Richardson, Sir John, (1787-1865), Knight, surgeon, Arctic explorer and naturalist

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Surname:	Richardson
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1787-1865
Title:	Knight
Biography:	ODNB link for Richardson, Sir John (1787-1865), Knight surgeon Arctic explorer and naturalist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P137574 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P24211 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir John Richardson

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1808-65: corresp and papers	Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute		NRA 29684 Richardson
2	1847-51: corresp and papers	McCord Museum		NRA 25849 Richardson See R Morriss, Guide to British Naval Papers in North America (1994)
3	journals and papers	University of Illinois Library, Urbana		See R Morriss, Guide to British Naval Papers in North America (1994)
4	notebook	Natural History Museum Library and Archives		See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
5	1832-58: corresp and papers	Royal Geographical Society	JMS	See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
6	misc corresp	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng lett c 12
7	1826-64: letters, mainly to his sister, and misc papers	Dumfries and Galloway Archives	GGD109	NRA 38033 Richardson
8	1840-44: letters to Leonard Blomefield	Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution	Jenyns Corresp	NRA 41808 Blomefield
9	1840-61: corresp with James David Forbes	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate	msdep7	NRA 13132
10	1820-45: corresp with Sir John Franklin	Derbyshire Record Office	D3287, D3311	NRA 5438 Gell
11	1819-43: letters from Sir William Hooker	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Library and Archives		See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980
12	1819-60: letters (14) to David Laing	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	La IV 17
13	1841-58: corresp (11 items) with Sir Richard Owen and William Clift	Natural History Museum Library and Archives	L OC62	See Catalogue of MSS... Natural History Museum (1995)
14	1842-60: letters (13) to Duke of Richmond	West Sussex Record Office	vol 3	NRA 850 Gordon Lennox
15	1834-47: letters to Sir John Ross	The National Archives	BJ2/1
16	1848-51: letters to Sir Edward Sabine	The National Archives	BJ3/22
17	1829-40: letters to William Swainson	Linnean Society of London	Swainson	NRA 22111 Swainson