Leading institutions, groups and individuals have generously supported or endorsed our campaign to save Lyell's notebooks. Thanks to the generosity of over 1,100 individuals, institutions and supporters from Scotland, the United Kingdom and around the world we were able to save Sir Charles Lyell’s notebooks. We extend a warm and heartfelt thank you to those who made it possible, including: Institutions and Bodies The Roy Alexander Charitable TrustAmateur Geological SocietyBaldoukie Charitable TrustBlackbourn GeoconsultingCambridge Philosophical SocietyCambridge Society of EdinburghThe Curry Fund, Geologists' AssociationHistory Of Earth Sciences SocietyEdinburgh Geological SocietyEdinburgh University Club of LondonFriends of Edinburgh University LibraryFriends of the National LibrariesThe Friends of Charles DarwinGeoConservationUKGeoLancashireThe German Geological SocietyThe Geological Society of GlasgowGround and Project Consultants LtdHarrow and Hillingdon Geological SocietyHeriot-Watt UniversityHighland Geological SocietyHistory of Geology GroupThe Lipman Family FoundationThe Liverpool Geological SocietyManchester Geological AssociationThe John R Murray Charitable TrustNational Heritage Memorial FundNational Library of ScotlandGeological Society of NorfolkNorth Sea CorePalaeontological AssociationPetroleum History InstituteReading Geological SocietyTayside GeodiversityEdinburgh University Club of TorontoTown & Country Fine FoodsWarwickshire Geological Conservation Group Individuals Nean AllmanRonald L AustinVincent BalfourPeter W Barnes, CEng FEI SPEAnne Barrett, AIC MA, Imperial College LondonDavid G BateRichard Battersby, Friend of Edinburgh University LibraryDr Graham BeamsonProf German E BerriosDr Denis BilodeauDr P E BinnsProf Patrick Boylan, Professor Emeritus, School of Arts and Social Sciences, City, University of LondonCarolyn Brodie MackayDr Alan D G BrownDr Iain Gordon Brown, FSA FRSEJohn BurgenerBob BurrellProf Stephen Casper, Professor of History at Clarkson UniversitySam CaethovenPratik ChakrabartiMrs Lynne CockittHelen CromiePeter CrowtherProf Martin CulshawProf Stephen DalyMrs Charlotte Dean (nee Bulman)Prof Paul Dennis, Professorial Research Fellow, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East AngliaDr Peter DolanJason DrakeRoger Dunshea, FGSEmeritus Professor, Dr David Elliot, School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State UniversityDr Martin C EvansDr P A FloydProf Richard Fortey FRSPeter B Freshwater, MA DipLib FSA Scot, Former Deputy University Librarian, Honorary Secretary Friends of Edinburgh University Library, Editor of the University of Edinburgh JournalIan GardinerLouise GardinerRobert G GarrettBrian GarvanOlwen GossDr Alastair Graham, Petroleum Geologist and former BP ExecutiveDr Tim Grapes Dr Andrew Grout, Edinburgh University LibraryPhilip HadlandDavid E W HallDr Donald HallettWilko Graf von HardenbergJohn HenryDr Garrett HermanJon Hodge J M HodgsonMrs C A HorrocksMr James HunterDavid Jarman, Mountain Landform Research, Ross-shire, ScotlandPeter JonesProf Emeritus Gilbert Kelling, OBEMr Peter KennettDr Diane Knill (Lady Knill)Marie KnudsenMarie KoreyRachel Laudan Prof Alan Lord, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut FrankfurtProf John Ludden, CBEFiona V MacKelvieCatarina MadrugaProf David Manning, FGS CGeol CSci EurGeolPhilip MarshallProfessor Dr Alison Martin, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität MainzDr Roger MasonProfessor John Mather, Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of London, formerly Lyell Professor of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of LondonDr John A A McCallumDavid McClayChris McCormickGregor McElvogueDr Annette McGrathRoy W McIntyre, member of the History of Geology GroupDuncan J McKayDr Alex Menez, CBiol MRSB FLSProfessor Martin Menzies, Lyell Professor, Royal Holloway University of LondonPeter MicklethwaitSimon Richard MilesProf Stuart Monro, OBEDr Peter MorrisDr Arthur MurchisonProf John Murray, SouthamptonJohn NaismithDr Stephen NgProf Dr Kärin Nickelsen, Historisches Seminar der LMU MünchenPeter NicolDr James NyeNaomi OreskesProf Graham ParkJohn ParkinsDr Ronald PattinsonDr David Pattison, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, CanadaRuth PollittMartin PriceClaire Priestley-O'KeeffeDr Kevin PrivettDr Colin ProsserDr D I RaineyDr Tom J A ReijersDr Ruth Richardson FRHistSDr Mary RimmerProf Isabel RiversDr Ian Rolfe, formerly Deputy Director of the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, and Keeper of Geology, National Museum of Scotland; joint leader of Royal Society of Edinburgh’s 1997 Lyell bicentennial excursion to Lyell countryProf Martin Rudwick, Professor Emeritus of History of Science, University of California San Diego, Honorary Fellow, Trinity College CambridgeMr Eric RussellSefa SahinRichard ScothorneProfessor James A Secord, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Director, Darwin Correspondence ProjectProf Dick Selley, Imperial College, LondonDr Alastair D.L. SharpAlexander Shaw, KirriemuirDavid Shilston, CGeol FGS FRSA, Past-President, The Geological Society of LondonProf Graeme SimpsonDr Peter W SkeltonAlastair and Carola SmallJennifer Nimmo SmithDr Anthony SpencerRoy StarkeyDr Michael StockJames Sutherland, retired engineering geologist and geotechnical engineerBrian TaitPaul TambuyserTaylors of Tannadice Prof Gavin H Thomas, University of YorkDr Christopher Toland, Managing Director, Oolithica Geoscience LtdRichard TrounsonJohn UnderhillDr John van Wyhe, Director of The Complete Works of Charles Darwin OnlineAndrew WainwrightProf Germaine Warkentin, FRSCSusan WattKarsten WernerMargaret WilkesMrs Caroline WillisDr Andrew WilsonProfessor Charles W J Withers, Ogilvie Chair of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Geographer Royal for ScotlandSarah WrideDr Jeremy R Young, Earth Sciences, University College London Thank you as well to all of our supporters who wish to remain anonymous. If your name does not appear and you would like it to, please contact David McClay.Email david.mcclay@ed.ac.uk This is an exceptional collection in the story of earth science. Nick Crane Trustee of Royal Geographical Society This article was published on Tuesday 29 October 2024
