The life of William Nicholson by his son William

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Don. d. 175, e. 125
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1780-5, 1868-74
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 2 shelfmarks

Scope and Content

The life of William Nicholson (1753-1815), by his son William, 1868, with extracts in the same hand, 1874, from the minutes of the Chapter Coffee House Society, London, Dec. 1780-May 1785.

Administrative / Biographical History

William Nicholson was the son of William Nicholson the scientist (1753-1815).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Bought from Emil Offenbacher (New York), 1978, and given by B.A.F.

Note

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.

Bibliography

See R.W. Corlass 'A philosophical society of a century ago', Reliquary 18 (1977-8), pp. 209-11.