Brewster, Sir David, (1781-1868), Knight, natural philosopher

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Surname:	Brewster
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	David
Gender:	Male
Date:	1781-1868
Title:	Knight
Biography:	ODNB link for Brewster, Sir David (1781-1868), Knight natural philosopher
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P156359 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P3457 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir David Brewster

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1800-67: papers	Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland	NRAS718	NRA 16036
2	1797-1832: papers	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Acc.13080	See Annual Return 2009
3	1856: report on optical instruments	Science Museum Library and Archives		NRA 9524 Science Museum See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4	paper on crystalline reflections	Manchester Archives and Local Studies
5	1828-67: corresp and papers rel to university administration	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate
6	1818-67: corresp with Charles Babbage (107 items)	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37182-200 passim
7	1817-63: corresp with Blackwoods	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 4002-4896 passim
8	1827-66: letters (c200) to Lord Brougham	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
9	1840-47: letters to Thomas Chalmers	Edinburgh University: New College Library	CHA4	NRA 27818 Chalmers
10	1828-67: corresp with James Forbes	University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, University Collections and Museums Directorate	msdep7	NRA 13132
11	1850-65: letters (53) to Alexander Fraser	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	Dep.208
12	1817-1867: corresp with Sir John Herschel (53 items)	Royal Society	HS	NRA 8803
13	1809-51: letters to John Lee	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 3432-49 passim
14	1832-59: letters to Wiliam Lizars	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.1831
15	1821-44: letters to Macvey Napier	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 34612-24 passim
16	1851-68: letters (12) to Lord Playfair	Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit	L. Playfair	NRA 11556 Playfair
17	1820-38: letters (22) to Stephen Rigaud	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Rigaud 60	See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
18	1827-32: letters (25) to Society for Diffusion of Useful Knowledge	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	SDUK	NRA 22241 SDUK
19	1848-67: letters (18) to Sir George Stokes	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	Add 7342, 7656	NRA 20700 Stokes
20	1839-65: letters (88) to Fox Talbot	Science Museum Library and Archives	TALBT	NRA 28459
21	1840-68: corresp with Sir Walter Trevelyan	Newcastle University: Special Collections	WCT	NRA 12238 Trevelyan
22	1797-1832: letters (65) to James Veitch	Collection held privately: enquiries to National Register of Archives for Scotland	NRAS337	NRA 11619
23	1825-42: letters (12) to William Whewell	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library	WHEWELL	NRA 8804
24	1807-66: misc corresp	Edinburgh University Library, Heritage Collections	AAF	See Accessions to Repositories 1988
25	1810-65: misc corresp	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.1808
26	1837-87: letters (7)	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.9752
27	1826-67: letters (14)	Huntington Library		See Guide to literary MSS 1979