Whewell, William, (1794-1866), Master of Trinity College Cambridge

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Surname:	Whewell
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1794-1866
Biography:	ODNB link for Whewell, William (1794-1866) Master of Trinity College Cambridge
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P145864 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P30290 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Whewell

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	corresp and papers	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library	WHEWELL	NRA 8804
2	letters and papers	Royal Society		See Sturges, Economists papers 1750-1950, 1975
3	letters and accounts rel to Cambridge University	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives		See Sturges, Economists papers 1750-1950, 1975
4	1815-23: family corresp	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library		See Accessions to Repositories 1982
5	1841-64: corresp with Sir George Airy (126 items)	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
6	1820-47: letters to Charles Babbage	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37182-201 passim
7	1831-65: corresp with James David Forbes	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate	msdep7	NRA 13132
8	1845-60: corresp with Edward Hawkins	Oxford University: Oriel College Archives		See HMC corresp file
9	1817-66: corresp with Sir John Herschel	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
10	1832-58: letters (15) to Sir John Herschel	University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library		NRA 13677 Herschel
11	1857-63: letters (17) to JB Lightfoot	Durham Cathedral Library	Lightfoot papers	NRA 28624 Lightfoot
12	1823-1847: letters (87) to Sir John Lubbock	Royal Society	JWL	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
13	1850-54: corresp with Lord Monteagle	National Library of Ireland	MS 13401
14	1829-61: letters (40) to Roderick Impey Murchison	Geological Society of London	M/W 4	NRA 28354 Geological Soc See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
15	1832-61: letters (34) to Adolphe Quetelet	Bibliotheque Royale Albert 1er		See Sturges, Economists papers 1750-1950, 1975
16	1831-39: letters to William and Mary Somerville	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	NRAS191	NRA 9423
17	1828-53: corresp with Christopher Wordsworth	Lambeth Palace Library	MSS 2140-44
18	1831-63: letters (28)	Science Museum Library and Archives	MSS 1098-1125 passim	NRA 9524 Science Museum
19	1838-56: misc corresp (17 items)	Harvard University: Houghton Library		See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982