Correspondence of Sir Charles Lyell, Di-Gr

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-203/1 folio(s) 1069-1701
• Dates of Creation:1827-1874
• 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, Di-Gr consists of:

  • letters from colleagues and acquaintances from around the world including fellow scientists such as Sir John Evans, Robert Fitzroy and Sir Archibald Geikie (1827-1874).

• 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

  Evans, Sir John, 1823-1908 (archaeologist and numismatist)

  Fitzroy, Robert, 1805-1865 (vice-admiral, hydrographer and meteorologist)

  Geikie, Archibald, Sir (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh)

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