Geology
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 176 Collections and/or Records:
Collection of Drawings of Minerals
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-542
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of highly colourful drawings of minerals and are organised into five volumes of accompanying notes. Manuscript notes in the volumes indicate that the drawings are arranged in families according to the system of Professor Robert Jameson (1774-1854).
Dates:
1830-1836
Copy correspondence, 1876-1914
Series
Identifier: Coll-99/5
Scope and Contents
- family letters
- professional correspondence
Dates:
1876-1914
Correspondence, 1831-1873
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Scope and Contents
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 letter...
Dates:
1831-1873
Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm, 1883-1902
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/14/8
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from Alfred Elis Törnebohm sub-series consists of:
- letters (with enclosed diagrams, maps and a photograph), chronologically arranged (1883-1902)
Dates:
1883-1902
Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton, 05 March 1880 - 06 June 1891
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/5
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton sub-series consists of:
- 18 letters to Sir Archibald Geikie from Captain Clarence Edward Dutton of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) concerning geological observations in the United States and the organisation of the USGS (1880-1891)
Dates:
05 March 1880 - 06 June 1891
Correspondence from John Stuart Blackie, 1880-1882
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/11/9
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from the John Stuart Blackie sub-series consists of:
- 11 letters written from1880-1882
- 8 press clippings from the Scotsman, most dated 1873, written by John Stuart Blackie
Dates:
1880-1882
Correspondence from Matthew Forster Heddle, 1879-1897
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/2
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence from Matthew Forster Heddle sub-series consists of:
- 38 letters, chronologically arranged (1879-1897)
Dates:
1879-1897
Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves, 1852-1899
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/12/16
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence: John Edward Marr to C Neaves sub-series consists of:
- 54 letters, alphabetically arranged (1852-1899)
Dates:
1852-1899
Correspondence of Robert Dick
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-195
Scope and Contents
The correspondence in the collection consists entirely of letters to Charles William Peach about the plants and fossils of Caithness. Some comments too against Darwin's theory of evolution. There are also obituaries, press-cuttings and letters about Robert Dick.
Dates:
1800-1866
Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists, 1878-1907
Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-74/13/1
Scope and Contents
The Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie: American geologists sub-series consists of:
- 67 letters and postcards, alphabetically arranged (1878-1907).
Dates:
1878-1907