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Back, Sir George, (1796-1878), Knight, Admiral and Arctic navigator

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Surname: Back
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: George
Gender: Male
Date: 1796-1878
Title: Knight
Biography: ODNB link for Back, Sir George (1796-1878) Knight Admiral and Arctic Navigator
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P165760 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P1090 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir George Back
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1824-26: survey and sketch books, and corresp with Franklin and Richardson his Survey book and sketch book
Derbyshire Record Office
D3287, D3311
NRA 5438 Gell
2
1833-78: letters (c300) to Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
SGB
See RGS Archives, pp101,134,162
3
1819-76: papers rel to Arctic Expeditions
McCord Museum
NRA 25850 Back
4
1813-78: corresp, journals, etc
Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute
MSS 395, 869, 907, 1316
See Guide 1982
5
1829-45: corresp with John Richardson
Cambridge University: Scott Polar Research Institute
NRA 29684 Richardson
6
1860-76: corresp (incl some copies) with Sir JG Wilkinson
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Wilkinson dep d 112, 132, 137, 158; e 90
NRA 42710