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Letters from Brown, Reverend Thomas to Charles Lyell, no date
File — Box Box 1.1: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/37
Scope and Contents
Summarised by Lyell as:
1) List by Reverend Thomas Brown "List of Shells found at Elie at Fifeshire" descriptions of the shells found at Elie along with their latin names.
2) Cut out newspaper article describing a Royal Society meeting in which Rev. Brown talks about his findings in Fife, focusing on the clay deposits and the shells found at Eile and the implications of these findings from a geologist perspective. Also mentions the Principle of the Royal Society and...
Dates:
no date
Letters from Evans John, to Charles Lyell, 17 May 1862 - 18 October 1872
File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/75
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
17 May 1862 - 18 October 1872
Miscellaneous letters A-J, 1791- 1884
File
Identifier: Coll-203/B2/1
Scope and Contents
Letters addressed to Charles Lyell, to Lady Mary Lyell, Katharine Lyell and other recipients including:'A' Undated note from [Ahoard?] on Baron Steuben, accompanied by an original signed bank cheque written to pay T Lopez twenty dollars in New York 6th February 1791'B' 22 June 1870 from O Becconi'C'
Undated letter, to 'dear friend' but likely to be Katharine Lyell, thanking them for 'life' - Miss Cobbe
Undated note of thanks for...
Dates:
1791- 1884
Notebook No.261, March 1872-1 April 1872
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 9: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/261
Scope and Contents
Lyell's own index
Begins in London then to France. Lyell revisits the sites connected with the finds relevant to the caves at Aurignac and others. Lyell gathers evidence, arguments, letters and practical information on travel and identifies the named contacts he has to interview. Includes copies of letters from 1864.
Lyell's own index
There is no index to this Notebook, a summary of the main elements is given.
Dates:
March 1872-1 April 1872