Item 48(2) - Copy of a letter from William Whewell to John Stuart Mill

Identity area

Reference code

Add. MS a/209/48(2)

Title

Copy of a letter from William Whewell to John Stuart Mill

Date(s)

  • 19 Dec. 1873 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

2 pp.

Context area

Name of creator

Whewell, William (1794-1866), college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science
(1794-1866)

Repository

Trinity College Library, Cambridge

Archival history

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Copied by Helen Taylor. Date of original letter 18 May 1865. Thanks him for his examination of Sir William Hamilton's philosophy. He agrees with him, thinks his contribution to philosophy is 'overrated'.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Conditions governing reproduction

Language of material

    Script of material

      Language and script notes

      Physical characteristics and technical requirements

      Finding aids

      Allied materials area

      Existence and location of originals

      Existence and location of copies

      Related units of description

      Related descriptions

      Notes area

      Alternative identifier(s)

      Access points

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Name access points

      Genre access points

      Description identifier

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      Status

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation revision deletion

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Accession area