NAHSTE: Assorted Minor Papers

Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Division
Assorted Minor Papers
Series Summary
Reference Code	GB 0237 Robert Jameson
Date(s)	c1790-c1850
Extent and medium of the unit of description	3 boxes
Name of creator	Jameson \| Robert \| 1774-1854 \| geologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh
Biographical History
Biographical History	Robert Jameson, Professor of Natural History at Edinburgh for fifty years, curator of the University's collection of natural history specimens, president of the Wernerian Natural History Society, and editor of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, naturally accummulated a large amount of material not to be catalogued with notes or correspondence.
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Assorted Minor Papers consists of: Calling cards, dinner invitations, advertisements, book notices, subscription offers, humorous jottings, cartoons, and so on.
Index
Subjects	Fossils Geological Specimens Geology Mineralogists Mineralogy Natural History Zoology
People	Jameson \| Robert \| 1774-1854 \| geologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh
Businesses and Organisations	University of Edinburgh \| Royal Museum of the University \| 1812-1866 \| museum \| Edinburgh (Scotland) University of Edinburgh \| 1583-: \| university \| Edinburgh (Scotland)
Places	Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Assorted Minor Papers