Correspondence from Leonard Horner and family, 1860-1865
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from Leonard Horner and family sub-series consists of:
- 22 letters, chronologically arranged (1860-1866)
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1865
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
22 letters None which affect the use of this material
Biographical / Historical
Leonard Horner (1785-1864) wrote to Sir Archibald Geikie concerning information on Edward Forbes (1815-1854). Geikie's publications and other matters relating to aspects of geological research and to more general professional and social issues also feature. Letters from Horner's daughters, Joanna Baillie Horner (born 1823) and Mrs Katharine Murray Lyell (1817-1915), concern Geikie's tributes after Horner's death in 1864.
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
22 letters None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 23 November 2001
Creator
Subject
- Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 (Manx naturalist | Professor of Natural History, University of Edinburgh 1854) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Horner, Joanna Baillie, b 1823 (Writer) (Person)
- Horner, Leonard, 1785-1864 (Scottish merchant, geologist and educational reformer) (Person)
- Lyell, Katharine Murray, 1817-1915 (nee Horner) (Person)
Repository Details
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