The collection covers most periods of Geddes’s life, and nearly all of the places in which he lived and worked. It comprises correspondence, notes, pamphlets and books, photographs, maps, plans, prints and drawings, including Geddes' famous 'thinking machines'.
Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationist and town plannerThis section comprises the following series:
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Town planning
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Economics
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Sociology and Civics
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Art
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Architecture
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Philosophy
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Religion
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Education
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Geography
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Science
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Astronomy
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World Current Affairs and Politics
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Literature/Journalism
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Maps and Guide Books
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Miscellanea
This section comprises what was probably part of the Outlook Tower library, although some books may have been in Patrick Geddes' private collection. Subjects covered are:
Agriculture, Husbandry, Gardens (1-21)
Architecture (22-42A)
Art (43-55)
Astronomy and Cosmography (56-75)
Biology, Botany and Zoology (76-108)
Education (109-113)
Exhibitions (114)
Geography (115-128)
Geology and Mineralogy (129-135)
History and Chronology (136-187)
Literature (188-196)
Music (197)
Planning, Housing, Public Health etc. (198-230)
Printing (231)
Religion and Philosophy (232-241)
Science (Applied and Theoretical) Including Mathematics, Mechanics, Navigation etc. (242-291)
Social Sciences including Sociology, Political Economy, Politics, Social Studies (312-317)
Travel and Topography (318-341)
Government Papers (342-349)
General Reference Works (350-354)
Miscellanea (355-361)
This section comprises the following series:
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Civilisation, Social Science
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Material relating to Frédéric Le Play
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Sociology and Health
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Civics, Occupations
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Social Evolution
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Applied Urban and Rural Sociology
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Miscellaneous Sociological Notes
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Miscellaneous Sociological Notes (continued)
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Miscellaneous Sociological Notes
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Miscellaneous Notes on Sociology and Reconstruction
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Miscellaneous Notes on (International) Sociology
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Notes and Papers on Sociology, Life Theory and Women