Miscellaneous Correspondence
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence, including:
Dk.8.4/1: Class-cards (6) issued to D. Cargill at Aberdeen University. 1826-1829.
Dk.8.4/2: Paper entitled 'Huxley as the professor; a student's reminiscences' T. H. Huxley.
Dk.8.4/3: Collection of letters, etc. mostly of Scottish interest. 131 items and 1 photograph 1722-1907.
Dates
- Creation: 18th century
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
3 folders
Previous reference
Dk.8.4/1; Dk.8.4/2; Dk.8.4/3
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E58/24
Accessioned in 1958.
Bought from E Hall.
Physical Description
Brown box file. Title on binding: "Dk.8.2. Crayon sketches of Scottish landscapes. Dk.8.3. Correspondences of the Campbells of Barcaldine. Dk.8.4. Miscellaneous letters, etc. Dk.8.2-4."
Dk.8.4/2: Anon. 28p. 2/0. Unbound.
Subject
- Cargill, D, fl 1826-1829 (Staff member, University of Aberdeen) (Recipient, Person)
- Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 (English biologist and anthropologist) (Person)
- University of Aberdeen (1495-:) (Organization)
Cultural context
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Miscellaneous Correspondence, 18th century
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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