Piece 32 - Letter from William John Watson, rector of the Royal High School Edinburgh, to Anna Geddes

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GB 249 T-GED/12/3/31/32

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Letter from William John Watson, rector of the Royal High School Edinburgh, to Anna Geddes

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  • 20 March 1912 (Creation)

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Watson, William John, 1865-1948, Celtic scholar
(1865-1948)

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  • Rector of the Royal Academy, Inverness, 1894 to 1909.
  • Rector of the Royal High School, Edinburgh, 1909 to 1914.
  • Professor of Celtic Languages, Literature, History and Antiquities at Edinburgh University, 1914 to 1938.

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University of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections, United Kingdom

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Thanks Anna Geddes for her letter and reassures her regarding an incident involving some of the boys from the Royal High School who could not see the Masque although they had tickets. Informs Mrs. Geddes that the Masque was ‘splendid’ and ‘the best thing [he] ever saw’. Eagerly awaits the autumn repetition of the masque. Mentions Patrick Geddes.

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