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Asks Professor Alexander Crum Brown to approve and extend a list of names suggested by Mr. Auldjo Jamieson, Baillie Pollard and himself to receive invitations for the meeting to be held that Friday, 27 January 1899. Asks for Crum Brown’s approval of the invitations.

Notes by Patrick Geddes on Chelsea Hall on a paper headed ‘University Hall of Residence, Chelsea, More’s Garden, Cheyne Walk’.

Confirms receipt of diagrams sent from Charles Staniland Wake. Advises that he must delay thinking on them and the subject of graphics until December due to other commitments and will write thereafter.

Informs John Ross that Raymond Unwin and Thomas Adam showed interest in Charles Robert Ashbee’s Universities and Colleges Exhibition. Mentions the difficulty indicated by John Lea and encloses a copy of Lea’s letter. Believes a collaboration between the ‘Cities and Town Planning’ and Charles Robert Ashbee’s Exhibition would be beneficial. Indicates his own initial plan of the Exhibition could be adjusted in the event of such a collaboration. Encloses copy of letter to Ashbee [extant].

Patrick Geddes advocates the need for strong protest against the destruction of the University of Louvain by German forces. Geddes argues for the joint international effort of universities from various countries and encourages the Earl of Aberdeen to use the power of his status to this effect.

Address by Patrick Geddes to the Regional Survey Section of the South-Eastern Union of Scientific Societies, [date unknown]. Sociological Review. Vol. [ ]. No. [ ]. pp 223-232.

Discusses the Congress of Universities at Oxford and supports a collaboration between University and City as proposed by Dr. Mackichan’s in his report.

With plan and note by Professor Geddes. Reprinted from The Scottish Geographical Magazine. March 1902. pp. 1-7. Also includes reprinted letters to Patrick Geddes from James Bryce, Clements Markham and Archibald Geikie. Reprinted from The Scottish Geographical Magazine. April 1902. pp. 1-4.

Endorsed: '1902' and 'J. Tyrwhitt'.

Acknowledges receipt of note and enclosures [not extant]. Discusses attempts to publish in USA, attempts to find a buyer for 'Evergreen' and 'Celtica' stock. Requests removal of cartography from subject matters to be presented to publishers. Alludes to the programming of exhibitions in America, St. Louis or Pittsburg.

Handwritten notes by Patrick Geddes on the rioters in Bengal.

With extracts from reports by Inter-Universities Halls of Residence Committee. Edinburgh: Geddes and Colleagues.

Endorsed: 'J. Tyrwhitt'.

Letter possibly to Bertrand Russell, friend of Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson. Refers to enclosed introduction [not extant] from Bailie Pollard of Edinburgh. Seeks a meeting to discuss the Cyprus question and the Armenian refugees. Outlines his proposals for a labour colony at Cyprus. Incomplete. Draft letter to unidentified recipient on back of letter.

Encloses a copy of Robert Smith’s letter about the maps illustrating the geographical distribution of vegetation across the globe. Mentions encouraging Smith to start a course on Regional Survey for teachers, and would like to plan a similar course for next year’s Summer Meeting. Highlights the importance of these courses being endorsed by an educational body.

Patrick Geddes makes an appeal regarding Crosby Hall and Chelsea University Hall and pleads for the cooperation between the Town and Gown Association and the University and City Association of London. He also discusses John Ross' 'calamitous intervention' in negotiations between the two Associations regarding the University Halls. Proposes two motions related to Business Committees, encloses a ‘Sociological Society’ Abstract [not extant], the ‘Town Planning Paper’ related to the Outlook Tower [not extant] as proof. Mentions martin White, Victor Verasis Branford, Professor Crum Brown.

Notes related to Patrick Geddes’ ‘Lecture on Universities’, visits to the Hindu University and correspondence.