England
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown, cAugust 1855 - 12 June 1921
The Correspondence to Sir Archibald Geikie: A Bachellery to Thomas Forster Brown sub-series consists of:
- 73 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie, alphabetically arranged (1855-1921)
Geological Survey notebooks, 1877-1900
The series of Geological Survey notebook consists of:
- 10 volumes, chronologically arranged (1877-1900)
Lecture on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles', 1884
Notes for 5 lectures on 'The Origin of the Scenery of the British Isles' given to the Royal Institution in 1884, along with printed abstracts. Sir Archibald Geikie focused on geological formations around the British Isles, with comparisons from European and North American locations, looking at the materials of which they are composed and the processes which went into their creation.
Lectures on American geological history, c1879
Notes and text for seven lectures looking at the geological history of the American continent, looking at specific locations therein, based partly on results from American survey work. These locations were related to to other places around the world, particularly in Britain and Europe. A variety of geological formations were looked at, including that of the continent itself, considering the materials which make them up and the geological timeframe.
Letter from George William Lamplugh, 1903
George William Lamplugh (1859-1926) wrote to Sir Archibald Geikie on 14 January 1904 regarding 'Pleostocene changes of level in our Islands'. He was glad that Geikie was piecing together scattered information on the subject and refers to his own research in areas of England and Ireland.
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Capt Clarence Edward Dutton, 26 February 1885
Papers of Sir Charles Lyell
- 10 boxes of correspondence
- 2 boxes of miscellaneous papers and lecture notes
- 24 boxes of offprints of papers
- 294 notebooks
Papers relating to Raised Beaches, 1890s-1900s
The Papers relating to the Raised Beaches series consist of:
- Correspondence, notes and illustrations concerning Raised Beaches and other related geological matters.