Identity area
Reference code
Herschel/Box 1a/Document 39 - 44
Unique identifier
GB 275 Herschel/Box 1a/Document 39 - 44
Title
Retrieval of Papers from South Africa.
Date(s)
- 30 October 1833–10 September 1835 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
6 letters paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Herschel gave many of his papers on photography to John Lee (BA 1806) on Lee's request before Herschel departed for South Africa. However, some of the papers were used for packing Herschel's belongings for Shipment to Cape Town. These letters relate to attempts to retrieve them