Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Indian geologists, 1878-1900
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/7
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Indian geologists sub-series includes letters from:
- 14 letters, alphabetically arranged (1878-1900)
Dates
- Creation: 1878-1900
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of geologists working in India, including William King (fl1888-1890), Henry Benedict Medlicott (1829-1905) and Richard D Oldham (fl1878-1900), who all worked for the Geological Survey of India.
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
14 letters None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 10 January 2002
Subject
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- King, William, fl1888-1890 (Director of the Geological Survey of India) (Person)
- Medlicott, Henry Benedict, 1829-1905 (geologist) (Person)
- Oldham, Richard D, fl1878-1900 (worked for the Geological Survey of India) (Person)
- Geological Survey of India (Organization)
Repository Details
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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