Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Sr., 1809-1894 (American physician, polymath)
Person
Dates
- Existence: August 29, 1809 - October 7, 1894
Created for
Charles Lyell Project, July 2021
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Gould, Augustus Addison to Charles Lyell, May 1842 - April 1865
File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/96
Scope and Contents
This correspondence from A.A. Gould to Charles Lyell is mainly concerned with meetings, writings, and work of their mutual colleagues and friends. Lyell or his team, have summarised the letters, either on the envelope, or on the letter itself - usually in the space allocated to the address. Where there is a summary, it has been transcribed here.
'Dr. Gould List of Massach[usetts] shells' May 1842
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Dates:
May 1842 - April 1865
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.102, June 1842- June 1842
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/102
Scope and Contents
This red leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his travels through Toronto, Ontario; Kingston, Ontario; Gananoque, Quebec; Montreal, Quebec; Burlington, Vermont. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily daily journal entries, as well as comparisons to other geological phenomena. 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",...
Dates:
June 1842- June 1842