Manchester
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 86 Collections and/or Records:
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Letter from William Horsfall to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Manchester copy in hand 5, 1882-02-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 145: 359
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Horsfall to Charles Robert Darwin; written at Manchester copy in hand 5
(Letter)
Dates:
1882-02-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from William Horsfall to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Manchester, 1882-06-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 198: 101
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Horsfall to Sir Francis Darwin; written at Manchester
(Letter)
Dates:
1882-06-28
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Letter from William Nixon to [Thomas Hurd], 1817-07-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 226-227
Scope and Contents
The reverse bears a copy of a reply from Thomas Hurd stating that Nixon's proposal had been rejected by the Board.
Dates:
1817-07-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).
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Letters to Bradley, 1729 - 1762
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 3/43/8
Scope and Contents
Letters to James Bradley and other correspondence.1. Letter to Bradley on atmospheric pressure, with two examples of evidence provided by the author for his argument. There is also a piece on the origins of springs and rainfall by 'Academicus', an unknown pupil and admirer.2. Equation written on a letter to Mrs Paine of Wanstead, Essex.3. Letter to Mrs Woodom from Mathew Hymondefold, 11 October l729, informing her of the safe return home of him and his family. On the...
Dates:
1729 - 1762
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).
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Literary and Philosophical Society of Manchester: award of honorary membership to Charles Darwin, 28 Apr. 1868
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 229: 20
Scope and Contents
From the Class:
This class comprises certificates, awards and diplomas presented to Charles Darwin during his lifetime. The correspondence relating to the presentation of these diplomas is listed separately under DAR 230.
Dates:
28 Apr. 1868
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Some material in the Darwin archive is not available because it is unfit for production and access to some very fragile material may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please see descriptions for further details.
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Natural and individual rapacity vindicated by the law of nature 'Manchester Guardian': 4b-c [3 cut cols], 1860-04-20
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 226.2: 180
Scope and Contents
Printed; by T H W[...]; written at Manchester
(Printed)
Dates:
1860-04-20
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Class:
Very fragile material - access may only be possible with support from specialist Conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
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Papers on meteorology, 1861 - 1865
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/703
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and papers regarding meteorology and meteorological instruments. The correspondents include R. Fitzroy, T.J. Main, M. Faraday, G. Fisher, C.V. Walker, A.S. Herschel, Lord Wrottesley, W.H. Sykes, J.V. Lamont, U.J.J. Le Verrier, J.F.W. Herschel, F. Galton, W.H. Miller, H. James, W. Farr, J.D. Forbes and N. Beardmore. The volume includes an extract from 'The Standard', 24 March 1865, on an 'Extraordinary Meteoric Arch'; printed circulars concerning the observation of meteors; a...
Dates:
1861 - 1865
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).
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Papers on standards reform, 1848 - 1857
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 6/346
Scope and Contents
Various manuscripts relating to the investigations into reforms of the standards. The volume includes R. Sheepshanks' handwritten papers on the imperial yard, correct measurement of yards and other lengths, comparisons of bars, the general history of standards and his own comparisons of standards, the selection of standard bars and his opinions on the Standards Committee. There are also memoranda on standard troy weights; reports of weights and measures for Manchester, 1850, 1852-1855 and...
Dates:
1848 - 1857
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).
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Proposal from William Nixon, 1820
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Reference Code: GBR/0180/RGO 14/34: 229-232
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
Letter and proposal from Nixon, who served in the carpenter's crew on HMS Poulette, HMS Canada, HMS Guerriere, HMS Hussar, and HMS Modeste.
Dates:
1820
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Management Group:
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).
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Review of 'Movement' 'Manchester Guardian': [1 cut col] [breaks off], 1880-01-01 - 1880-12-31
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 226.1: 93
Scope and Contents
Printed; by Anon; written at Manchester
(Printed)
Dates:
1880-01-01 - 1880-12-31
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Part:
High Risk material. Access restricted due to fragility.
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Review of 'Variation' 'Manchester Guardian': 3a-d, 1868-04-08
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS DAR 226.1: 94-96
Scope and Contents
Printed; by Anon; written at Manchester
(Printed)
Dates:
1868-04-08
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Part:
High Risk material. Access restricted due to fragility.