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 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 Mercurio, Giusseppe Antonio to Charles Lyell, 4 February 1860
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/187
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:
4 February 1860
Letters from Meulien, Tullia to Charles Lyell, 15 January 1838 - 7 January 1839
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/188
Scope and Contents
Madame Meulien. Concerning the French translation of Principles.
Dates:
15 January 1838 - 7 January 1839
Letters from Meyer, Hermann von to Charles Lyell, 30 October 1851 - 23 April 1858
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/189
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:
30 October 1851 - 23 April 1858
Letters from Miller, Morris to Charles Lyell, 23 January 1854
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/190
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 'Drift of Ohio proving an ancient Lake [Carriers?]'. Miller writes from Hanover Columbiana County, State of Ohio, where he has been 43 years, having settled there with his father. He states he has learned Geology not from school, nor library, but 'in the field of observation'.
Dates:
23 January 1854
Letters from Moll, Gerard to Charles Lyell, 4 April 1835
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/191
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 'Professor Moll on changes in mouths of Rhine for 5th Edition [Principles'. Also called "Gerrit Moll".
Dates:
4 April 1835
Letters from Moore, Charles to Charles Lyell, 13 August 1863 - 21 April 1873
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/192
Scope and Contents
Sketch of flint implement from Bath cut from letter from 27th May. Loose paper clipping. One pencil sketch showing discovery of Troglodyte on back of newspaper article clipping. Correspondence concludes with a letter from Daniel Moore, to Mary Lyell praising Lyell's answer to Falconer's 'unkindly and uncandid' letter.
Dates:
13 August 1863 - 21 April 1873
Letters from Moore, John Carrick to Charles Lyell, 4 January 1839 - 1874
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/193
Scope and Contents
Large amount of letters, comprising 12 folders, from James Croll on Climate, Obliquity, Excentricity and Ocean Tides. Mentions R. Mallet on earthquakes. One folder has been summarised:
1) Graptolite in Galloway
2) Dowalton Loch, Wigtownshire
3) Notes on Croll's 2nd paper
4) Corrections of Lyell's notes for ms on climate
5) Croll's paper/ defectiveness of glacial records
6) Croll's paper
7) Against astronomical effects
8) Queries on Croll's...
Dates:
4 January 1839 - 1874
Letters from Morlot, Adolph von to Charles Lyell, 10 December 1859 - 27 June 1864
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/194
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:
10 December 1859 - 27 June 1864
Letters from Mott, Albert Julius to Charles Lyell, 15 February 1874 - 23 March 1874
File — Box Box 1.10: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/195
Scope and Contents
Summarised as Mott 'Savage and Civilised Man' and 'thanks for Students' Elements'.
Dates:
15 February 1874 - 23 March 1874