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Scoresby, William, (1787-1857), Arctic Navigator

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Surname: Scoresby
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1787-1857
Biography: ODNB link for Scoresby, William (1787-1857) Arctic Navigator
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P161004 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P25506 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Scoresby
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
journals and papers
Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society
See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980;Museum web site
2
corresp and papers
Mystic Seaport Museum
See NUC MS 84-336
3
1848-57: corresp
Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute
MS 1100
See Guide 1982
4
1810-19: corresp with Sir Joseph Banks (17 items)
See information in published source
See WR Dawson, The Banks letters, 1958
5
1822-33: letters to Elizabeth Rathbone
University of Liverpool: Special Collections and Archives
Rathbone papers
NRA 7187 Rathbone
6
1803-1823: log books of whaling voyages
North Yorkshire County Record Office
ZSO(W)
See Guide no 1 1985