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Relates to alterations to a flat in the Outlook Tower. Typescript.

Personal. Asks Geddes to write testimonial for him. References to Lady Geddes, T[homas] R. Marr and Montpellier.

Mentions [Raymond] Unwin, the 'Shackleton model' and Lady Forres.

Relating to organisation of Outlook Tower executive after the death of Patrick Geddes.

Claiming ill health and overwork, he is unable to give much help. Suggests that Roberts should discuss scheme with Agricultural College in George Square, Edinburgh.

Encloses their business account. Also attached is a letter from the Sir Walter Scott Centenary Committee thanking the Outlook Tower for a Masque production in connection with the Centenary.

Agrees to take on rent responsibility for the next year at the Outlook Tower and strongly advises against launching a memorial appeal for Sir Patrick Geddes because of the disappointing result of other recent appeals.

With reference to Roberts's scheme for a 'Back to the Land' movement in connection with a College of Agriculture. Encloses leaflets on Holiday Camp in the Borders. Asks Geddes for aid in obtaining premises. Mention of 'your French lad Marcel' [Hardy] and Geddes's grandson Alastair Mears.

Letter from Marjorie Morgan regarding the previous correspondence between Norah Mears and John Wales. She mentions that she is in charge of the group that will be working alongside Norah Mears' group during the summer project in Devon.

Minutes of Patrick Geddes’ lecture at a Symposium Tea. Geddes discusses how Nature determines a man’s life and labour, explains the link between anthropologists and economists, describes his mode of teaching and the concept of the Outlook Tower, cultural links with France, connections with Europe, USA, and India; history time charts, history of the civilisations, graphs needed to express the evolution of History and Sciences, sociology, place-work-folk.

With estimate for work on flat in the Outlook Tower to be occupied by Mr. Charles Cammell. Typescript.