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Correspondence: Sir Arthur William Rücker to James Smith, 1863-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/19
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The Correspondence: Sir Arthur William Rücker to James Smith sub-series consists of:


  1. 34 letters, alphabetically arranged (1863/1900)
Dates: 1863-1900

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael, 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW111
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Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael. Of the ninety-three folios in the notebook, only twenty-two have been used.

Dates: 14 November 1873 to 10 April 1875

Note about how Loch Etive changed from being a lake during a storm, 6 July 1892

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126f/11
Scope and Contents

Note, probably collected from Duncan MacNiven, retired schoolmaster, Airds, Earra Ghàidheal/Argyllshire, about how Loch Etive changed from being a lake during a storm stating that a 'narrow isthmus of gravelly soil' separately the lake from the sea at Connel but that this was breached during a storm. He notes that the isthmus stood where the Falls of Lora are now. Text has been scored through as if transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 6 July 1892

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