Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Sir John William Dawson, 5 March 1875
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/12
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Sir John William Dawson asking him to propose his son George Mercer Dawson for membership of the Geological Society. He gives a brief summary of his son's geological career to date. He mentions that he is publishing a book and a paper on Eozon. He laments the death of Sir Charles Lyell and Sir William Logan's current illness.
Dates
- Creation: 5 March 1875
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
Processing Information
suitable for scanning
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 29 November 2000
Creator
Subject
- Dawson, Sir John William, 1820-1899 (geologist) (Person)
- Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901 (geologist) (Person)
- Logan, Sir William Edmond, 1798-1875 (Canadian geologist | Director of Geological Survey of Canada 1842-1869) (Person)
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
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