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Letters from Charles Kingsley to Archibald Geikie about the effects of ice

Fonds — Box: CLX-A-837

Identifier: Coll-1164

Scope and Contents

Letter from Kingsley to Archibald Geikie: Eversley 30 November 1868: giving a detailed account of his observations of the effect of ice on the geology of Deeside, Scotland.

Dates: 30 November 1868

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Dr. John Walker

Fonds

Identifier: Coll-205

Scope and Contents

[to be completed]

Dates: 1731-1803

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Sir Archibald Geikie

Fonds

Identifier: Coll-74

Scope and Contents The papers Sir Archibald Geikie consist of: personal, organisational and scientific correspondence geological notebooks with field sketches and water-colours reprints of his work miscellaneous lecture notes student's lecture notes lecture notes and printed maps relating to a visit to Boston proofs for...

Dates: 1851-1921

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections

Papers of Sir Charles Lyell

Fonds

Identifier: Coll-203

Scope and Contents Lyell’s 'Papers' serves as a description of several series of archival records, including correspondence to and from Lyell, and other records kept by himself and his team. Lyell’s archive was purposefully created by himself and his team, to evidence his work, achievements and for prosperity. Where evident, Lyell’s own organisation has been retained, and used to structure the series. The archival papers should be seen in the context of the run of Notebooks, his specimen collection, and...

Dates: 1806-1874

Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections