University of Oxford
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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Letters and Latin exercises, sent from Charles Lyell to his father , 3 August 1813 - 11 November 1817
File
Identifier: Coll-203/B8/1
Scope and Contents
Letters, poems and Latin exercises, sent from Charles to his father throughout his school life, whilst at Midhurst, Kettle Hall and Exeter College Oxford. One document referred to as 'Specimens of Charles' Scholarship'. Also includes bundle of receipts relating to his needs whilst studying.
Packaging 'Latin excercises, etc. Midhurst, Letters from Exeter Coll. Oxford 1816-1817, Poems, Two letters from...
Dates:
3 August 1813 - 11 November 1817
Letters from Phillips, John to Charles Lyell, 1836 - 25 January 1864
File — Box Box 1.11: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/207
Scope and Contents
Letters are summarised by Lyell, noting original numbering given in brackets () and with some additional commentary provided where possible, linking Lyell's letters to Philips, now held at Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
J. Phillips on fossil shells. 1836. Part for C. Stokes. (2). Reply to a letter from Lyell to Phillips (Oxford University Museum of Natural History, John Phillips...
Dates:
1836 - 25 January 1864
Notebook No.118, 19 September 1844 - 30 April 1845
Item — Box Lyell-temp-box 5: Series Coll-203/A1
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/118
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell’s notes from September 19, 1844 to April 30, 1845 while in London. The index is located in the back of the notebook on pages 113-114. Notes are in pencil and ink – and there are several different hands writing in this notebook including Mary Lyell. The Notebook starts with a continuation of the work relating to the Haswell Pit Disaster. There are many notes relating to the United States and Lyell's manuscript for his book 'Travels in North America,...
Dates:
19 September 1844 - 30 April 1845
Personal papers, c. 1810 - c. 1875
Series — Box Lyell Box 3.6: Series Coll-203/B7; Series Coll-203/B6; Series Coll-203/B8
Identifier: Coll-203/B8
Scope and Contents
Some of the items within this series were filed within a false series, created at Kinnordy by the Lyell family, or a previous researcher and labelled - 'Autobiographical - file of papers of biographical interest'. Letters from this series were incorporated into the correspondence series as appropriate. Personal papers in the correspondence have been added to this series. Includes correspondence relating to Lyell's marriage, educational honours awarded, knighthood, letters on condolence on...
Dates:
c. 1810 - c. 1875
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, 1972, 1974
File
Identifier: Coll-1586/H/16/H.38
Scope and Content
The material relates to communications from Board of Electors to the Iveagh Professorship of Microbiology dated 1972 and 1974.
Dates:
1972, 1974