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Geikie, James, 1839-1915 (professor of geology, University of Edinburgh)

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Copy correspondence, 1876-1914

 Series
Identifier: Coll-99/5
Scope and Contents
  1. family letters
  2. professional correspondence
Dates: 1876-1914

Minute Book No 8, 17 April 1879 - 29 April 1897

 Item — Volume MS 2918.2: Series Coll-43/1
Identifier: Coll-43/1/8
Scope and Contents Notebook containing minutes of ordinary meetings with approximately 500 pages. Full details of the Society's business is recorded including: details of honorary, corresponding and normal membership. Also included are details of the nomination of the first lady associate, Grace Milne-Home on 04 May 1893 and the formation of a student membership class on 18 February 1892. Reports from Annual General Meetings include details of office-bearers and their election, financial details,...
Dates: 17 April 1879 - 29 April 1897

Publications, 1872-1914

 Series
Identifier: Coll-99/3
Scope and Contents
  1. reprints of scholarly articles
  2. copy of published volume
Dates: 1872-1914

Reprints, 1872-1914

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-99/3/1
Scope and Contents
  1. reprints of scholarly articles by James Geikie
  2. reprint of scholarly article by John Somerville Geikie
  3. reprints of testimonials for James Geikie
Dates: 1872-1914

'Songs and Lyrics by H Heine' by James Geikie, 1887

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/10/10
Scope and Contents

James Geikie translated and published poetry and song written by Heinrich Heine and other German poets. He signed this copy with a dedication to his daughter May (Mary Dorothea Geikie) in 1904.

Dates: 1887

The Great Ice Age, 1877

 Item — Box Gen.873/Black III | Gen.876, 877, 879: Series Coll-99/3, Volume: Gen.879
Identifier: Coll-99/3/2
Scope and Contents

Copy of James Geikie's The Great Ice Age, ( 1877) , bearing the names of James Geikie and his son, John Somerville Geikie.

Dates: 1877