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Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895 (American geologist, mineralogist, and naturalist)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence from James Dwight Dana, 1873-1899

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/11
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence from James Dwight Dana sub-series consists of:


  1. 29 letters in chronological order (1873-1892)
  2. 2 letters (1879 and 1888)
  3. 1 letter from unknown individual after the death of Dana (1899)
Dates: 1873-1899

Notebook No.103 - ABSENT, July 1842

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/103
Scope and Contents This notebook is absent from Lyell's original run of 266 Scientific notebooks. Through the work of Leonard G. Wilson, copies have been identified, digitised and will be available via the Charles Lyell website (estimated to be live end of March 2024). The copies have been used to create this catalogue entry. This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from mid to late July of 1842 starting en route from Montreal to Boston. He then takes the Caledonia steamer from Boston to Nova...
Dates: July 1842

Notebook No.150, February 1847- March 1847

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 6: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/150
Scope and Contents This black leather notebook was written whilst Lyell was in London, at 11 Harley Street and starts with memoranda, then a list of 'scientific visitors'. Written in London in the years between his travels in America, this notebook considers giraffe and bony fossil fish, but in particular focuses on the work of William, Ellery Channing (April 7, 1780 – October 2, 1842), Unitarian preacher, and on race, slavery and religion. Lyell's own index...
Dates: February 1847- March 1847

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