Geikie, James, 1839-1915 (professor of geology, University of Edinburgh)
Person
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Copy correspondence, 1876-1914
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/5
Scope and Contents
- family letters
- professional correspondence
Dates:
1876-1914
Correspondence: Sir Arthur William Rücker to James Smith, 1863-1900
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/19
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence: Sir Arthur William Rücker to James Smith sub-series consists of:
- 34 letters, alphabetically arranged (1863/1900)
Dates:
1863-1900
Lectures and Syllabus, 1882-1897
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/1
Scope and Contents
The lectures and syllabus series consists of:
- examination papers
- lecture notes
- syllabus
Dates:
1882-1897
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
Notebook, 1882-1889
Item
Identifier: Coll-99/10/11
Scope and Contents
Notebook entitled 'Catalogue of Microscopic Sections, James Geikie, 1882)', also containing exam marks for the 'Ladies [Geology] Class' (1889), with enclosed exam papers and notes.
Dates:
1882-1889
Notebook No.256, 20 April 1869 - 10 September 1869
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/256
Scope and Contents
This dark green notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from 20 April 1869 to 10 September 1869. Lyell starts in England and travels through Cambridgeshire, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Cumbria, with special attention to the Lake District. He then travels to Scotland, and from Edinburgh through Perthshire and the Highlands. Transcription note: This notebook was written by Charles, Mary and Arabella Buckley. The index is written entirely by...
Dates:
20 April 1869 - 10 September 1869
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