Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood, 1857-1901
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/17
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood sub-series consists of:
- 74 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1857-1901)
Dates
- 1857-1901
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
47 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:
Correspondence with fellow geologist, Reverend Osmond Fisher (1817-1913), covered a number of professional areas, primarily Fisher's own research; that from Sir William Henry Flower (1831-1899) was more concerned with associations they had an interest in.
David Forbes (1828-1876), brother to Edward Forbes (subject of a biography by Geikie) corresponded on both social and professional matters. Correspondence with Sir Clement Le Neve Foster (1841-1904) centred mostly around Foster's application to be Registrar of the University of London. That with Sir Michael Foster (1836-1907) was particularly concerned with Royal Society matters.
Geikie also corresponded with Sir Douglas Strutt Galton (1822-1899) and with Edmund Johnston Garwood (1864-1949), who had just been appointed to the chair of Geology at University College London in 1901.
Correspondence with fellow geologist, Reverend Osmond Fisher (1817-1913), covered a number of professional areas, primarily Fisher's own research; that from Sir William Henry Flower (1831-1899) was more concerned with associations they had an interest in.
David Forbes (1828-1876), brother to Edward Forbes (subject of a biography by Geikie) corresponded on both social and professional matters. Correspondence with Sir Clement Le Neve Foster (1841-1904) centred mostly around Foster's application to be Registrar of the University of London. That with Sir Michael Foster (1836-1907) was particularly concerned with Royal Society matters.
Geikie also corresponded with Sir Douglas Strutt Galton (1822-1899) and with Edmund Johnston Garwood (1864-1949), who had just been appointed to the chair of Geology at University College London in 1901.
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
47 letters None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 12 October 2001
- Appointment to Office
- Fisher, Osmund, 1817-1913 (clergyman and geologist)
- Flower, Sir William Henry, 1831-1899 (Knight | director of the Natural History Museum, London (England))
- Forbes, David, 1828-1876 (secretary to the Geological Society)
- Foster, Sir Clement Le Neve, 1841-1904 (inspector of mines)
- Foster, Sir Michael, 1836-1907 (physiologist)
- Galton, Sir Douglas Strutt, 1822-1899 (Captain (Royal Engineers) and scientist)
- Garwood, Edmund Johnston, 1864-1949 (geologist)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
- Geology, Research
- Professional Associations
- Professional Interaction
- Royal Society (c1645-:) (scientific society)
- Social Interaction
- University College London (1826-:)
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
is-crc@ed.ac.uk