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Miscellaneous Papers, 1831-1864

 Series — Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.22 (Formerly Gen 119)
Identifier: Coll-203/7 (lyell 7)

Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous Papers consists of:
  1. address by Sir Charles Lyell on Charles Darwin receiving the Copley Medal (1864)
  2. list of mollusca by Searles Valentine Wood
  3. printed pages from an article or book in German, translated as 'Excerpts from Letters of Professor Fr. Hoffmann, incomplete. Also, pages detailing in German, Aetna area, the foot of the mountain at the Simeto Valley from Catania to Aderno (south and southwest side) with Tertiary formations. These items appear to be labelled ' 'Prof. Hoffmann on Palermo Caves etc. and translation. Also, Lyell's handwritten notes from letters, bound together and including A 'Extracts from the letters of Professor Fr. Hartmann, B 'Extract from the letters to Professor Link from Catania 27 January 1831, C 'Extract from a letter to Professor Weiss- from Syrakusa [sic] of the 28th March 1831, D 'To Professor Weiss from Catania 19th June 1831, ,
  4. note of a lecture on Progressive Development, by Sir Charles Lyell given in Boston (1852)

Dates

  • Creation: 1831-1864

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Biographical / Historical

This collection contains miscellaneous papers relating to Sir Charles Lyell's work as a geologist.

Extent

4 folders

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