Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Collection of 19th-century autograph letters assembled by the Rev. John Walker

 Fonds

Identifier: Coll-2103

Scope and Contents This collection consists of c. 200 letters acquired by the Rev. John Walker (1855-1941), a Scottish-Australian autograph collector. The main fields of interest represented are geology, botany, theology, literature, academia, and politics. Names that feature particularly prominently include Walker's uncle John Stuart Blackie, Professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh; William Garden Blaikie, Professor of Divinity at New College, Edinburgh; James Geikie, Professor of Geology at the...

Dates: 1792-1913

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Letters from Forbes, James David to Charles Lyell, 31 August 1836 - December 1855

 File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)

Identifier: Coll-203/1/80

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z, including one ‘Miscellaneous’ section within the 'M' series. Each correspondent has been assigned a file number – there may be several folders within that file, evidencing the longevity and depth of the relationship between Lyell and the correspondent - for example his brother in law Charles Bunbury.Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the...

Dates: 31 August 1836 - December 1855

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

Notebook No.113, 31 August 1843-8 October 1843

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/113

Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through Ireland (started in previous notebook, Number 112), and Scotland (continued in following notebook Number 114) including Ballantrae, Girvan and Kinnordy. It is dated August 31 to October 6, 1843. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily field notes with many sketches. The notebook index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. There is also an index for J.D. Forbes’ book “Travels Through the Alps of...

Dates: 31 August 1843-8 October 1843

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

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Archival Object 2

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Subject

Ballantrae (Scotland) 1

Belfast, Northern Ireland 1

Bristol (England) 1

Chalk 1

Coal 1

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Coal Period Trees 1

Correspondence 1

Curlews 1

Geology 1

Geology, Stratigraphic Triassic 1

Giant's Causeway Northern Ireland 1

Girvan (Scotland) 1

Glaciers 1

Glens of Antrim County Antrim Northern Ireland 1

Loch Ryan 1

Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to 1

Peat 1

Peat Bogs (Habitats) 1

Rathlin Island County Antrim Northern Ireland 1

Sandstone 1

University of Edinburgh -- Class cards 1

University of Edinburgh -- staff 1

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