Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie A-M

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/15
• Dates of Creation:late 19th century
• Name of Creator:
  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 box None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie A-M series consists of:

  • letters alphabetically arranged by sender, including those from Charles Robert Darwin, the Geological Society, Joseph Lister, Sir Charles Lyell and Sir Roderick Impey Murchison
  • postcards
  • obituaries

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of people both socially and professionally. These included publishers, friends and colleagues, both at home and abroad.

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Grant Buttars 22 Januray 2002

• Subjects

  Obituaries

  Professional Interaction

  Social Interaction

• Personal Names

  Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist)

  Lister, Sir Joseph, 1827-1912 (1st Baron Lister | British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery)

  Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)

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

• Corporate Names

  Geological Society of London (1807-:)