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 Štúr, Dionýz Rudolf Josef to Charles Lyell, 10 October 1860 - 13 August 1872
File — Box Box 1.12: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/260
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 October 1860 - 13 August 1872
Letters from Stutchbury, Samuel to Charles Lyell, 20 March 1835
File — Box Box 1.12: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/261
Scope and Contents
Sent from Bristol, and is summarised as 'Stutchbury on Otaheite [Tahiti] Corals'.
Dates:
20 March 1835
Letters from Suess, Eduard to Charles Lyell, 26 March 1863 - 29 March 1871
File — Box Box 1.12: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/262
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:
26 March 1863 - 29 March 1871
Letters from Sykes, Colonel William Henry to Charles Lyell, 1851
File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/263
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 'Colonel Sykes on analysis for manual etc.'. Includes discussion of laterites, and references to others work including Werner, Voysey.
Dates:
1851
Letters from Symonds, William Samuel to Charles Lyell, 15 October 1855 - 29 April 1874
File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/264
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:
15 October 1855 - 29 April 1874
Letters from Tate, R to Charles Lyell, 23 February 1870 - 1 March 1870
File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/265
Scope and Contents
Summarised as 'Papers on table of Triassic Genera' - which was written by Etheridge, sent to Lyell who sent them to Tate, who annotated them with his own notes, and sent them back to Lyell. The papers are enclosed with an extract from a book with an article by Tate about species of Exogyra.
Dates:
23 February 1870 - 1 March 1870
Letters from Ticknor, Prof. George (of Boston, Massachusetts), to Charles Lyell, 14 December 1843 - 20 January 1861
File — Box Box 3.3: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/96
Scope and Contents
Large folder of letters written from Boston, Massachusetts, including letter from Anna Ticknor to Mary Lyell:
Letter relates to the history of slavery in the United States, with commentary on current affairs, with references to Nat Turner's Rebellion [Southampton Insurrection], abolitionism, slavery, the Northwest Ordinance, and the Virginia Debate of 1832. First eight pages are in the handwriting of...
Dates:
14 December 1843 - 20 January 1861
Letters from Torell, Otto Martin to Charles Lyell, 17 March 1863 - 22 April 1870
File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/266
Scope and Contents
Glacial formation of scandinavia and fossil mollusca paper included.
Dates:
17 March 1863 - 22 April 1870
Letters from Toynbee, Henry to Charles Lyell, 1 April 1867
File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/267
Scope and Contents
Summarised as "moths caught in mid ocean". Letter is Toynbee's response to Lyell's questions, given to him by Mrs. Smyth [may be wife of William Henry Smyth], relating to the moths caught on the Hotspur, and the data is taken from the ship log, giving details about when, where and what kind of creatures were observed: Death's head moths, finches, variegated insects that fly to light, dragonflies - he also refers to a sketch by Mrs Toynbee of a bird - not included, and describes other...
Dates:
1 April 1867
Letters from Trimmer, Joshua to Charles Lyell, 28 December 1839 - 26 June 1857
File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/268
Scope and Contents
Lyell summarises the letters as:
1) 'Mr Trimmer on Moel Tryfan shells being all recent species'
2) 'Trimmer on glacial evidence and on hail marks'
3) 'Trimmer on drifts'
4) 'Trimmer on superficial gravel soils etc'
5) 'Trimmer on draining by following the subsoil natural grooves'. Also includes two newspaper clippings
6) 'Post glacial deposits of Thames Valley, June 10th 1857'. Printed Advertisement for the Keythorpe System of Land Drainage.
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Dates:
28 December 1839 - 26 June 1857