Sir J.F.W. Herschel: Poems and Miscellaneous Papers

Scope and Content

A folder of fragments of poems by Herschel and a second folder containing 'classical and literary scraps of verse' by various authors. A few of the items are in Latin.

Access Information

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).

Acquisition Information

Received from the papers of Dr J.A. Venn, President of Queens' College, Cambridge, 1960.

Other Finding Aids

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.