Collection GB 0402 SSC/9 - BOURNE, F S A and TRATMAN, J N

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0402 SSC/9

Title

BOURNE, F S A and TRATMAN, J N

Date(s)

  • 1897 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 oversized box and 4 files

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

F S A Bourne was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society 1886-1912. He worked for the China Consular Service and was in charge of the Blackburn Commercial Mission to China. No biographical history concerning Tratman was available at the time of compilation.

Archival history

GB 0402 SSC/9 1897 collection 1 oversized box and 4 files Bourne , F S A , fl 1886-1912 , HBM Consul

Tratman , J N

F S A Bourne was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society 1886-1912. He worked for the China Consular Service and was in charge of the Blackburn Commercial Mission to China. No biographical history concerning Tratman was available at the time of compilation.

Unknown.

Bourne and Tratman collection, 1897, comprises barometric and hypsometric observations, upper Yangtse Kiang, 1897 and correspondence from Tratman.

Arranmged as in Scope and Content.

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

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

English

Description available online at Access to Archives.

Correspondence block 1871-1880.

Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

10 December 2001 Tratman , J N , fl 1897 Bourne , F S A , fl 1897 Meteorology Geography Geographical data East Asia China Yangtze, river

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Unknown.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Bourne and Tratman collection, 1897, comprises barometric and hypsometric observations, upper Yangtse Kiang, 1897 and correspondence from Tratman.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranmged as in Scope and Content.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Accessed via the Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist 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

Correspondence block 1871-1880.

Finding aids

Description available online at Access to Archives.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Royal Geographical Society

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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