| RefNo | ACS/1/2/4/212 |
| AltRefNo | 283 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, to Lord Blackburn, 13 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh |
| Creator | Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer |
| Date | 15 April 1929 |
| Description | Recalls being in Cargilfield School with Lord Blackburn and comments they also both belong to the New Club. Wishes to highlight the merits of his friend Professor D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson for consideration as successor to Sir Alfred Ewing as Principal of Edinburgh University. |
| Extent | 2p |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Carbon |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8285 | Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer | 1863 - 1930 |
| NA6267 | Thompson; Sir; D'Arcy Wentworth (1860 - 1948); naturalist; mathematician | 1860 - 1948 |
| NA8053 | Ewing; Sir; James Alfred (1855 - 1935); engineer and cryptographer | 1855 - 1935 |