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A series of autograph manuscript notes, summaries, outline notes and full texts of lectures, lecture cards, syllabus, tickets, subscribers, related ephemera, schedules, related offprints, reviews and cuttings.
Relates to Lyell's Lowell Lectures, his American tour, Marylebone Institute lecture, lectures on the Geology of North America at York, the series of Boston lectures and his lectures at the Royal Institution.

Scope and Contents Series of printed addresses given by Charles Lyell, including: 1) Printed Address delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Geological Society of London, 15th Feb 1850 and awarding Wollaston Medal to Peter Hopkins. Unopened. 2) Printed Address delivered at the Anniversary Meeting of the Geological Society of London, 21st Feb 1851 and awarding Wollaston Medal to Adam Sedgwick. Unopened. 3) Manuscript speech delivered by Lyell at the [New York City] Crystal Palace Banquet,...