Wood, Searles Valentine, 1830-1884 (geologist)
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Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:
Autograph Letter Signed from Charles Lyell to an unknown correspondent, 21 April 1874
Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0081
Scope and Contents
This is an antograph letter signed "Cha. Lyell", sent by Charles Lyell to an unnamed individual, dated 24 April 1874, 73 Harley Street, London. In this letter he thanks his correspondent for "the additional list of Aldeby shells", explaining that he has completed "[his] new edition of the Students Elements [of Geology]" and that he "[had the assistance of Mr Searles Wood". He goes on to discuss papers and maps relating to the geology of the Rhine which Lyell himself had found instructive,...
Dates:
21 April 1874
Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche, 1831-1873
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Scope and Contents
This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z, including one ‘Miscellaneous’ section within the 'M' series. Each correspondent has been assigned a file number – there may be several folders within that file, evidencing the longevity and depth of the relationship between Lyell and the correspondent - for example his brother in law Charles Bunbury.
Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the...
Dates:
1831-1873
Letters from Lyell, Charles to Wood, S V, 1869-08-16
File — Box Unknown: Series Coll-203/1B
Identifier: Coll-203/1B/31
Scope and Contents
Two copies of letter from Lyell and Woods reply summarised as 'Glacial Drift - beds age'.
Dates:
1869-08-16
Letters from Wood, Searles Valentine Junior to Charles Lyell, 10 April 1869 - 2 May 1874
File — Box Box 1.14: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/298
Scope and Contents
Shell list in '296, 2 of 4' of coralline crag shells also Mediterranean species.
Dates:
10 April 1869 - 2 May 1874
Miscellaneous Papers, 1831-1864
Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 1.22 (Formerly Gen 119): Series Coll-203/5 (Lyell 5); Series Coll-203/6 (Lyell 6); Series Coll-203/7 (lyell 7); Series Coll-203/8 (Lyell 8)
Identifier: Coll-203/7 (lyell 7)
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous Papers consists of:
Address by Sir Charles Lyell on Charles Darwin receiving the Copley Medal (1864)
List of mollusca by Searles Valentine Wood
WIth a note titled 'Prof. Hoffmann on Palermo Caves etc. and translation’ there are pages from Chapter 2, Auszuge aus Briefen des Hrn. Professor Fr. Hoffmann [translated as 'Excerpts from Letters of Professor Fr....
Dates:
1831-1864
MS Notes V, 12 December 1858 - 24 April 1860
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/A3/5
Scope and Contents
Handwritten in ink manuscript notes, includes some copy letters relating to Darwin and the critical reception of his Origins of Species. Subject matter includes basalt, oolite flora, protosaurus, archegosaurus, foraminifera, geological ages, Plato's ideas, creation speculations, intellect and development of humans, race, languages, submerged forests, the Dead Sea and the deluge, the existence of continents. Included is Lyell's own index. Written in flowing text, essay like, the index...
Dates:
12 December 1858 - 24 April 1860
Notebook No.70, 17 January 1838- April 1838
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/70
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains notes by Charles Lyell on a variety of subjects, including geological observations from various pits in Britain, notes on the latest edition of Elements of Geology, and addresses of correspondents. The front and back cover are blank, index is located at the back of the notebook, p. 172. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and...
Dates:
17 January 1838- April 1838
Notebook No.73, 22 November 1838-13 March 1839
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/73
Scope and Contents
The red leather notebook includes Charles Lyell's geological observations, sketches, some essays with queries, and a list of species names of the Geological Society Museum collection. There are many references to Charles Darwin. The index is on p. 140, inside back cover. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital...
Dates:
22 November 1838-13 March 1839
Notebook No.74, March 1839 - May 1839
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/74
Scope and Contents
This red leather notebook focusses on Charles Lyell's study of Norwich shells and crags, with George Sowerby and others. Other than a tour of Cambridge, he seems to be based in London in this notebook. He lists specimens and queries for colleagues including other collectors, such as Captain Alexander, and Mrs. Powers [Madame Jeannette Power, who is noted in the Magazine of Natural history 1839 as having formed a collection of Argonauta in 1838, and publishes in 1839]. From p. 19 and p. 46,...
Dates:
March 1839 - May 1839
Notebook No.75, 3 May 1839 - 4 June 1839
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 3: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/75
Scope and Contents
This red leather notebook continues Charles Lyell's work on studying and listing Crag and Touraine shells and specimens, continued from notebook 74, with GB Sowerby. Lyell appears to be based solely in London in the notebook. He notes queries for colleagues and observations on other's collections - Captain Alexander, Mr Bean, Mr Colchester, and Mrs. Power's [sic Madame Jeannette Power, who is noted in the Magazine of Natural history 1839 as having formed a collection of Argonauta in 1838]. A...
Dates:
3 May 1839 - 4 June 1839
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- Anthracite coal 2
- Bones 2
- Geology 2
- Geology, Stratigraphic Cretaeceous 2
- Miocene Epoch 2
- North Carolina United States of America 2
- Norwich (England) 2
- Nova Scotia (Canada) 2
- Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1
- Ammonites (Mollusks) 1
- Angus (Scotland) 1
- Aurignacian culture 1
- Bahía Blanca (Argentina) 1
- Bangor (Wales) 1
- Blackdown Hills (England) 1
- Boston (Massachusetts, United States) 1
- Cachalot 1
- Caves 1
- Climate 1
- Coal 1
- Corals 1
- Crassatella 1
- Drift 1
- Elephant bones 1
- England -- Oxfordshire -- Oxford 1
- Etna, Mount (Italy) 1
- Falkland Islands 1
- Falmouth (Cornwall) 1
- Falun (Sweden) 1
- Fossil shells 1
- Geologists 1
- Geology, Stratigraphic Eocene 1
- Geology, Stratigraphic Miocene 1
- Geology, Stratigraphic Tertiary 1
- Glacial Epoch 1
- Great Britain 1
- Harlech, Gwynedd, Wales 1
- Himalaya Mountains 1
- Hippopotamus (Genus), Fossil 1
- Iguanodon 1
- Latin poetry 1
- Limestone 1
- Llandudno (Wales) 1
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to 1
- Madeira Islands 1
- Magnesian limestone 1
- Mammalia 1
- Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 1
- Mastodon 1
- Menai Straits Bridge (Wales) 1
- Moel Tryfan 1
- Mollusks 1
- Museums 1
- Naturalists 1
- New Zealand 1
- Nigg (Ross and Cromarty) 1
- Norfolk (England) 1
- Obsidian 1
- Old Red Sandstone 1
- Oolite 1
- Pampas 1
- Professional Interaction 1
- Professional Recognition 1
- Publishers and Publishing 1
- Puy-de-Dôme (France : Department) 1
- Schists 1
- Severn River (Wales and England) 1
- Shale 1
- Sharks 1
- Shell-bearing limestone -- Muschelkalk -- Calcaire coquillier 1
- Sidlaw Hills (Scotland) 1
- Snowdon (Wales) 1
- South Carolina United States of America 1
- Staffordshire (England) 1
- Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 1
- Suffolk (England) 1
- Taxation 1
- United States 1
- United States -- Ohio 1
- Virginia (United States) 1
- Wales -- Gwynedd -- Caernarfon 1
- Whales 1
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