Correspondence from Sir Francis Darwin, 1884-1887
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/13
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from Sir Francis Darwin sub-series consists of:
- 13 letters, the bulk dated 1884-1887 and arranged chronologically
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1887
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
Sir Francis Darwin 1848-1925 wrote to Sir Archibald Geikie over the period 1884-1887 concerning the publication of letters by his father, Charles Robert Darwin, some relating to the latter's criticism of James Dwight Dana.
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
13 letters None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 10 October 2001
Subject
- Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895 (American geologist, mineralogist, and naturalist) (Person)
- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist) (Person)
- Darwin, Sir Francis, 1848-1925 (botanist) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk