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Archibald Geikie, correpondence

 Series
Identifier: Coll-1815/2
Scope and Contents Letters to Sir Archibald Geike from: Hicks, Henry (25 Oct. 1887); Hooker, Joseph Dalton (Sir) (May 1890); Horne, John (5 Jun. 1898); Huxley, Thomas Henry (17 May 1862); Kidston, Robert (3 Aug. 1883); Lapworth, Charles (Sir) (16 Nov. 1898); Lyell, Charles (Sir) (31 Mar. 1860); Marcou, Jules (5 Jan. 1871); Marcon, Jules (30 Apr. 1878); Milne, John (15 Aug. 1895); Peach, Benjamin Neve (19 Oct. 1898); Prestwich, Joseph (Sir) (15 May 1892?); Scrope, G. Poulett (1866?); Sorby, Henry...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1840s-1940s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Correspondence from Emmanuel De Margarie, 1883-1907

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/15
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from Emmanuel De Margarie sub-series consists of:


  1. 18 letters, chronologically arranged (1883-1907)
Dates: 1883-1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Correspondence: John Strong Newberry to John Perry, 1863-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/17
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: John Strong Newberry to John Perry sub-series consists of:


  1. 37 letters, alphabetically arranged (1863-1900)
Dates: 1863-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 26, 1879

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/4/2
Scope and Contents

Colour-coded geological map of parts of Berwickshire, Selkirkshire and Roxburghshire, from a survey of or prior to 1879 by Sir Archibald Geikie, James Geikie and Benjamin Neeve Peach as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Dates: 1879
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Geological Survey of Scotland: Sheet 31, 1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-99/11/3/1
Scope and Contents

Colour-coded geological map of counties of Dumbarton and parts of the surrounding counties, from a survey of or prior to 1875 by Sir Archibald Geikie, James Geikie, Edward Hull, Benjamin Neeve Peach and Robert Logan Jack as part of the Geological Survey of Great Britain.

Dates: 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from A Bachellery, 22 July 1898

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/1
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from A Bachellery thanking Geikie for letters of introduction to a number of geologists. He reports that these introductions had led to successful geological tours while he was visiting Great Britain.

Dates: 22 July 1898
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Peach and Horne: Replies to Queries, 1890s-1900s

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/3/18
Scope and Contents

Replies to queries by John Horne and Benjamin Neeve Peach (1842-1926) on Raised Beaches, with reference to locations in Scotland and Ireland, what had been mapped and by whom.

Dates: 1890s-1900s
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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  • Names: Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) X
  • Names: Peach, Benjamin Neeve, 1842-1926 (geologist) X

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Geological Mapping 2
Geological Maps 2
Scholarly Publishing 2
Scotland 2
Appointment to Office 1
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Awards 1
Ayrshire Scotland 1
Berwickshire (Scotland) 1
Dumbarton Dunbartonshire Scotland 1
Edinburgh -- Scotland 1
Erosion 1
Fossils 1
France 1
Geological Surveys 1
Geological Time 1
Geology, Research 1
Glacial Drift 1
Grand Canyon (Arizona, United States) 1
Ireland 1
Isle of Harris Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Isle of Skye Inverness-shire Scotland 1
Old Red Sandstone 1
Professional Associations 1
Professional Contributions 1
Professional Interaction 1
Raised Beaches 1
Rocks 1
Roxburghshire 1
Scientific expeditions 1
Selkirkshire Scotland 1
Shale 1
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Travel 1
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Language
English 6
English 1
 
Names
Geikie, James, 1839-1915 (professor of geology, University of Edinburgh) 2
Geological Survey of Great Britain (1835-:) 2
Horne, John, 1848-1928 (geologist) 2
Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist) 2
Bachellery, A, fl1898 1
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Bartholomew Ltd (c1850-:) 1
De Margerie, Emmanuel, 1862-1953 1
Dutton, Capt Clarence Edward, 1841?1912 (American geologist, United States Geological Survey) 1
Geological Society of London (1807-:) 1
Geological Survey of Ireland 1
Harker, Alfred, 1859-1939 (petrologist) 1
Hicks, Henry, 1837-1899 (Welsh geologist and surgeon) 1
Hooker, Sir Joseph Dalton, 1817-1911 (British botanist, explorer | Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew) 1
Hull, Edward, 1829-1917 (Irish geologist) 1
Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 (man of science) 1
Jack, Robert Logan, 1845-1921 (geologist) 1
Kidston, Robert, 1852-1924 (honorary palaeobotanist to the British Geological Survey) 1
Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920 (geologist) 1
Lonsdale, William L, 1794-1871 (English geologist and palaeontologist) 1
Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) 1
Marcou, Jules, 1824 – 1898 (French-Swiss-American geologist) 1
Milne, John, 1850-1913 (mining engineer and seismologist) 1
Newberry, John Strong, 1822-1892 (American geologist and palaeontologist) 1
Newton, Alfred, 1829-1907 (English zoologist and ornithologist) 1
Nicholson, Henry Alleyne, 1844-1899 (professor of natural history, University of St Andrews) 1
Nolan, J, fl1898 (worked with the Geological Survey of Ireland) 1
Peach, 1800-1886 (naturalist and geologist) 1
Perry, John, fl1895-1896 (scientist) 1
Prestwich, Sir Joseph, 1812-1896 (British geologist and businessman, Fellow of the Royal Society) 1
Royal College of Science, Dublin (Ireland) (1865-:) 1
Scott, Robert Henry, Robert Henry 1833-1916 (meteorologist) 1
Scrope, George Julius Poulett, 1797-1876 (geologist and political economist) 1
Société géologique de France (1830-:) (scientific society) 1
Sorby, Henry Clifton, 1826-1908 (geologist) 1
Teall, Jethro Justinian, 1849-1924 (geologist) 1
Thomson, Sir William, 1824-1907 (1st Baron Kelvin | mathematical physicist and Professor of Natural Philosophy, University of Glasgow 1846-1899) 1
Traquair, Ramsay Heatley, 1840-1912 (geologist and palaeontologist) 1
University of St Andrews (1411-:) 1
University of Toronto (1827-:) 1
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 (naturalist) 1
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