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Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm, 1883-1902
The Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm sub-series consists of:
- letters (with enclosed diagrams, maps and a photograph), chronologically arranged (1883-1902)
Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton, 05 March 1880 - 06 June 1891
The Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton sub-series consists of:
- 18 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) concerning geological observations in the United States and the organisation of the USGS (1880-1891)
Correspondence from Karl August Lossen, 1882-1889
The Correspondence from sub-series consists of:
- 5 letters, chronologically arranged (1882-1889)
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Swiss geologists, 1883-1904
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Swiss geologists sub-series includes letters from:
- Albert Heim (1883-1904)
- Eugène Renevier (1894-1902)
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
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.
Lectures on American geological history, c1879
Notes and text for seven lectures looking at the geological history of the American continent, looking at specific locations therein, based partly on results from American survey work. These locations were related to to other places around the world, particularly in Britain and Europe. A variety of geological formations were looked at, including that of the continent itself, considering the materials which make them up and the geological timeframe.
Notes for lectures on 'Geographical Evolution', late 19th century
Royal Institution of Great Britain: Syllabus of a Course of Three Lectures on the Origin of Land-Surfaces by Archibald Geikie, FRS, 1867-1868
Syllabus for a series of 3 lectures Sir Archibald Geikie gave to The Royal Insitution of Great Britain in 1869, broadly focusing on valleys, hills and mountains, erosion, geological structure and related subjects.