Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood

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Sir Archibald Geikie corresponded with a number of people both socially and professionally. This sub-series includes the following correspondents:

Correspondence with fellow geologist, Reverend Osmond Fisher (1817-1913), covered a number of professional areas, primarily Fisher's own research; that from Sir William Henry Flower (1831-1899) was more concerned with associations they had an interest in.

David Forbes (1828-1876), brother to Edward Forbes (subject of a biography by Geikie) corresponded on both social and professional matters. Correspondence with Sir Clement Le Neve Foster (1841-1904) centred mostly around Foster's application to be Registrar of the University of London. That with Sir Michael Foster (1836-1907) was particularly concerned with Royal Society matters.

Geikie also corresponded with Sir Douglas Strutt Galton (1822-1899) and with Edmund Johnston Garwood (1864-1949), who had just been appointed to the chair of Geology at University College London in 1901.

The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: HW Fielden to Edmund Johnston Garwood sub-series consists of:

• 74 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1857-1901)

• Appointment to Office
• Geology, Research
• Professional Associations
• Professional Interaction
• Social Interaction

• Fisher | Osmund | 1817-1913 | clergyman and geologist
• Flower | Sir | William Henry | 1831-1899 | director of the Natural History Museum
• Foster | Sir | Clement Le Neve | 1841-1904 | inspector of mines
• Foster | Sir | Michael | 1836-1907 | physiologist
• Forbes | David | 1828-1876 | secretary to the Geological Society
• Geikie | Sir | Archibald | 1835-1924 | professor of geology, University of Edinburgh
• Galton | Sir | Douglas Strutt | 1822-1899 | Captain (Royal Engineers) and scientist
• Garwood | Edmund Johnston | 1864-1949 | geologist

• Royal Society | c1645-: | scientific society | London (England)
• University College London | 1826-: | university | London (England)