Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood, 1857-1901
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
- Creation: 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.
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
Creator
Subject
- Fisher, Osmund, 1817-1913 (clergyman and geologist) (Person)
- Flower, William Henry, Sir, 1831-1899 (English surgeon, anatomist, Director of the Natural History Museum in London.) (Person)
- Foster, Sir Clement Le Neve, 1841-1904 (inspector of mines) (Person)
- Foster, Sir Michael, 1836-1907 (physiologist) (Person)
- Forbes, David, 1828-1876 (secretary to the Geological Society) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Galton, Sir Douglas Strutt, 1822-1899 (Captain (Royal Engineers) and scientist) (Person)
- Garwood, Edmund Johnston, 1864-1949 (geologist) (Person)
- Royal Society (c1645-:) (scientific society) (Organization)
- University College London (1826-:) (Organization)
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