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Preece, Sir William Henry, (1834-1913), Knight, Knight Electrical Engineer

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Surname: Preece
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: William Henry
Gender: Male
Date: 1834-1913
Title: Knight
Biography: ODNB link for Preece, Sir William Henry (1834-1913) Knight Electrical Engineer
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P275394 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P127171 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir William Henry Preece
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1854-1965: Private Collections: Papers of and relating to W H Preece
BT Archives
TCK 89
2
1886-1945: Post Office: Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony
BT Archives
POST 88
3
1827-1913: papers
Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon Record Office
See Accessions to Repositories 1976
4
1854-1913: papers
The Postal Museum
POST 106
See Guide to Post Office Archives, 1986
5
1847-1913: corresp and papers
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Archives
NAEST 13, 17, 20, 21, 32, 53
NRA 38398 Preece WH
6
1834-1911: corresp and papers
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) Archives
SC Mss 22
NRA 38907 Preece
7
1880-1906: corresp with Lord Kelvin
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
Add 7342, 7656
NRA 20700 Stokes
8
1884-1911: corresp (28 items) with Sir Oliver Lodge
London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
MS ADD 89
NRA 20647 Lodge
9
1879-1912: letters to SP Thompson
Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit
SP Thompson
NRA 11421 Thompson