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Skye Catalogues, 1895-1904

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/HRKR/02/03

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

The series comprises numbered and un-numbered field notebooks;specimen catalogues; sketchbooks, photograph albums, and maps.

Dates

  • 1895-1904

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences. The Geological Conservation Unit [A.G Brighton and Colin Forbes Building] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required. Please contact the Museum sedgwickmuseum@esc.cam.ac.uk to ask about the collection or to make an appointment.

Biographical / Historical

In 1895, Alfred Harker commenced employment with the Geological Survey of Great Britain on a part-time basis until 1905. This was to assist in the mapping and determination of the igneous rocks of the Isle of Skye and the small Isles.

Extent

4 volume(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences Repository

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