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GB 249 T-GED/9/1581
Title
Letter from James F. Macdonald, Linlithgow, to Patrick Geddes
Date(s)
- 18 April 1924 (Creation)
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4 ff.
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Scope and content
Further details of Macdonald's dissatisfaction with Thomas B. Whitson's handling of Town and Gown Association Affairs: 'largely thanks to yourself Whitson has lost just perspective, has an exaggerated (indeed insolent) importance in his own eyes'. Previous problems regarding Rhodes Scholars (mentioning Sir Alfred Ewing and [ ] Gilmour) for which he blames Whitson and urges that Whitson and John Ross should be sacked. Financial difficulties regarding purchase of the contents of the Outlook Tower.
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Open
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Language of material
- English
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Black ink blot on bottom of page, has slightly obscured part of text.