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Add MS 46125-46128
- Record Id:
- 032-002019079
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002019079
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000037.0x0000e4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 46125-46128
- Title:
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MURCHISON PAPERS. Miscellaneous letters from persons of note, English and foreign, addressed to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (b. 1792, d. 1871), geologist, F.R.S. 1826, Knt. 1846, K.C.B. 1863, Bart. 1866; 1820-1871. The letters, which are mainly personal or social, and selected for preservation primarily for their interest as autographs, touch on many aspects of his activities as President, etc., of the Geological Society, the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Royal Geographical Society, as a Trustee of the British Museum from 1852, Director- General of the Geological Survey and School of Mines from 1855, etc. A few are addressed to his wife. Four vols. Paper. Folio. 1820-1871. Arranged in alphabetical order of the names of the writers, which are given in the Index to the present Catalogue, as follows:-
- Scope & Content:
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Natural Science: Correspondence of Sir R. I. Murchison rel. to geology: 1820-1871.
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letters to: 1820-1871.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002019079", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 46125-46128: MURCHISON PAPERS. Miscellaneous letters from persons of note, English and foreign, addressed to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (b.…" },{ "id" : "040-002019080", "parent" : "032-002019079", "text" : "Add MS 46125: Vol. I (ff. 491). A-C.includes:ff. 1, 3 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letters to Sir R.…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002019081", "parent" : "032-002019079", "text" : "Add MS 46126: Vol. II (ff. 502). D-J.includes:f. 1 Sir Dominick Daly, Governor of S Australia: Letter to Sir R. I. Murchison: 1862. __NEWLINE__ f. 3…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002019082", "parent" : "032-002019079", "text" : "Add MS 46127: Vol. III (ff. 493). K-R.includes:f. 1 Conte Camillo Benso di Cavour, Sardinian statesman: Letter to N. W. Senior: 1842.: Fr. __NEWLINE__…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002019083", "parent" : "032-002019079", "text" : "Add MS 46128: Vol. IV (ff. 369). S-Z. Presented by the Geological Society of London.includes:ff. 1-26 General Sir Edward Sabine, RA; KCB; PRS: Letters…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002019079
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Add MS 46125 : Vol. I (ff. 491). A-C.includes:ff. 1, 3 George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen; formerly Gordon; Prime Minister: Letters to Sir…
Add MS 46126 : Vol. II (ff. 502). D-J.includes:f. 1 Sir Dominick Daly, Governor of S Australia: Letter to Sir R. I. Murchison: 1862. __NEWLINE__ f.…
Add MS 46127 : Vol. III (ff. 493). K-R.includes:f. 1 Conte Camillo Benso di Cavour, Sardinian statesman: Letter to N. W. Senior: 1842.: Fr.…
Add MS 46128 : Vol. IV (ff. 369). S-Z. Presented by the Geological Society of London.includes:ff. 1-26 General Sir Edward Sabine, RA; KCB; PRS:…
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 4 items
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- Languages:
- English
French
German
Italian
Russian - Scripts:
- Cyrillic
Latin - Start Date:
- 1820
- End Date:
- 1871
- Date Range:
- 1820-1871
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Custodial History:
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Geological Society; London: Presented: in 1945.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Geological Society, London
Murchison, Roderick Impey, 1st Baronet, geologist, 1792-1871