David J. Brown Papers, 1860-1876

Mss.B.B813

Date: 1860-1876 | Size: 0.5 Linear feet, 164 items

Abstract

This collection centers on Brown's geological investigations in various areas of Scotland and England concerning fossils, geological formations, deposits, etc. His activity in the Edinburgh Geological Society is documented in the letters and in newspaper clippings. Several of the letters contain diagrams, also geological maps (manuscript and printed) of Edinburgh and its environs, drawn by Charles Lapworth.

Background note

The Scottish geologist David J. Brown played an active role in the Edinburgh Geological Society. Elected to the society in 1863, he read many papers before it and acted as conductor on their expeditions. At the time of his election, his occupation was listed as "baker." His name last appeared in the society's Roll of Members in May 1874.

Collection Information

Physical description

164 items.

Provenance

Purchased from Zeitlin & Ver Brugge Booksellers and accessioned, 5/13/1969 (1969 762ms).

Indexing Terms


Corporate Name(s)

  • Edinburgh Geological Society

Genre(s)

  • Clippings.
  • Maps.

Personal Name(s)

  • Brown, David J.
  • Brown, John Allen, 1831-1903
  • Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885
  • Hughes, Thomas McKenny, 1832-1917
  • Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920
  • McChesney, J. H.
  • Page, David, 1814-1879
  • Thomson, James, 1823-1900
  • Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921

Subject(s)

  • Fossils -- Collection and preservation.
  • Geology -- Research -- England.
  • Geology -- Research -- Scotland.
  • Paleontology -- Scotland -- Pentland Hills -- Silurian.


