Record

RefNoHSF/6/5
LevelFile
TitleDiary of William James Herschel
CreatorHerschel; Sir William James; second baronet (1833-1917); British developer of fingerprinting and judge
DateJanuary-April 1878
DescriptionSection of a diary, apparently disbound. Commencing on 1 January 1878, 'All of us at Edward Hardcastle's at Manchester...', and concluding on 20 April 1878, 'Bright Sun in morning, garden & trees have taken a great spurt...'. With several press cuttings: including 'The telephone at Court', 14 January 1878, on the exhibition of a telephone to Queen Victoria; another from The Times, 17 January 1878, on Thomas Edison's phonograph.
Extent1 volume;
FormatPrinted
Manuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
Dimensions248x201mm.
AccessStatusOpen
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