Letters received by Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, mid 19th century
Scope and Contents
The letters from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison to Charles Wentworth Dilke and related material consist of:
- 86 letters, alphabetically arranged
Dates
- Creation: mid 19th century
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
86 letters None which affect the use of this material
Biographical / Historical
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison corresponded with a number of people throught his life, amongst them geologists such as William Branwhite Clarke, Hugh Miller, Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay and Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humbolt, gold mining pioneer Edward Hammond Hargraves and astronomer Sir John Frederick William Herschel.
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Location
Gen.523
Physical Description
86 letters None which affect the use of this material
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Grant Buttars 09 August 2002
Creator
Subject
- Clarke, Reverend William Branwhite, 1798-1878 (Anglican clergyman and geologist, New South Wales (Australia)) (Person)
- Hargraves, Edward Hammond, 1816-1891 (Australian gold mining pioneer) (Person)
- Herschel, Sir John Frederick William, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | astronomer) (Person)
- Miller, Hugh, 1802-1856 (man of letters and geologist) (Person)
- Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist) (Person)
Repository Details
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