Letters from Hitchcock, Edward to Charles Lyell, 17 December 1843 - 30 August 1860
File — Box: Box 1.7
Identifier: Coll-203/1/133
Scope and Contents
The correspondence between Charles Lyell and Edward Hitchcock is mainly concerned with geology, specifically sandstone footprints. Lyell or his team, have summarised the letters, either on the envelope, or on the letter itself - usually in the space allocated to the address. Where there is a summary, it has been transcribed here.
- 'Hitchcock Dec[ember] 1843'. This letter is concerned with newly discovered fossil footprints and coprolites. 17 December 1843.
- 'Prof[essor] Hitchcock rec[eive]d Nov[ember] 21 1860 Footmark sandstone White limestone of H. Virginia'. This letter is concerned with the current geological and academic pursuits of Hitchcock's sons. 30 August 1860.
- '(2) Hitchcock Dr. Owen's determination of connectical bone Dec[ember] 1860'. 22 December 1860.
Dates
- Creation: 17 December 1843 - 30 August 1860
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Full Extent
3 letters
Processing Information
Listed by Andrea Edwards, University of Wyoming, and catalogued by Pamela McIntyre, Strategic Projects Archivist, August 2024.
Subject
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Recipient, Person)
- Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) (Person)
- Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852 (English obstetrician, geologist, paleontologist) (Person)
- Hitchcock, Charles Henry, 1836-1919 (American geologist, son of Edward Hitchcock) (Person)
- Owen, David Dale, 1807-1860 (American geologist) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk