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Collapse MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977MS 3147 - Boulton and Watt Collection - 1761 - 1977
Expand 1 - Records of Boulton & Watt and Successor Firms - 1766 - 19191 - Records of Boulton & Watt and Successor Firms - 1766 - 1919
Expand 2 - Legal Records - 1766 - 18512 - Legal Records - 1766 - 1851
Expand 3 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 18953 - Correspondence and Papers - 1769 - 1895
Expand 4 - PRODUCTION RECORDS - 1774 - 18954 - PRODUCTION RECORDS - 1774 - 1895
Expand 5 - DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES - 1775 - 19045 - DRAWINGS - MAIN SERIES - 1775 - 1904
Expand 6 - DRAWINGS - "AVERY" PORTFOLIOS - 1815 - 19036 - DRAWINGS - "AVERY" PORTFOLIOS - 1815 - 1903
Expand 7 - DRAWINGS - 'SCIENCE MUSEUM' PORTFOLIOS - 1797 - 19197 - DRAWINGS - 'SCIENCE MUSEUM' PORTFOLIOS - 1797 - 1919
Expand 8 - Staff and Employment Records - 1784-18888 - Staff and Employment Records - 1784-1888
Expand 9 - Premises Records - 1783-18949 - Premises Records - 1783-1894
Expand 10 - MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED MATERIAL - 1776 - 189610 - MISCELLANEOUS MANUSCRIPT AND PRINTED MATERIAL - 1776 - 1896
Expand 11 - Miscellaneous Non-Engineering Business Material - 1761-c.185011 - Miscellaneous Non-Engineering Business Material - 1761-c.1850
Collapse 12 - RECORDS OF THE BOULTON, WATT & CO. LONDON OFFICE - 1818 - 188512 - RECORDS OF THE BOULTON, WATT & CO. LONDON OFFICE - 1818 - 1885
Expand 1 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1818 - 18181 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1818 - 1818
Expand 2 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1819 - 18192 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1819 - 1819
Expand 3 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1820 - 18203 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1820 - 1820
Expand 4 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1821 - 18214 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1821 - 1821
Expand 5 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1822 - 18225 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1822 - 1822
Expand 6 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1823 - 18236 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1823 - 1823
Expand 7 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1824 - 18247 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1824 - 1824
Expand 8 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1825 - 18258 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1825 - 1825
Expand 9 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1826 - 18269 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1826 - 1826
10 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1828 - 1828
Expand 11 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1830 - 183011 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1830 - 1830
Expand 12 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1831 - 183112 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1831 - 1831
Expand 13 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1832 - 183213 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1832 - 1832
Expand 14 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1836 - 183614 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1836 - 1836
Expand 15 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1839 - 183915 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1839 - 1839
16 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1846 - 1846
18 - London Office Outgoing Correspondence, 1847 - 1847
Collapse 23 - Incoming Correspondence, 1818 - 181823 - Incoming Correspondence, 1818 - 1818
1a - Letter. William Bennett (Soho) to James Watt Jr. (London). 27 Jun. 1818. - 27 Jun 1818
1b - Memorandum. Table of the velocities with which the models of 2 steam boats moved. - 1818
2 - Letter. William D. Brown (Soho) to James Brown. 3 Jul. 1818. - 3 Jul 1818
3 - Memorandum. William D. Brown (—) to James Brown. Not dated. - 1818
4 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown (Caledonia steam boat). 18 May 1818. - 18 May 1818
5 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 19 May 1818. - 19 May 1818
6 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 21 May 1818. - 21 May 1818
7 - Letter. William Creighton (—) to James Brown. 24 May 1818. - 24 May 1818
8 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 28 May 1818. - 28 May 1818
9 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 29 May 1818. - 29 May 1818
10 - Memorandum. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 1 Jun. 1818. - 1 Jun 1818
11 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 4 Jun. 1818. - 4 Jun 1818
12 - Memorandum. Results deduced from the 1st set of experiments with the Caledonia steam boat. 15 Jul. 1818. - 15 Jul 1818
13 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Watt Jr. (London). 18 Jul. 1818. - 18 Jul 1818
