Correspondence, 1831-1873
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell consists of:
- Correspondence with colleagues throughout the world (1831-1873)
Dates
- 1831-1873
Creator
Language of Materials
English mostly
Physical Description
10 boxes None which affect the use of this material
Biographical / Historical
The work of Sir Charles Lyell brought him into contact with a number of leading figures of his age from Great Britain and abroad, particularly the United States. This series contains correspondence he continued with geologists, naturalists and other figures including John Pye Smith non-conformist divine, Sir Henry James director-general of the Ordnance Survey, Searles Valentine Wood and Anton Wilhelm Florentin von Zuccalmaglio.
Extent
19 boxes
Arrangement
This series is divided up into artificial sub-series for convenience. Letters are curently numbered by folio and these numbers continue from one sub-series to the next.
Physical Location
Gen.108-117
Physical Description
10 boxes None which affect the use of this material
Archivist's Note
Rachael Third 13 September 2001
Reviewed and edited byElise Ramsay 12 May 2020
- Geology
- Great Britain
- James, Sir Henry, 1803-1877 (British Army Officer | Director-General of the Ordnance Survey)
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)
- Naturalists
- Professional Interaction
- Smith, John Pye, 1774-1851 (non-conformist divine)
- United States
- Von Zuccalmaglio, Anton Wilhelm Florentin, 1803-1869 (German composer)
- Wood, Searles Valentine, 1830-1884 (geologist)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.1 (Formerly Gen 108) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.2 (Formerly Gen 109) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.4 (Formerly Gen 110) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.3 (Formerly Gen 108) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.5 (Formerly Gen 110) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.6 (Formerly Gen 111) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.7 (Formerly Gen 111) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.8 (Formerly Gen 112) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.9 (Formerly Gen 112) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.10 (Formerly Gen 113) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.11 (Formerly Gen 113) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.13 (Formerly Gen 114) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.14 (Formerly Gen 115) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.15 (Formerly Gen 115) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.16 (Formerly Gen 116) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.17 (Formerly Gen 116) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.18 (Formerly Gen 117) (Mixed Materials)
- Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.19 (Formerly Gen 117) (Mixed Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk