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Collections relating to Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse

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Edward Orange Wildman Whitehouse 1816-1890
Medical practitioner, Brighton.
MS Gen 1752 - Thomson family papers
Papers of the Thomson family. Collected by James Thomson (b. 1858). Papers of James Thomson (1786-1849), James Thomson (1822-1892), William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) and other family members. Includes letters of Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin (1833-1885) and papers relating to the laying of trans-Atlantic submarine telegraph cables.
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MS Gen 1752/3 - Papers of James Thomson (1822-1892)
Papers of James Thomson (1822-1892).
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MS Gen 1752/3/1 - Correspondence of James Thomson (1822-1892)
Correspondence of James Thomson (1822-1892), dealing with academic, scientific and family matters.
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MS Gen 1752/3/2 - Journals of James Thomson (1822-1892)
Journals of James Thomson (1822-1892), describing visits to London and the Continent.
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MS Gen 1752/3/3 - Personal papers of James Thomson (1822-1892)
Personal papers of James Thomson (1822-1892), dealing with academic and family matters.
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MS Gen 1752/3/4 - Pamphlets and offprints collected by James Thomson (1822-1892)
Pamphlets and offprints collected by James Thomson (1822-1892), dealing with a range of scientific matters and their applications.
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MS Gen 1752/5 - Papers of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907)
Papers of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907).
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MS Gen 1752/5/1 - Correspondence of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907)
Correspondence of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), dealing with academic, scientific, business and family matters.
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MS Gen 1752/5/2 - Papers relating to submarine cables
Papers of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin, relating to trans-Atlantic submarine telegraph cables.
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MS Gen 1752/5/3 - Personal papers of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907)
Personal papers of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), regarding his university education.
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MS Gen 1752/5/4 - Photographs relating to William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907)
Photographs relating to William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), mainly scenes at his home, Netherhall, Largs.
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MS Gen 1752/5/5 - Writings and inventions of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907)
Writings and inventions of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907).
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MS Gen 1752/5/6 - Pamphlets and offprints collected by William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907)
Pamphlets and offprints collected by William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), dealing with scientific and academic matters.
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MS Kelvin - Kelvin papers
Letters and papers of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907). The correspondents include some of the leading scientists and physicists of the time. They discuss research projects by Kelvin and the Department of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow as well as more general academic and family matters. The collection includes 5 letter-books, photographs and press cuttings. It is augmented by later documents relating to Kelvin and the Department of Natural Philosophy.
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MS Kelvin A-Z - Correspondence
Correspondence of William Thomson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907).
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MS Kelvin A31
Note from De Sauty to Saward or Whitehouse. [S.l., s.d.]. Concerning Mr Cunard's message regarding the Europa-Arabia collision, referred to in MS Kelvin A30 		More Details
MS Kelvin A32
Note from[?] O.E.W. Whitehouse. [S.l., s.d.]. Concerning technical details 		More Details
MS Kelvin A35
Note from De Sauty to O.E.W. Whitehouse. [S.l., s.d.]. Requesting equipment 		More Details
MS Kelvin J22
Autograph letter signed, from Henry Charles Fleeming Jenkin to William Thomson. Submarine Telegraph Works, Birkenhead. 19 Sept. 1859. Sorry to hear that Whitehouse has already patented a scheme for speeding up cabling. Discusses the law of squares and the speed of the American line 		More Details
MS Kelvin L18
Autograph letter signed, from H. Lloyd to William Thomson. Trinity College, Dublin. 9 July 1857. Whitehouse is not available to give a lecture on the Atlantic Telegraph to the Dublin Society. He would like Thomson to give it 		More Details
MS Kelvin L19
Autograph letter signed, from H. Lloyd to William Thomson. Bray. 18 July 1857. Thanks Thomson for agreeing to lecture to Dublin Society. Describes the Society's New Museum. Mentions General Sabine and Mr. Whitehouse 		More Details
MS Kelvin S2
Autograph letter signed, from Edward Sabine to William Thomson. 13 Ashley Place, S.W. 29 June 1857. Asks if W. Whitehouse would be willing and able to give a conference on the Atlantic Cable to a large audience at the B.A. meeting in Dublin. Has doubts about his voice being up to it 		More Details
MS Kelvin S9
Autograph letter signed, from George W. Saward to William Thomson. The Atlantic Telegraph Company Limited, 22 Old Broad Street, London, E.C. 7 May 1857. Has been to Greenwich with Mr. Whitehouse to see copper assays. 700 miles of cable are still at the Gutta Percha works uncovered. Copper is still 99.9% pure 		More Details
MS Kelvin W12
Autograph letter signed, from E.O. Wildman Whitehouse to William Thomson. Atlantic Telegraph Company Limited, Engineers Department, Greenwich. 23 March 1857. On the testing of telegraph cable 		More Details
MS Kelvin W13
Autograph letter signed, from E.O. Wildman Whitehouse to William Thomson. The Atlantic Telegraph Company Limited, 22 Old Broad Street, London, E.C. 21 August 1857. Encloses copy of a 'letter sipher by the Naval men'. Wants a similar one, electrically 		More Details
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