14 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Watt Jr. (London). 20 Jul. 1818. - 20 Jul 1818
15 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 21 Jul. 1818. - 21 Jul 1818
16 - Memorandum. Comparative effects of different numbers of paddles. 23 Jul. 1818. - 23 Jul 1818
17 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 29 Aug. 1818. - 29 Aug 1818
18 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 2 Sep. 1818. - 2 Sep 1818
19a - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Watt Jr. (London). 17 Sep. 1818. - 17 Sep 1818
19b - Memorandum. Experiments with Mr. Humphreys Boiler. - 17 Sep 1818
20 - Sketch and memorandum. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 18 Sep. 1818. - 18 Sep 1818
21 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 23 Sep. 1818. - 23 Sep 1818
22 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown 24 Sep. 1818. - 24 Sep 1818
23 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 28 Sep. 1818. - 28 Sep 1818
24 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 5 Oct. 1818. - 5 Oct 1818
25 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to William Wright. 19 Oct. 1818. - 19 Oct 1818
26 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 10 Nov. 1818. - 10 Nov 1818
27 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 12 Nov. 1818. - 12 Nov 1818
28 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 13 Nov. 1818. - 13 Nov 1818
29 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 19 Nov. 1818. - 19 Nov 1818
30 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 24 Nov. 1818. - 24 Nov 1818
31 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to James Brown. 26 Nov. 1818. - 26 Nov 1818
32 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 28 Nov. 1818. - 28 Nov 1818
33 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 28 Nov. 1818. - 28 Nov 1818
34 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 7 Dec. 1818. - 7 Dec 1818
35 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 9 Dec. 1818. - 9 Dec 1818
36 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 10 Dec. 1818. - 10 Dec 1818
37 - Letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to George Taylor (East London Water Works, Old Ford). 16 Dec. 1818. - 16 Dec 1818
38 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 17 Dec. 1818. - 17 Dec 1818
39a - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 21 Dec. 1818. - 21 Dec 1818
39b - Transcript of letter. William Creighton for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to Mr. — Pauly. 21 Dec. 1818. - 21 Dec 1818
40 - Letter. William Creighton (Soho) to James Brown. 28 Dec. 1818. - 28 Dec 1818
41 - Sketch. William Creighton. Not dated. - 1818
42 - Memorandum. William Creighton. Not dated. - 1818
43 - Letter. John Dawn for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to John Mosley. 4 May 1818. - 4 May 1818
44 - Letter. John Dawn for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to John Mosley. 11 May 1818. - 11 May 1818
45 - Letter. John Dawn for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to John Mosley. 19 May 1818. - 19 May 1818
46 - Letter. John Dawn for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to John Mosley. 13 Jun. 1818. - 13 Jun 1818
47 - Letter. John Dawn for Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho) to John Mosley. 17 Jun. 1818. - 17 Jun 1818
48 - Letter. John Lowe (5 Jeffries Square) to Boulton & Watt. 25 Nov. 1818. - 25 Nov 1818
49 - Memorandum. Sampson Cazenove & Co. 28 Nov. 1818. - 28 Nov 1818
50 - Letter. Capt. William Wager (Burt’s Yard) to James Brown (Jewry St.). 21 Dec. 1818. - 21 Dec 1818
51 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 9 Oct. 1818. - 9 Oct 1818
52 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 20 Nov. 1818. - 20 Nov 1818
53 - Letter. James Watt Jr. (Soho) to James Brown. 21 Nov. 1818. - 21 Nov 1818
54 - Letter. M. K. Knight (West Middlesex Water Works Office, Berners St.) to Boulton Watt & Co. (Soho). 31 Dec. 1818. - 31 Dec 1818
55 - Sketch. Steam Pipe Calculation. By James Brown [?]. Not dated. - 1818
56 - Memorandum. Particulars of lengths of Favourite, Victory [and Eclipse] and Engineers. Not dated and incomplete. - 1818
Expand 24 - Incoming Correspondence, 1819 - 181924 - Incoming Correspondence, 1819 - 1819
Expand 25 - Incoming Correspondence, 1820 - 182025 - Incoming Correspondence, 1820 - 1820
Expand 26 - Incoming Correspondence, 1821 - 182126 - Incoming Correspondence, 1821 - 1821
Expand 27 - Incoming Correspondence, 1822 - 182227 - Incoming Correspondence, 1822 - 1822
Expand 28 - Incoming Correspondence, 1823 - 182328 - Incoming Correspondence, 1823 - 1823
Expand 29 - Incoming Correspondence, 1824 - 182429 - Incoming Correspondence, 1824 - 1824
Expand 30 - Incoming Correspondence, 1825 - 182530 - Incoming Correspondence, 1825 - 1825
Expand 31 - Incoming Correspondence, 1826 - 182631 - Incoming Correspondence, 1826 - 1826
Expand 32 - Incoming Correspondence, 1827 - 182732 - Incoming Correspondence, 1827 - 1827
Expand 33 - Incoming Correspondence, 1828 - 182833 - Incoming Correspondence, 1828 - 1828
