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Geology

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 165 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of Drawings of Minerals

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-542
Scope and Contents

The collection is composed of highly colourful drawings of minerals and are organised into five volumes of accompanying notes. Manuscript notes in the volumes indicate that the drawings are arranged in families according to the system of Professor Robert Jameson (1774-1854).

Dates: 1830-1836

Copy correspondence, 1876-1914

 Series
Identifier: Coll-99/5
Scope and Contents
  1. family letters
  2. professional correspondence
Dates: 1876-1914

Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm, 1883-1902

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/8
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm sub-series consists of:


  1. letters (with enclosed diagrams, maps and a photograph), chronologically arranged (1883-1902)
Dates: 1883-1902

Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton, 05 March 1880 - 06 June 1891

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton sub-series consists of:


  1. 18 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) concerning geological observations in the United States and the organisation of the USGS (1880-1891)
Dates: 05 March 1880 - 06 June 1891

Correspondence from John Stuart Blackie, 1880-1882

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/9
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from the John Stuart Blackie sub-series consists of:


  1. 11 letters written from1880-1882
  2. 8 press clippings from the Scotsman, most dated 1873, written by John Stuart Blackie
Dates: 1880-1882

Correspondence from Matthew Forster Heddle, 1879-1897

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/2
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from Matthew Forster Heddle sub-series consists of:


  1. 38 letters, chronologically arranged (1879-1897). Includes sketch of Old Man of Hoy.
Dates: 1879-1897

Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves, 1852-1899

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/16
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves sub-series consists of:


  1. 54 letters, alphabetically arranged (1852-1899)
Dates: 1852-1899

Correspondence of Robert Dick

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-195
Scope and Contents

The correspondence in the collection consists entirely of letters to Charles William Peach about the plants and fossils of Caithness. Some comments too against Darwin's theory of evolution. There are also obituaries, press-cuttings and letters about Robert Dick.

Dates: 1800-1866

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists, 1878-1907

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/1
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists sub-series consists of:


  1. 67 letters and postcards, alphabetically arranged (1878-1907).
Dates: 1878-1907

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Canadian geologists, 1872-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/4
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Canadian geologists sub-series consists of:


  1. 50 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1900)
Dates: 1872-1900