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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 Tristram Henry Baker to Charles Lyell, 29 May 1863 - 19 July 1863

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/269
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 May 1863 - 19 July 1863

Letters from Twistleton, Edward to Charles Lyell, 1 January 1862 - 8 May 1874

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/270
Scope and Contents

Written from Rutland Place, London and conern Lyell's Antiquty, with commentary and passages on flint knives as mentioned in the bible.

Dates: 1 January 1862 - 8 May 1874

Letters from Verneuil, Edouard de to Charles Lyell, 12 April 1843 - 7 September 1871

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/272
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: 12 April 1843 - 7 September 1871

Letters from Vetch, James to Charles Lyell, 18 December 1829

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/273
Scope and Contents

Summarised as 'Earthquakes of Jorullo', but specifically mentions City of Guanajuato, and earthquakes in that region from 1810.

Dates: 18 December 1829

Letters from Vibraye, Paul Hurault de, 8th Marquis de to Charles Lyell, June 1837 - 8th July 1840

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/274
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: June 1837 - 8th July 1840

Letters from Vivian, Edward to Charles Lyell, 14 January 1860

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/275A
Scope and Contents

Summarised as: Raised Beach at Torquay, with living shells; Worked Flints at [ditto, Torquay]; Brixham Cave Flints; Filling of Caves with Bones; Submarine forest with Elephant.

Dates: 14 January 1860

Letters from Vyvyan, Sir Richard Rawlinson Vyvyan to Charles Lyell, 30 March 1863

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/275B
Scope and Contents

Summarised as Antiquity of Man, Lamarck and Darwin, Marsupials in Australia and submergence in India Continent.

Dates: 30 March 1863

Letters from Wallich, George Charles to Charles Lyell, 3 January 1870

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/276
Scope and Contents

Summarised as Diatomaceous - Index Book 10. Had called on Lyell to answer his questions more fully, but Lyell wasn't in, so writes this letter instead.

Dates: 3 January 1870

Letters from Waltershausen, Wolfgang Sartorius von to Charles Lyell, 25 December 1858 - 7 January 1859

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/277
Scope and Contents

Information on rights to Etna map.

Dates: 25 December 1858 - 7 January 1859

Letters from Warburton, Henry to Charles Lyell, 13 August 1843

 File — Box Box 1.13: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/278
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: 13 August 1843