Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, Pe-Sh

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-203/1 folio(s) 4639-5247
• Dates of Creation:1832-1873
• Name of Creator:
  Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 box

• Scope and Content

  Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, Pe-Sh consists of:

  • letters from colleagues and acquaintances from around the world including fellow scientists such as William Pengelly, Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay, Sir John Richardson and Sir Joseph Prestwich (1832-1873).

• Administrative / Biographical History

  The correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell is arranged in alphabetical order and includes letters from colleagues and acquaintances from around the world.

• Arrangement

  Letters are curently numbered by folio and these numbers continue from the previous sub-series and on to the next.

• Archivist's Note

  Rachael Third 09 January 2002

• Subjects

  Geology

• Personal Names

  Lyell, Sir Charles, 1797-1875 (1st Baronet | Scottish geologist)

  Pengelly, William, 1812-1894 (geologist)

  Prestwich, Sir Joseph, 1812-1896 (Fellow of the Royal Society | Geologist)

  Ramsay, Sir Andrew Crombie, 1814-1891 (Scottish geologist)

  Richardson, Sir John, 1787-1865 (Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist, arctic explorer)