| RefNo | HS/28/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Index to letters in the copy books of Sir John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1873-1874 |
| Description | Listed on the cover '165 letters occupying 7 volumes of 576 pages in all, the number of correspodents being 52 altogether'.
Composed of different indexes as follows:
- List of letters from J.F.W. Herschel preserved by copying maching in original handwriting, volume O (HS/28/1)
- An index of copy books arranged in alphabetical order of the correspondent followed by the date of letter and in parenthesis the length of the letter in pages in the following sequence:
A) correspondence to whom 2 or more letters
B) corresp. to whome one letter only
Then per volumes, vol. I to IV
- A chronological list of correspondence for August 1825 to December 1836 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 10 folios |
| Arrangement | 1 box |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7955 | Herschel; John (1837 - 1921) | 1837 - 1921 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |