| 1 | Creator: | Woodward, Samuel Peckworth, 1821-1865 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Samuel Peckworth Woodward letters, 1836-1865
| | | | Dates: | 1836-1865 | | | | Abstract: | These are letters to Woodward, usually only one letter per correspondent, concerning his professional appointments, and botanical and geological research and publications. There is also scattered information regarding the Geological Society of London, and the British Museum, but little substantive material on Woodward himself. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W854 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Beyond Early America | Botany -- Research. | British Museum. | Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 | Geological Society of London | Geology -- Research. | Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895 | Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 | Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852 | Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871 | Natural history. | Owen, Richard, 1810-1890 | Pagent, James | Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 | Woodward, Samuel Peckworth, 1821-1865 | |
| 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: | Harlan, Richard, 1796-1843 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Richard Harlan Journals
| | | | Dates: | 1816-1817, 1833 | | | | Abstract: | The natural historian Richard Harlan was a pioneer in the study of comparative anatomy and vertebrate paleontology in the United States during the years following the War of 1812. Having received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1818, Harlan was employed as an instructor of anatomy at Joseph Parrish's school and at the Philadelphia Museum. A practicing physician and member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the American Philosophical Society, Harlan made important contributions in comparative neuroanatomy, paleontology, herpetology, and systematic zoology. He died shortly after moving to New Orleans in 1839.
Harlan's journals document two of the three overseas voyages he undertook during his lifetime. The first took place in 1816-1817 when Harlan was still a medical student, accompanying an East Indiaman to Calcutta as ship's surgeon. The second took place when Harlan was at the peak of his career in 1833, venturing to England, France, and Italy to strengthen contacts with European colleagues. Interesting travel narratives in themselves, the journals mingle enthusiasm for the new and exotic with a touch of Harlan's truculance. The European journal includes a valuable account of the 3nd meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Cambridge at which Harlan delivered a paper on fossil reptiles. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H228 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Alps--Description and travel | Americans Abroad | British Association for the Advancement of Science (3d : Cambridge, England) | Buckland, William, 1784-1856 | Dalton, John, 1766-1844 | Edinburgh (Scotland)--Description and travel | France--Description and travel | Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875 | Harlan, Richard, 1796-1843 | India--Description and travel | International Travel | Ireland--Description and travel | Italy--Description and travel | Journals | London (England)--Description and travel | Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852 | Medicine | Medicine--Practice--France | Paleontology | Paris (France)--Description and travel | Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta | Science and Technology | Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 | Switzerland--Description and travel | Syme, James, 1799-1870 | Travel | Travel Narratives and Journals | Valenciennes, M., 1794-1865 | |
| 4 | Creator: | Hutton, William, 1797-1860 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Hutton letters, 1821-1852
| | | | Dates: | 1821-1852 | | | | Abstract: | These letters relate primarily to geology and botany, and there is also much on the Newcastle Natural History Society, of which Hutton was the secretary. There is much correspondence with Alexandre Brongniart, H. S. Davis, John S. Henslow, John Lindley, David Milne-Home, Roderick I. Murchison, George Steuart MacKenzie, and John Phillips. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H978 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Anderson, William, 1766-1846 | Armstrong, William, 1766-1846 | Bache, A.D., (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 | Beyond Early America | Botany. | Bowman, J. E., (John Eddowes), 1785-1841 | Brongniart, Alexandre, 1770-1847 | Buckland, William, 1784-1856 | Combe, George, 1788-1858 | Davis, H. S. | Dechen, H. von, (Heinrich), 1800-1889 | Emmett, Anthony | Fellowes, Charles, 1812-1896 | Geology. | Gosse, Philip Henry, 1810-1888 | Hancock, Albany, 1806-1873 | Henslow, J. S. (John Stevens), 1796-1861 | Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865 | Hutton, William, 1797-1860 | Ingham, Robert, 1793-1875 | Johnston, George, 1797-1855 | Johnston, Jas. F. W., (James Finlay Weir), 1796-1855 | Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880 | Klipstein, August von, b. 1801 | Lindley, John, 1799-1865 | Mackenzie, George Steuart, Sir, 1780-1848 | Milne-Home, David, 1805-1890 | Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871 | Natural history. | Newcastle Natural History Society. | Nichol, John Pringle, 1804-1859 | Osler, Abraham Follett, 1808-1903 | Phillips, John, 1800-1874 | Rawson, Rawson William, Sir, 1812-1899 | Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 | Sykes, Colonel, (William Henry), 1790-1872 | Taylor, John, 1779-1863 | Turner, Edward, 1798-1837 | Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, -- Duke of, -- 1769-1852. | |
| 5 | 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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