Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Henry William Bristow, 16 March 1872
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/65
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Henry William Bristow telling Geikie that after 30 years service he has been promoted to Director of the Geological Survey of England and Wales, in the place of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay who has been promoted to Director in Chief. He reports that Henry Hyatt Howell will take his place as District Surveyor. He asks how sales are going of Joseph Beete Jukes' The Student's Manual of Geology, ( 1857) which Geikie edited.
Dates
- Creation: 16 March 1872
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
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None
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 26 June 2001
Creator
Subject
- Bristow, Henry William, 1817-1889 (geologist) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Howell, Henry Hyatt, 1872-1898 (geologist) (Person)
- Jukes, 1811-1869 (director of the Geological Survey of Ireland) (Person)
- Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
Repository Details
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