Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, Ca-De, 1803-1874
Sub-Series — Box: Lyell Temp Box 1.2 (Formerly Gen 109)
Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 495-1068
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, Ca-De consists of:
- letters from colleagues and acquaintances from around the world including fellow scientists such as James Croll, Charles Robert Darwin, George Mercer Dawson, Carlo and Gaetano Giorgio Gemmellaro (1803-1874)
Dates
- 1803-1874
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 box None which affect the use of this material
Biographical / Historical
The correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell is arranged in alphabetical order and includes letters from colleagues and acquaintances from around the world.
Extent
1 box
54 documents
Arrangement
Letters are curently numbered by folio and these numbers continue from the previous sub-series and on to the next.
Physical Description
1 box None which affect the use of this material
Archivist's Note
Rachael Third 09 January 2002
- Croll, James, 1821-1890 (physical geologist and Keeper of Maps and Correspondence, Geological Survey of Scotland)
- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist)
- Dawson, George Mercer, 1849-1901 (Canadian geologist)
- Gemmellaro, Carlo, 1787-1866 (Italian geologist)
- Gemmellaro, Gaetano Giorgio, 1832-1904 (Italian geologist)
- Geology
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk