Harcourt, William Venables Vernon, (1789-1871), Canon of York chemist

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Surname:	Harcourt
Forenames:	William Venables Vernon
Gender:	Male
Date:	1789-1871
Biography:	ODNB link for Harcourt, William Venables Vernon (1789-1871), Canon of York chemist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P130249 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P12964 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Venables Vernon Harcourt

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	c1863-70: notebook	Cambridge University: Scientific Periodicals Library		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
2	1842-61: diary of chemical experiments	See information in published source		See HMC Scientists Guide file: letter of 2/8/91
3	c1801-69: family corresp	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Harcourt	NRA 3679
4	1831-39: corresp with Charles Babbage	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37186-200 passim
5	1831-69: corresp with James David Forbes and his son	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate	msdep7	NRA 13132
6	1826-67: letters to Roderick Impey Murchison	Geological Society of London	M/V 5	NRA 28354 Geological Soc
7	1841-43: corresp with Sir Robert Peel	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 40494, 40530-31
8	c1862-71: corresp with Sir George Stokes (145 items)	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 7342, 7656	NRA 20700 Stokes