Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 25 Copies of outgoing letters
Reference number: HS/25
Date: 1873-1875
Description
Copies of outgoing letters from Sir John Herschel, on copy books and loose blue paper. Original or draft letters copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Various copyist from the Herschel family were involved in the exercise.
The letters in HS 25 do not appear to be duplicated in the volumes of copies 20-24 though they cover overlapping periods. The volume is arranged chronologically in 7 copy books and includes letters from 1830-1847 (with two letters from 1870), each copybook contains an index with recipient and date.
The boxes contain unbound manuscript material arranged in groups by correspondents. Typed indexes precede each copy book or group of letters.
- Reference number
- HS/25
- Earliest possible date
- 1873-1875
- Page extent
- 1 volume and 2 boxes
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Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 25 Copies of outgoing letters, 1873-1875, HS/25, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25/correspondence-of-john-frederick-william-herschel-volume-25-copies-of-outgoing-letters, accessed on 23 January 2025
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This volume contains 15 manuscripts:
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Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. I, from 22 May 1830 to 8 March 1831
Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/1 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 2, from 8 March 1831 to 29 November 1831
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/2 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 3, from 8 December 1831 to 21 September 1834
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/3 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 4, from 14 October 1834 to 20 February 1836
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/4
This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Herschel Letters
Dates: 1807-1875
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.View collection