Item 528 - Letter from J. Stuart-Glennie, St. Légier sur Vevey, Switzerland to Patrick Geddes

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GB 249 T-GED/9/528

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Letter from J. Stuart-Glennie, St. Légier sur Vevey, Switzerland to Patrick Geddes

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  • 8 February 1904 (Creation)

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Stuart-Glennie, John Stuart, 1841-1910, folklorist

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University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections, United Kingdom

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Congratulates Geddes on obtaining lecturing work in London. Discusses his views on sociology, with reference to Geddes' lectures and those of Dr. Edvard Alexander Westermarck, Martin White, Mr. Bryce, Mr. Bury. Reference to the book Geddes and J. Arthur Thomson are writing. Mention of August Weismann and Professor Maas. The letter ends with a diagram, akin to Geddes's thought machines, showing his view of where Sociology (or Politology) stands in his 'Classification of the Sciences'.

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  • English

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