Bestanddeel 77 - William Whewell letters received from Julius Charles Hare, letters received by James Lempriere Hammond, and a collection of franks

Identificatie

referentie code

Add. MS a/77

Titel

William Whewell letters received from Julius Charles Hare, letters received by James Lempriere Hammond, and a collection of franks

Datum(s)

  • 1805-1879 (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Bestanddeel

Omvang en medium

1 box

Context

Naam van de archiefvormer

(1794-1866)

Biografie

William Whewell was born in Lancaster on 24 May 1794, son of John Whewell, master carpenter. Whewell's talents were spotted by Joseph Rowley, Master of Lancaster Grammar School, who offered to teach him for free. When John Hudson, a Fellow of Trinityread more

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

This box contains a miscellaneous grouping of material, some gathered by William Whewell, some by Cordelia Whewell and retained by William after her death, and some material gathered after William's death by his executor James L. Hammond.

The 47 lettersread more

Verwante materialen

Related units of description

Forms part of the papers of William Whewell, housed under a variety of numbers in Additional Manuscripts a and c and Wren classes O and R. The collection is described briefly with all component parts listed in the collection level record linked below.

Aantekeningen

Aantekening

Item 3, a lock of [Lady Affleck's?] hair is noted as having been destroyed 25 Feb. 1972.

Aantekening

The envelope of Ann Newton's letters to J. L. Hammond carries a note: 'Miss Statter's letter announcing Mrs Newton's death missing (Aug. 1965) when catalogued.'

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

The item records were created from a partial listing of the Whewell papers produced by William J. Ashworth in 1994-1996. These entries were emended by Diana Smith in 2020 using the index entitled "Report on the papers of William Whewell" compiled by theread more