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Letters from Hitchcock, Edward to Charles Lyell, 17 December 1843 - 30 August 1860
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/133
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 December 1843 - 30 August 1860
Notebook No.89, 24 July 1841-12 August 1841
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/89
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains diverse notes by Charles Lyell in pen and ink, including lists, sketches, observations on a variety of subjects. The front and back cover are blank and the index is written on folded lined paper which has been stitched into the binding at the back of the notebook.Voyage to America; Boston - Newhaven - New York The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own...
Dates:
24 July 1841-12 August 1841
Notebook No.90, 13 August 1841-23 August 1841
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/90
Scope and Contents
This tan leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his North American tour of New York, including New York City, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester. Notes are predominantly pencil, some ink, a mixture of field notes and travel notes. The index is located at the back of the notebook, both covers are unmarked. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the...
Dates:
13 August 1841-23 August 1841
Notebook No.98, February 1842- April 1842
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 4: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/98
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his travels through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to New York. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily daily journal entries, lists, and sketches. The covers are plain, and the edges of the pages are tipped in green ink. There is a plan for New York on p. 37. The index is located at the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied...
Dates:
February 1842- April 1842
Notebook No.114, 7 October 1843- January 1844
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/114
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from his travels through Scotland (started in previous notebook, Number 113) and return to London. On the 14th December he is with Darwin. It is dated October 7, 1843 to January 1844. Notes are in pencil and ink.The notebook index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-116. Page 48 lists the ‘state of the M.S. Notebooks and seems to refer to a review – perhaps creating the index? - of the Scientific Notebooks 94 to 96 as well as...
Dates:
7 October 1843- January 1844
Notebook No.123, 3 October 1845 - 10 October 1845
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/123
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains a record of Charles Lyell’s visit to the United States of America (started in notebook, Number 121), continuing his travels throughout parts of New England, including New Hampshire and Vermont. The notes are comprised of discussions about politics and religion, supplemented by commentary about social life, in New England and the United States more broadly, and field notes and observations, including some sketches, of the natural history of the visited regions. Notes...
Dates:
3 October 1845 - 10 October 1845
Notebook No.128, 25 December 1845-2 January 1846
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/128
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from December 25 1845 to January 2nd 1846 while traveling through Charleston (South Carolina), Savannah (Georgia), and Darien (Georgia). The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 115 and nine unumbered pages. Notes are in pencil and ink and include field sketches. An X is used to mark a pencil cross made at certain entries. A date written in the left margin has been inserted at the beginning of the appropriate...
Dates:
25 December 1845-2 January 1846