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Social Interaction

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence: from Duncan M Irvine to Alfred John Jukes-Browne, 1865-1899

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/7
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence: from Duncan M Irvine to Alfred John Jukes-Browne sub-series consists of:


  1. 44 letters, alphabetically arranged (1865-1899)
Dates: 1865-1899

Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Thomas Lauder Brunton to William Sweetland Dallas, 1857-1913

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/10
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Thomas Lauder Brunton to William Sweetland Dallas sub-series consists of:


  1. 74 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1857-1913)
Dates: 1857-1913

First Edinburgh file, 1934-1937

 Sub-Series
Identifier: BAI 1/17/5
Scope and Contents

letters, notes, press cuttings and related material

Dates: 1934-1937

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, 04 April 1757

 Item
Identifier: Coll-16/I/3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Joseph Black to his father, John Black, introducing Mr Somerville, grandson to John Gowdie, Principal of the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 04 April 1757

Letter to Dr Mary Gardner Grierson from Tom Williams, 25 June 1952

 Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L2647
Scope and Contents

Letter, 25 June 1952, Vernet - Les - Bains, Tom Williams to Mary Grierson. Describing Williams time as a student in Edinburgh and expressing interest in Grierson's biography of Tovey. Holograph signed, with stamped envelope.

Dates: 25 June 1952

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Herbrand Arthur Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, 10 April 1906

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/12/9
Scope and Contents

Russell, who signs himself 'Bedford' writes that he would prefer to omit St Giles and visit Ewart at Duddingston immediately after the University function.

Dates: 10 April 1906

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Lord Arthur Cecil, 19 August 1912

 Item
Identifier: Coll-14/9/18/51
Scope and Contents

Cecil writes that he was sorry Ewart was not able to visit him, as he wanted to discuss aspects of the Shetland cow with him, some of which remind him of Indian cattle. He asks whether either Ewart or the University are inclined to continue with the Jersey-Shetland crossing experiments.

Dates: 19 August 1912