Hooker, William Jackson (1785-1865), botanist

  • Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865.
Date:
1812-1865
Reference:
MS.7906
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

Correspondence formerly held in the Western Manuscripts Department's Autograph Letter Sequence. 46 letters from Hooker, 2 letters to Hooker, 1 note and 1 signature.

Publication/Creation

1812-1865

Physical description

1 item

Acquisition note

Purchased from: Sotheby's, London, December 1929 (acc.52331), February 1930 (accs.52479 and 52480), December 1931 (acc.75871), July 1932 (acc.65271), November 1933 (acc.67469); Mrs. Barrett, London, March 1930 (acc.91327); Colbeck, Radford & Co., August 1930 (acc.63069); Stevens, London, July 1930 (acc.63139), September 1930 (acc.56557), March 1931 (accs.56471 and 68133); Glendining, London, February 1932 (acc.67677), March 1932 (acc.67624), November 1933 (acc.67810), April 1935 (acc.68595); Charavay, Paris, October 1931 (acc.64700) Puttick and Simpson, April 1931 (acc.67562); Hodgson's, London, June 1931 (acc.80890). Presented by Dr Gachet, October 1928 (acc.57486); Sir Henry Wellcome, January 1934 (acc.66343); Lady Houston, March 1930 (acc.89169). Provenance details not recorded (acc.67430).

Finding aids

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

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  • Various: see Acquisition note.