Herschel, Sir John Frederick William, (1792-1871), 1st Baronet, astronomer

This page summarises records created by this Person

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Surname:	Herschel
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	John Frederick William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1792-1871
Title:	1st Baronet
Biography:	ODNB link for Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871), 1st Baronet astronomer
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P166210 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P13805 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir John Frederick William Herschel

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1721-1951: family papers	University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library	Manuscript Collection MS-1931	NRA 13677 Herschel See microfilm in British L (M/588 1-7)
2	1812-71: corresp and papers	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
3	1816-71: corresp and papers	Royal Astronomical Society Library	MSS Herschel	See Memoirs of Royal Astronomical Society vol 85 1978
4	1810-66: corresp, notebooks and papers	Harvard University: Houghton Library		NRA 19360 Herschel See NUC MS 81-544
5	1812-1979: scientific letters and papers, incl drafts of published articles	Cambridge University: St John's College Library	Herschel	NRA 44132
6	notebook	Science Museum Library and Archives		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
7	1840-42: corresp and papers rel to photography	Oxford University: History of Science Museum	MSS Mus 58, 113	NRA 9532 Oxford scientific
8	1831: geological notebook rel to Isle of Wight	British Geological Survey Archives		See Accessions to Repositories 1980
9	1832-86: corresp, accounts and papers	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	HER/101-07	NRA 30121 Nat Maritime Mus
10	visitors book	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	MS80/031	NRA 20623
11	1830-38: corresp and papers rel to education in Cape Colony	University of Cape Town Libraries		See Handlist of MSS, part 1
12	poems and misc papers	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 7617
13	1859: papers rel to a pew in Upton parish church, Bucks	Buckinghamshire Archives	D/X 1216	NRA 3576 Bucks RO misc
14	notes on chemistry and accoustics (microfilm)	British Library, Manuscript Collections	M/552-53
15	1835-70: corresp with Sir George Airy	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	RGO MSS 938-52	NRA 22822 Greenwich Observator
16	1819-70: corresp with Charles Babbage	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37182-99 passim
17	1865: poem addressed to Lady Bell	Natural History Museum Library and Archives	L MSS HER	See Catalogue of MSS... Natural History Museum (1995)
18	1832-59: letters (39) to James Forbes	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate	msdep7	NRA 13132
19	1833-65: letters (41) to Sir William Rowan Hamilton	Trinity College Dublin	MS 1492	NRA 20076 Hamilton
20	1822-48: letters from Caroline Herschel	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MSS 3761-62
21	1843-48: letters to Sir William Hooker	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
22	1836-68: letters to Sir Charles Lyell	American Philosophical Society Library		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
23	1829-64: letters to Sir RI Murchison	Geological Society of London	M/H20	NRA 28354 Geological Soc
24	1838-52: letters (19) to Sir Roderick Murchison	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	Gen 523
25	1843-67: letters (12) to Earl of Rosse	Birr Castle Archives	K	NRA 25548 Parsons
26	1838-52: letters to Sir Edward Sabine	The National Archives	BJ3
27	1827-38: letters (17) to Admiral WH Smyth	American Philosophical Society Library		See R Morriss, Guide to British Naval Papers in North America (1994)
28	1826-73: corresp with Mary Somerville	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	NRAS191	NRA 9423
29	1828-70: letters to Sir George Stokes etc	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 7342, 7656	NRA 20700 Stokes
30	1839-68: letters to Fox Talbot	Science Museum Library and Archives	TALBT	NRA 28459
31	letters (50) to John Tyndall	Royal Institution of Great Britain	John Tyndall Collection	NRA 9522
32	1817-66: letters (137) to William Whewell	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library	WHEWELL	NRA 8804

Related record creators
	Record creator	Description of relationship	Dates	Category of relationship
1	Herschel, Sir William, (1738-1822), Knight, astronomer and musician	Father of		Family
2	Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, (1750-1848), astronomer	Aunt of		Family