Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: Robert Harkness to Francis John Haverfield

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/11/22
• Dates of Creation:1872-1915
• Name of Creator:
  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  18 letters None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

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

  • 18 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1915)

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of people both socially and professionally. This sub-series includes the following correspondents:

  Robert Harkness (1816-1878) wrote to Geikie regarding the geology of north-west England, and on matters relating to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1792-1871) as well as on other professional matters.

  Letters from Sir Charles Augustus Hartley (1825-1915) largely concerned the discharge of rivers, particularly the Thames. Francis John Haverfield (1860-1919) sought Geikie's opinion on the influence of geology on the geographical location of London.

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Grant Buttars 16 October 2001

• Subjects

  Biography

  Geology, Research

  Professional Interaction

  Rivers

• Personal Names

  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)

  Harkness, Robert, 1816-1878 (British geologist and zoologist | Professor of Geology, Queen's College Cork)

  Hartley, Sir Charles Augustus, 1825-1915 (civil engineer)

  Haverfield, Francis John, 1860-1919 (archaeologist)

  Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)

• Geographical Names

  London, England