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Correspondence: Sir John Stuart Keltie to Herbert Kynaston, 1867-1916

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/9

Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: Sir John Stuart Keltie to Herbert Kynaston sub-series consists of:

  1. 24 letters, alphabetically arranged (1867-1916)

Dates

  • Creation: 1867-1916

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

24 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:

Sir John Stuart Keltie (1840-1927) wrote concerning geographical education and matters relating to the Royal Geographical Society.

William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) wrote on the application of physics to geology and also on professional matters, including those relating to the Geological Society and the Royal Society. He also communicated with Geike concerning a memorial for natural philosopher George Francis Fitzgerald (1851-1901).

Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), the author, had an interest in geology and wrote just before embarking on a trip to America.

Reginald Koettlitz (1860-1914) wrote concerning the forthcoming National Antarctic Expedition, asking Geikie for a reference which he duly provided.

Extent

From the Fonds: 2 metres

Physical Description

24 letters None which affect the use of this material

Processing Information

None

Processing Information

Grant Buttars 03 December 2001

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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