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Series
Special Collections: I K Brunel Collection
Catalogue reference: RAIL 1149
What's it about?
RAIL 1149
Various papers of I K Brunel, engineer to the Great Western Railway. The collection includes Brunel's letter books, 1835-1843, and his notes on a wide range of engineering matters.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RAIL 1149
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Title (The name of the record)
- Special Collections: I K Brunel Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830-1865
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Description (What the record is about)
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Various papers of I K Brunel, engineer to the Great Western Railway. The collection includes Brunel's letter books, 1835-1843, and his notes on a wide range of engineering matters.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- SPC 14.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 63 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Most papers which formerly belonged to I K Brunel and which were presented in 1909 to Great Western Railway Company by Mr Saxton Noble, a descendant of I K Brunel (See GWR Board Minute of 15th October 1909).
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13281/
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