Correspondence with Robert Boog-Watson

• Reference:GB 237 GB Coll-74/11/4
• Dates of Creation:1862-1863
• Name of Creator:
  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 file None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  The Correspondence with Robert Boog-Watson sub-series consists of:

  • 3 letters from Sir Archibald Geikie (1862-1863)
  • inscribed reprint: Geikie | Archibald | Sir | 1835-1924 | professor of geology, University of Edinburgh, On the Phenomena of the Glacial Drift in Scotland, ( Glasgow, John Gray, 1863) )

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with Robert Boog-Watson while investigating glacial drift in Ayrshire and Lanarkshire. They compared geological notes on the Clyde Estuary area and in particular the Isles of Arran and Bute.

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Sarah Higgins 23 January 2001

• Subjects

  Drift

  Geology

• Personal Names

  Boog-Watson, Robert, fl1862 (clergyman and zoologist)

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

• Geographical Names

  Arran Buteshire Scotland

  Ayrshire Scotland