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Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875. Papers, 1806-1874.

Title: Papers, 1806-1874.

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.

ArchivalResource: ca. 450 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122578721 View

Papers of the Rev. John Fleming, Professor of Natural Philosophy (1785-1857), 1808-1931

Title: Papers of the Rev. John Fleming, Professor of Natural Philosophy (1785-1857) 1808-1931

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes, 3 letters, 1 box, miscellaneous notes and off-prints.

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John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884, 1783-1884

Title: John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884 1783-1884

These are primarily letters to Gray on various aspects of natural history, with many references to collections at the British Museum of Natural History. There are numerous letters from British scientists and from European colleagues. There are letters from Americans too, such as those from Agassiz which relate to his Florida expeditions and the creation of natural history collections.

ArchivalResource: 5.0 Linear feet, Ca. 500 items.

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.G784-ead.xml View

Fleming, John, 1785-1857. Letter: 1836 Mar. 31, King's College, Aberdeen, to Cosmo Innes / John Fleming.

Title: Letter: 1836 Mar. 31, King's College, Aberdeen, to Cosmo Innes / John Fleming. 1836.

Comments on natural history references in Liber Domicilii published for the Bannatyne Club.

ArchivalResource: [2] p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40241530 View

Fleming, John, fl. 1857. Drawing of carved pipe from beyond Rocky Mountains, 1857.

Title: Drawing of carved pipe from beyond Rocky Mountains, 1857.

Pencil drawing of an elaborate carved pipe. The pipe has Indians on it and could be carved in the shape of a boat. Provenance is on the back of the drawing. It states that the pipe the drawing is based on was found in British Columbia.

ArchivalResource: 1 item; 35 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64064223 View

Sir Charles Lyell papers, 1806-1874, 1806-1874

Title: Sir Charles Lyell papers, 1806-1874 1806-1874

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.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 Linear feet, Ca. 450 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.L981-ead.xml View

Correspondence of John Wilson, 1809-1852

Title: Correspondence of John Wilson 1809-1852

ArchivalResource: 189 manuscript letters

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An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society, 1799-1882

Title: An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society 1799-1882

One of the most important natural historians in nineteenth century Britain, Charles Darwin provided the first compelling mechanism to account for organismal evolutionary change. Although lacking a coherent model of heredity, Darwin's natural selection has exerted an enormous influence over the biological sciences and since the introduction of Mendelian genetics, had remained the key unifying principle in the discipline. The APS Darwin Papers are a large a valuable assemblage of Darwin's correspondence with scientific colleagues, including Charles Lyell and George J. Romanes. They are included in the print version of the (Cambridge Univ. Press). Correspondence of Charles Darwin

ArchivalResource: 2.5 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.D25-ead.xml View

Fleming, John, 1785-1857. Letter: 1827 Sept. 3, Fask, to David Laing / John Fleming.

Title: Letter: 1827 Sept. 3, Fask, to David Laing / John Fleming. 1827.

Answering enquiry regarding notice of documents in Cupar.

ArchivalResource: [2] p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40241529 View