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Palaeontology

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (H-S)

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (H-S)

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
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (international and T-W)

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Italian, Spanish and Portuguese geologists, 1871-1907

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/4
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Italian, Spanish and Portuguese geologists sub-series includes letters from:


  1. Giovanni Capellini (1886-1904).
  2. WP Jervis (1882-1889).
  3. Giuseppe De Lorenzo (1901-1906).
  4. Gaetno Platania (1893-1906).
Dates: 1871-1907
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (European geologists)

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Scandanavian and Danish geologists, 1876-1906

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/2
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Scandanavian and Danish geologists sub-series includes letters from:


  1. Waldemar Christofer Brögger (1889-1902)
  2. Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (1882-1904)
  3. Hans Henrik Reusch (1880-1906)
  4. Jakob Johannes Sederholm (1899-1906)
  5. Thorvaldur Thoroddsen (1896-1906)
Dates: 1876-1906
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (European geologists)

Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: FW Egan to John Evans, 1866-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/16
Scope and Contents The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: FW Egan to John Evans sub-series consists of: 2 letters from FW Egan (1897-1900) 5 letters from Sir Philip De Malpas Grey Egerton (1871-1875) 4 letters from the Earl of Enniskillen (1884-1896) 9 letters from Robert Etheridge snr. (1869-1879) 2 letters from Robert Etheridge jnr....
Dates: 1866-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H)

Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Sir George Howard Darwin to Peter Martin Duncan, 1867-1899

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/14
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Sir George Howard Darwin to Peter Martin Duncan sub-series consists of:


  1. 74 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1867-1899)
Dates: 1867-1899
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H)

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Jeremiah Bigsby, 20 April 1879

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/49
Scope and Contents Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Jeremiah Bigsby asking Geikie to include his Thesaurus Siluricas in the list of recent palaeontology works in his next edition of Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison, Bart, ( 1875) . He mentions that Sir Roderick Impey Murchison gave him advice for the book, and a listing would help the sales of his forthcoming Thesaurus Devonico-Carboniferous. A list of Scottish towns...
Dates: 20 April 1879
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Jeremiah Bigsby, 27 April 1875

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/50
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from John Jeremiah Bigsby thanking Geikie for the note in which he apologised for accidentally missing Bigsby's Thesaurus Siluricas from his list of recent paleontology works in Life of Sir Roderick I. Murchison, Bart, ( 1875) .

Dates: 27 April 1875
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown

Notes on Examinations for the Falconer Fellowship, late 19th century

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/5/3
Scope and Contents

Notes about the two day oral and written examination in Geology and Paleontology for the Falconer Fellowship which was awarded to RA Lundie. Under the Deed of Foundation aspects of Zoology and Botany were also touched upon.

Dates: late 19th century
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Miscellaneous

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