Scoresby, William, (1787-1857), Arctic Navigator

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Surname:	Scoresby
Forenames:	William
Gender:	Male
Date:	1787-1857
Biography:	ODNB link for Scoresby, William (1787-1857) Arctic Navigator
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P161004 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P25506 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Scoresby

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	journals and papers	Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society		See Bridson, Natural history MS resources 1980;Museum web site
2	corresp and papers	Mystic Seaport Museum		See NUC MS 84-336
3	1848-57: corresp	Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute	MS 1100	See Guide 1982
4	1810-19: corresp with Sir Joseph Banks (17 items)	See information in published source		See WR Dawson, The Banks letters, 1958
5	1822-33: letters to Elizabeth Rathbone	University of Liverpool: Special Collections and Archives	Rathbone papers	NRA 7187 Rathbone
6	1803-1823: log books of whaling voyages	North Yorkshire County Record Office	ZSO(W)	See Guide no 1 1985