| 1 | Creator: | Hunt, Robert,1807-1887. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Robert Hunt letters, 1842-1879
| | | | Dates: | 1842-1879 | | | | Abstract: | These letters to Hunt concern geology, physics (photography and light), and scientific instruments. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H916 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Christie, Alfred | Clarke, Hyde, 1815-1895 | Claudet, A., (Antoine), 1797-1867 | Cochrane, Arthur A. | Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882 | De La Beche, Henry T., (Henry Thomas), 1796-1855 | Fairbairn, William, Sir, 1789-1874 | Farr, William, 1807-1883 | Geology. | Hunt, Robert,1807-1887. | Light. | Oldham, Thomas, 1816-1878 | Photography. | Physics. | Ramsay, A. C., (Andrew Crombie), 1814-1891 | Scientific apparatus and instruments. | Ure, Andrew, 1778-1857 | Wheatstone, Charles, Sir, 1802-1875 | Wilson, George, 1818-1859 | |
| 2 | Creator: | Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Adam Sedgwick Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1825-1870 | | | | Abstract: | Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873, APS 1860), geologist, was an important figure in the development of the modern discipline of geology. He was educated at Cambridge, being ordained in 1817. An excellent field geologist, he did significant work interpreting complex old rock in such places as Devonshire (naming the Devonian Period after that location), Cornwall, and the Lake District, correlating his findings with strata in places such as Germany. Sedgwick first interpreted strata from the period he named Cambrian. He served in many professional organizations and was honored for his work with the Wollaston and Copley medals. Sedgwick, a Liberal in politics, served on committees that reformed the administration of university education. Despite being a friend of Charles Darwin's, Sedgwick was critical of the materialist bent of Darwinian thought.
The 37 letters in the collection were acquired at various times, mainly through purchase, and assembled for the collection. The letters span the dates 1825-1870. Individually most letters are not especially significant, but collectively they touch on most aspects of Sedgwick's life and career. There are letters about Sedgwick's work on university reform, the Geological Museum at Cambridge, lectures, colleagues, travel, health, and family. Only one letter in the collection delves into detail about Sedgwick's geologic work. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Se25L | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801-1892 | Beyond Early America | Clift, William, 1775-1849 | De La Beche, Henry T., (Henry Thomas), 1796-1855 | Geological Society of London | Geology--Great Britain | Geology--Study and teaching (Higher) | James, John. K., Sir, bart., 1815-1893 | Lloyd, Humphrey, 1800-1881 | Lonsdale, W. (William), 1794-1871 | Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Viscount, 1784-1865 | Peacock, George, 1791-1858 | Procter, Joseph, b. 1829 | Religion | Scientific Correspondence | Sedbergh (England) | Sedgwick Museum | Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 | Sopwith, Thomas, 1803-1879 | University of Cambridge. | |
| 3 | Creator: | Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Sir Charles Lyell papers, 1806-1874
| | | | Dates: | 1806-1874 | | | | Abstract: | There is correspondence concerning geology, botany, natural history, natural selection, evolution, British science and scientists, and other scientific topics. Most of the letters are written to Lyell, but there are numerous ones from him. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.L981 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 | Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871 | Ball, John, 1818-1889 | Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892 | Beccari, Odoardo, 1843-1920 | Bentham, George, 1800-1884 | Beyond Early America | Botany. | Bunbury, Charles James Fox, Sir, 1809-1886 | Busk, George, 1807-1886 | Carpenter, William Benjamin, 1813-1885 | Conybeare, William Daniel, 1787-1857 | Curtis, John, 1791-1862 | De La Beche, Henry T., (Henry Thomas), 1796-1855 | Don, George, 1798-1856 | Evolution. | Fitton, William Henry, 1780-1861 | Fleming, John, 1785-1857 | Flower , William Henry, 1831-1899 | Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 | Galton, Francis, Sir, 1822-1911 | Geology. | Grey-Egerton, Philip de Malpas, -- Sir, -- 1806-1881. | Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philip August | Henslow, J. S. (John Stevens), 1796-1861 | Herschel, John F. W., Sir, (John Frederick William), 1792-1871 | Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir, 1817-1911 | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 | Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 | Judd, John W., (John Wesley), 1840-1916 | Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 | Mackenzie, George Steuart, Sir, 1780-1848 | Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852 | Milne-Home, David, 1817-1911 | Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871 | Natural history. | Natural selection. | Newton, Alfred, 1829-1907 | Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859 | Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 | Paleontology. | Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883 | Science -- Great Britain. | Scientists -- Great Britain. | Sclater, Philip Lutley, 1829-1913 | Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 | Smith, James Edward, Sir, 1759-1828 | Sowerby, James, 1757-1822 | Torchhammer, Georg | Turner, Dawson, 1775-1858 | Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 | Whewell, William, 1794-1866 | Wood, Searles Valentine, 1798-1880 | |
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