Identity area
Reference code
Title
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.
Repository
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
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Notes area
Note
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Subject access points
- State security » Armed forces
- Political systems » Colonial countries
- Documents
- Information sources
- International relations
- Literary forms and genres
- Literature
- Visual materials » Maps
- Organizations
- Visual materials » Photographs
- Political systems
- Documents » Primary documents
- Literary forms and genres » Prose
- State security
- Travel
- Travel » Travel abroad
- Visual materials
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Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English