Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist)

Person

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Dates

Existence: 1809 - 1882

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript Papers relating to Published Works, c1840-c1855

Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 3.14: Series Coll-203/B18; Series Coll-203/B17

Identifier: Coll-203/B18

Scope and Contents Contains extensive autograph manuscript drafts of texts, with cancellations, revisions and additions, and loose illustrative plates and maps: 'On the Geology of some parts of Madeira' by Sir Charles Lyell. Notes on text about Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Index to Notebook 195. Original packaging 'Original Geological MS Notes of Sir Charles Lyell (Lady Lyell preserved these - as she was...

Dates: c1840-c1855

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Fonds

Identifier: Coll-203

Scope and Contents Lyell’s 'Papers' serves as a description of several series of archival records, including correspondence to and from Lyell, and other records kept by himself and his team. Lyell’s archive was purposefully created by himself and his team, to evidence his work, achievements and for prosperity. Where evident, Lyell’s own organisation has been retained, and used to structure the series. The archival papers should be seen in the context of the run of Notebooks, his specimen collection, and...

Dates: 1806-1874

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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