Box Box 1.5

Scope and Contents This correspondence from Haldeman to Charles Lyell is mainly concerned with Lyell's books and lectures. Lyell or his team, have summarised the letters, either on the envelope, or on the letter itself - usually in the space allocated to the address. Where there is a summary, it has been transcribed here. 'Haldeman Nov[ember] 1841 Corrections of Principles'. There is no envelope This letter consists of a...

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Summarised as on the Delta of the Alabama River. Includes hand drawn map of the delta of Alabama River. Regards from Hale's wife to Mary Lyell.

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Temple of Serapis (includes small sketch) 14th August 1834 - Mentions another sketch to be sent to Lyell of the three columns of the Temple of Jupiter Serapis and a full account of what he observed there.

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Summarised as Ontario Land Beach, Taconie System, [Benapts?] Mountain near Hudson, Rogers abandons organic nature of remains found by him, Lochport Icthyodorulite 3ft long, De Veiuneil's Sharpe and E Forbes on Silurian fossil, requesting criticims of footmarks and tracks, Gypsum Man.

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Summarised as on Wollaston Medal.

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Limestone of Berwick

Scope and Contents From the Series: 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...

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Letters contain:
Sidlaw and Strathmore section map sketch in,
Bridge of Allan to Callender section map sketch in,
Loose yellow geological specimens relating to Moel Tryfan geology relates to letter 5th April 1864 "a considerable quantity of flint-chips among the shell beds two of which I send you"
Criticisms of 'Antiquity of Man'.

Scope and Contents From the Series: 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...

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Includes colour hand drawn illustration of Etna volcano.