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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:

1. Town planning

2. Economics

3. Sociology and Civics

4. Art

5. Architecture

6. Philosophy

7. Religion

8. Education

9. Geography

10. Science

11. Astronomy

12. World Current Affairs and Politics

13. Literature/Journalism

14. Maps and Guide Books

15. Miscellanea

This section comprises the following series:

1. Topography

2. Diagrams

3. Patrick Geddes and contemporaries (portraits and group photographs)

4. Prints, drawings and paintings

5. Miscellanea

This section comprises the following series:

1. Manuscript and typescript lecture notes, papers etc.

2. Correspondence

3. Printed and published material

This section comprises general correspondence of Patrick Geddes from 1877 to 1932.

This section comprises the following series:

1. Manuscript and typescript lecture notes, papers, draft articles, draft chapters etc.

2. Correspondence

3. Printed and published material

4. Bibliographical notes

5. University College Dundee

6. Miscellanea

This section comprises the following series:

1. Cities in Evolution
2. City Development
3. City Development (continued)
4. Regions and Cities
5. Cities and Regional Surveys
6. Cities and Regional Surveys (continued)
7. India
8. Cyprus
9. Palestine
10. Ireland

Papers relating to 'Life: Outlines of General Biology' by Patrick Geddes and J. Arthur Thomson, published in 1931 by Williams and Norgate Ltd., London.

Note: Geddes and Thomson appear to have started work on this volume in 1925 and at first the book was to have been called 'Essentials of Biology', a title which was retained for the first part of the volume [see the galley proofs, GB 249 T-GED 17/9 [https://www.ica-atom.org/strathclyde/galley-proofs;isad]].

This section comprises the following series:

1. The Evergreen and Messrs. Patrick Geddes and Colleagues

2. Verse

3. Olympus

This section comprises the following series:

1. Manuscript and typescript lecture notes, papers etc.

2. Printed and published material

3. Correspondence

4. Miscellanea

This section comprises the following series:

1. Regional Developments in Edinburgh - Cockburn Association

2. Outlook Tower and Museums

3. Outlook Tower: miscellaneous printed notices etc.

4. Outlook Tower: manuscript, typescript, printed matter and newspaper cuttings

5. Outlook Tower: collection, activities, events; architecture in Edinburgh

6. Outlook Tower and Outlook Tower Association

7. Outlook Tower: teaching classes 1931

8. Outlook Tower: facilities, programmes, excursions

9. Correspondence with some related papers: Edinburgh

10. Correspondence with some related papers: Outlook Tower

11. Town and Gown Association Ltd

12. Edinburgh and Outlook Tower: miscellaneous material

This section comprises the following series:

1. Paris Exposition 1900: general organisation

2. Paris Exposition 1900: International Assembly

3. Paris Exposition 1900: Rue des Nations

4. Paris Exposition 1900: other conferences

5. Paris Exposition 1900

6. Glasgow Exhibition 1901

7. International Assembly Paris 1900 and Glasgow 1901

8. Congrès Mondial des Associations

9. Cities and Town Planning Exhibition, Edinburgh

10. Cities and Town Planning Exhibition, Crosby Hall, Chelsea, London

11. Cities and Town Planning Exhibition, Dublin

12. Miscellaneous material relating to various exhibitions

This section comprises the following series:

1. Art Theories, the Museum, the Art School, Indian Art, Art in Dunfermline and Dundee, Art in 1900, Architecture

2. Celtic Art

3. Art and Architecture: printed material and press-cuttings

4. Miscellaneous material on Art and Art Theories

This section comprises the following series:

1. Philosophy of History, Interpretations of History, Teaching of History, World History, Ancient History

2. Medieval and Scottish History

3. History of various countries, other historical topics, historical maps and charts

4. Miscellaneous history manuscripts and printed material

5. War and Peace

6. War and Peace (continued)

7. War and Peace (continued)

This section comprises the following series:

1. Civilisation, Social Science

2. Material relating to Frédéric Le Play

3. Sociology and Health

4. Civics, Occupations

5. Social Evolution

6. Applied Urban and Rural Sociology

7. Miscellaneous Sociological Notes

8. Miscellaneous Sociological Notes (continued)

9. Miscellaneous Sociological Notes

10. Miscellaneous Notes on Sociology and Reconstruction

11. Miscellaneous Notes on (International) Sociology

12. Notes and Papers on Sociology, Life Theory and Women