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Advises unable to find Geddes' slides. Gives news of proposed Social Museum to be established in New York and suggests any relevant engravings, plates, etc., would be gladly received. Hopes Geddes is satisfied with Paris Exposition,1900, enquires whether he and Mrs. Geddes are travelling to the Buffalo Exposition scheduled to take place May - October 1901, and offers accommodation.

Personal and humorous. Enquires after Anna Geddes and informs her she had just written to her at Alastair’s in Helensburgh, without realising Mrs. Geddes must already be in Dundee. Despite being very busy and having to work very hard, she took one month’s holiday to travel to Toulouse, Clairac and Bordeaux, which she enjoyed very much. Mentions Alice Rives, the Bonple, the Stapfer and the Charmont families. Mentions reading ‘The Life of Pasteur’ by Valery. Tells Mrs. Geddes of a busy schedule of conferences in Montpellier that make it difficult for her to manage all her projects.

Discusses arrangements and titles for proposed lectures and the proposed Carnegie gift relating to a history fellowship.

Advises letter dispatched suggesting send extracts of his plea to Carnegie Trust for history fellowship to Thomas Shaw.

Concerns a request which Gaston Moch has made to Patrick Geddes, asking him to speak to Mr Andrew Carnegie about raising capital for the proposed journal 'Journal Européen', the 'Museè de la Paix', and the 'Club International'.

Thanks Anna Geddes for sending details of 'Glasgow programmes'. Expresses interest in Educational Department. Reference to 'Mr. Carnegie's munificence', her hope that it will benefit Town and Gown Association and that more students will attend Edinburgh. Discusses a recent trip to Ireland.

Asks Geddes' advice as to a French school for her eight year old son, Henry, who has previously attended the Dewey School in Chicago. Mention of Demolins' School. Wishes to base his education on the concept of school expressed in ‘The School and Society’. Willing to ‘try the European Experiment’.

Also cosmic and human elements of life and humanity.

Manuscript.

Approved at the closing meeting of the Glasgow International Assembly. Produced by International Association for the Advancement of Science, Art and Education.

Advises of plans for the Second National Social and Political Conference to be held at Detroit. Extends invitation to conference and encloses tentative programme and extracts from previous conference at Buffalo [extant].