Box Box 1.10

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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Summarised as Mott 'Savage and Civilised Man' and 'thanks for Students' Elements'.

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Originally to 'Horner', and summarised as 'Notes from Prof. NoNöggera of Bonn on the geoogy of the country between Liege and Aachen.

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Contains newspaper clipping, envelope and sample of sand from a storm in Baghdad in 1857 from Sir C A Murray.

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From Lieutenant Nelson, summarised as 'on Nova Scotia & Gesners book etc. No teeth marks on bones gnawed by hyenas at Grahams Town'. And [now as] Major Nelson [39 years after their first acquaintance and 21 years since they met] at Penlee Stoke, Devonport, 'Enquiry as to term Pleistocene' which includes his drawings of species he has observed at sea, including shark, cuttlefish and mention of Sea Serpents.

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On Crag Foraminifera, and query as to him writing papers to be published here.

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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Summarised as 'notes on his work on Buenos Ayres' and 'Chinese earth pyramids -[George] Staunton'.

Scope and Contents Has sent Lyell shells in 1855, and now sends more, collected on the N.E. side of Tenerife, a side Lyell visited. Includes a coloured map of the coast with references, two of which appear to be added by Lyell. Plus undated letter, where Pastor is 'at a loss to answer your question respecting our Pico de Teide being produced by a crater of elevation'. Other views and papers are referred to, inculding copy sections from Count Vargas-Bedemar, and Luis Hamilton. Also includes a list of volcanic...