Regrets to inform Patrick Geddes that Sir Mavor is unwell and will not be able to see anyone for the next few days.
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Patrick Geddes expresses hope and gratitude for Robert Fleming’s assistance in saving the Town and Gown Association. Mentions Mr. Balfour, Mr. Wyndham, Lord Pentland, Lord Glenconer and Henry Beveridge.
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Note by Patrick Geddes concerning Lord Fleming and the financial help of £1000. Manuscript.
Acknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes’ two letters, one from Bombay and the other from P.& O. ship and dated 25 April. Informs Geddes that Ramsay Lodge had been taken as a school for young officers, bringing in a constant monthly income. Discusses the University Halls accounts and is overall more hopeful regarding the financial situation of the Town and Gown Association.
Sin títuloSuggests Miss Ritchie should start preparations for the British Association’s visit to Edinburgh in September 1921. Attaches a newspaper cutting [extant] relating to preparations for the British Association’s visit.
Sin títuloDiscusses Miss Ritchie’s intention of starting Photography-related activities at the Outlook Tower. Advises he has written to a friend, Mr. A. Wallace McGregor, who is interested in her idea and hopes the two can discuss it further.
Discusses his resignation as Director of the Town and Gown Association. Hopes Patrick Geddes will recover from his illness while staying in the South of France.
Sin títuloExtract from Chapter XI “De la tâche doctrinale des universités catholiques”, in L'Enseignement supérieur et les Universités catholiques, by Père Henri Didon, 1876.
At Hans Baedeker’s request, recommends suitable pensions in the Heidelberg area. Mentions Miss Thibaut, Mrs. Rat Nebel, Professor H. Müller, Mrs. Cämmerer, and Mr. K. Philippe.
Describes Berlin University as a good opportunity for study, with comments on German professors, lectures, and opportunities for foreign students. Mentions Mr. Macmillan, Professor Liebreich and the idea of an ‘Academic Consulate’.
Discusses the design of table damasks which John Duncan has agreed to prepare. Encloses two design samples [not extant]. Mentions Henry Beveridge.
Thanks Patrick Geddes for his note, circular and copies of his lectures. Will present Geddes’ proposal to the residents of the New College Residency and will inform him of the result as soon as possible.
Acknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes’ letter. Accepts the book plate which Geddes is offering, as well as any books or loan of books. Expresses the wish of Riddle's Court Library Committee to cooperate with other Student Halls in the inter-library loans project that Geddes is suggesting. Informs Geddes a General Meeting of the Library Committees will convene to discuss all his suggestions.
Will place Patrick Geddes' suggestion of creating libraries for University Halls before the Ramsay Lodge Committee.
Expresses his intention of sending an Armenian student to Edinburgh for a university course and would like assistance in finding him affordable accommodation. Mentions John Lewis Paton.
Apologises for not sending the invitation for the meeting on the 27th of January and encloses a copy of the circular regarding the meeting. Asks whether Lord Balcarres could attend another meeting in the following weeks.