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Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: W[illiam] G[rylls] Adams to Paul Apfelstedt, 17 November 1860 - 01 December 1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/6

Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: W[illiam] G[rylls] Adams to Paul Apfelstedt sub-series consists of:

  1. 20 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1860-1900)

Dates

  • Creation: 17 November 1860 - 01 December 1900

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Biographical / Historical

Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a large number of people both socially and in the course of his work. This sub-series is alphabetically arranged and includes a variety of correspondents. The majority of correspondence concerns minor matters of professional interaction such as requests or thanks for copies of geological papers. These include letters from the photographer Tempest Anderson, a fellow geologist Samuel Allport and the American naturalist Alexander Agassiz. 6 of the letters from the father of the geologist William Anderson, are of a social nature, mostly concerning news of his son's career.

Full Extent

From the Fonds: 2 metres

Physical Description

20 letters None which affect the use of this material

Processing Information

None

Processing Information

Sarah Higgins 10 September 2001

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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