Relating to financial matters involving the University and City Association and the Town and Gown Association which also involve A[ndrew] J[ohn] Herbertson, J. Arthur Thomson and Victor Branford. Typescript and manuscript.
Ross, John, fl. 1895 - 1932, chartered accountantAcknowledges receiving Patrick Geddes' lettter, confirms the date of the Directors’ Meeting and discusses his reply to John Ross. Shares his ideas on the difficulty of selling the More's Garden in Cheyne Walk and the inevitable liquidation of the Town and Gown Association in the event it cannot repay its debts to Henry Beveridge.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantExplains how to acquire the patronage of the Lord Provost and Town Council of Edinburgh for unspecified purpose. Typescript.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantDiscusses the appeal for money in order to purchase More’s Garden. Mentions John Ross.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantTypescript with manuscript amendments.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantAcknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes’ letter. Discusses the possible liquidation of the Town and Gown Association in the event the debt to Henry Beveridge cannot be repaid, his skepticism regarding the benefits of a meeting between the Town and Gown Association and the University and City Association and the difficulty of selling the Lawnmarket property. Mentions John Ross of Ross and Connell.
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Writes concerning the repayment of a loan to Henry Beveridge by the Town and Gown Association and encloses a copy of a letter from Ross and Connell dated the 8th of November [extant]. Suggests the only way forward is either the voluntary liquidation of the Town and Gown Association or dividing the shares of the Association.
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Enclosed copy letter from Ross and Connell, to Whitson and Methuen, 8 November 1910.
Acknowledge receipt of Whitson and Methuen’s letter of the 7th of November. Reassert Henry Beveridge’s position and call for the repayment of the loan and the incurred interest. If the Town and Gown Association cannot repay the loan, then Henry Beveridge will place the Association in liquidation.
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.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantEncloses memorandum.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantBusiness. Mentions John Ross's loss.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantThanks Patrick Geddes for his letter. Responds to Geddes’ criticism regarding the changes he had made to his article on the Student Halls of Residence before it was published.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantConfirms replying to Patrick Geddes’ official letter of the 14th of July, and now writes concerning the private matter. Addresses Geddes’ concerns regarding Thomas R. Marr’s delay in handling the payment of the outstanding rent for the Outlook Tower. Mentions the Summer Meeting debt. Expresses his disapproval with Geddes’ proposition to ask the Secretaries of the Town and Gown Association to stir up the Outlook Tower Committee.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantRelates to finance of unspecified scheme of Patrick Geddes. He thinks Geddes is wrong to hint to Mr. Roxburgh at subscribing to the 'Ramsay Lane syndicate' and mentions dealings with Mrs. Whyte, Stevenson and Lord McLaren.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantWith extracts from reports by Inter-Universities Halls of Residence Committee. Edinburgh: Geddes and Colleagues.
Endorsed: 'J. Tyrwhitt'.
Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationist and town plannerSends Patrick Geddes a list of questions [extant] to which he should send a response in view of writing an article for University Club Hall. Mentions Ross.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountant