Campbell, George John Douglas, 1823-1900 (8th and 1st Duke of Argyll, British polymath and Liberal statesman)

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Dates

Existence: 1823 - 1900

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Argyll, Duke of, to Charles Lyell, 20 October 1869 - 9 June 1873

File — Box Box 3.1: Series Coll-203/B1

Identifier: Coll-203/B1/6

Scope and Contents

Thanks to Lyell for sharing more details as to the extent and service Hooker made to India Office. Condolences on the death of Mary E. Lyell.

Dates: 20 October 1869 - 9 June 1873

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 'Acceptance in Lieu' tranche

Letters from Duke of Argyll [Campbell, John Douglas Sutherland] to Charles Lyell, 19 January 1850 - 30 April 1903

File — Box Box 1.1: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)

Identifier: Coll-203/1/9

Scope and Contents Lyell summarises the letters as: 1) Darwin's theory, pigeons not arboreal, 1860 2) Mull tertiary leaves, 1861 3) Non-arboreal habits of pigeons, March 22 1865 4) Darwin on correlation of growth, June 2 1865 5) Variety of Humming Bird, April 24 1867, Gould on ... of species in Humming Bird 6) Humming Birds, not opposed to Darwin's May 1 1867 7) Applicable to Humming Birds May 17 1867 8) Elephant in ivory of Perigord Cave, June 8th 1867 9)...

Dates: 19 January 1850 - 30 April 1903

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of Sir Charles Lyell / Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 1927 tranche

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Subject: Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to X