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Inventaire Louis Agassiz CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by RERO DOC Digital Library UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL Institut de Géologie et Séminaire d'Histoire CATALOGUE DES ARCHIVES DE LOUIS AGASSIZ (1807-1873) établi par MARYSE SURDEZ Le Fonds appartient à l’institut de Géologie Université de Neuchâtel (Suisse) Secrétariat de l'Université 1973 Version informatisée mai 2009 par MDS, Archives de l'Etat de Neuchâtel 1/196 CATALOGUE DES ARCHIVES DE LOUIS AGASSIZ (1807-1873) _______________ TABLE DES MATIÈRES Avant-propos ................................................................................................ 5 Préface......................................................................................................... 6 Introduction................................................................................................... 7 Code des abréviations et explications techniques ....................................... 12 Biographie sommaire................................................................................... 14 Tableau généalogique simplifié ................................................................... 16 I. PAPIERS PERSONNELS — SOUVENIRS .............................................. 17 1/1 A. Passeports, certificats, diplômes (ordre chronologique)......... 17 1/2 B. Notes autobiographiques ........................................................ 18 1/3 C. « Affaire Hoffmann », Munich, juillet 1829.............................. 19 1/4 D. « Affaire Mahir », Munich, novembre 1830............................. 20 2/1 E. Souvenirs (ordre chronologique)............................................. 21 2/2 F. Souvenirs de tiers.................................................................... 23 3 G. Agenda (au sens propre) — Notes diverses — Comptes....... 24 4 H. Portraits — Photos — Plan de Neuchâtel............................... 25 II. LETTRES, BROUILLONS ET COPIES DE LETTRES ............................ 27 5/1 A. Lettres de Louis et de Cécile Agassiz, née Braun.................. 27 5/2 B. Brouillons et copies de lettres de Louis Agassiz .................... 28 6 C. Cahiers de copies et mentions de lettres d’Agassiz............... 31 7/1 D. Lettres adressées à Louis Agassiz par divers correspondants 32 7/2 E. Lettres adressées à Louis et Cécile Agassiz par Karl Schimper 34 7/3 F. Lettres adressées à Louis Agassiz par divers savant anglais. 35 8/1 G. Lettres adressées à des tiers par des tiers............................. 36 8/2 H. Brouillons ou copies de lettres de tiers à tiers........................ 37 Version informatisée mai 2009 par MDS, Archives de l'Etat de Neuchâtel 2/196 8/3 I. Contrat d’Agassiz et correspondance de Auguste Mayor avec Jent & Gassmann, Soleure et autres ....................................... 37 8/4 J. Correspondance Auguste Mayor – Jules Marcou et autres, au sujet de la biographie d’Agassiz par Marcou ...................... 39 III. CONTEMPORAINS................................................................................. 41 9/1 A. Georges Cuvier ....................................................................... 41 9/2 B. Edouard Desor........................................................................ 41 9/3 C. Daniel Dollfus-Ausset ............................................................. 43 9/4 D. Arnold Escher de la Linth........................................................ 44 E. Alphonse Favre ....................................................................... 44 10 F. Amanz Gressly........................................................................ 44 G. Oswald Heer........................................................................... 46 11/1 H. Jules Marcou .......................................................................... 46 I. Peter Merian ............................................................................. 47 11/2 J. Peter Scheitlin ......................................................................... 47 11/3 K. Karl Schimper ......................................................................... 48 L. Bernhard Studer ...................................................................... 48 11/4 M. Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler et Université fédérale........................ 48 N. Carl Vogt................................................................................. 49 IV. ÉTUDES ................................................................................................. 49 12/1 A. Bienne (1817-1821) ................................................................ 49 12/2 B. Lausanne (1821-1824)............................................................ 50 13 C. Zurich (1824-1826).................................................................. 50 14 D. Heidelberg (1826-1827) .......................................................... 51 15/1 E. Munich (1827-1830)................................................................ 52 15/2 F. Cours suivis probablement à Munich (botanique)................... 52 16/1 G. Cours suivis, sans lieu ni date (notes de médecine et divers) 53 16/2 H. Thèses de Louis Agassiz........................................................ 54 V. ENSEIGNEMENT A NEUCHATEL.......................................................... 55 17/1 A. Collège et Académie............................................................... 55 17/2 B. Notes pour cours..................................................................... 56 17/3 C. Cours, conférences, schémas de cours ................................. 56 17/4 D. Cadres de cours...................................................................... 57 18 E. Cours de Louis Agassiz, manuscrits d’étudiants : anatomie Comparée et histoire naturelle .................................................... 58 19 F. Cours de Louis Agassiz, manuscrits d’étudiants et copies : Géologie ...................................................................................... 58 VI. BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOUIS AGASSIZ................................................... 59 20 A. « Bibliothèque de Louis Agassiz ».......................................... 59 21-23 B. Brochures diverses ................................................................. 61 24 C. Journaux ................................................................................. 66 Version informatisée mai 2009 par MDS, Archives de l'Etat de Neuchâtel 3/196 VII. TRAVAUX SCIENTIFIQUES.................................................................. 67 A. GÉNÉRALITES .................................................................................................... 67 B. BOTANIQUE ........................................................................................................ 70 C. GÉOLOGIE — GLACIOLOGIE........................................................................... 74 D. ZOOLOGIE —PALÉONTOLOGIE...................................................................... 83 E. PUBLICATIONS DIVERSES............................................................................... 147 VIII. PROSPECTUS — EXPÉDITIONS ET RÉCEPTIONS DE MATÉRIAUX 148 A. PROSPECTUS................................................................................................... 148 B. RÉCEPTIONS ET EXPÉDITIONS DE MATÉRIAUX (FOSSILES, ETC.) ET SOUSCRIPTIONS ............................................................................................... 152 IX. SOCIÉTÉ HELVÉTIQUE DES SCIENCES NATURELLES SOCIÉTÉ DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE NEUCHATEL MUSÉE D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE NEUCHATEL.......................................................................................... 153 A. SOCIÉTÉ HELVÉTIQUE DES SCIENCES NATURELLES.............................. 153 B. SOCIÉTÉ DES SCIENCES NATURELLES DE NEUCHATEL ........................ 162 C. MUSÉE D’HISTOIRE NATURELLE DE NEUCHATEL .................................... 165 X. DIVERS.................................................................................................... 167 A. Divers et Insolubles .............................................................................................. 167 B. Biographies et brochures diverses postérieures à 1873 concernant Agassiz et son oeuvre.......................................................................................... 169 C. Biographies de Louis Agassiz ............................................................................. 170 D. Biographies de diverses personnalités............................................................... 171 E Journaux et coupures de journaux conservés par Auguste Mayor................... 172 F. Œuvres de Alexander Agassiz ............................................................................ 173 XI. STOCKS ................................................................................................. 175 XII. NOUVELLES ACQUISITIONS............................................................... 176 ANNEXE....................................................................................................... 178 INDEX DES NOMS ...................................................................................... 182 Version informatisée mai 2009 par MDS, Archives de l'Etat de Neuchâtel 4/196 AVANT-PROPOS Le 14 décembre 1873 expirait à Cambridge (Massachusetts) Louis Agassiz. Ses biographes rappellent que la mort du naturaliste fut un deuil national : « Un cortège immense, auquel se joignaient des députations de plusieurs villes des Etats-Unis, accompagnait Agassiz à sa dernière demeure. On y voyait le vice-président des Etats-Unis, les autorités de l'Etat du
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