GB 0402 GAB - BEAZELEY, Col George Adam (1870-1961)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0402 GAB

Title

BEAZELEY, Col George Adam (1870-1961)

Date(s)

  • 1900-1952 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

One box and one oversized item.

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Educated Harrow and RMA Woolwich. Commissioned in Royal Engineers, 1890. Survey of India 1897-1925. Served in the Somaliland Field Force (1903-1904) and in Mesopotamia (1916-1918). Retired 1925 and worked with Sudan Air Survey 1929-1930. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1919-1929.

Archival history

GB 0402 GAB 1900-1952 Collection (fonds) One box and one oversized item. Beazeley , George Adam , 1870-1961 , Colonel

Educated Harrow and RMA Woolwich. Commissioned in Royal Engineers, 1890. Survey of India 1897-1925. Served in the Somaliland Field Force (1903-1904) and in Mesopotamia (1916-1918). Retired 1925 and worked with Sudan Air Survey 1929-1930. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1919-1929.

Donated to the RGS by his daughter Mrs JR Cooper in 1981.

Papers of Col George Adam Beazeley with photographs and maps interspersed throughout including papers relating to Kashmir; papers entitled "My experiences", 1900-1901 and "My Somaliland Diary".

None expected

Items have not undergone any arrangement beyond the internal structure of the files.

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.

Material appears to be in reasonable condition, though some pages have damaged edges.

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

RGS correspondence blocks 1911-1920, 1921-1930 Beazeley, G. A. Journal Mss. Middle East 1920 and Miscellaneous 1918-1919 Beazeley, G. A.

Prepared by David Tatham, Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids and Who was Who. Revised by Sarah Drewery. ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA. 17 October 2000; Nov 2008. Armed forces Army personnel Beazeley , George Adam , 1870-1961 , Colonel Colonial countries Diaries Documents East Africa India Information sources International relations Kashmir Literary forms and genres Literature Maps Military organizations Nonfiction Organizations Pakistan Photographs Political systems Primary documents Prose Somalia South Asia State security Travel Travel abroad Visual materials

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated to the RGS by his daughter Mrs JR Cooper in 1981.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Col George Adam Beazeley with photographs and maps interspersed throughout including papers relating to Kashmir; papers entitled "My experiences", 1900-1901 and "My Somaliland Diary".

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

None expected

System of arrangement

Items have not undergone any arrangement beyond the internal structure of the files.

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 correspondence blocks 1911-1920, 1921-1930 Beazeley, G. A. Journal Mss. Middle East 1920 and Miscellaneous 1918-1919 Beazeley, G. A.

Finding aids

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

Allied materials area

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Existence and location of copies

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Notes area

Note

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Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Royal Geographical Society

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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