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Geology, Research

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

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

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

Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Alexander Henry Green to Edward Townley Hardman, 1855-1901

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/20
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Alexander Henry Green to Edward Townley Hardman sub-series consists of:


  1. 32 letters, alphabetically arranged (1855-1901)
  2. 2 letters from Valentine Ball (1894)
Dates: 1855-1901
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: Duke of Argyll to William Talbot Aveline, 1873-1894

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/7
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Duke of Argyll to William Talbot Aveline sub-series consists of:


  1. 59 letters to the Duke of Argyll (1888-1893) arranged chronologically
  2. 4 telegrams from the Duke of Argyll (1890) arranged chronologically
  3. 4 letters to William Talbot Aveline (1873-1894) arranged chronologically
Dates: 1873-1894
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: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood, 1857-1901

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/17
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood sub-series consists of:


  1. 74 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1857-1901)
Dates: 1857-1901
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: John Geddes to J Gosselet, 1869-1909

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/19
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: John Geddes to J Gosselet sub-series consists of:


  1. 43 letters, alphabetically arranged (1869-1909)
Dates: 1869-1909
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: Robert Harkness to Francis John Haverfield, 1872-1915

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/22
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Robert Harkness to Francis John Haverfield sub-series consists of:


  1. 18 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1915)
Dates: 1872-1915
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H)

Correspondence: WA Herdman to Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1872-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/3
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: WA Herdman to Joseph Dalton Hooker sub-series consists of:


  1. 33 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1900)
Dates: 1872-1900
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (H-S)

Correspondence:Henry Hyatt Howell to Arthur Roope Hunt, 1884-1909

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/5
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: Henry Hyatt Howell to Arthur Roope Hunt sub-series consists of:


  1. 22 letters, alphabetically arranged (1884-1909)
Dates: 1884-1909
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (H-S)

Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from unidentified correspondent, 22 February 1874

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/1
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from an unidentified correspondent thanking him for letters and articles that he has sent. He mentions the geological survey of Russia, and all the problems this entails. In many areas of Russia it is suspected the geological research will be in a similar vein as in Canada and the American prairies. He goes on to describe a further scientific project to examine the geology and geomorphology of the Aral Sea and Caspian Sea areas.

Dates: 22 February 1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie / Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (A-H) / Letters to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay

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