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Garden Suburbs Extensions, c 1914

 sub-series
Identifier: Coll-1167/B/19

Scope and Contents

Within this section were shown images of villas and their gardens, which are described in the printed legacy catalogue (1998) as "Important garden suburb extensions of edinburgh at Morningside, Newington and Trinity ( c. 1800-1900).  Items within what has later been classified as the "Garden Suburbs Extensions" section of Geddes' "Cities and Town Planning Exhibition", Dublin (1911) were made up of photographs from Geddes' photographic "Survey of Edinburgh". See Coll-1167/B/26/22/3-6, 11, 15, 17-18 - glass plate negatives; Coll-1167/B/27/22/3-6, 11, 15, 17-18 - photographic prints.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1914

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Fonds:

English

French

Hebrew

Latin

Dutch

Flemish

Partial Extent

From the Series: 208 illustration : maps, plans, engravings, lithographs and photographic prints

Partial Extent

From the Series: 332 Photographic Prints

Partial Extent

From the Series: 284 35mm photographic film negatives

Partial Extent

From the Series: 276 glass plate negative

Processing Information

Items which were recorded in this section of the printed legacy catalogue the "Papers of Sir Professor Patrick Geddes" (1998) were described twice, once in the papers catalogue and then again in volume two of the catalogue which covered the photographs of the "Survey of Edinburgh". These can now be found within the "Survey of Edinburgh" photographs series - see Coll-1167/B/26-28. The series heading is retained to indicate the exhibition arrangement.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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