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 File — Box: Lyell Box 1.18 (Formerly Gen 117)
Identifier: Coll-203/7/1

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A series of folders reflecting Lyell's work, which contain editorial manuscripts and correspondence; some with their original newspaper wrapping. Papers on lectures have been removed and placed with the other records in that series. These files were found at the end of the Offprints, but have originally been part of the 1927 gift from the family, but were separated at some point, and accessioned into the Library from the School of Geology in 1975. Their old references have been noted.

  1. Documents relating to Mississippi, including large folded map, note from W. Carpenter, Elie de Beaumont, 9 November 1846 [previous reference: Gen.1999/7/2]
  2. Notes on the Mississippi Delta, including Riddell, 1846 [previous reference Gen 1999/7/3]
  3. Notes on the Mississippi Delta, Ruggles & William H. Sidell. Includes notes for Natches, Hamilton Couper, Falls of Alexandria, 1839-1848 [previous reference Gen 1999/7/4]
  4. Notes on the Mississippi Delta, includes letters from James Nicol and John Washington, 1848 [previous reference Gen 1999/7/5]
  5. 'Whale - Tennessee Giant - Texas Fossils' including original newspaper wrapping dated 12 January 1869 Contains drafts of text, written by Mary [previous reference Gen 1999/7/6]
  6. Manuscript 'On the ancient sea cliffs and needles in Normandy' in Mary Lyell's writing, no date [previous reference Gen 1999/8/5]
  7. Manuscript 'On the Geology of the Coast of Norfolk & Suffolk, with remarks on the age, origin and derangement of the strata composing the Mud Cliffs of Eastern Norfolk'. With three unsigned pastel drawings of strata at Thorpe, Heigham, Hellesdon near Norwich, original newspaper wrapping from The Montrose Standard, 19 June 1846 [previous reference Gen 1999/8/6]
  8. Manuscript 'On vertical lines of Flint traversing horizontal strata of chalk, near Norwich', original 18 December 1852 [previous reference Gen 1999/8/8]
  9. Notes on Denudiation, including press cutting of article on 'Reptilian Footmarks in the infra red shale of Pennsylvania' by HD Rogers, 1861 and manuscript notes [reverse is on 'Rain-marks'] and editorial, some written by Mary Lyell[previous reference Gen 1999/8/9]
  10. Notes on the Eocene, including illustrated post card of fossils from Barton Cliff, Hampshire, on the reverse is a printed proposal from the British Natural History Society stating their intention to build 'a permanent staff of collectors located in such districks as are prolific in objects of Natural History, either fossil or recent' York July 1849, printed list of Tertiary Fossis fro Barton, Hordwell and Isle of Wight 1850, sketch of pebbles and shells at Woolwich, coloured drawing of shells by WH Bailey, 1850-1851 [previous reference Gen 1999/8/10]
  11. Notes on Coal, including press cutting from The Traveller, Boston on JE Teschmacher's 'The Plants of the Coal Formation', press cutting on HD Rogers' 'Reptilian Footprints in Carboniferous Shale', printed report from the Manchester Geological Society, covering their museum, and excursion to Leigh, Bedford and Peel' 11 June 1859. packet marked 'Bunbury' which contains Abstract of Adolphe, Brongmniart's 'Observations on the internal structure of Sigillaria Elegans etc' from the Archives du Museum d'Hist. Nat. 1839 [previous reference Gen 1999/8/11]
  12. Glacial Period, small annotated and coloured map Carte des Anciens Glaciers de la Suisse presented to Lyell by A. Morlot 1857, Tyndal article published in The Saturday Review 1859, and article on Anglesey glaciers, manuscript edits on glaciers, newspaper clipping on meeting of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 6 May 1853 - Hopkins on Glaciers. Covering dates for folder 1853 - 1859 [previous reference Gen 1999/9/1]
  13. Notes on the Post Tertiary Period - note, this envelope is empty [previous reference Gen 1999/9/2]
  14. Notes on Palaeontology, includes original wrapping paper of pages from The Express 2 January 1850, and includes correspondence from J. Morris, articles on Caithness Submerged forests by J Cleghorn, letters and tables in French by Gorbert and Bravard, newspaper clipping of J Wyman's lecture from the Daily Evening Traveller Boston 31 January 1849. Covering dates 1849-1859 [previous reference Gen 1999/9/3]
  15. Notes on the Pliocene - Notes to Chapter 3, sketches, Searles Wood on Crag Shells, no dates [previous reference Gen 1999/9/4]
  16. Notes on the Permian [previous reference Gen 1999/9/5]
  17. Notes on Silurian, US [United States] makes a reference to Notebook 174, page 43, no dates [previous reference Gen 1999/9/6]
  18. Notes on Trias, including Dr. Warren article on footprints from the Boston based newspaper The Traveller 1853, and handwritten notes on Triassic at Connecticut, Hitchcock 1853 [previous reference Gen 1999/9/7]
  19. Notes on the Wealden, erratum, 19 June 1850 [previous reference Gen 1999/9/9]
  20. Notes on Vesuvius, manuscript notes on blue paper, by Lyell, no date

Dates

  • Creation: 1806-1874

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20 folders

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English

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Previously catalogued under the reference Gen. 1999/7-10

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