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Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1809 - 1882

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Articles, c. 1829-c.1874

 Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 3.13: Series Coll-203/B16
Identifier: Coll-203/B16
Scope and Contents Articles by Charles Lyell, and by others. Original label exists, which lists some of the items below: Printed list of papers and articles by Charles Lyell, with two handwritten lists inserts, one written by Mary Lyell. Lists 62 publications dated 1825-1852 Boulder Formation or Drift, and associated freshwater deposits, composing the mud cliffs of Eastern Norfolk, read at The Geological...
Dates: c. 1829-c.1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

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. See also Coll-203/12 for similar material. 'On the Geology of some parts of Madeira' by Sir Charles Lyell. Notes on text about Las Palmas, Canary Islands. Contains part index to Notebook 195, reference Coll-203/A1/195. See also Coll-203/2 from which this item may...
Dates: c1840 - c1855
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Miscellaneous papers, 1831-1864

 File — Box Lyell Box 1.19 (Formerly Gen 117): Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1); Series Coll-203/7 (Lyell 7)
Identifier: Coll-203/7/2 (lyell 7)
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous Papers consists of: Address by Sir Charles Lyell on Charles Darwin receiving the Copley Medal (1864) List of mollusca by Searles Valentine Wood WIth a note titled 'Prof. Hoffmann on Palermo Caves etc. and translation’ there are pages from Chapter 2, Auszuge aus Briefen des Hrn. Professor Fr. Hoffmann [translated as 'Excerpts from Letters of Professor Fr....
Dates: 1831-1864
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Additional themed folders and miscellaneous papers

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 Lyell's publications, the run of Notebooks, his specimen...
Dates: 1806-1874
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

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