Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Sir James Colquhoun Irvine

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GB 0248 DC 002/14/248

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01 February 1921

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letter

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Irvine | Sir | James Colquhoun | 1877-1952 | chemist and principal of University of St Andrews

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Sir James Colquhoun Irvine regarding a vacant chair at Dundee. He asks Bower for full information on Dr [John Mclean] Thompson who he believes will be an asset to Dundee but states that the position is rather obscure, being previously for the summer term only. After the departure of Sir Patrick Geddes, it was proposed that the Chair should teach for the full year, with full salary but this has financial implications for the university. Although the University Council has still to authorise the filling of the vacancy, he hopes to have someone in place for the summer term.

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Sir James Colquhoun Irvine
Item Summary
Reference Code	GB 0248 DC 002/14/248
Date(s)	01 February 1921
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 letter
Name of creator	Irvine \| Sir \| James Colquhoun \| 1877-1952 \| chemist and principal of University of St Andrews
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from Sir James Colquhoun Irvine regarding a vacant chair at Dundee. He asks Bower for full information on Dr [John Mclean] Thompson who he believes will be an asset to Dundee but states that the position is rather obscure, being previously for the summer term only. After the departure of Sir Patrick Geddes, it was proposed that the Chair should teach for the full year, with full salary but this has financial implications for the university. Although the University Council has still to authorise the filling of the vacancy, he hopes to have someone in place for the summer term.
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Subjects	Finance Job Vacancies
People	Bower \| Frederick Orpen \| 1855-1948 \| regius professor of botany, University of Glasgow Geddes \| Sir \| Patrick \| 1854-1932 \| biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner Irvine \| Sir \| James Colquhoun \| 1877-1952 \| chemist and principal of University of St Andrews Thompson \| John McLean \| 1888-: \| professor of botany, University of Liverpool
Businesses and Organisations	University College Dundee \| 1881-1954 \| university \| Dundee (Scotland) University of St Andrews \| 1411-: \| university \| Saint Andrews (Scotland)
Places	Dundee (Scotland) St Andrews (Scotland)
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