Charles Lyell’s Books In his Scientific Notebook 1, dated March – April 1825, Charles Lyell lists things to take on his first geological tour, designed to gather the evidence for his first book. In …Continue reading →

Review 2022 and a look towards 2023 TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Archives Cataloguing | Archives Conservation | Archives Digitisation | Archives Transcription | Earth Science | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) A lot has happened in 2022! Supported by both core and external funding, and with a return to more normal ways of working, we have been able to re-start and …Continue reading →

An update from Project Conservator, Claire TAGS: Archives | Archives Conservation | Centre for Research Collections | Geology | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections My name is Claire Hutchison and I am very proud to introduce myself as the Lyell Project Conservator at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Research Collections. I am a …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 →

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 Humble Spider – A Measure of Moral Character in Physical Education TAGS: andrew carnegie | Carnegie Dunfermline Trust | Corson | DCPE | DCPE OSA | Dunfermline | Dunfermline Abbey | Dunfermline College of Physical Education | Dunfermline College of Physical Education Old Students' Association | folklore | Physical Education | Robert the Bruce | Sir Walter Scott | spider | Tales of A Grandfather In this week’s blog post we take a closer look at the Dunfermline College of Physical Education Archives and attempt to join up the dots between the humble spider and …Continue reading →