Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Collection of 19th-century autograph letters assembled by the Rev. John Walker
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2103
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of c. 200 letters acquired by the Rev. John Walker (1855-1941), a Scottish-Australian autograph collector. The main fields of interest represented are geology, botany, theology, literature, academia, and politics. Names that feature particularly prominently include Walker's uncle John Stuart Blackie, Professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh; William Garden Blaikie, Professor of Divinity at New College, Edinburgh; James Geikie, Professor of Geology at the...
Dates:
1792-1913