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Hall, James (Sir James Hall of Dunglass), 1761-1832 (Scottish geologist and geophysicist | 4th Baronet)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 17 January 1761 - 23 June 1832

Created for

Charles Lyell Project, May 2021

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Notebook No.90, 13 August 1841-23 August 1841

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/90
Scope and Contents This tan leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his North American tour of New York, including New York City, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester. Notes are predominantly pencil, some ink, a mixture of field notes and travel notes. The index is located at the back of the notebook, both covers are unmarked. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the...
Dates: 13 August 1841-23 August 1841

Notebook No.91, 24 August 1841-1 September 1841

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/91
Scope and Contents This notebook contains notes by Charles Lyell field and travel notes while in North America and Canada, mentions of Niagara Falls, and the Shores of Lake Ontario and Michigan. Notes are predominantly pencil, some ink, and the index is located at the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital...
Dates: 24 August 1841-1 September 1841

Notebook No.92, September 1841- September 1841

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/92
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyells field and travel notes while in North America, observing the landscapes in Niagara, Blossberg, and Albany. Notes are in pencil occasional ink. Index is located in the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform Transkribus. When known,...
Dates: September 1841- September 1841

Notebook No.93, September 1841- October 1841

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/93
Scope and Contents This notebook contains notes by Charles Lyell from his travels in Albany, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Notes are mostly pencil, occasional ink. Covers are both blank, indexes are located in the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform Transkribus. When...
Dates: September 1841- October 1841

Notebook No.99, April 1842- May 1842

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/99
Scope and Contents This red leather notebook with green edged pages contains Charles Lyell's diverse notes from his travels through New England - Baltimore - Harpers Ferry - Cumberland Gap. Notes are in pencil and ink and are daily journal entries, lists, small and large sketches, and observations. The index is located at the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning...
Dates: April 1842- May 1842

Notebook No.101, June 1842- June 1842

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/101
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his travels through Lake Erie, Buffalo, NY; Niagara, NY; and Queenstown, Ontario. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily daily journal entries. The index is located at the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform...
Dates: June 1842- June 1842

Notebook No.114, 7 October 1843- January 1844

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/114
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through Scotland (started in previous notebook, Number 113) and return to London. On the 14th December he is with Darwin. It is dated October 7, 1843 to January 1844. Notes are in pencil and ink.The notebook index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. Page 48 lists the ‘state of the M.S. Notebooks and seems to refer to a review – perhaps creating the index? - of the Scientific Notebooks 94 to 96 as well as...
Dates: 7 October 1843- January 1844