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Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm, 1883-1902

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/8

Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm sub-series consists of:

  1. letters (with enclosed diagrams, maps and a photograph), chronologically arranged (1883-1902)

Dates

  • Creation: 1883-1902

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

15 letters (with enclosures) None which affect the use of this material

Biographical / Historical

Alfred Elis Törnebohm (1838-1911) was a Swedish geologist and a pioneer in the field of mountain techtonics. Sir Archibald Geikie was interested in comparisons between the geology of the Scottish Highlands and that of Scandanavia.

Extent

From the Fonds: 2 metres

Physical Description

15 letters (with enclosures) None which affect the use of this material

Processing Information

None

Processing Information

Grant Buttars 17 January 2002

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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