Bestanddeel 87 - William Whewell: letters received, A-C

Identificatie

referentie code

Add. MS c/87

Titel

William Whewell: letters received, A-C

Datum(s)

  • 1823-1865 (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

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

Bequest of William Whewell, 1866.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

The first of five boxes arranged A-Z by correspondent.

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.

Related descriptions

Aantekeningen van de archivaris

The preliminary item records were added in 2020 by Diana Smith using an index, "Report on the papers of William Whewell" compiled by the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts in 1973. Some information was taken from a partial listing of the Whewellread more