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Box Box 1.11

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Contains 28 Results:

Letters from Phillips, John to Charles Lyell, 1836 - 25 January 1864

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/207
Scope and Contents Letters are summarised by Lyell, noting original numbering given in brackets () and with some additional commentary provided where possible, linking Lyell's letters to Philips, now held at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. J. Phillips on fossil shells. 1836. Part for C. Stokes. (2). Reply to a letter from Lyell to Phillips (Oxford University Museum of Natural History, John Phillips...
Dates: 1836 - 25 January 1864

Letters from Piers, Major Henry William to Charles Lyell, 3 December 1863

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/208
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...
Dates: 3 December 1863

Letters from Playfair, George Ranken to Charles Lyell, 4 March 1867

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/209
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Summarised as 'Asgra, Earth Pillars of Himalayas'. Answered April 7th 1867.

Dates: 4 March 1867

Letters from Plieninger, Wilhelm Heinrich Theodor to Charles Lyell, 22 November 1851 - 26 May 1855

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/210
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...
Dates: 22 November 1851 - 26 May 1855

Letters from Ponzi, Giusseppe to Charles Lyell, May 1858

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/211
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...
Dates: May 1858

Letters from Poole, Gabriel S to Charles Lyell, 1 June 1863

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/212
Scope and Contents

Detailed observations on excavations for bridges and canals made in the Somerset area, and the findings of fossil trees and mammoth.

Dates: 1 June 1863

Letters from Portlock, Joseph Ellison to Charles Lyell, 21 March 1832

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/213
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Summarised as 'Modern Cause Theory', 'Lehman's translator's preface', and 'Fossil Elephant in Ireland'.

Dates: 21 March 1832

Letters from Powrie, James to Charles Lyell, 2 July 1861 - January 1864

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/214
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Includes small tracing paper map of Scotland, with Arbroath included as area name. A specimen of 'Cephalaspis Powrie' [sic Cephalaspis powriei (Lankester, 1868) now reassigned Janaspis powriei] from Forfarshire is in the Cockburn Geological Museum Collection.

Dates: 2 July 1861 - January 1864

Letters from Prestwich, Sir Joseph to Charles Lyell, 1 August 1849 - 17 May 1873

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/215
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...
Dates: 1 August 1849 - 17 May 1873

Letters from Prevost, Louis-Constant to Charles Lyell, 21 June 1837 - 4 December 1839

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Identifier: Coll-203/1/216
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...
Dates: 21 June 1837 - 4 December 1839