Stephenson, Robert, (1803-1859), civil engineer

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Surname:	Stephenson
Forenames:	Robert
Gender:	Male
Date:	1803-1859
Biography:	ODNB link for Stephenson, Robert (1803-1859), civil engineer
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275372 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P159952 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Robert Stephenson

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1840 - c1886: Board of Trade Railway Department: Drawings and Plans	The National Archives, Kew	MT 91
2	1838-40: drawings for London and Birmingham railway	Huntington Library		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
3	1856: report on Seaham harbour	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	D/Lo	NRA 11528 Vane-Tempest-Stewart
4	1848-49: letters rel to Conway bridge and 1823-26: letters to his parents	Search Engine (National Railway Museum)		See Science Museum Accessions 1980 Transferred from Science Museum 2005
5	papers rel to his estate (1 box)	Search Engine (National Railway Museum)	MS 2033	See Transferred from Science Museum 2005
6	1824-55: misc corresp and papers	Institution of Mechanical Engineers Archive		NRA 9515 Mechanical Engineers
7	1850-52: corresp with Sir George Airy	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	RGO MSS
8	1833: misc corresp R Badnall	Salford University Archives and Special Collections		NRA 11608 Badnall
9	1834-58: letters (65) to IK Brunel	Bristol University Information Services: Special Collections	DM1306	NRA 28085 Brunel
10	letters (12) to IK Brunel	Bristol University Information Services: Special Collections		See Friends of the National Libraries Annual Report 1996
11	1846-47: corresp with E Clark	Institution of Civil Engineers		NRA 16921 Civil Engineers
12	1848-56: corresp with James David Forbes	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate	msdep7	NRA 13132
13	1834-48: letters to London Midland & Scottish Railway	The National Archives	RAIL 1008/90-91
14	1834-55: letters to Edward Pease	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	D/PS	NRA 24239
15	1828-32: corresp with WT Salvin	The Story Durham (formerly Durham County Record Office)	D/Sa/C 143	NRA 10404 Salvin
16	1851-58: corresp with S Smiles	Search Engine (National Railway Museum)	2006-7495	See information from correspondence with museum staff
17	1832-39: corresp (13 items)	Manchester Archives and Local Studies		See Accessions to Repositories 1959
18	1838-1839: letters [3] to the Directors of the Aylesbury railway	Institution of Civil Engineers		See Annual Return 2004
19	1843: letter to Richard Creed re relative advantages of rope/locomotive working	Institution of Civil Engineers		See Annual Return 2004
20	1854-1858: letters to Samuel Smiles and essay on the construction of the Rocket	Search Engine (National Railway Museum)	2006-7495	See Annual Return 2006
21	1822-1969: papers	Search Engine (National Railway Museum)		NRA 44848