Chambers, Sir William, (1726-1796), Knight and architect

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Surname:	Chambers
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1726-1796
Biography:	ODNB link for Chambers, Sir William (1726-1796) Knight Architect
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P138384 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P5321 )
Online related resources	Artists' Paper Register link for Sir William Chambers	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir William Chambers

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	corresp and papers	Royal Institute of British Architects	CHA	NRA 34208 Chambers
2	1769-75: letter-books	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 41133-6
3	drawings (300+)	Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library		See Handbook to Department of Prints and Drawings p44
4	drawings for bridge at Sans Souci, Potsdam	Canadian Centre for Architecture		See information from website 18/7/01
5	misc corresp, notes and bills	Royal Academy of Arts	CHA	NRA 14837 Royal Academy
6	c1762-68: letters to Lord Abercorn	Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI)	D623; T2541	NRA 15790 Hamilton
7	1763-79: letters to Lord Charlemont	Royal Irish Academy		See HMC 28, Charlemont MSS I
8	corresp rel to Society of Artists	Royal Academy of Arts	SA; index	NRA 14837 Royal Academy
9	1762: receipted account for building work at Wilton and Whitehall	Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre	2057	NRA 22080 Herbert