Box Box 1.12

Scope and Contents Lyell's summarises are given in quotation marks: 1) 'T.S. Spedding 1842'.Letter discussing Lyell's trip to America and the lives of various family members. 2) 'Spedding on F. Newman, 1849' 3) 'Spedding's sympathies at hearing of the death of Lyell's father at Kinnordy'. Also includes an excerpt review by Spedding of Dr B's ""God". 4) 'T.S. Spedding, May 1850'. Spedding discusses books he is to receive from Lyell 5) Spedding agreeing to host and...

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 'on Dr Schmerling's skull of Engis No. 2'. Lyell refers to Spring's work in his Antquity.

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Lyell summarises the letters as:
1) Stanley on the discovery of mammalian bones
2) Elephant remains in peat near Holyhead - June 1 1863
3) W. Stanley, mammoth in Holyhead peat & submerged forest, Aug 6 1863
4) Hon. Stanley, Aug 1863 peat on Turbary Beach, elephant Moel Tryfan. Also includes a small diagram in the letter.

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Lyell summarises the letters as:
1) Staring on Harlan Lake, Aug 1859
2) Staring, Maastricht (Caberg) human remains Bolderian Lignite same as Lower Rhenish. Diesel sands & Crag Noir same age.

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Multiple large flint sketches from Hill head, Salisbury. Printed letter with attached sketches of archaeological finds.

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...

Scope and Contents Letters include references to Phillips work, and one signed Joseph Hooker. There are multiple notes of calculations, a revision for revision for 9th Edition Principles, and sheets of Lyell's own notes. The folder is foliated, however, the original order is not clear. There are summaries on the reverse of letters and envelopes. Topics include: Indian meteorology, River Ganges mud sediment, Indian Earthquake - many Indian place and religious topics are discussed; Holderness, Icelandic lava,...

Scope and Contents Lyell summarises as: 1) 'Mr Strickland May 4 1839. On Newer Plio. shells of Cropthorne & shells in gravel near Worcester. Oliva & Bulla ampulla, Moel Tryfane - shells'. Strickland sends specimens of shells to Lyell and describes the ones he does not have duplicates for, explaining he will bring them to London soon. 2) 'Strickland on superficial subsidence of gravel over Lias. 1839'. Strickland declines an offer from Lyell to recommend him as the next Chair of Geology in...

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Letters including hand drawn coloured view of mountain ridge.