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 Ponzi, Giusseppe to Charles Lyell, May 1858
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/211
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:
May 1858
Letters from Poole, Gabriel S to Charles Lyell, 1 June 1863
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/212
Scope and Contents
Detailed observations on excavations for bridges and canals made in the Somerset area, and the findings of fossil trees and mammoth.
Dates:
1 June 1863
Letters from Portlock, Joseph Ellison to Charles Lyell, 21 March 1832
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/213
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 'Modern Cause Theory', 'Lehman's translator's preface', and 'Fossil Elephant in Ireland'.
Dates:
21 March 1832
Letters from Powrie, James to Charles Lyell, 2 July 1861 - January 1864
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/214
Scope and Contents
Includes small tracing paper map of Scotland, with Arbroath included as area name. A specimen of 'Cephalaspis Powrie' [sic Cephalaspis powriei (Lankester, 1868) now reassigned Janaspis powriei] from Forfarshire is in the Cockburn Geological Museum Collection.
Dates:
2 July 1861 - January 1864
Letters from Prestwich, Sir Joseph to Charles Lyell, 1 August 1849 - 17 May 1873
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/215
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:
1 August 1849 - 17 May 1873
Letters from Prevost, Louis-Constant to Charles Lyell, 21 June 1837 - 4 December 1839
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/216
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:
21 June 1837 - 4 December 1839
Letters from Prigg, Henry to Charles Lyell, 29 May 1865
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/217
Scope and Contents
On Icklingham flints.
Dates:
29 May 1865
Letters from Quekett, John Thomas to Charles Lyell, 20 February 1851-15 June 1858
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/218
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 'Nova Scotia batrachian boes - structure etc.', 'Stonesfield Bones - Birds and Pterodactyles', 'On Structure of shell? [sic] from S[outh] Joggins', 'Queckett [sic] on species of Barrandes Silurian fish', 'Connecticut Bones', 'Queckett [sic] on supposed Infusoria earth - Etna'. Two letters are undated, and not summarised
Dates:
20 February 1851-15 June 1858
Letters from Raboteau, E to Charles Lyell, 23 February 1838
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/219
Scope and Contents
Summarised as proposing a french abridgement of Principles.
Dates:
23 February 1838
Letters from Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crosbie to Charles Lyell, 18 October 1846 - 28 February 1874
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/220
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 October 1846 - 28 February 1874