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Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist)

 Person

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, 03 June 1861

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/51
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay complaining that the proofs of 'Memoirs of Edward Forbes' obviously arrived too late for him to make any meaningful comment and that the sensitive information about the School of Mines contained in personal letters, which he had lent to George Wilson, had been published without his input or consent.

Dates: 03 June 1861

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, 10 June 1861

 Item
Identifier: Coll-74/11/3/53
Scope and Contents

Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay reiterating that sensitive material from his private letters should not have been published in 'Memoirs of Edward Forbes' before he had had the opportunity to correct the proofs.

Dates: 10 June 1861

Letters from Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crosbie to Charles Lyell, 18 October 1846 - 28 February 1874

 File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/220
Scope and Contents

Includes letter from J Ramsay and possible photograph stating"Richard Bluhme, Berg-Afsoc(?)".

Dates: 18 October 1846 - 28 February 1874

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:


  1. 86 letters, alphabetically arranged
Dates: mid 19th century

Letters received by Sir Roderick Impey Murchison and other documents, 1805-1871

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-51/3/3
Scope and Contents

3 bundles of around 15 letters (total) received by Sir R.I.Murchison, c.1820-1870, correpondents including his wife, his solicitor and Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay.

Documents connected with Sir R.I.Murchison, c.1805-1871. c.50 items. Includes: passport to France 1814-1815; appointment as Director-General of Geological Survey, 1855.

There are also drawings, one of which is labelled 'by Lady Murchison' one of which is available on LUNA.

Dates: 1805-1871

Letters to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, 1843-1879

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/1
Scope and Contents

The Letters to Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay sub-series consists of:


  1. 14 letters from a variety of European correspondents concerning geological papers and research (1843-1879).
Dates: 1843-1879

Notebook No.258, 22 April 1870-3 July 1871

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/258
Scope and Contents This black Notebook is annotated with Lyell's name, address at 73 Harley Street, London. The Notebook begins with the end a tour of Devon - started in the previous Notebook 257 - with Lyell in Barnstaple. Mostly written by Buckley, there are sections of very poor writing at times, which could be Lyell's own. From Devon to Bristol Clifton Bridge and Bath. Time following up queries and visiting the British Museum in London is followed by train to Glasgow with Mary and Leonard, then to the Isle...
Dates: 22 April 1870-3 July 1871

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