifically creation.

Dates: c1845

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Miscellany

Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, c1845

Item

Identifier: Coll-43 ::: MS 2935.8

Scope and Contents

Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, originally accompanying some Old Red Sandstone fossils which he comments on. He also refers to the space they will occupy and to an article Rose had sent him.

Dates: c1845

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Miscellany

Minute Book No II, 27 August 1840 - 04 June 1842

Item — Volume MS 2917.2: Series Coll-43/1

Identifier: Coll-43/1/2

Scope and Contents Notebook containing minutes of meetings. These include: details of membership including those which attended each meeting and the financial affairs of the Society. Annual reports for 1840 and 1841 are included and summarise the society's activities and finances for the year. Lists of names and addresses of all members are included. Geological questions discussed and conclusions reached are minuted. 4 meetings were spent discussing "Is the glacier theory of Agassiz applicable to...

Dates: 27 August 1840 - 04 June 1842

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Minutes of General Meetings

Minute Book No III, 07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850

Item — Volume MS 2917.3: Series Coll-43/1

Identifier: Coll-43/1/3

Scope and Contents Notebook containing minutes of meetings. Membership details include: details of new and retiring members, those who attended each meeting and deaths. Newspaper obituaries for George Sanderson and Hugh Smith are pasted into the book. The financial affairs of the Society are reported, and a newspaper clipping with the annual report for 1847 included. Details of the development of the society library are minuted. Abstracts of member's papers are minuted, along with the resultant...

Dates: 07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Minutes of General Meetings

Minute Book No IV, 17 October 1850 - 04 June 1857

Item — Volume MS 2917.4: Series Coll-43/1

Identifier: Coll-43/1/4

Scope and Contents 2 notebooks pasted together containing minutes of meetings. Membership details include: details of new and retiring members and those who attended each meeting. A list of names and address for members in 1858 is pasted into the back of the book. The financial affairs of the Society are reported, and the annual report for 1850 is pasted into the front of the book. The reading of member's papers are minuted, along with the resultant discussions, although many abstracts have been...

Dates: 17 October 1850 - 04 June 1857

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Minutes of General Meetings

Poster advertising classes at Queen's College, Edinburgh, 1841

Item

Identifier: Coll-43 ::: MS 2935.12

Scope and Contents

Poster advertising classes at Queen's College, Edinburgh, including mineralogy and geology with Alexander Rose.

Dates: 1841

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of Edinburgh Geological Society / Miscellany

Records of Edinburgh Geological Society

Fonds

Identifier: Coll-43

Scope and Contents

The collection contains minute books of general and council meetings from 1834 to 1982; treasurer's accounts; laws, lists and rolls of members; membership applications; and, billets of meetings 1879 to 1939, and 1939-1990; correspondence; and, papers read 1863-64. Printed items include a history of the Edinburgh Geological Society; proceedings of the Society; copies of the Edinburgh Geologist; leaflets; and geological excursion guides.

Dates: 1834-1990

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Dates

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, c1845

Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, c1845

Minute Book No II, 27 August 1840 - 04 June 1842

Minute Book No III, 07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850

Minute Book No IV, 17 October 1850 - 04 June 1857

Poster advertising classes at Queen's College, Edinburgh, 1841

Records of Edinburgh Geological Society

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