Buckley, Arabella Burton, 1840 – 1929 (Writer and Educator)

General Index Book, 1855 - 1874

Item

Identifier: Coll-203/A5/2

Scope and Contents Labelled 'General Index' which follows on from the first General Index reference Coll-203/A5/1, both of which link back to the series of 11 indexes referenced Coll-203/A5/3-13. Undated, the works included date from 1837 until 1874. Clearer and more ordered than the first General Index, this index has each page split into 5 columns. the first column lists authors alphabetically, followed by the titles of their work (article or book) and date, followed by a note of the relevant index notebook...

Dates: 1855 - 1874

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

Index Notebooks, 1855 - 1871

Series

Identifier: Coll-203/A5

Scope and Contents This series of sixteen Index notebooks appears as one single set, however, there are different series within - some groups, and individual specific indexes. They appear to have been created from 1855 and are an attempt by Lyell and his team (they feature several different sets of handwriting, especially the General Indexes) to facilitate access to information gathered and held in other series of records, including the Offprints, the Scientific notebooks and correspondence. One can assume...

Dates: 1855 - 1871

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

Letter from Buckley, A.B., to Charles Lyell, 16 March 1865

File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1

Identifier: Coll-203/B1/18

Scope and Contents

Discussion on the habits of pigeons alighting on trees

Dates: 16 March 1865

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

Letter to The Geological Club, from Charles Lyell, 27 February 1874

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Identifier: Coll-203/B3/6

Scope and Contents Written by Arabella Buckley. Summarised as 'Lyell - answer to Geol. Club Testimonial'. Includes Lyell's comment "I can truly say that my fifty years of intercourse with the Club has been uninterrupted by a single jar. and if during so long a period as half a century many of my deariest friends & companions have, in the course of nature, passed away yet my feelings towards those of a younger generation who fill their places is one of the warmest interest & pleasure as I see them...

Dates: 27 February 1874

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence - Letters from Sir Charles Lyell to others

Letters from Charles Lyell, to his nephew, Leonard Lyell, 13 April 1857 - 7 August 1874

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Identifier: Coll-203/B4/14

Scope and Contents Entire folder of correspondence sent by Charles Lyell to his nephew Leonard Lyell. The letters are a mix of handwriting, some written by Charles, some by Mary, some by Arabella Buckley, and some in a mixture of all three hands: Written at 53 Harley Street, London, 13 April 1857 Written at Antwerp, and London, 20-22 September, 1860 Written at 5 Carnoustie Terrace,...

Dates: 13 April 1857 - 7 August 1874

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence - Letters from Sir Charles Lyell to his family

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

Notebook No.248, 30 March 1863 - 29 July 1863

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/248

Scope and Contents This dark green Notebook documents Lyell's work whilst in London, and on location in Suffolk and Kent, Lyell is considering the antiquity of man, flints, hatchets and heights and depths of sea levels. The two previous notebooks 246 and 247 - have no indexes. This notebook is the first one featuring Lyell's Secretary, Arabella Buckley. Born in 1840, Buckley started to work as secretary to Lyell at the age of 24, and remained with him until his death in 1875. The index starts in Lyell's own...

Dates: 30 March 1863 - 29 July 1863

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

Notebook No.249, 30 July 1863 - April 1864

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/249

Scope and Contents Red leather bound notebook, dated July 30 1863 to April 1864 covering Lyell's research in Wales, including mountains - Moel Tryfan, Snowdon - quarries caves and beaches. Lists significant corrections necessary for 'Antiquity of Man'. Lyell's own index Index July 30 1863 to April 1864 p. 1 Llanberis. Lakes of - [Llanberis] Perched block - Tarn near in [perched block] p. 3 Absence of shells...

Dates: 30 July 1863 - April 1864

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

Notebook No.251, 8 June 1865 - 2 August 1865

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/251

Scope and Contents This dark red Notebook details Lyell's travels in Bavaria, Germany, joined by Mary, Leonard Lyell, his secretary Arabella Buckley, and expert companions. The book contains detailed drawings, notes and queries. The itinerary begins on page 4 on 8th June 1865 in London, before Lyell travels to Dover, Calais, Luxembourg, Burgen, Coblenz, Frankfurt then to Kissengen, Nuremberg. Munich, Innsbruck, Klobenstein, Finsterbach, Eiggshorn, Viesch and Aletsch Glaciers before descending into Italy,...

Dates: 8 June 1865 - 2 August 1865

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

Notebook No.254, August 1868 - 1 March 1869

Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1

Identifier: Coll-203/A1/254

Scope and Contents This dark red Notebook starts in London with Mary and Leonard Lyell, and documents travels in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with an index created by Arabella Buckley. Lyell studies submerged forests, beaches, caves and iron works making notes and sketches, and referencing experts as well as local guides. Several meetings 'with Darwin'. Final pages relate to Grindle Pit, Bury St Edmunds, with sections written by Buckley that appear to be dictated by Lyell. ...

Dates: August 1868 - 1 March 1869

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

Buckley, Arabella Burton, 1840 – 1929 (Writer and Educator)

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

General Index Book, 1855 - 1874

Index Notebooks, 1855 - 1871

Letter from Buckley, A.B., to Charles Lyell, 16 March 1865

Letter to The Geological Club, from Charles Lyell, 27 February 1874

Letters from Charles Lyell, to his nephew, Leonard Lyell, 13 April 1857 - 7 August 1874

Miscellaneous papers, 1831-1864

Notebook No.248, 30 March 1863 - 29 July 1863

Notebook No.249, 30 July 1863 - April 1864

Notebook No.251, 8 June 1865 - 2 August 1865

Notebook No.254, August 1868 - 1 March 1869

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