Detailed Inventory

 I. Correspondence
1860-1876 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1860 January 3 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1863 December 11 
 Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882.
Letter to David J. Brown
1864 April 18 4 page(s)
 Page, David, 1814-1879.
Letter to David J. Brown
1864 June 21 
 Page, David, 1814-1879.
Letter to David J. Brown
1864 June 24 
 Hunter, J. R..
Letter to David J. Brown
1864 August 30 
 Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 May 5 
 Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 August 15 
 Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 August 22 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 September 2 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 September 16 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 September 29 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 October 9 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 October 16 
 Hunter, Joseph S..
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 October 21 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 November 20 
 Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921.
Letter to David J. Brown
1865 December 16 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 January 23 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 January 29 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 February 5 
 Haswell, James, 1805-1871.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 February 6 
 Young, John.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 February 6 
 Young, John.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 February 20 
 Young, John.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 February 22 
 Traquair, R. H. (Ramsay Heatley), 1840-1912.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 March 1 
 Jenkins, H. M. (Henry Michael), 1840-1886.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 March 19 
 Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 April 14 
 Lowthian, Joseph.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 May 12 
 Young, John.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 May 25 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 May 28 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 June 1 
 Salter, John William, 1820-1869.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 June 16 
 Salter, John William, 1820-1869.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 June 26 
 Daison, James.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 July 21 
 Daison, James.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 August 4 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 August 4 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 August 6 
 Brown, John Allen, 1831-1903.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 August 9 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 August 10 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 August 14 
 McChesney, J. H..
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 September 1 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 September 9 
 McChesney, J. H..
Calling Card
1866 September 19 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 September 24 
 Young, John.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 September 29 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 October 12 
 Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 October 13 
 McChesney, J. H..
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 October 15 
 Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 October 17 
 Harkness, Robert, 1816-1878.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 October 20 
 Jones, T. Rupert (Thomas Rupert), 1819-1911.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 November 13 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 November 16 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 December 14 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 December 18 
 Brims, James.
Letter to David J. Brown
1866 December 25 
 Brims, James.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 January 14 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 January 17 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 February 5 
 Davidson, George William.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 February 9 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 March 2 
 Grant, A. W..
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 March 19 
 Lowthian, Joseph.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 April 1 
 Lowthian, Joseph.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 April 11 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 May 21 
 Page, David, 1814-1879.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 July 18 
 Page, David, 1814-1879.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 July 26 
 Wallace, Thomas.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 August 3 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 August 7 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 August 19 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 October 14 
 Davidson, George William.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 October 28 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 November 1 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 November 10 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 December 8 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1867 December 24 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
[1867] 
 Stuart-Menteath, Patrick William, 1845-1925.
Letter to David J. Brown
[1867] 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1868 January 9 
 Young, John.
Letter to David J. Brown
1868 January 11 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1868 March 23 
 Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919.
Letter to David J. Brown
1868 July 11 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1868 September 23 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1868 October 26 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1868 November 26 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1869 May 12 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1869 June 25 
 Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919.
Letter to David J. Brown
1869 August 14 
 Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919.
Letter to David J. Brown
1869 August 19 
 Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919.
Letter to David J. Brown
1869 September 3 
 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1869 November 11 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1870 January 6 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1870 January 13 
 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1870 March 23 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1870 October 19 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
1870 October 25 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
[1870] 
 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 April 24 
 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 July 7 
 Jones, T. Rupert (Thomas Rupert), 1819-1911.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 July 13 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 July 19 
 Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 July 20 
 Jones, T. Rupert (Thomas Rupert), 1819-1911.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 July 26 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 July 26 
 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 August 2 
 Brown, David J..
Letter to Thomas McKenny Hughes, 1832-1917
1871 August 3 
 Hughes, Thomas McKenny, 1832-1917.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 August 5 
 Hughes, Thomas McKenny, 1832-1917.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 August 
 Statham, F. Reginald (Francis Reginald), 1844-1908.
Letter to A. W. Grant
1871 October 17 
 Statham, F. Reginald (Francis Reginald), 1844-1908.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 October 19 
 Statham, F. Reginald (Francis Reginald), 1844-1908.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 October 24 
 Statham, F. Reginald (Francis Reginald), 1844-1908.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 October 30 
 Brown, David J..
Service for Sunday Evening
1871 November 5 
 Grant, A. W..
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 November 30 
 Grant, A. W..
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 December 3 
 Page, David, 1814-1879.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 December 28 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 
 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1871 
 Richardson, Ralph, 1845-1933.
Letter to David J. Brown
1872 January 9 
 Young, John.
Letter to David J. Brown
1872 November 25 
 Davidson, James.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 January 21 
 Jones, T. Rupert (Thomas Rupert), 1819-1911.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 April 8 
 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 April 10 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 May 7 
 Young, John.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 May 14 
 Page, David, 1814-1879.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 June 5 
 Grant, A. W..
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 September 8 
 Brown, John Allen, 1831-1903.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 October 13 
 Etheridge, Robert, Junior, 1846-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 October 27 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 November 14 
 Daison, James.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 November 30 
 Jones, T. Rupert (Thomas Rupert), 1819-1911.
Letter to David J. Brown
1873 December 13 2 item(s)
 Etheridge, Robert, Junior, 1846-1920.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 February 2 
 Brown, John Allen, 1831-1903.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 February 11 
 Brown, John Allen, 1831-1903.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 February 14 
 Page, David, 1814-1879.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 April 15 
 King, J. Falconer.
Milk Analysis
1874 April 29 
 Jones, T. Rupert (Thomas Rupert), 1819-1911.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 June 29 
 Jones, T. Rupert (Thomas Rupert), 1819-1911.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 July 3 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 September 15 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 September 16 
 Hopkinson, John, 1844-1919.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 September 17 
 Gray, John, 1799-1883.
Letter to David J. Brown
1874 October 2 
 Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924.
Letter to David J. Brown
1876 January 24 
 Brown, John Allen, 1831-1903.
Letter to David J. Brown
July 24 
 Thomson, James, 1823-1900.
Letter to David J. Brown
August 22 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
September 12 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
October 19 
 Braye, Alfred Thomas Townshend Verney-Cave, Baron, 1849-1928.
Letter to David J. Brown
November 8 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
December 28 
 Davidson, Thomas, 1817-1885.
Letter to David J. Brown
Sunday 
 Braye, Alfred Thomas Townshend Verney-Cave, Baron, 1849-1928.
Letter to David J. Brown
Monday 
 Brown, John Allen, 1831-1903.
Letter to David J. Brown
Monday 
 Braye, Alfred Thomas Townshend Verney-Cave, Baron, 1849-1928.
Letter to David J. Brown
Tuesday 
 Braye, Alfred Thomas Townshend Verney-Cave, Baron, 1849-1928.
Letter to David J. Brown
Wednesday 
 Horne, John, 1848-1928.
Letter to David J. Brown
Thursday morning 
 Horne, John, 1848-1928.
Letter to David J. Brown
Saturday 
 Brown, David J..
On the Denudation of Upper Annandale and the Erosion of the Devil's Tub
Undated 
 Service
Undated 
 II. Maps
1867-1871 
 Lowthian, Joseph.
Geological map of the plain of Cumberland, England, showing the Pennine fault and the Eden River
11 April 18671 map, 39.4 x 25.4 cm

Realms of Gold, 7 (1).

 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Western Peebles-Shire showing the calcareous beds of the Wrae Hill, Glencotho and Kilbucho
24 April 18711 map, 14 x 19.7 cm

Colored. Realms of Gold, 7 (2).

 Lapworth, Charles, 1842-1920.
Catchment basin of Saint Mary's Loch [Scotland]
7 July 18711 map, 20.3 x 23.5 cm

Realms of Gold, 7 (3).

 Brown, David J..
Geological map of the neighborhood of Galashiels, Scotland
n.d.1 map, 14 x 20.3 cm

Realms of Gold, 7 (4).

 Brown, David J..
Moorfoot Hills, Scotland
n.d.1 map, 37.5 x 28.6 cm

Colored. Realms of Gold, 7 (6).

 Brown, David J..
North Esk reservoir
n.d.1 map, 20.3 x 14 cm

Colored. Realms of Gold, 7 (5).