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

 Person

Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:

Presscuttings, 1915

 Series
Identifier: Coll-99/8
Scope and Contents
  1. presscuttings of obituaries
  2. 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
  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

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

Science Degrees Committee Scroll Minute Book, 1879-1894

 Item
Identifier: GB 0237 EUA IN1/ACA/SCI/1/4
Scope and Contents

Includes letters and reports, covering subjects such as course summaries and appointments. Those present at meetings included Sir William Turner, Sir Andrew Douglas Maclagan, Peter Guthrie Tait, James Cossar Ewart and James Geikie.

Dates: 1879-1894

Scotland: the North Minch, c1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/9/3
Scope and Contents

To an 1872 reprint of the map created from a survey of 1849, covering the Isle of Lewis and the western parts of the counties of Cromarty and Sutherland, minor annotations have been added.

Dates: c1877

Scotland: the West Coast, c1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/9/4
Scope and Contents

To an 1872 reprint of the map created from a survey of 1846-1865, covering the Western Isles and the west coast of Scotland from Argyll to Sutherland, colouring and minor annotations has been added.

Dates: c1877

Shetland Isles, c1877

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/9/1
Scope and Contents

To an 1872 reprint of the map created from a survey of 1833, minor annotations have been added.

Dates: c1877

'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