Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Alexander MacMillan, 17 November 1860
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/39
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Alexander MacMillan concerning a delay with the printer Thomas Constable. He also tells him that he is trying to trace James Scott Bowerbank via Thomas Henry Huxley and that he encloses a letter to be forwarded from Charles Kingsley to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay.
Dates
- Creation: 17 November 1860
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 19 December 2000
Creator
Subject
- Bowerbank, James Scott, 1797-1877 (geologist and distiller) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 (man of science) (Person)
- Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875 (professor of modern history, University of Cambridge) (Person)
- MacMillan, Alexander, 1815-1896 (publisher) (Person)
- Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Thomas Constable (1834-1850) (Organization)
Repository Details
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