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Copy of a printed letter from Florence Nightingale detailing her life., 13 September 1866
File — Box Box 3.3: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/76
Scope and Contents
Copy of a letter that appeared in the Evangelical Christendom magazine from Florence Nightingale detailing her life.
Dates:
13 September 1866
Correspondence and Papers concerning Sea Serpents, 1820-1848
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-203/5 (Lyell 5)
Scope and Contents
Letters and Papers Concerning Sea Serpents consists of:
- notes and clippings regarding sightings of sea serpents (1820-1848)
- letters from Sir John William Dawson, John Fleming, William McGillivray, Alexander Gordon Melville, Patrick Neill, Colonel Parkins and George Robert Waterhouse regarding sea serpents (1845-1848)
Dates:
1820-1848
Correspondence from Gabriell Auguste Daubrée, 1874-1896
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/15
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from Gabriell Auguste Daubrée sub-series consists of:
- 22 letters, chronologically arranged (1874-1896)
Dates:
1874-1896
Correspondence: Joseph Wilson Lowry to HR Mill, 1839-1909
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/14
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence: Joseph Wilson Lowry to HR Mill sub-series consists of:
- 35 letters, alphabetically arranged (1839-1909)
Dates:
1839-1909
Correspondence - Letters between Sir Charles Lyell and Mary E. Lyell (neé Horner), 4 August 1831 - 13 July 1863
Series — Box Lyell Temp Box 3.7: Series Coll-203/B7; Series Coll-203/B6; Series Coll-203/B8; Series Coll-203/B5
Identifier: Coll-203/B7
Scope and Contents
A series of letters by Charles Lyell to Miss Mary Horner, his fiancee, later his wife - and also some from Mary to Charles - both before and after their marriage. After originally being married in Bonn, Germany, Charles and Mary were married again at Kirriemuir on the 28th September 1832. The earlier dated letters are voluminous and detailed. Their number lessens over time, due to the Lyell's being together always:
1) 4th August 1831 - 25th October 1831
2) 1st November 1831 -...
Dates:
4 August 1831 - 13 July 1863
Correspondence - Letters from Sir Charles Lyell , 1829-1874
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-203/B3
Scope and Contents
A series of letters sent by Charles Lyell, to others. Some of these correspondents also appear in the two A-Z series. It is not clear why these letters have been separated from earlier series of records, however they may have been gathered together by Katharine Lyell in her editorial of 'Life, Letters and Journals', with some marked 'not copied', published or unpublished.
Agassiz Memorial Fund
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Dates:
1829-1874
Correspondence - Letters from Sir Charles Lyell to his Family, 1806-1874
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-203/B4
Dates:
1806-1874
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie A-M, late 19th century
Series
Identifier: Coll-74/15
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie A-M series consists of:
- letters alphabetically arranged by sender, including those from Charles Robert Darwin, the Geological Society, Joseph Lister, Sir Charles Lyell and Sir Roderick Impey Murchison
- postcards
- obituaries
Dates:
late 19th century
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
Correspondence to Charles Lyell, A-Z 'Acceptance in Lieu' tranche, 1826-c. 1884
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-203/B1
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
- 10 boxes of correspondence
- 2 boxes of miscellaneous papers and lecture notes
- 24 boxes of offprints of papers
- 294 notebooks
Dates:
1826-c. 1884