Lewis, Henry Carvill, 1853-1888
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
George Huntington Williams collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0136
Abstract
George Huntington Williams (1856-1894) was a mineralogist, petrologist, and professor of Geology at Johns Hopkins University. The collection primarily consists of four bound volumes of lecture notes (in German) on petrography and mineralogy taken by George Huntington Williams dating from 1881-1887, with some additional material from 1894.
Dates:
1878 - 1894
Found in:
Special Collections
Henry C. Lewis diary
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030070811]
Identifier: MS-0598
Scope and Contents
Henry C. Lewis wrote diary entries between April 15, 1857 and October 30th, 1858. He began recording his experiences during the three month journey from England to China on board the ship SS Himalaya, purchased by the Royal Navy in 1854. The ship stopped in São Vicente (Cape Verde Islands), Simons Town (South Africa), and Singapore, where he boarded the ship "Ganges" to reach Hong Kong (China). Lewis often described these places with the prejudice of an Englishman of that day. In China he...
Dates:
1857-1858
Found in:
Special Collections
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