Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Letters from Sir William James Lloyd Wharton

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-74/13/11
• Dates of Creation:1884-1900
• Name of Creator:
  Wharton, Sir William James Lloyd, 1843-1905 (hydrographer)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  18 letters None which affect the use of this material

• Scope and Content

  The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Letters from Sir William James Lloyd Wharton sub-series includes letters from:

  • 18 letters, chronologically arranged (1884-1900)
  • sample of obsidian

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Sir William James Lloyd Wharton was a hydrographer and worked with the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty. He shared many of his specimens, such as fossils and rocks, with Sir Archibald Geikie. They also shared hydrographic, geological and other scientific information.

• Archivist's Note

  None

  Grant Buttars 14 January 2002

• Subjects

  Fossils

  Hydrography

  Professional Interaction

  Rock Samples

• Personal Names

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

  Wharton, Sir William James Lloyd, 1843-1905 (hydrographer)

• Corporate Names

  Admiralty and Ministry of Defence. Hydrographic Department