Montpellier (France)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Helen Lewise Dougal Archive relating to Patrick Geddes and Scots College, Montpellier
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1534
Identifier: Coll-2045
Content Description
This fonds consists of material of Helen Lewise Dougal relating to Patrick Geddes and the Scots College in Montpellier. Includes photos (originals and copies), booklets, letters, and a CD containing photos.
Postcards of Sète and Montpellier, 1929.
Article entitled Patrick Geddes in his Montpellier setting by A.D. Peacock, ca 1927.
Print...
Dates:
1927-1934
Letter to Sir Donald Francis Tovey from Francois Tessier du Cros, c 08 November 1932
Item
Identifier: Coll-411/1/1/L1773
Scope and Contents
Letter, 8 November [1932], Montpellier, F. Tessier du Cros to Donald Tovey. Thanking Tovey for his letter and news of Tessier du Cros's wife Janet's progress and performances. Holograph signed, ( Janet Tessier du Cros nee Grierson ).
Dates:
c 08 November 1932
Notebook No.4, May 1827- June 1827
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/4
Scope and Contents
This notebook is a mix of geological observations, ruminations, and illustrations, Lyell also writes on law, society, and the church. A light natural leather journal, the cover reads "Index inside C" in ink. The notebook is written in pencil and ink. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform...
Dates:
May 1827- June 1827
Notebook No.13, 24 July 1828-23 August 1828
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 1: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/13
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook is written in daily entries with full page detailed sketches, and contains notes on geology of Montpellier and Nice, reflections on geological processes and the extension of Rhone delta. On pp.76-78 Lyell writes an analogy between history and geology; p.79 is titled "One state of Nature dependant on another". Front plate: No 6, France, Montpelier, to Grosail. July 24th to Aug 23rd 1828. Written in pencil and ink. ...
Dates:
24 July 1828-23 August 1828