Conrad, T.A., 1803-1877 (American paleontologist and malacologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 21 June 1803 - 9 August 1877
Created for
Charles Lyell Project, June 2021
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook No.126, 3 December 1845-12 December 1845
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/126
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from December 3, 1845 to December 12, 1845 upon leaving Boston and traveling to Philadelphia, with visits in New Haven, Connecticut and New York City, and further enroute to Washington, D.C. The notes are comprised of discussions about politics and religion, supplemented by commentary about social life, in New England and the United States more broadly, plus field notes, observations, and sketches concerned with geology and natural history,...
Dates:
3 December 1845-12 December 1845
Notebook No.128, 25 December 1845-2 January 1846
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/128
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from December 25 1845 to January 2nd 1846 while traveling through Charleston (South Carolina), Savannah (Georgia), and Darien (Georgia). The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 115 and nine unumbered pages. Notes are in pencil and ink and include field sketches. An X is used to mark a pencil cross made at certain entries. A date written in the left margin has been inserted at the beginning of the appropriate...
Dates:
25 December 1845-2 January 1846
Notebook No.133, 7 February 1846-20 February 1846
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/133
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from February 7th to February 20th, 1846 while traveling around the Mobile and Tuscaloosa areas of Alabama. The index is located in the back of the notebook on 10 uncounted pages with the final page pasted to the top of page 1. Notes are in pencil and ink and include field sketches.Content warning: Lyell uses his Scientific Notebooks to gather evidence, based on both his own observation, by reviewing other people's...
Dates:
7 February 1846-20 February 1846