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Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie
    Correspondence of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison

Edinburgh University Library Special Collections Division

Letters from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison to Charles Wentworh Dilke and related material

Series Summary

Reference Code

GB 0237 Sir Archibald Geikie Gen. 523/2

Date(s)

1810-1871

Extent and medium of the unit of description

1

file

Name of creator

Geikie | Sir | Archibald | 1835-1924 | professor of geology, University of Edinburgh

Biographical History

Biographical History

Sir Roderick Impey Murchison corresponded with Charles Wentworth Dilke of The Athenaeum on a number of occasions. Sir Archibald Geikie acquired a number of these letters along with related notes and papers.

Scope and Content

Scope and Content

The letters from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison to Charles Wentworth Dilke and related material consist of:

  • letters from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison to Charles Wentworth Dilke
  • assorted correspondence
  • letters received by Sir Archibald Geikie
  • notes and papers

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