Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 T-GED/12/3/31/30
Title
Letter from Thomas Barnby Whitson, Whitson and Methuen, Edinburgh, to Patrick Geddes, Edinburgh
Date(s)
- 16 March 1912 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 f.
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Name of creator
(1869-1948)
Biographical history
- Chartered accountant.
- Chairman of Town and Gown Association.
- Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1929-1932.
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Scope and content
Expresses his appreciation for the ‘Masque of Learning’, mentions its educational value and great public and financial success. Thanks Patrick Geddes, Anna Geddes and the members of the Outlook Tower who organised it. Informs Geddes that many former residents of the University Hall have sent letters of appreciation to be read at the Hall Dinner.
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Language of material
- English