Identity area
Reference code
GB 249 T-GED/12/3/8/41
Title
Letter from Thomas Barnby Whitson, Whitson and Methuen, chartered accountants, Edinburgh, to Patrick Geddes, Edinburgh
Date(s)
- 22 March 1911 (Creation)
Level of description
Piece
Extent and medium
2 ff.
Context area
Name of creator
(1869-1948)
Biographical history
- Chartered accountant.
- Chairman of Town and Gown Association.
- Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1929-1932.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Acknowledge receipt of Patrick Geddes’ letter. Regrets not being able to attend one of Geddes’ lectures. Discusses the inevitable sale of the University Hall of Residence More’s Garden, Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. Suggest securing another loan is very unlikely.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Language of material
- English