Correspondence of William Vernon Harcourt
MS. Eng. d. 3874
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Title
Correspondence of William Vernon Harcourt
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. d. 3874
Summary
Comprises:
letters to Vernon Harcourt from:
(fols. 1-2) Alexander von Humboldt, n.d.
(fols. 3-4) ? [Blevet?], Oct. 1817
(fols. 5-8) William Hyde Wollaston, Jan.-Apr. 1821
(fols. 9-14) Sir Humphry Davy, Jan. 1824, n.d.
(fols. 15-18) ? Rankin, Jan. 1830, July 1826
(fols. 19-20) John George Children, May 1826
(fols. 21-2) [John?] Murray, Jan. 1826
(fol. 23) George Field, Mar. 1828
(fols. 24-30) Sir Edward Sabine, Aug. 1839, Mar. 1840, Nov. 1866
(fols. 31-8) Michael Faraday, Aug. 1831, Apr. 1833, July 1836, Jan. 1850
(fols. 39-48) Sir George Biddell Airy, Oct.-Nov. 1831, Sept. 1832, Apr. 1834, Aug. 1860
(fols. 49-64) Sir David Brewster, Feb. 1831-Dec. 1832, July 1844, n.d.
(fols. 93-6, 98-104) Sir William Rowan Hamilton, Oct. 1831-Aug. 1832, July 1834, 1845, [1857]
(fols. 105-6) Sir James South, Nov. 1831
(fols. 107-11) Charles Babbage, Aug.-Oct. 1831, Aug. 1839
(fols. 112-13) William Prout, Nov. 1831
(fols. 118-19) William Snow Harris, Aug. 1832
(fols. 120-1) John Lindley, Aug. 1832
(fols. 122-4) Robert Willis, Apr. 1832, Aug. 1834
(fols. 125-6, 129-31) James Challis, Aug. 1832, Feb. 1835, n.d.
(fols. 132-40) Baden Powell, Nov. 1831, July 1832, July 1833, Dec. 1855
(fols. 141-5) Sir John Herschel, Sept. 1831, 1845
(fols. 148, 160-7) William Henry, Aug. 1831-Aug. 1834, n.d.
(fol. 148v) John Dalton, n.d.
(fols. 149-52) John Robison, Jan.-June 1832
(fols. 153-4) John Taylor, June 1833
(fol. 157) Richard Taylor, Nov. 1833
(fols. 158-9) Peter Barlow, Aug. 1832
(fols. 168-71) William Charles Henry, Oct. 1833, Sept. 1836
(fols. 172-9, 181-7) Charles Daubeny, Apr. 1832, Jan. 1833-Feb. 1834, n.d.
(fols. 189-90, 193-235) George Peacock, Aug. 1830, Sept. 1833, June 1834, Aug. 1838, Feb. 1845-Apr. 1846, n.d.
(fols. 236-9) Thomas Romney Robinson, July 1834, July 1867
(fols. 243-4) [John?] Murray, July 1832
(fols. 245-6) Henry [Hartopp?], Jan. 1837, n.d.
(fols. 247-74) William Whewell, July 1833, May 1846, June 1854, July 1862, Nov. 1864, Mar.-June 1865
(fols. 275-81, 285-8) Humphrey Lloyd, Feb.-July 1835, n.d.
(fols. 282-4) Bartholomew Lloyd, June 1835
(fols. 290-303, 307-16) James David Forbes, Jan. 1835-Dec. 1836, May 1838, Dec. 1839, Sept. 1850
(fol. 317) James Pigott Pritchett, Dec. 1836
(fols. 322-7) Lyon Playfair, Jan. 1842, Jan. 1843, n.d.
(fols. 328-9) [ John Kidd], Oct. 1840
(fols. 330-5, 338-46) Justus von Liebig, Nov. 1842, July 1843, May 1853, May-Sept. 1856, n.d.
(fols. 347-8) [P.?] Murray, Jan. 1861
letter to Matilda Vernon Harcourt from:
(fols. 318-21) Richard Owen, Oct. 1858, May 1867
letter to Edward William Harcourt from:
(fol. 240) Thomas Romney Robinson, July 1871
with letters to John Phillips from:
(fols. 127-8) James Challis, Aug. 1833
(fols. 155-6) John Edward Taylor, Aug. 1833
(fol. 180) [ Charles Daubeny?], n.d.
(fols. 191-2) George Peacock, Aug. 1833
and
(fols. 114-17) letter from Sir William Rowan Hamilton to William Buckland, June 1832
(fols. 146-7) letter from R. Potter [Kew?] to Charles Daubeny, May 1832
(fols. 241-2) agreement for the first publication of the proceedings of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, June 1832
(fols. 336-7) copy of letter from [ Justus von Liebig?] to Sir Robert Peel, n.d.
Date
1817-71, n.d.
Language
English
Physical extent
351 Leaves
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Collection contents
Correspondence and papers of the Vernon Harcourt family
Correspondence of William Vernon Harcourt
