Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871 (Publisher, geologist, writer.)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1802 - 1871
Biography
Robert Chambers (1802-71), Scottish publisher, geologist, writer and journal editor, was founder and partner with his brother William in W. & R. Chambers Publishers. He explored the validity of spiritualist claims, and began attending séances and visiting mediums in the early 1850s.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
File
of 19 Waterloo Place, to Joseph MacGregor, 15 George Street, 18 Jan 1832
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8201/25
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Mounted on card by Munby
Dates:
18 Jan 1832
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
of Edinburgh, to 'Professors Hopkins & Ansted', 31 May 1845
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8201/26
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Mounted on card by Munby
Dates:
31 May 1845
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Series
Robert Chambers: Papers and Journals, 1853-1860
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS SPR/12
Scope and Contents
MS notes on spiritualism, séances attended, 1853-60:- Dr. Samuel Brown, James Square, Notting Hill, 9 May 1853- Journal for May 1855: Miss Douglas and Miss Powell (2 May); talk with Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton (16 May); talk with Mrs. De Morgan (23 May)- Mrs. Milner Gibson, D.D. Home [medium], Lady Shelley, Mrs. Chambers, Dr. Gully, Robert Bell, Chambers, Mademoiselle Gallore, Mr. Ashurst (21 May 1860)- Journal of American visit, September 1860: Boston, New...
Dates:
1853-1860
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).