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Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Robert Harkness to Francis John Haverfield, 1872-1915

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/22
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Robert Harkness to Francis John Haverfield sub-series consists of:


  1. 18 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1915)
Dates: 1872-1915

Journal account of departure of Eoghan Carmichael's departure for Africa, 6 May 1893 to 13 May 1893

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW126g/1
Scope and Contents

Journal account written by Alexander Carmichael of the departure of his son Eoghan for Africa describing seeing him off at Waverley Station, Edinburgh, noting who met him in London and that he set sail on the 'SS Scot' from London, England for Chinde, East Africa [Mozambique]. Of his departure, Carmichael writes 'Poor darling boy! We shall not see him at the soonest for five years - perhaps never. God alone knows. This is the first break in the family.'

Dates: 6 May 1893 to 13 May 1893

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Alan Frank, 21 September 1950

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2161
Scope and Contents

Letter, 21 September 1950, London, Alan Frank to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey. Holograph signed, on black and white photograph of Chateau de Beloeil.

Dates: 21 September 1950

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Alan Frank, 23 January 1953

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2162
Scope and Contents

Letter, 23 January 1953, London, Alan Frank to Mary Grierson. Informing Grierson of the charge of proof corrections for her book on Tovey. Typescript signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 23 January 1953

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Alan Frank, 04 April 1952

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2163
Scope and Contents

Letter, 4 April 1952, London, Alan Frank to Mary Grierson. Informing Grierson of the interest in her book and enclosing a review from the Sunday Times. Typescript signed.

Dates: 04 April 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Denis James Matthews, 20 April 1952

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2299
Scope and Contents

Letter, 20 April 1952, London, Denis Matthews to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography on Tovey, and pointing out some mistakes in the text. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 20 April 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from E. d' Arba, 06 July 1952

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2008
Scope and Contents

Letter, 6 July 1952, London, E. d' Arba to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography on Tovey and attempting to arrange a meeting. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 06 July 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Florence Barger, 04 February 1952

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2025
Scope and Contents

Letter, 4 February 1952, London, Florence Barger to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey, especially her diplomacy . Holograph signed.

Dates: 04 February 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Hubert James Foss, 12 February 1952

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2157
Scope and Contents

Letter, 12 February 1952, London, Hubert Foss to Mary Grierson. Praising Grierson's biography of Tovey. Holograph signed.

Dates: 12 February 1952

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from L. Zwingli, 02 March 1952

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2657
Scope and Contents

Letter, 2 March 1952, London, L. Zwingli to Mary Grierson. Congratulating Grierson on her biography of Tovey and enclosing some articles on Tovey. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 02 March 1952

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Names
Grierson, Mary Gardner (pianist and conductor) 18
Tovey, Sir Donald Francis, 1875-1940 (Reid Professor of Music, University of Edinburgh) 16
Foss, Hubert James (music publisher and composer) 5
Peterkin, Norman (Oxford University Press) 4
Trevelyan, Robert Calverley, 1872-1951 4
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Frank, Alan, fl 1950s 3
Weisse, Sophie, 1852-1945 (Scottish music teacher) 2
Barger, Florence Emily (Florence Emily) 1
Bluth, Karl, 1892-19?? 1
Boult, Adrian Cedric, 1889?1983 (conductor) 1
Brown, M, fl 1920 1
Carmichael, Alexander, 1832-1912 (Excise officer | folklorist and antiquarian | Edinburgh | Scotland) 1
Carmichael, Eon Kenneth, 1872-1926 ([Eoghan] | son of Alexander Carmichael folklorist and antiquarian) 1
Carmichael, Mary Frances, c1843-1928 1
Chisholm, Erik 1904-1965, 1904-1965 (conductor, composer, administrator and writer on music) 1
Cumberlege, Geoffrey, 1891?1979 (publisher Oxford University Press) 1
Denham, Lord (Richard) 1
Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) 1
Godley, Hugh (Hugh) 1
Harkness, Robert, 1816-1878 (British geologist and zoologist | Professor of Geology, Queen's College Cork) 1
Hartley, Sir Charles Augustus, 1825-1915 (civil engineer) 1
Haverfield, Francis John, 1860-1919 (archaeologist) 1
Marshall, GL (GL) 1
Matthews, Denis, 1919?1988 (pianist and composer) 1
McCormick, Mabel, fl 1952 1
Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) 1
Murdoch, John, 1818-1903 (journalist and customs and excise official) 1
Oliver, Roger (Roger) 1
Oxford University Press (1586-:) 1
Parratt, Walter, 1841?1924 (organist) 1
Peacock, A (A) 1
Stonely, Susanne (Susanne) 1
Strecker, Wilhelm, b. 1877 1
Tovey, John Wellcome (adopted son of Sir Donald Francis Tovey) 1
Zwingli, L (L) 1
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