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Special Collections: Briggs Collection

Catalogue reference: RAIL 1148

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RAIL 1148

Briggs Collection consists of three guard books containing a collection of original and copy letters etc., from George and Robert Stephenson, original letters from I.K. Brunel (1837-1841) and George Hudson (1842-1846), and a collection of...

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RAIL 1148

Title
Special Collections: Briggs Collection
Date

1820-1878

Description

Briggs Collection consists of three guard books containing a collection of original and copy letters etc., from George and Robert Stephenson, original letters from I.K. Brunel (1837-1841) and George Hudson (1842-1846), and a collection of original letters from well-known people, including James Allport; Wm. Cubitt; Timothy Hackworth; Jas. Nasmyth; John Peirson; William Shaw; Thomas Tredgold and others.

The collection also contains Isaac Briggs' Diary, items on the Chevet Tunnel, and the Catalogue of the Museum and Archive contents of Briggs' collection.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

SPC 2.

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

6 volume(s)

Subjects
Topics
Diaries
Personal and family papers
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13280/

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