Expand 34 - Incoming Correspondence, 1829 - 182934 - Incoming Correspondence, 1829 - 1829
Expand 35 - Incoming Correspondence, 1830 - 183035 - Incoming Correspondence, 1830 - 1830
Expand 36 - Incoming Correspondence, 1831 - 183136 - Incoming Correspondence, 1831 - 1831
Expand 37 - Incoming Correspondence, 1832 - 183237 - Incoming Correspondence, 1832 - 1832
Expand 38 - Incoming Correspondence, 1833 - 183338 - Incoming Correspondence, 1833 - 1833
Expand 39 - Incoming Correspondence, 1834 - 183439 - Incoming Correspondence, 1834 - 1834
Expand 40 - Incoming Correspondence, 1835 - 183540 - Incoming Correspondence, 1835 - 1835
Expand 41 - Incoming Correspondence, 1836 - 183641 - Incoming Correspondence, 1836 - 1836
Expand 42 - Incoming Correspondence, 1837 - 183742 - Incoming Correspondence, 1837 - 1837
Expand 43 - Incoming Correspondence, 1839 - 183943 - Incoming Correspondence, 1839 - 1839
Expand 44 - Incoming Correspondence, 1840 - 184044 - Incoming Correspondence, 1840 - 1840
Expand 45 - Incoming Correspondence, 1841 - 184145 - Incoming Correspondence, 1841 - 1841
Expand 46 - Incoming Correspondence, 1842 - 184246 - Incoming Correspondence, 1842 - 1842
Expand 47 - Incoming Correspondence, 1843 - 184347 - Incoming Correspondence, 1843 - 1843
Expand 48 - Incoming Correspondence, 1844 - 184448 - Incoming Correspondence, 1844 - 1844
Expand 49 - Incoming Correspondence, 1845 - 184549 - Incoming Correspondence, 1845 - 1845
Expand 50 - Incoming Correspondence, 1846 - 184650 - Incoming Correspondence, 1846 - 1846
Expand 51 - Incoming Correspondence, 1847-49 - 1847-184951 - Incoming Correspondence, 1847-49 - 1847-1849
Expand 52 - Incoming Correspondence, 1851 - 185152 - Incoming Correspondence, 1851 - 1851
Expand 53 - Incoming Correspondence, 1852 - 185253 - Incoming Correspondence, 1852 - 1852
Expand 54 - Incoming Correspondence, 1853 - 185354 - Incoming Correspondence, 1853 - 1853
Expand 55 - Incoming Correspondence, 1855 - 185555 - Incoming Correspondence, 1855 - 1855
Expand 56 - Incoming Correspondence, 1850, 1854, 1857-59 - 1850-185956 - Incoming Correspondence, 1850, 1854, 1857-59 - 1850-1859
Expand 57 - Incoming Correspondence and Papers, 1860—1863, 1865—1869 - 1860-186957 - Incoming Correspondence and Papers, 1860—1863, 1865—1869 - 1860-1869
Expand 59 - London Office Special Subjects Correspondence Re. The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1828 - 183759 - London Office Special Subjects Correspondence Re. The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1828 - 1837
Expand 60 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1838 — 183960 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. - 1838 — 1839
Expand 61 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. – Press Copies of Letters - 1829 — 183961 - London Office Special Subjects The Imperial & Royal Danube Steam Navigation Co. – Press Copies of Letters - 1829 — 1839
Expand 64 - London Office Special Subjects L. Souberbielle Et Compagnie - 1856 – 186364 - London Office Special Subjects L. Souberbielle Et Compagnie - 1856 – 1863
Expand 12 - Records of the Boulton Watt & Co. London Office - 1818-188512 - Records of the Boulton Watt & Co. London Office - 1818-1885
Expand 13 - LONDON OFFICE LETTERS OF ADVICE - 1828 - 183713 - LONDON OFFICE LETTERS OF ADVICE - 1828 - 1837
Expand 14 - London Office Financial Records - 1835-188314 - London Office Financial Records - 1835-1883
Expand 15 - LONDON OFFICE SURVEY OF STEAM POWER IN THE NORTH EAST, 1835 - 183515 - LONDON OFFICE SURVEY OF STEAM POWER IN THE NORTH EAST, 1835 - 1835
16 - London Office Miscellaneous Papers - 1817-1881
Expand 17-20 - Records of James Watt & Co - 1779 - 185117-20 - Records of James Watt & Co - 1779 - 1851
18 - James Watt & Co. Legal Records - 1779-1780
Expand 21-25 - Records of French Walls Iron & Steel Works - 1816 - 186621-25 - Records of French Walls Iron & Steel Works - 1816 - 1866
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26 - M.R.Boulton, J. Watt & Co. Financial and Legal Records - 1804 - 1836
26-30 - Records of M. R. Boulton J. Watt & Co. - 1771-1840
Expand 27 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Correspondence - 1816-184027 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Correspondence - 1816-1840
Expand 28 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of William and Charlotte Matthews - 1771-183028 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of William and Charlotte Matthews - 1771-1830
Expand 29 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of Joseph Taylor and Taylor Campbell & Bowden - 1804-181329 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of Joseph Taylor and Taylor Campbell & Bowden - 1804-1813
Expand 30 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of John Woodward - 1803-181230 - M.R.Boulton, J.Watt & Co. Papers of John Woodward - 1803-1812
31 - Material added by George Tangye - 1857 -1915
32 - Material added by Birmingham Library - 1784 - 1977
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