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California State Geological Society: award of corresponding membership to Charles Darwin, 2 Oct. 1877
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 229: 56
Scope and Contents
From the Class:
This class comprises certificates, awards and diplomas presented to Charles Darwin during his lifetime. The correspondence relating to the presentation of these diplomas is listed separately under DAR 230.
Dates:
2 Oct. 1877
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Colour postcards of San Francisco, 1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/114-16
Dates:
1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Fisherman's Wharf, 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/185
Scope and Contents
54 x 54 mm. A view of the wharf, probably situated at San Francisco.
Dates:
1948
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Golden Gate Park, 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/186
Scope and Contents
75 x 71 mm. A slightly blurred photograph of a building in the park
Dates:
1948
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Golden Gate Park Museum, 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/184
Scope and Contents
54 x 54 mm. A view of the museum and its grounds.
Dates:
1948
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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IP-15 Printed Material, 1875-09-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 86: B26
Scope and Contents
Edwards, Henry. Darlingtonia californica 'California Academy of Science, Proceedings': 161-166 [1-6]
Printed; by Henry Edwards; written at San Francisco
(Printed)
Dates:
1875-09-06
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Charles Hinton to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco, 1873-06-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 166: 222
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Hinton to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco
(Letter)
Dates:
1873-06-15
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Charles Warren Stoddard to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco, 1870-04-11
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 177: 258
Scope and Contents
Letter from Charles Warren Stoddard to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco
(Letter)
Dates:
1870-04-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from George Turner to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco, 1881-12-15
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 201: 40
Scope and Contents
Letter from George Turner to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco
(Letter)
Dates:
1881-12-15
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Henry Edwards to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco, 1875-12-26
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 163: 3
Scope and Contents
Letter from Henry Edwards to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco
(Letter)
Dates:
1875-12-26
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Letter from Hubert Howe Bancroft to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco, 1874-08-03
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 160: 38
Scope and Contents
Letter from Hubert Howe Bancroft to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco
(Letter)
Dates:
1874-08-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from James Duncan Hague to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco, 1873-02-26
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 166: 81
Scope and Contents
Letter from James Duncan Hague to Charles Robert Darwin; written at San Francisco
(Letter)
Dates:
1873-02-26
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin née Wedgwood; written at San Francisco, 1890-09-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 239.1: 10.6
Scope and Contents
Letter from Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin née Wedgwood; written at San Francisco
(Letter)
Dates:
1890-09-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin née Wedgwood; written at San Francisco copy, 1890-09-30
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 239.1: 11.4
Scope and Contents
Letter from Leonard Darwin to Emma Darwin née Wedgwood; written at San Francisco copy
(Letter)
Dates:
1890-09-30
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from R.E. Dickerson, Department of Palaeontology, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, 5 Feb. 1918
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8064/30
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A small collection of letters to Henry Woods, written mainly in English, with a few in French.
Dates:
5 Feb. 1918
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Volney Rattan to Asa Gray; written at San Francisco; with sketches; annotated by Charles Robert Darwin, 1880-03-29
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 209.6: 206
Scope and Contents
Letter from Volney Rattan to Asa Gray; written at San Francisco in with sketches; annotated by Charles Robert Darwin
(Letter)
Dates:
1880-03-29
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
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Papers on pure mathematics and geology, 1880 - 1915
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 7/234
Scope and Contents
Papers and correspondence with various individuals concerning pure mathematics, 1880-1890, including J.C. Adams on the resolutions of the function xn + 1/xn - 2 na into factors; E. Lowey on tables of sines; R. Lehfeldt on geometrical bisection; J. Nye on the trisection of an angle of 60°; a note by Sir George Airy on a model showing the relation between a prism and a pyramid; R. Main on the trisection of a plane acute angle; a paper on the use of arithmometers in public offices; W. Hayden on...
Dates:
1880 - 1915
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Sub-Series
Papers on transit of Venus, 1870 - 1882
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/275
Scope and Contents
Reports and charts on the stations for the transit of Venus, 1874. The reports include miscellaneous information on Egypt; the topography of New Zealand around Christchurch; the meteorology of New Zealand; the advantages of the province of Otago; the differences of longitudes in New Zealand; the longitude of Wellington; the advantage of Hobart Town; the topography and meteorology of Kerguelen Island; and the topography of Prince Edward and Crozet Islands and of the Sandwich Islands. The...
Dates:
1870 - 1882
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[San Francisco Airport], 1948
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/183
Scope and Contents
74 x 69 mm. Frederick Tymms in front of the airport.
Dates:
1948
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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San Francisco night, 1963
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham M/13
Scope and Contents
[A closer view, with outline of buildings discernable].
Dates:
1963
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).