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Dawson, Sir John William, 1820-1899 (geologist)

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Canadian geologists, 1872-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/4
Scope and Contents

The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: Canadian geologists sub-series consists of:


  1. 50 letters, alphabetically arranged (1872-1900)
Dates: 1872-1900

Notebook No.140, 5 April 1846 - 14 April 1846

 Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/140
Scope and Contents This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from April 5th to April 14, 1846. The notebook starts in Louisville, Kentucky as Lyell travels north along the Ohio River in the steamer Ben Franklin, arriving in Cincinnati on April 7th. On April 13th Lyell resumed travel up the Ohio River, bound for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The index is located in the back of the notebook on eight unnumbered pages. Notes are in pencil and ink. Content warning:...
Dates: 5 April 1846 - 14 April 1846