Geikie, James, 1839-1915 (professor of geology, University of Edinburgh)
Person
Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:
Palaeontological Geology Lectures Papers, 1896-1897
Item
Identifier: Coll-99/1/3
Scope and Contents
Lectures given by James Geikie on palaeontological geology at the University of Edinburgh.
Dates:
1896-1897
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
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
Papers of Sir John Smith Flett
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-100
Scope and Contents
Manuscript copy and typed copy of Flett's account of his student days at Edinburgh University, 1886-1894.
Dates:
1886-1894
Photographs, late 19th-early 20th century
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/6
Scope and Contents
- Geikie family photographs
- portrait photographs of James Geikie
Dates:
late 19th-early 20th century
Presscuttings, 1915
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/8
Scope and Contents
- presscuttings of obituaries
- associated notices
Dates:
1915
Professional Correspondence, 1872-1917
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/2
Scope and Contents
c200 letters, chronologically arranged, including those from J Peter Lesley, Sir Joseph Prestwich, Ferdinand Vandiveer Hayden, Grove Karl Gilbert, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker and James Dwight Dana. Subjects covered include many aspects of geology and related matters.
Dates:
1872-1917
Publications, 1872-1914
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/3
Scope and Contents
- reprints of scholarly articles
- copy of published volume
Dates:
1872-1914
Reprints, 1872-1914
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-99/3/1
Scope and Contents
- reprints of scholarly articles by James Geikie
- reprint of scholarly article by John Somerville Geikie
- reprints of testimonials for James Geikie
Dates:
1872-1914
Science Degrees Committee Minute Book, 1892-1901
Item
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACA/SCI/1/3
Scope and Contents
Includes letters and reports, covering subjects such as course summaries and appointments. Those present at meetings included Peter Guthrie Tait, James Cossar Ewart, Alexander Crum Brown and James Geikie.
Dates:
1892-1901