GB 0402 ALE - AUSTEN, Leo (fl 1923-1938)

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Reference code

GB 0402 ALE

Title

AUSTEN, Leo (fl 1923-1938)

Date(s)

  • 1923-1925 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

3 bound typescripts

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Leo Austen was Assistant Resident Magistrate of the Western Division of Papua in the 1920s and served elsewhere in Papua during the 1930s. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1929-1938.

Archival history

GB 0402 ALE 1923-1925 Collection (fonds) 3 bound typescripts Austen , Leo , fl 1923-1938 , assistant resident magistrate of Papua

Leo Austen was Assistant Resident Magistrate of the Western Division of Papua in the 1920s and served elsewhere in Papua during the 1930s. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1929-1938.

Presented by the author.

Papers of Leo Austen, 1923-1925, including volume describing the Tedi district of Papua and its people with coloured drawings; volume containing a vocabulary of the Iongom languages and volume containing a list of geological specimens with sketch map.

None expected

No indexing, but each volume contains a coherent account of its subject.

Open by appointment only, subject to completion of application form. Non-Fellows require a letter of reference.

Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
English.

The volumes are in good condition.

The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

RGS Archives - Correspondence block 1921-1930, 1931-1940: Austen, L. Geographical Journal Vol. 62, pp.335-449.

Prepared by David Tatham, Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery. ISAD(G) ed.2. 19 September 2000; Nov 2008. Austen , Leo , fl 1923-1938 , colonial administrator Austronesian and Oceanic languages Colonial administration Colonial countries Drawings Geology Lexicography Maps National cultures Oceania Oceanic cultures Papua New Guinea Papuan languages Political systems Visual materials Vocabularies Illustrations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Presented by the author.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Leo Austen, 1923-1925, including volume describing the Tedi district of Papua and its people with coloured drawings; volume containing a vocabulary of the Iongom languages and volume containing a list of geological specimens with sketch map.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

None expected

System of arrangement

No indexing, but each volume contains a coherent account of its subject.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open by appointment only, subject to completion of application form. Non-Fellows require a letter of reference.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English.

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

RGS Archives - Correspondence block 1921-1930, 1931-1940: Austen, L. Geographical Journal Vol. 62, pp.335-449.

Finding aids

The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Royal Geographical Society

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAD(G) ed.2.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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