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Correspondence from Karl August Lossen, 1882-1889
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/13
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from sub-series consists of:
- 5 letters, chronologically arranged (1882-1889)
Dates:
1882-1889
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists, 1878-1907
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/1
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists sub-series consists of:
- 67 letters and postcards, alphabetically arranged (1878-1907).
Dates:
1878-1907
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: German geologists, 1869-1905
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/1
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: German geologists sub-series includes letters from:
- Hans Bruno Geinitz (1879-1891)
- Adolph von Koenen (1886-1891)
- Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen (1882-1896)
- August Rothpletz (1874-1902)
Dates:
1869-1905
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Japanese geologist, 1870
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/6
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Japanese geologist sub-series includes letters from:
- 1 letter, (1870)
Dates:
1870
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/7/1
Scope and Contents
Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.
Dates:
1884
Proof copy of article on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History', 1881
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/8/4
Scope and Contents
First proof copy of an article by Sir Archibald Geikie on 'The Geological Influences which have Affected the Course of British History' from printers Clay, Sons and Taylor, for Macmillan the publisher in 1881. This looked at ancient peoples and legendary figures, puting them in the context of the evolution of the natural world. Including elements such as the impact of the devlopment of commerce and the move from an agricultural to an urban industrial society, Sir Archibald Geikie mapped them...
Dates:
1881