Letters from Charles Lyell to his mother, sisters and mother-in-law, 16 October 1855 - 15 November 1859
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Identifier: Coll-203/B4/13
Scope and Contents
Letters from CHarles Lyell to his mother, sisters, mother-in-law and sister-in-law. One letter to Mary Lyell removed and placed in that series, see B7:
- Letter to Marianne, location not identified. Unpublished. 16 October 1855
- Letter to Fanny, written at London. Unpublished. 17 November 1855
- Letter to Caroline, written at London. Published. 5 January 1856
- Letter to Sophy, written at London. Unpublished. 5 April 1856
- To Caroline, written at Vienna. Published.28 August 1856
- To Fanny, letter written at London. Unpublished. 29 December 1856
- To Fanny, letter written at London. Unpublished. 29 March 1857
- To Fanny, written at Domo d'Assota [sic Domodossola]. Dictated to and written by Mary E. Lyell. Unpublished. 10 August 1857
- To Marianne, written at Florence. Unpublished. 4 October 1857
- To Sophy, written at Messina, Sicily. Published. 16 October 1858
- To Marianne, letter written at London. Unpublished. 20 March 1859
- To Fanny, written at Leyden [sic Leiden, Holland]. Published. 22 April 1859
- To Katharine, written at Brioude. Unpublished. 6 August 1859.
- To Katharine, written by Mary Lyell at Le Puy. Unpublished, 7 August 1859.
- To his mother, written at Aberdeen. Published.15 September 1859
- Letter to his mother-in-law, written at London. Published. 27 September 1859
- Letter to Caroline, written at London. Published.15 November 1859
- Letter to Marianne, written at London. Unpublished.15 November 1859
Dates
- Creation: 16 October 1855 - 15 November 1859
Creator
Full Extent
1 folder (18 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Lyell, Marianne, 1801-1881 (Sister of Sir Charles Lyell, Geologist (1797-1875)) (Recipient, Person)
- Lyell, Frances (Fanny), 1800-1873 (Sister of Sir Charles Lyell, Geologist (1797-1875)) (Recipient, Person)
- Lyell, Frances Smith, fl 1796-1850 (Wife of Charles Lyell Botanist (1767-1849), and mother of Charles Lyell, Geologist (1797-1875)) (Recipient, Person)
- Lyell, Katharine Murray, 1817-1915 (nee Horner) (Recipient, Person)
- Horner, Anne Susanna, nee Lloyd, 1786-1862 (Married to Leonard Horner, mother to Mary Lyell) (Recipient, Person)
- Lyell, Caroline, 1802-1886 (Sister of Sir Charles Lyell, Geologist (1797-1875)) (Recipient, Person)
- Lyell, Sophia Georgiana, 1812-1897 (Sister of Sir Charles Lyell, Geologist (1797-1875)) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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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