Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 T-GED/12/3/8/75
Title
Letter from Thomas Barnby Whitson, Whitson and Methuen, chartered accountants, Edinburgh, to Patrick Geddes, University College, Dundee
Date(s)
- 28 April 1915 (Creation)
Level of description
Piece
Extent and medium
2 ff.
Context area
Name of creator
(1869-1948)
Biographical history
- Chartered accountant.
- Chairman of Town and Gown Association.
- Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1929-1932.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Acknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes’ two letters, one from Bombay and the other from P.& O. ship and dated 25 April. Informs Geddes that Ramsay Lodge had been taken as a school for young officers, bringing in a constant monthly income. Discusses the University Halls accounts and is overall more hopeful regarding the financial situation of the Town and Gown Association.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English