Fraser, Sir William, (1816-1898), Knight, genealogist and antiquary

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Surname:	Fraser
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1816-1898
Title:	Knight
Biography:	ODNB link for Fraser, Sir William (1816-1898) Knight Genealogist and Antiquary
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P132729 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P10659 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1861-83: notebooks	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.8902-8906
2	1590-1850: MS collection	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.90, 118, 137, 1031-1035
3	1840: jottings on his first visit to London	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD237/21/58	NRA 32483 Tods
4	1837-38: lecture notes	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	Dc 2 62
5	notes on deputy keepers of the records of Scotland and papers relating to patents of peerage and Berwickshire families	Lyon Office Library	MS 95, 104	NRA 43280 Lyon
6	1859-77: corresp and papers rel to Douglas Barony	Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland	NRAS859	NRA 10169 Douglas-Home
7	1870-98: corresp as HMC inspector	The National Archives	HMC1
8	1887-98: corresp and related material	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD397	NRA 17159 Fraser
9	transcripts of Argyll muniments	Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland	NRAS1209	NRA 9955 Campbell See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [13a]
10	collection of deeds and papers	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD86	NRA 30540 Fraser
11	corresp with the Duke of Buccleuch	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD224/197, 1003	NRA 34806 Buccleuch
12	1857-95: corresp with WE Gladstone	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 44388-521 passim
13	1851-76: corresp with David Laing (23 items)	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	La IV 17
14	1860-99: corresp with Lord Lothian etc	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD40/9/431, 454, 462	NRA 10737 Kerr
15	1849-62: letters (13) to Lord Polwarth	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	GD157	NRA 32440 Hepburne-Scott
16	1879-86: letters to Lord Tweeddale	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS 14465	NRA 13563 Hay
17	1864-1897: misc corresp incl Lord Rosebery	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 9657, 10013-173, 10962 Passim