Willis, Robert, (1800-1875), Mechanician and Architectural Historian

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Surname:	Willis
Forenames:	Robert
Gender:	Male
Date:	1800-1875
Biography:	ODNB link for Willis, Robert (1800-1875) Mechanician and Architectural Historian
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P127681 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P30744 )
Online related resources	Artists' Paper Register link for Robert Willis	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Robert Willis

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	corresp and papers	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 4307, 5022-45, 5058-83, 5115, 5127-39, 5141-44, 7574	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2	1841-42: corresp and papers rel to British machinery	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	SDUK	NRA 22241 SDUK
3	architectural album and sketches	Royal Institute of British Architects	Drawings Collection	See Cumulative Index to the Catalogue of the Drawings Collection (1989)
4	1861-63: plans of English cathedrals	Society of Antiquaries of London	MS 783/XI	See PJ Willetts, Manuscripts in the Society of Antiquaries of London (2000)
5	1834-43: letters to Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	SDUK	NRA 22241 SDUK