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 Trust Amateur Geological Society Baldoukie Charitable Trust Blackbourn Geoconsulting Cambridge Philosophical Society Cambridge Society of Edinburgh The Curry Fund, Geologists' Association History Of Earth Sciences Society Edinburgh Geological Society Edinburgh University Club of London Friends of Edinburgh University Library Friends of the National Libraries The Friends of Charles Darwin GeoConservationUK GeoLancashire The German Geological Society The Geological Society of Glasgow Ground and Project Consultants Ltd Harrow and Hillingdon Geological Society Heriot-Watt University Highland Geological Society History of Geology Group The Lipman Family Foundation The Liverpool Geological Society Manchester Geological Association The John R Murray Charitable Trust National Heritage Memorial Fund National Library of Scotland Geological Society of Norfolk North Sea Core Palaeontological Association Petroleum History Institute Reading Geological Society Tayside Geodiversity Edinburgh University Club of Toronto Town & Country Fine Foods Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group Individuals Nean Allman Ronald L Austin Vincent Balfour Peter W Barnes, CEng FEI SPE Anne Barrett, AIC MA, Imperial College London David G Bate Richard Battersby, Friend of Edinburgh University Library Dr Graham Beamson Prof German E Berrios Dr Denis Bilodeau Dr P E Binns Prof Patrick Boylan, Professor Emeritus, School of Arts and Social Sciences, City, University of London Carolyn Brodie Mackay Dr Alan D G Brown Dr Iain Gordon Brown, FSA FRSE John Burgener Bob Burrell Prof Stephen Casper, Professor of History at Clarkson University Sam Caethoven Pratik Chakrabarti Mrs Lynne Cockitt Helen Cromie Peter Crowther Prof Martin Culshaw Prof Stephen Daly Mrs Charlotte Dean (nee Bulman) Prof Paul Dennis, Professorial Research Fellow, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia Dr Peter Dolan Jason Drake Roger Dunshea, FGS Emeritus Professor, Dr David Elliot, School of Earth Sciences, Ohio State University Dr Martin C Evans Dr P A Floyd Prof Richard Fortey FRS Peter B Freshwater, MA DipLib FSA Scot, Former Deputy University Librarian, Honorary Secretary Friends of Edinburgh University Library, Editor of the University of Edinburgh Journal Ian Gardiner Louise Gardiner Robert G Garrett Brian Garvan Olwen Goss Dr Alastair Graham, Petroleum Geologist and former BP Executive Dr Tim Grapes Dr Andrew Grout, Edinburgh University Library Philip Hadland David E W Hall Dr Donald Hallett Wilko Graf von Hardenberg John Henry Dr Garrett Herman Jon Hodge J M Hodgson Mrs C A Horrocks Mr James Hunter David Jarman, Mountain Landform Research, Ross-shire, Scotland Peter Jones Prof Emeritus Gilbert Kelling, OBE Mr Peter Kennett Dr Diane Knill (Lady Knill) Marie Knudsen Marie Korey Rachel Laudan Prof Alan Lord, Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Frankfurt Prof John Ludden, CBE Fiona V MacKelvie Catarina Madruga Prof David Manning, FGS CGeol CSci EurGeol Philip Marshall Professor Dr Alison Martin, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Dr Roger Mason Professor John Mather, Emeritus Professor of Geology, University of London, formerly Lyell Professor of Geology, Royal Holloway, University of London Dr John A A McCallum David McClay Chris McCormick Gregor McElvogue Dr Annette McGrath Roy W McIntyre, member of the History of Geology Group Duncan J McKay Dr Alex Menez, CBiol MRSB FLS Professor Martin Menzies, Lyell Professor, Royal Holloway University of London Peter Micklethwait Simon Richard Miles Prof Stuart Monro, OBE Dr Peter Morris Dr Arthur Murchison Prof John Murray, Southampton John Naismith Dr Stephen Ng Prof Dr Kärin Nickelsen, Historisches Seminar der LMU München Peter Nicol Dr James Nye Naomi Oreskes Prof Graham Park John Parkins Dr Ronald Pattinson Dr David Pattison, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, Canada Ruth Pollitt Martin Price Claire Priestley-O'Keeffe Dr Kevin Privett Dr Colin Prosser Dr D I Rainey Dr Tom J A Reijers Dr Ruth Richardson FRHistS Dr Mary Rimmer Prof Isabel Rivers Dr 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 country Prof Martin Rudwick, Professor Emeritus of History of Science, University of California San Diego, Honorary Fellow, Trinity College Cambridge Mr Eric Russell Sefa Sahin Richard Scothorne Professor James A Secord, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Director, Darwin Correspondence Project Prof Dick Selley, Imperial College, London Dr Alastair D.L. Sharp Alexander Shaw, Kirriemuir David Shilston, CGeol FGS FRSA, Past-President, The Geological Society of London Prof Graeme Simpson Dr Peter W Skelton Alastair and Carola Small Jennifer Nimmo Smith Dr Anthony Spencer Roy Starkey Dr Michael Stock James Sutherland, retired engineering geologist and geotechnical engineer Brian Tait Paul Tambuyser Taylors of Tannadice Prof Gavin H Thomas, University of York Dr Christopher Toland, Managing Director, Oolithica Geoscience Ltd Richard Trounson John Underhill Dr John van Wyhe, Director of The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online Andrew Wainwright Prof Germaine Warkentin, FRSC Susan Watt Karsten Werner Margaret Wilkes Mrs Caroline Willis Dr Andrew Wilson Professor Charles W J Withers, Ogilvie Chair of Geography, University of Edinburgh, Geographer Royal for Scotland Sarah Wride Dr 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 Image This is an exceptional collection in the story of earth science. Nick CraneTrustee of Royal Geographical Society This article was published on 2024-10-29
