GB 0402 CDB - BRUCE, C D (1862-1934)

2 bound volumes and 3 folders

GB 0402 CDB 1901-1907 Collection level 2 bound volumes and 3 folders Bruce , Clarence Dalrymple , 1862-1934 , Brigadier and traveller

Clarence Dalrymple Bruce was born in 1862; joined the Army, 1882 and served in India, 1883-1889; wounded during service in China, 1898-1904; Commissioner of International Police Shanghai, 1907-1914 and commanded brigade of Scottish Division, 1915. Bruce received a CBE; was Fellow of Royal Geographical Society 1901-1934 and died in 1943.

2 volumes donated to RGS by author 1907. Other material presented by H D Bruce 1935.

Papers of Clarence Dalrymple Bruce, 1901-1907, comprise a diary of a journey across Asia in 1907; copies of an article for the London Evening Standard, 1902-1903; account of a ride from Peking to Lake Baikal; and two volumes of a route report from Tibet to Peking.

None expected

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

English

Typescripts in good condition.

The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly (London: RGS, 1977) and detailed catalogue online at Access to Archives.

RGS correspondence blocks 1881-1910 and 1911-1920: Bruce, C D. Journal mss. China 1907.

Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids and edited by Samantha Velumyl, AIM25 cataloguer.

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.

24 October 2000 and modified May 2008. Geography Bruce , Clarence Dalrymple , 1862-1934 , Brigadier and traveller Geographical exploration Travel Travel abroad Literature Literary forms and genres Prose Nonfiction Travel writing Evening Standard , newspaper Tibet China East Asia Beijing Beijing Shi Asia

2 volumes donated to RGS by author 1907. Other material presented by H D Bruce 1935.

Papers of Clarence Dalrymple Bruce, 1901-1907, comprise a diary of a journey across Asia in 1907; copies of an article for the London Evening Standard, 1902-1903; account of a ride from Peking to Lake Baikal; and two volumes of a route report from Tibet to Peking.

None expected

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

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English

RGS correspondence blocks 1881-1910 and 1911-1920: Bruce, C D. Journal mss. China 1907.

The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly (London: RGS, 1977) and detailed catalogue online at Access to Archives.

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.

• Engels