StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
LevelCollection
Reference Number HENDERSON
TitleHenderson Letters
Date1870-1871
DescriptionLetters, 1870-1871, of William Ritchie Henderson, of Balfour Williamson & Co, to his brother John and sisters Isabella and Katherine. marked No I-V.

With a booklet 'Ride Across the Andes'. The file also contains typed transcriptions of the letters and biography of William Henderson, created by the family prior to them being deposited at UCL.

Photographs of William Henderson taken in Valpo in 1875 and Scotland in 1923. There is a key to a family photograph.
Extent1 folder
AdminHistoryThe Chilean merchants Balfour Williamson & Company Ltd were founded in 1851. W R Henderson was a partner at the company.
AcquisitionDeposited by the family in 1985
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Related MaterialWe also hold records of Balfour Williamson & Company Ltd (Ref: BW), including the letterbooks of W R Henderson, covering the dates 1880-1893 (volume 1 (1880-1884); volume 2 (1884-1888); and volume 3 (1888-1893). There is also a translation (Spanish to English) of the middle letterbook (1884-1888). These items were deposited with UCL by the Henderson family in 1978 and 2010. Please contact spec.coll@ucl.ac.uk requesitng "BW box 7" to consult this material.
FindingAidsCollection level record available on the online catalogue
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