Acknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes’ letter of 13 July. Advises that a decision regarding the allocation of a property has not yet been made.
Thanks Patrick Geddes for the illustrated booklet on University Halls. Mentions Mr. Eyre-Todd and Anna Geddes.
Attached circular letter details the advantages of a University Hall for students, such as comfortable lodgings at accessible prices and the possibility of social interaction with other students with diverse views and experiences, which could lead to furthering one's knowledge and culture. Indicates Chelsea as a possible location for the beginning of the scheme.
'F. Wendt, Charlottenburg' [Berlin]
From an unidentified [portfolio] publication. Number '14' in top right corner.
'W. Kromhout, Amsterdam'
From an unidentified [portfolio] publication. Number '54' in top right corner.
Kromhout, Willem, 1864-1940, architect'Johannes Zimmermann, Zwickau'
From an unidentified [portfolio] publication. Number '68' in top right corner.
Acknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes' letters . Mentions the estimate for the building of a Lawnmarket tenement. Discusses Geddes' capital accounts and clarifies misunderstandings regarding a series of transactions. Mentions Slater, Messrs Irons Roberts & Company, Irons and Coy, John Ross, and Landale. Geddes' reply to Thomas Barnby Whitson is written at the end.
Whitson, Thomas Barnby, 1869-1948, chartered accountantAcknowledges receipt of Patrick Geddes’ letter and believes a collection of articles on the University Residence Scheme would be of value. Offers his support and discusses republishing articles by various authors on this subject in a symposium. Mentions A.C. Ward, Mr. Seton, Dr. McDougal, and Mr. Graham.
Fuller, Walter Gladstone, 1881-1927, editorGives permission for his article to be published in any volume issued on University Halls of Residence. Does not wish to alter his article if Thomas Barnby Whitson doesn’t alter his.
Article by Patrick Geddes, John W. Graham, William Brown MacDougall, Walter Warren Seton, A.C. Ward, Thomas Barnby Whitson on the importance and the structure of University Halls.
Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner'L. M. Cordonnier, Lille'
'Palace of Peace, The Hague' endorsed in manuscript in pencil in bottom margin.
'From G[rea]t Capitals Portfolio' endorsed in manuscript in pencil on reverse.
From an unidentified [portfolio] publication. Number '3' in top right corner.
Cordonnier, Louis Marie, 1854-1940, architect'L. M. Cordonnier, Lille'
From an unidentified [portfolio] publication. Number '8' in top right corner.
Cordonnier, Louis Marie, 1854-1940, architect'A. Marcel, Paris'
From an unidentified [portfolio] publication. Number '13' in top right corner.
Marcel, Alexandre Auguste Louis, 1860-1928, architect'Otto Wagner, Vienna'
From an unidentified [portfolio] publication. Number '17' in top right corner.
Wagner, Otto, 1841-1918, architect