Miller, Hugh, 1802-1856 (man of letters and geologist)
Person
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves, 1852-1899
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/16
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves sub-series consists of:
- 54 letters, alphabetically arranged (1852-1899)
Dates:
1852-1899
Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, c1845
Item
Identifier: Coll-43 ::: MS 2935.7
Scope and Contents
Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose regarding articles written by the former, the most recent relating to limestone and he promises to send Rose samples. He remarks on astronomical geologists and their view of religion, specifically creation.
Dates:
c1845
Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, c1845
Item
Identifier: Coll-43 ::: MS 2935.8
Scope and Contents
Letter from Hugh Miller to Alexander Rose, originally accompanying some Old Red Sandstone fossils which he comments on. He also refers to the space they will occupy and to an article Rose had sent him.
Dates:
c1845
Letters received by Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, mid 19th century
Series
Identifier: Coll-74/10/4
Scope and Contents
The letters from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison to Charles Wentworth Dilke and related material consist of:
- 86 letters, alphabetically arranged
Dates:
mid 19th century
Minute Book No III, 07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850
Item — Volume: MS 2917.3
Identifier: Coll-43/1/3
Scope and Contents
Notebook containing minutes of meetings. Membership details include: details of new and retiring members, those who attended each meeting and deaths. Newspaper obituaries for George Sanderson and Hugh Smith are pasted into the book. The financial affairs of the Society are reported, and a newspaper clipping with the annual report for 1847 included. Details of the development of the society library are minuted. Abstracts of member's papers are minuted, along with the resultant...
Dates:
07 July 1842 - 02 May 1850
Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-74
Scope and Contents
The papers Sir Archibald Geikie consist of:
personal, organisational and scientific correspondence
geological notebooks with field sketches and water-colours
reprints of his work
miscellaneous lecture notes
student's lecture notes
lecture notes and printed maps relating to a visit to Boston
proofs for...
Dates:
1851-1921