Correspondence of Joseph Black IV

• Reference:GB 237 Coll-16/IV
• Dates of Creation:1749-1786
• Name of Creator:
  Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh)
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  1 box

• Scope and Content

  Joseph Black corresponded with many people on social and professional matters. This series includes letters from John Walker, Baron de Montesquieu and Antoine Laurent Lavoisier.

  32 letters and related documents, mostly chronologically arranged, with index (1749-1786)

• Archivist's Note

  Grant Buttars 04 February 2002

• Subjects

  Professional Interaction

  Social Interaction

• Personal Names

  Black, Joseph, 1728-1799 (professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh)

  Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent, 1743-1794 (French chemist)

  De Secondat, Charles Louis, 1689-1755 (known as Montesquieu | French philosopher)

  Walker, John, 1731-1803 (professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh and clergyman)