Box Lyell Box 1.18 (Formerly Gen 117)

Scope and Contents This series of correspondence is arranged alphabetically, A-Z, including one ‘Miscellaneous’ section within the 'M' series. Each correspondent has been assigned a file number – there may be several folders within that file, evidencing the longevity and depth of the relationship between Lyell and the correspondent - for example his brother in law Charles Bunbury. Lyell himself, Mary or Arabella Buckley have mostly recorded a summary of the contents of the correspondence, either on the...

Scope and Contents This series was originally created to hold miscellaneous papers, but, has been expanded to accommodate records that were part of the 1927 gift, but had remained with the Offprints within the Library, and so have not been listed until 2024. Lyell, his team or latterly his family, appear to have created 'themed' folders, reflecting his key interests - for example, see 'Sea Serpents' in the previous series. Some of these themed folders contain manunscript editorial notes on that topic. There...

Scope and Contents 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...