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