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Geological Society of London (1807-:)

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Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Ernest Favre, 20 February 1875

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/1/9
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Letter to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay from Ernest Favre who is sending him a copy of a geological work he has just completed on a range of mountains in the central area of Caucasus in Russia. He states that he has added many more routes/tracks to the original map designed by Frederic Dubois de Montpereux. His father, Alphonse Favre, has suggested that he approach Ramsay in the first instance to present the work to the Geological Society of London.

Dates: 20 February 1875

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from H Banerman, 10 February 1894

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Identifier: Coll-74 Gen.524/8/32
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from H Banerman giving a list of candidates for the ballot of selection to be held at the closed meeting of the Geological Society of London on 21 February 1894.

Dates: 10 February 1894

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from H Banerman, 14 December 1898

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Identifier: Coll-74 Gen.524/8/33
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from H Banerman thanking Geikie for his annual subscription to the Geological Society of London and his suggestion of HB Woodrow for membership. Banerman suggests that Geikie nominates him at the first January meeting of the Society.

Dates: 14 December 1898

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from LL Belinfante, 09 January 1896

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/35
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from LL Belinfante telling him that his paper Tertiary Basalt- Plateaux of North-western Europe will be published in the next Quaterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. Some amendments to 2 of the figures are suggested and these are enclosed (not attached).

Dates: 09 January 1896

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from LL Belinfante, 24 February 1898

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Identifier: Coll-74/11/8/36
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Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from LL Belinfante telling Geikie that he has gained the necessary permission to pass the James Hutton manuscript to him, and that it does not need to be brought before the council of the Geological Society of London as work is to be commenced as soon as possible. Receipt of the manuscript is acknowledged in a different hand.

Dates: 24 February 1898

Notebook No.105, 27 September 1842 - 10 December 1842

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/105
Scope and Contents This green leather notebook contains diverse notes on geology of Perthshire, London, and Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and proceedings likely of the Geological Society of London. Starts with the inclusion of a poem by Thomas Moore. The index also appears to feature the first mention to Hamilton Couper by Lyell, who notes his paper. The index is written on the final three pages of the notebook, the front and back covers are blank. ...
Dates: 27 September 1842 - 10 December 1842

Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-74
Scope and Contents The papers Sir Archibald Geikie consist of: personal, organisational and scientific correspondence geological notebooks with field sketches and water-colours reprints of his work miscellaneous lecture notes student's lecture notes lecture notes and printed maps relating to a visit to Boston proofs for...
Dates: 1851-1921

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-203
Scope and Contents
  1. 10 boxes of correspondence
  2. 2 boxes of miscellaneous papers and lecture notes
  3. 24 boxes of offprints of papers
  4. 294 notebooks
Dates: 1820-1874

Printed Papers, c.1829-1864

 Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 1.23 (Formerly Gen 119): Series Coll-203/8 (Lyell 8); Series Coll-203/9 (Lyell 9)
Identifier: Coll-203/9 (Lyell 9)
Scope and Contents Printed Papers consists of: address delivered by Sir Charles Lyell at the anniversary meeting of the Geological Society of London (1836) Lithology of the Environs of Edinburgh by Dr Fleming (1856-1857) Biographical notice of Sir Charles Lyell as President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1864) press cutting of letter from Sir...
Dates: c.1829-1864