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Rogers, Henry Darwin, 1808-1866 (American geologist)

 Person

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Additional themed folders

 File — Box Lyell Box 1.18 (Formerly Gen 117): Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1); Series Coll-203/7 (Lyell 7)
Identifier: Coll-203/7/1
Scope and Contents A series of folders reflecting Lyell's work, which contain editorial manuscripts and correspondence; some with their original newspaper wrapping. Papers on lectures have been removed and placed with the other records in that series. These files were found at the end of the Offprints, but have originally been part of the 1927 gift from the family, but were separated at some point, and accessioned into the Library from the School of Geology in 1975. Their old references have been...
Dates: 1806-1874

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 ...
Dates: May 1842 - April 1865

Letters from Haldeman, Samuel Stehman to Charles Lyell, November 1841 - 14 March 1842

 File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/111
Scope and Contents This correspondence from Haldeman to Charles Lyell is mainly concerned with Lyell's books and lectures. 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. 'Haldeman Nov[ember] 1841 Corrections of Principles'. There is no envelope This letter consists of a...
Dates: November 1841 - 14 March 1842

Letters from McIlvaine, William to Charles Lyell, 8 March 1842 - 1 June 1847

 File — Box Box 1.9: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/177
Scope and Contents Includes two letters to Mary Lyell from McIlvaine from 1846-47. Earliest dated letter is summarised as 'on Hopkins 400m of crust of earth 1846', the other letters are conversational in manner, updating both Lyells [tone assumes both are reading the letters] on local news and associates - summarised as to Charles 'on Holy Innocents', and to Mary on 'Glenroy, Season for Cropping, [Mayall's] Daguerreotype, Calendars, Meteor, Abolitionist, Black Church, Tariff', to Mary, an unsummarised letter,...
Dates: 8 March 1842 - 1 June 1847

Letters from Redfield, William Charles to Charles Lyell, 28 October 1841 - 28 June 1853

 File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/222
Scope and Contents The correspondence from W.C. Redfield to Charles Lyell is mainly concerned with his geological discoveries and the activities of their mutual friends. Specific subjects include: catopterus macrucrus, drift, and William King. 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. ...
Dates: 28 October 1841 - 28 June 1853

Letters from Rogers, Henry Darwin to Charles Lyell, 4 June 1842 - 25 May 1859

 File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/229
Scope and Contents The correspondence between H.D. Roger and Charles Lyell is mainly concerned with American Geology and the projects of their colleagues. Letters are written at Philadelphia; some are written to Mary Lyell. 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. ...
Dates: 4 June 1842 - 25 May 1859

Notebook No.119, 4 May 1845 - August 1845

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/119
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from May 4th to August 1845 while in London and at Kinnordy in Scotland. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-117. Notes are in pencil and ink. Content warning: Lyell uses his Scientific Notebooks to gather evidence, based on both his own observation, by reviewing other people's works, by correspondence, asking questions and analyses. The language used in this index is...
Dates: 4 May 1845 - August 1845

Notebook No.143, 4 May 1846 - 12 May 1846

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 6: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/143
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Lyell’s notes during his second trip to the United States, dated 5 May 1846, to 11 May 1846. The volume starts with Lyell in Baltimore, travelling through Philadelphia, New York City, Albany, and Troy, New York State. On pg. 12 Lyell notes seeing a humming bird in Miss Watson's Greenhouse. Lyell spends much of his time in upstate New York with a few colleagues: Joseph Cogswell (American librarian), Ebenezer Emmons (American Geologist), James Hall (American...
Dates: 4 May 1846 - 12 May 1846