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Papers of John Smith
    John Smith Notebooks

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Natural history notes, notebook number 3

Item Summary

Reference Code

GB 0248 DC 054/2

Date(s)

1888-1896

Extent and medium of the unit of description

1

Volume

Name of creator

Smith | John | 1846-1930 | geologist, antiquarian and natural historian

Scope and Content

Scope and Content

Notebook containing information on a variety of subjects including drawings of local landmarks including Dudley Castle; notes concerning natural history including notes relating to a Roman road near Ayr, Helianthemum Charmaecistus (Rock Rose) and Juniper on Ardmillan Hill, Girvan; lists of specimens with notes of when and where they were found with some sketches; newspaper cuttings; notices of meetings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow and the Andersonian Naturalists' Society, lists of excursions made by the Geological Society of Glasgow and the Natural History Society of Glasgow.

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