Collecting in East Lothian TAGS: 20th century archives | cultural history | social history We are always encouraging people to get involved with our Project, whether as a volunteer fieldworker or transcriber, or as a willing interviewee.  As well as valuing the oral history …Continue reading →

“An epoch in history” – Charles Lyell in Nova Scotia 1842 TAGS: Archives | Archives Digitisation | Centre for Research Collections | collections | Earth Science | Geology | Image Collections | Nova Scotia | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) We are delighted to welcome Tim Fedak – a Curator and Palaeontologist based at Nova Scotia Museum – to our blog! Tim has been waiting ever so patiently for access …Continue reading →

Project Re-boot! TAGS: Archives Conservation The last few years has seen us all face challenges and embrace change – and the Charles Lyell Project is no different. The Project has said farewell to Elaine and …Continue reading →

Geo-mapping the RESP My name is Denise Hick and I am a Master’s student in Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management at the University of Edinburgh. Together with Rowan Rush-Morgan, a second-year PhD student …Continue reading →

Lyell Inspires! TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Archives Cataloguing | Archives Transcription | Geology | marine biology | Mollusc | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) This month we learn that Erin, one of our Lyell project volunteers, has had her eyes opened to the present-day natural world – thanks to inspiration from our Sir Charles …Continue reading →

Introducing the Lyell Advisory Board TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Centre for Research Collections | collections | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections We are very happy to introduce our Sir Charles Lyell Collection Advisory Board.   The Sir Charles Lyell Collection team is made up of cohort of professional curatorial, conservation, photography, public …Continue reading →

In Lyell’s Own Words TAGS: Archives | Archives Cataloguing | Archives Transcription | Fossils | Mollusc | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | Student Experience | volunteers This month we hear from Lyell Project Archivist Elise Ramsay and Project Volunteer Erin McRae. Elise and Erin each reflect on their recent progress transcribing the Sir Charles Lyell notebooks …Continue reading →

Fundraising for Lyell Digitisation TAGS: Archives | Archives Digitisation | collections | Library and University Collections Philanthropy | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections Library and University Collections Philanthropy Manager, David McClay, brings us news on the fundraising campaign to digitise the Sir Charles Lyell notebooks. The fundraising campaign to digitise Sir Charles Lyell’s …Continue reading →

30 Days In TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Archives Cataloguing | Archives Conservation | Archives Digitisation | Archives Transcription | Image Collections | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections Senior Lyell Archivist, Elaine MacGillivray, reviews her first month in post and shares some of the exciting work and plans afoot for the internationally significant Sir Charles Lyell archive.    …Continue reading →

The School of Scottish Studies Archives in Light Festival TAGS: School of Scottish Studies Archives On Saturday, 22 August, the School of Scottish Studies Archives (SSSA) will be celebrated in a day-long online festival event hosted by the Celtic and Scottish Studies department.  Curated by …Continue reading →