Later additions to the records

This material is held atBirmingham Archives and Heritage Service

  • Reference
    • GB 143 MS 3219/9
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1672 - 1848

Administrative / Biographical History

The 6 series in this part of the collection are all additions to the James Watt and Family papers, made after the main purchase in 1994. file 1 was a private donation; file 2 was a donation from the Science Museum, London; file 3 and 4 were donated by the Gibson-Watt family. file 5 comprises documents and books, maps and drawings acquired by Birmingham City Council in the 'James Watt Sale Art & Science' at Sotheby's, 20 March 2003. file 6 is a collection of drawings which were sold at Sotheby's, acquired by Archives and Collections as a later purchase.

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