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Letter and enclosure from J. Stuart Glennie to Patrick Geddes

Acknowledges receipt of Stuart-Glennie's personal memorial and a copy of 'Nature'. Relates to a meeting of the Gifford Committee, mentions Professor W. James. Refers to a copy of Greek Folk Poetry and Professor Sayce's opinion of Stuart-Glennie's work. Discusses the implications for the University of Edinburgh of a gift from Mr Carnegie.

Comments that he desires Andrew Carnegie's gift to Scottish Universities should strengthen their historical departments; reference to Patrick Geddes's 'Plea for the Endowment of History as a Science' and suggests that it should be addressed to Professors Lodge, Nicholson, Kirkpatrick, Laurie, Pattison, Pringle, Seth, Butcher, Hardie and Iggeling. Reference to Patrick Geddes's paper on 'Law of Historical Intellectual Development' for International Monthly.