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 Hector, Sir James. to Charles Lyell, 17 September 1861 - 17 Janurary 1874
File — Box Box 1.6: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/127
Scope and Contents
Includes printed annotated map of Lake Winnipeg, and two geological section maps of the North of New Zealand.
Dates:
17 September 1861 - 17 Janurary 1874
Letters from Heer, Oswald to Charles Lyell, 9 April 1856 - 15 December 1860
File — Box Box 1.6: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/128
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:
9 April 1856 - 15 December 1860
Letters from Hick, Thomas to Charles Lyell, 16 May 1871
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/129
Scope and Contents
Summarised by Lyell as 'Remains in this phosphatic nodules on the Suffolk Crag, mentioned in Students Elements pg 173. Hicks asks a question on this topic.
Dates:
16 May 1871
Letters from Hicks, Henry to Charles Lyell, 1 October 1868 - 20 March 1874
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/130
Scope and Contents
Lyell’s summarises the letters as:
- 'The Cambrian group reduced to nothing if all the Longmynd [sic Long Mynd] are Silurian'. Thanking for receiving Elements edition, "there is an unusual charm in your books which compels a careful reading from them". Briefly refutes Mr Davidson’s Primordial Silurian group. 1 October 1868.
- 'Cambrian of Elements'. Divisions of periods, where they start & end, where various Welsh formations fall into those. Small diagram included...
Dates:
1 October 1868 - 20 March 1874
Letters from Hilgard, Julius Erasmus & Eugene Woldemar to Charles Lyell, 5 February 1866 - 30 March 1867
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/131
Scope and Contents
Sketches of Gould's and Talcott's survey.
Dates:
5 February 1866 - 30 March 1867
Letters from Hitchcock, Edward to Charles Lyell, 17 December 1843 - 30 August 1860
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/133
Scope and Contents
The correspondence between Charles Lyell and Edward Hitchcock is mainly concerned with geology, specifically sandstone footprints. 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.
'Hitchcock Dec[ember] 1843'. This letter is concerned with newly discovered...
Dates:
17 December 1843 - 30 August 1860
Letters from Hoff, Karl von to Charles Lyell, 15 January 1868
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/132
Scope and Contents
Letter summarised as from Torell, via Denmark 'levels of Baltic, tables calculated by Homstrond'. Holmstrond introduces the tables as'Notes on the rise of land in Sweden' and 'summary of the measures of watermarks'. Tables include data dated 1774 - 1867. Final letter details the return of these letters to Lyell from Dunbar James Douglas, who has read them with interest
Dates:
15 January 1868
Letters from Holmstrond, Leon to Charles Lyell, 15 January 1868
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/134
Scope and Contents
Includes letter from Dunbar James Douglas (6th Earl of Selkirk) 28th March 1868. "From Prof Torrell" is written on end of Holstrom's letter.
Dates:
15 January 1868
Letters from Home-Milne, David to Charles Lyell, 24 August 1871 - 9 May 1874
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/135
Scope and Contents
Lyell's own summarises are given in quotation marks:
1) Milne Home Aug '71 Macclesfield Shells'
2) Milne Home- The pact-Roman use in Firth of Forth, June 1872'. The letter discusses Home's work on a discovery of a stone covered in Roman Sculpture at Bo'ness on the Forth Estuary.
3) Letter contains information about the Roman tablet found about 15 feet above the Kish Water Mark.
4) Milne Home 'on Post Roman use of land, Sept 5 1872'. Milne-Home to visit where the...
Dates:
24 August 1871 - 9 May 1874
Letters from Hopkins, William to Charles Lyell, 6 January 1840 - 5 May 1864
File — Box Box 1.7: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/136
Scope and Contents
Lyell summarises the letters as:
1) 'W. Hopkins Jan 6. 1840 On thickness of solid crust enveloping fluids'.
2) 'W. Hopkins on thickness of Earth's crust - Feb 16 1840'.
3) No summary by Lyell but the letter discusses the constitution of the Board and the scientific nature of the society and other geologist's work on the Earth's crust.
4) 'Hopkins Oct 8 1846 Criticisms on Appalachian movement theory Lyell travel'.
5) 'Hopkins - subsidence of Appalachian 1846'....
Dates:
6 January 1840 - 5 May 1864