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Response to Geddes' letter of 27 December 1902. Expresses pleasure that a Natural History 'movement' is proposed in Dunfermline and promises some notes on subject. Advises that he preparing course syllabus and has been required to undertake extension lecturing to pay his way. Refers to Professor Henry Balfour of Oxford as being 'a very good Museum man' but pledged to a 'Pitt Rivers Comparative Method', and to Dr. Henry 0ggs Forbes from Liverpool. Offers to send Geddees some museum literature and directs him towards the Museum Association annual publication.

Reference to a pamphlet on 'Cities Exhibition' by Patrick Geddes. Wishes to help Geddes in Dublin. Mention of A.R.I.Acad., Royal Dublin Society and other sources of help in Dublin. Reference to [ ] Cole, [ ] Schooff, [ ] Moore and [ ] Moss.

Asks Geddes to read over portion of presidential address by Haddon to Anthropological Institute with general reference to definition of social sciences and religion. References to Taxonomy, Social Morphology, Psychology, Anthropographical Ecology, Ethnology, Sociology, Religion and Tinctured Psychology, Aesthetics, Technology, Dictography, Magic, Education, Astronomy.

Refers to Patrick Geddes' proposed plans for the Horniman Museum Gardens to be designed and used for educational purposes. Discusses the possibility of establishing an Outlook Tower and Geographical Museum at Surrey Mount. Advises Patrick Geddes that the garden project must be deemed a success by London County Council before they will consider other improvement projects. Refers to the positive status of the Outlook Tower in Edinburgh.

Reference to a 'scheme of Patrick Geddes'. Haddon unable to help due to ill health. Mention of Michael Foster and Dr. R.D. Roberts.

Discusses Geddes's 'The Art Critic' and their opposing views on art criticism. Also comments on the evolution controversy. The writer is about to go on an expedition to New Guinea. Manuscript.

Refers to Patrick Geddes' scheme and social experiment for a labour colony of Armenians in Cyprus. Outlines the challenges that Geddes is likely to face in undertaking such a scheme.

Refers Geddes to 'Trephining in the Neolithic Period' by Victor Horsley in Journal of Anthropological Institute XVII 1888: also to USA publication by Bureau of Ethnology. Suggestion that Geddes might 'edit' and translate some abstracts of 'La Science Sociale', or alternatively ask Havelock Ellis. Haddon mentions his visit to Aran Isles at Galway Bay for anthropological study which he plans to write up in a sociological study and an annotation by Haddon refers to an enclosed abstract [not extant] and his opinion on Leith's view.

A scheme for lectures in sociology suggested by M. Demolins. Manuscript.

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