Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-203
Scope and Contents
- 10 boxes of correspondence
- 2 boxes of miscellaneous papers and lecture notes
- 24 boxes of offprints of papers
- 294 notebooks
Dates
- 1820-1874
Creator
Extent
11 metres
Custodial History
The first two tranches were presented by Lady Lyell of Kinnordy to the University of Edinburgh in 1927 (see University Court minutes, 14 Nov 1927). Transferred from the Grant Institute of Geology, 1960 and 1975. The third tranche was in the custody of the Lyell family at Kinnordy until the sale at Sotheby's was initiated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
- First tranche
- Transfered from the Grant Institute of Geology, 1960 (catalogued, Coll-203/1-10). Accession E60/3
- Second tranche
- Transfered from the Grant Institute of Geology, 1975 (uncatalogued, Gen.1999). Accession E75/45.
- Third tranche
- Purchased from Sotheby's, November 2019
- Auvergne (France)
- British Association for the Advancement of Science (1831-:)
- Buckland, William, 1784-1856 (English theologian, geologist)
- Darwin, Charles Robert, 1809-1882 (Naturalist)
- Deposition and Sedimentation
- Earth
- Earth, Origin
- England
- Erosion
- Etna, Mount (Italy)
- Formations (Geology)
- Fossil Hominids
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)
- Geological Society of London (1807-:)
- Geological Time
- Geology
- Geology, Stratigraphic Eocene
- Geology, Stratigraphic Miocene
- Geology, Stratigraphic Pleistocene
- Hutton, James, 1726-1797 (Scottish geologist)
- Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)
- Murchison, Sir Roderick Impey, 1792-1871 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)
- Naturalists
- Palaeontology
- Rock Cycle
- Royal Society (c1645-:) (scientific society)
- Scotland
- Uniformitarianism
- United States
- University of London. King's College London (1829-:)
- Volcanic Fields
- Title
- Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
is-crc@ed.ac.uk