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The collection covers most periods of Geddes’s life, and nearly all of the places in which he lived and worked. It comprises correspondence, notes, pamphlets and books, photographs, maps, plans, prints and drawings, including Geddes' famous 'thinking machines'.
Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationist and town plannerThis section comprises the following series:
Town planning
Economics
Sociology and Civics
Art
Architecture
Philosophy
Religion
Education
Geography
Science
Astronomy
World Current Affairs and Politics
Literature/Journalism
Maps and Guide Books
Miscellanea
This section comprises what was probably part of the Outlook Tower library, although some books may have been in Patrick Geddes' private collection. Subjects covered are:
Agriculture, Husbandry, Gardens (1-21)
Architecture (22-42A)
Art (43-55)
Astronomy and Cosmography (56-75)
Biology, Botany and Zoology (76-108)
Education (109-113)
Exhibitions (114)
Geography (115-128)
Geology and Mineralogy (129-135)
History and Chronology (136-187)
Literature (188-196)
Music (197)
Planning, Housing, Public Health etc. (198-230)
Printing (231)
Religion and Philosophy (232-241)
Science (Applied and Theoretical) Including Mathematics, Mechanics, Navigation etc. (242-291)
Social Sciences including Sociology, Political Economy, Politics, Social Studies (312-317)
Travel and Topography (318-341)
Government Papers (342-349)
General Reference Works (350-354)
Miscellanea (355-361)
This section comprises the following series:
Civilisation, Social Science
Material relating to Frédéric Le Play
Sociology and Health
Civics, Occupations
Social Evolution
Applied Urban and Rural Sociology
Miscellaneous Sociological Notes
Miscellaneous Sociological Notes (continued)
Miscellaneous Sociological Notes
Miscellaneous Notes on Sociology and Reconstruction
Miscellaneous Notes on (International) Sociology
Notes and Papers on Sociology, Life Theory and Women