Considering labels TAGS: Archives | Centre for Research Collections | Earth Science | Fossils | Geology | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | Specimens | Student Experience | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections The Cockburn Geological Museum at the Grant Institute holds an extensive collection of over 130,000 geological specimens that reflect the whole spectrum of earth science materials, including minerals, rocks and …Continue reading →

Hello from Pamela, new Strategic Projects Archivist TAGS: Archives | Archives Access and Engagement | Centre for Research Collections | collections | Earth Science | Geology | Image Collections | Sir Charles Lyell (1795-1875) | Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817-1911) | University of Edinburgh Centre for Research Collections Strategic Projects Archivist, Pamela McIntyre started in mid January, and will be leading on the Charles Lyell Project. Pamela introduces herself, and shares her insight on the internationally significant Sir …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 →

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 →

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 →