Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist) -- correspondence to
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Correspondence sent to Sir Charles Lyell
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Kean, Charles, 19 May 1845; early March 1846; 26 October 1850
File
Identifier: Coll-1989/33
Scope and Contents
1. Autograph letter signed from Charles Kean to Mrs. Horner, probably Anne Susanna Horner, in response to an invitation, dated 19 May 1845, Keydell House, Horndean (Hampshire): "It will, I assure you, give Mrs. Kean and myself great pleasure to wait upon you at Dinner next Monday 26th. We hope to reach no. 3 Torrington Square tomorrow evening and had intended to return home next Saturday but as we cannot resist your kind invitation we shall delay our stay in Town until Tuesday morning 27th....
Dates:
19 May 1845; early March 1846; 26 October 1850
Letter from Wolcott, Roger, to Charles Lyell, 12 October 1872
File — Box Box 3.4: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/102
Scope and Contents
This letter answers Lady Lyell's questions about the early history of Massachusetts.People mentioned: Henry Torrey. Places mentioned include: Massachusetts, and Vermont. Subjects mentioned include: History of New England by John Palfrey, History of Salem Witchcraft by Charles Upham, President of the United States, Senate, and the Athenaeum Library.
Dates:
12 October 1872
Letters from Clark, Joseph to Lady Mary Lyell, 7 April 1863
File — Box Box 1.2: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/47
Scope and Contents
Letter to Lady Mary Lyell from J. Clark expressing his surprise and pain at a libelous attack made upon Sir Charles Lyell at the Athenaeum, 7 April 1863. Clark also write to Charles, see folder 148.
Dates:
7 April 1863
Letters from King, Rev. Samuel William to Charles Lyell, 15 June 1862 - February 1872
File — Box Box 1.8: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/155
Scope and Contents
Tower photographs possibly in Cromer. Sketches of flint. Some letters are address to Lady Lyell.
Dates:
15 June 1862 - February 1872
Letters from Lartet, Édouard to Charles Lyell, 6 January 1857 - 7 March 1869
File — Box Box 1.8: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/159
Scope and Contents
Some original ordering is evident and is noted. Lyell summarises the letters as:
1. 'Lartet, Lower Miocene and Upper Eocene, Jan 6, 1857'
2. 'Lartet, queries on Pliocene & part-pliocene mammalia'
3. 'Lartet (3) Rhinoceros leptorhinus rec[ieved]. 16 March 1858'
4. '(1) Lartet - E primigenius found at Rome by Ponzi. E. priscus & E. africanus - nomenclature 1853'
5. '(4) Lartet Sept 6 1859 (Seissan) Elephant africanus foss[il] Rhinoceros of Aymard'
6....
Dates:
6 January 1857 - 7 March 1869
Letters from McIlvaine, William to Charles Lyell, 8 March 1842 - 1 June 1847
File — Box Box 1.9: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/177
Scope and Contents
Includes two letters to Mary Lyell from McIlvaine from 1846-47. Earliest dated letter is summarised as 'on Hopkins 400m of crust of earth 1846', the other letters are conversational in manner, updating both Lyells [tone assumes both are reading the letters] on local news and associates - summarised as to Charles 'on Holy Innocents', and to Mary on 'Glenroy, Season for Cropping, [Mayall's] Daguerreotype, Calendars, Meteor, Abolitionist, Black Church, Tariff', to Mary, an unsummarised letter,...
Dates:
8 March 1842 - 1 June 1847
Letters from Rogers, Henry Darwin to Charles Lyell, 4 June 1842 - 25 May 1859
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/229
Scope and Contents
The correspondence between H.D. Roger and Charles Lyell is mainly concerned with American Geology and the projects of their colleagues. Letters are written at Philadelphia; some are written to Mary Lyell. Lyell or his team, have summarised the letters, either on the envelope, or on the letter itself - usually in the space allocated to the address. Where there is a summary, it has been transcribed here.
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Dates:
4 June 1842 - 25 May 1859
Lowell Lectures, Boston, 19 October 1852 - 26 November 1852
File
Identifier: Coll-203/B14/15
Scope and Contents
Since Lyell's last visit to the US, Louis Agassiz had given a series of Lowell Lectures in Autumn 1846, which Lyell had nominated him for, and Lyell had been invited by Prince Albert to join the Royal Commission for the Great Exhibition, held in Crystal Palace. Lowell travelled from Boston to London, and engaged Lyell to present yet another course of Lowell lectures in Autumn 1852.
Lyell had given six lectures at Royal Institution (4 of which dealt with American Geology). His new...
Dates:
19 October 1852 - 26 November 1852
Miscellaneous letters K-Z, 1838-1886
File
Identifier: Coll-203/B2/2
Scope and Contents
Continuing series of letters addressed to Charles Lyell, Lady Mary Lyell, Katharine Lyell and other recipients:
'K' 19 March 1838, from William [Hamilton?] at the Athenaeum, to Charles Lyell relating to the membership of actor, Charles Kean
'L' 9 February 1850 to Charles Lyell from de Lhuys, accepting dinner invitation
'M' Undated letter from HH Milman...
Dates:
1838-1886
Pulszky, Ferenc, 1 July 1851 - 23 July 1875
File
Identifier: Coll-1989/57
Scope and Contents
This file consists of five autograph letters signed from Ferenc Pulszky to Lady Mary Lyell and her husband Sir Charles Lyell, sent from Bayswater and Highgate (London), Turin, Budapest, and dated 1 July 1851, 23 June 1857, 18 March 1861, 19 February 1863 and 23 July 1875. Also includes an oval photographic portrait on a larger carrier.1. Letter from Ferenc Pulszky to Charles Lyell, dated 1 July 1851: "I enclose a letter of Mr Mazzini [i. e. the Italian politician and freedom...
Dates:
1 July 1851 - 23 July 1875