Colenso, John, 1814-1883 (Cornish cleric and mathematician, Zulu and biblical scholar, first Bishop of Natal)

Scope and Contents This volume is entitled "E. Divines, Metaphysicians, Philologists" and contains 175 items: 118 autograph letters and documents 57 portraits, comprising 40 albumen print photographs, 16 engravings, and 1 lithograph. Ainger, Alfred. ALS to Katharine Lyell. 9 February 1885. 2 pp. Ainger is best known for his memoirs of English authors. Declining a dinner invitation, saying that being in Hampstead Heath he...

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Copy etter written by Mary, with amendments by Lyell. Summarised as 'Colenso'.

Scope and Contents Some of the items within this series were filed within a false series, created at Kinnordy by the Lyell family, or a previous researcher and labelled - 'Autobiographical - file of papers of biographical interest'. Letters from this series were incorporated into the correspondence series as appropriate. Personal papers in the correspondence have been added to this series. Includes correspondence relating to Lyell's marriage, educational honours awarded, knighthood, letters on condolence on...