NAHSTE: Copy correspondence

Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Division
Copy correspondence
Series Summary
Reference Code	GB 0237 James Geikie MS 2594/2
Date(s)	1876-1914
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 file, 1 microfilm
Name of creator	Geikie \| James \| 1839-1915 \| professor of geology, University of Edinburgh
Biographical History
Biographical History	Certain items of Geikie family correspondence were photocopied and microfilmed as were a number of letters by Charles Darwin. The former consisted mainly of letters from John Somerville Geikie and William [Geikie] from Sarawak and Singapore and include geological observations (John Somerville Geikie later pubished A List of Sarawak Minerals). The latter partly concermed James Geikie's publication, The Great Ice Age.
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Copy correspondence consists of: family letters professional correspondence
Index
Subjects	Family Geology Minerals Professional Interaction Scholarly Publishing Social Interaction
People	Darwin \| Charles Robert \| 1809-1882 \| naturalist Geikie \| James \| 1839-1915 \| professor of geology, University of Edinburgh Geikie \| John Somerville \| 1879-c1917 \| mining engineer \| son of James Geikie Geikie \| William \| fl1905 brother of James Geikie
Places	Sarawak Singapore
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