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- 1872-1886 (Creation)
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Verney Lovett Cameron was born in 1844. A naval Lieutenant, Cameron was selected by the Royal Geographical Society to lead an expedition to find David Livingstone in 1872; Livingstone had died when Cameron reached central Africa; Cameron then crossed tropical Africa from east to west, the first European to do so; awarded the CB by Queen Victoria and the Gold Medal of the RGS. Cameron was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society 1876-1894 and died in 1894.
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GB 0402 VLC 1872-1886 Collection level 1 box Cameron , Verney Lovett , 1844-1894 , African explorer
Verney Lovett Cameron was born in 1844. A naval Lieutenant, Cameron was selected by the Royal Geographical Society to lead an expedition to find David Livingstone in 1872; Livingstone had died when Cameron reached central Africa; Cameron then crossed tropical Africa from east to west, the first European to do so; awarded the CB by Queen Victoria and the Gold Medal of the RGS. Cameron was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society 1876-1894 and died in 1894.
The 1874 diary was donated to the RGS in 1945.
Papers Verney Lovett Cameron, 1872-1886, relate to the Livingstone Relief Expedition of 1873 and notably include: account books from 1872; correspondence about the preparation and progress of the Expedition, 1873-1875; a diary for October - December 1874; correspondence on funding the exhibition 1873-1881.
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Arranged in seven series.
Accessible 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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Manuscripts and notebooks in fair condition.
The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977 and a detailed catalogue is available online at Access to Archives.
Geog. Journal mss. Central and East Africa 1874, 1875,1876; West Africa 1882.
Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids and Who was Who, 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. Cameron , Verney Lovett , 1844-1894 , African Explorer National history Geography African history Geographical exploration Livingstone , David , 1813-1873 , missionary and explorer Livingstone Relief Expedition
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The 1874 diary was donated to the RGS in 1945.
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Papers Verney Lovett Cameron, 1872-1886, relate to the Livingstone Relief Expedition of 1873 and notably include: account books from 1872; correspondence about the preparation and progress of the Expedition, 1873-1875; a diary for October - December 1874; correspondence on funding the exhibition 1873-1881.
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Arranged in seven series.
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Accessible 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.
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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
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- Latin
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English
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Geog. Journal mss. Central and East Africa 1874, 1875,1876; West Africa 1882.
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The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977 and a detailed catalogue is available online at Access to Archives.
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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.
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- English