Dawson, Sir John William, 1820-1899 (Canadian geologist and university administrator)
Person
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Brown, Richard to Charles Lyell, 24 December 1844 - 14 June 1855
File — Box Box 1.1: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/36
Scope and Contents
Letters were written by Captain Richard Brown whilst at Sydney Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Summarised by Lyell as:
1) Cape Breton Coal beds with roots of Stigmaria. Brown apologises for delay in response, but he has been busy and often away from home. Talks of survey work at Cape Dauphin - and his study on coal fields, conglomerate and gypsum. He has sent coal plants and fossils found there, and which he has written about, to Charles Bunbury. "the only leisure time I have is...
Dates:
24 December 1844 - 14 June 1855
Letters from Charles Lyell to his family, 5 January 1840 - 14 November 1844
File
Identifier: Coll-203/B4/10
Scope and Contents
Letters written by Charles, and by Mary, including their first trip to America and Nova Scotia:
To Caroline, miniature letter (3 1/2 in, 2in.). Unpublished. 5 January 1840
To his father, torn, partial letter. Unpublished. 6 January 1840
To his father, letter written at London. Unpublished. 23 May 1840
To Marianne, letter written at London. Unpublished. 5...
Dates:
5 January 1840 - 14 November 1844
Notebook No.118, 19 September 1844 - 30 April 1845
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/118
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from September 19, 1844 to April 30, 1845 while in London. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-114. Notes are in pencil and ink – and there are several different hands writing in this notebook including Mary Lyell. The Notebook starts with a continuation of the work relating to the Haswell Pit Disaster. There are many notes relating to the United States and Lyell's manuscript for his book 'Travels in North America,...
Dates:
19 September 1844 - 30 April 1845
Programme for the Unveiling of the Dawson Monument, Pictou, Nova Scotia
Fonds — Box Dk.7.54-64
Identifier: Coll-2235
Scope and Contents
Dawson, Sir John William. Programme of unveiling of monument to Pictou, Nova Scotia, 30, October 1957. Pr. 3 copies.
Dates:
1957