Correspondence, late 19th-early 20th century
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/4
Scope and Contents
Correspondence consists of:
- family letters
- photographs
- poems & songs
- postcards
- presscuttings
- professional correspondence
Dates
- Creation: late 19th-early 20th century
Creator
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is unrestricted.
Biographical / Historical
Much correspondence was conducted between different members of the Geikie family, such as James Geikie, his wife Mary (nee Johnston) and children Mary Dorothea, John (Jack) Somerville, James Stewart and George Ramsay. Professional correspondents with James Geikie included Robert Boog Watson.
Full Extent
From the Fonds: 1 metre
Physical Location
MS 2594/1
Physical Description
2 files None which affect the use of this material
Subject
- Boog-Watson, Robert, 1823-1910 (clergyman and zoologist) (Person)
- Geikie, George Ramsay, b1887 (son of James Geikie) (Person)
- Geikie, James, 1839-1915 (professor of geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Geikie, John Somerville, 1879-c1917 (son of James Geikie) (Person)
- Geikie, Mary Simson, b1852 (wife of James Geikie) (Person)
- Geikie, Mary Dorothea, b1893 (daughter of James Geikie) (Person)
- Geikie, Stewart, b1877 (son of James Geikie) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk