Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: FW Egan to John Evans, 1866-1900
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/16
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: FW Egan to John Evans sub-series consists of:
- 2 letters from FW Egan (1897-1900)
- 5 letters from Sir Philip De Malpas Grey Egerton (1871-1875)
- 4 letters from the Earl of Enniskillen (1884-1896)
- 9 letters from Robert Etheridge snr. (1869-1879)
- 2 letters from Robert Etheridge jnr. (1872-1873)
- 5 letters from John Evans (1866-1900)
Dates
- 1866-1900
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
27 letters None which affect the use of this material
Biographical / Historical
Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of people both socially and professionally. This sub-series includes the following correspondents:
There is a small amount of correspondence with FW Egan of the Geological Survey of Ireland. More lengthy professional correspondence with Geikie came from paleontologist Sir Philip De Malpas Egerton (1806-1881) concerning Sir Roderick Impey Murchison and letters of Murchison which Egerton lent Geikie. Another paleontologist, William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807-1886) wrote to Geikie concerning On the Fossil Fishes of the Carboniferous Limestone Series of Great Britain, ( 1883).
Correspondence took place with the geologist and paleontologist Robert Etheridge (1819-1903) and a smaller amount with Etheridge's son, also Robert Etheridge (1846-1920), who was also a geologist and paleontologist. Geikie corresponded with archaeologist John Evans (1823-1908), Treasurer of the Royal Society, on a number of professional matters including those related to professional affiliations such as financial donations.
There is a small amount of correspondence with FW Egan of the Geological Survey of Ireland. More lengthy professional correspondence with Geikie came from paleontologist Sir Philip De Malpas Egerton (1806-1881) concerning Sir Roderick Impey Murchison and letters of Murchison which Egerton lent Geikie. Another paleontologist, William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen (1807-1886) wrote to Geikie concerning On the Fossil Fishes of the Carboniferous Limestone Series of Great Britain, ( 1883).
Correspondence took place with the geologist and paleontologist Robert Etheridge (1819-1903) and a smaller amount with Etheridge's son, also Robert Etheridge (1846-1920), who was also a geologist and paleontologist. Geikie corresponded with archaeologist John Evans (1823-1908), Treasurer of the Royal Society, on a number of professional matters including those related to professional affiliations such as financial donations.
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
27 letters None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 11 October 2001
- Biography
- Cole, William Willoughby, 1807-1886 (3rd Earl of Enniskillen | paleontologist)
- Egan, FW, fl1897-1900 (member of the Geological Survey of Ireland)
- Etheridge, Robert, 1819-1903 (geologist and palaeontologist)
- Etheridge, Robert, 1846-1920 (geologist and palaeontologist)
- Evans, Sir John, 1823-1908 (archaeologist and numismatist)
- Fossils
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
- Grey-Egerton, Philip De Malpas, 1806-1881 (palaeontologist)
- Palaeontology
- Professional Interaction
- Royal Society (c1645-:) (scientific society)
- Scholarly Publishing
- Social Interaction
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