Item 491 - Letter from J. Stuart-Glennie, Thun, Switzerland, to Patrick Geddes

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GB 249 T-GED/9/491

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Letter from J. Stuart-Glennie, Thun, Switzerland, to Patrick Geddes

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  • 29 July 1903 (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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Details a copy of a letter that Stuart-Glennie has sent to Principal Lang and Professor Flint in relation to his failed application for a Carnegie Fellowship in History. The copy letter outlines on which grounds the rejection of his application may be disputed. Discusses the concept of history as science, refers to Darwin's 'Origin of Species' and the sciences of evolution.

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  • English

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