Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: William Whitaker to Horace Bolingbroke Woodward, 1870-1900
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: William Whitaker to Horace Bolingbroke Woodward sub-series includes letters from:
- William Whitaker
- Sir Charles William Wilson
- Edward Adrian Wilson
- John Wilson
- Horace Bolingbroke Woodward
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Dates
- Creation: 1870-1900
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
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Biographical / Historical
Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of people both socially and professionally. Sir Charles William Wilson (1836-1905) was Director General of the Ordnance Survey of the United Kingdom. He had earlier been in Palestine, where he had collected many geological specimens, which he sent to Geikie. Horace Bolingbroke Woodward (1848-1914) worked with the British Museum and the Geological Survey and had professional contact with Geikie from both. Edward Adrian Wilson was a surgeon with the National Antarctic Expedition.
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
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Processing Information
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Processing Information
Grant Buttars 14 January 2002
Creator
Subject
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Whitaker, William, 1836-1925 (geologist) (Person)
- Wilson, Sir Charles William, 1836-1905 (Director-General of the Ordnance Survey of the United Kingdom) (Person)
- Wilson, Edward Adrian, 1872-1912 (naturalist and junior surgeon to the National Antarctic Expedition) (Person)
- Wilson, John, 1812-1888 (professor of agriculture, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Woodward, Horace Bolingbroke, 1848-1914 (son of Samuel Pickworth Woodward) (Person)
- Geological Survey of Great Britain (1835-:) (Organization)
- British Museum (1753-:) (Organization)
Repository Details
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