Correspondence from Thomas Henry Huxley, 1860-1888
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/6
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from Thomas Henry Huxley sub-series consists of:
- 15 letters, chronologically arranged (1860-1888)
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1888
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
15 letters None which affect the use of this material
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) wrote to Sir Archibald Geikie on a number of subjects. Professional matters, including those relating to the Geological Survey, the Geological Society of London and the Royal Society, feature as well as more specific topics such as fossils and glacial drift. There is comment on papers published by other scientists. Huxley also corresponded with Geikie's publisher, Macmillan.
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
15 letters None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 27 November 2001
Creator
Subject
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 (man of science) (Person)
- Geological Survey of Great Britain (1835-:) (Organization)
- Geological Society of London (1807-:) (Organization)
- MacMillan Publishers Ltd (1843-:) (Organization)
- Royal Society (c1645-:) (scientific society) (Organization)
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