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 434 Collections and/or Records:
Letters from Gastaldi, Bartholomeo to Charles Lyell, 28 August 1857 - 25 May 1866
File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/85
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
28 August 1857 - 25 May 1866
Letters from Gatta, Luigi to Charles Lyell, 4 September 1872 - 12 October 1872
File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/86
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 'translation of Principles into Italian'.
Dates:
4 September 1872 - 12 October 1872
Letters from Gaudin, Charles Theophile to Charles Lyell, 18 May 1859 - 21 January 1863
File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/87
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
18 May 1859 - 21 January 1863
Letters from Gaudry, Albert to Charles Lyell, October 1859
File — Box Box 1.4: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/88
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
October 1859
Letters from Geikie, Archibald to Charles Lyell, 24 March 1860 - 13 July 1863
File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/89
Scope and Contents
Letters are summarised by Lyell as:
1) Geikie on Elephants in Ayrshire & Falkirk 23 March 1860 and on Coast-ice in Scotland
2) Geikie Crag & talc Valley not parallel to strike of bed dated 5th April, Dunfermline
3) Geikie on foot-print beds may be /Old/ Red - Map [in folder] of land at close of Glacial period - 2000 ft depression, June 17 1860, Dumfries
4) Geikie on Scotch erratics
6) Geikie on Roman pottery in raised beach 25 feet[?] high, 6th June 1861.
Dates:
24 March 1860 - 13 July 1863
Letters from Gerville, Charles-Alexis-Adrien Duhérisser de to Charles Lyell, 18 August 1840 - 18 September 1842
File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/92
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
18 August 1840 - 18 September 1842
Letters from Gesner, Abraham Pineo to Charles Lyell, 16 November 1852 - 21 April 1861
File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/93
Scope and Contents
Written from Halifax, and New York. Summarised as 'Petroleum in Western States', manuscript detailing footprint of reptiles in the Coal Formations, and Gesner's response to an article on 'Recent Elevation and Depression of the land in Northern America'.
Dates:
16 November 1852 - 21 April 1861
Letters from Gifford, Adolphus Frederick Danberry to Charles Lyell, 28 July 1847
File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/94
Scope and Contents
Letter describes the result of the creation of a new coal shaft [including details of dimensions and foundations of shaft], and concludes with cordial wishes to the Lyells with hope to visit them in Europe.
Dates:
28 July 1847
Letters from Godwin-Austen, Robert Alfred Cloyne to Charles Lyell, 29 July 1855 - 23 June 1873
File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/95
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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...
Dates:
29 July 1855 - 23 June 1873
Letters from Gould, Augustus Addison to Charles Lyell, May 1842 - April 1865
File — Box Box 1.5: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/96
Scope and Contents
This correspondence from A.A. Gould to Charles Lyell is mainly concerned with meetings, writings, and work of their mutual colleagues and friends. 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.
'Dr. Gould List of Massach[usetts] shells' May 1842
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Dates:
May 1842 - April 1865