Letter to Robert Boog-Watson from Sir Archibald Geikie

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/11/4/3
• Dates of Creation:10 December 1863
• Name of Creator:
  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 letter

• Scope and Content

  Letter to Robert Boog-Watson from Sir Archibald Geikie while on field study in Ayrshire. Geikie suggests that he writes a paper on the Arran deposit at Lamlash. He discusses his geological research in Ayrshire in detail and in particular glacial deposits. He reports a technical difficulty with his possible professorship. He mentions Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay's possible future movements and his current health.

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Sarah Higgins 23 January 2001

• Subjects

  College Teachers, Tenure

  Glacial Landforms

• Personal Names

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

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

  Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist)

• Geographical Names

  Arran Buteshire Scotland

  Ayrshire Scotland