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- 1815-1827 (Creación)
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3 boxes and some oversized files stored separately.
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Historia biográfica
Born, 1786; educated, Merchant Taylors' School, 1793-; briefly articled to a London solicitor; joined the army as a volunteer, 1811 and served in the Peninsula and in Belgium; instructor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1818; led the expedition to trace the course of the Niger, 1822-1825; fellow of the Royal Society; appointment to reorganize the Liberated African department, Sierra Leone, 1827-1828; died, 1828.
Publications: Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa (1826)
Institución archivística
Historia archivística
GB 0402 DD 1815-1827 Collection (fonds) 3 boxes and some oversized files stored separately. Denham , Dixon , 1786-1828 , explorer in Africa , Major
Born, 1786; educated, Merchant Taylors' School, 1793-; briefly articled to a London solicitor; joined the army as a volunteer, 1811 and served in the Peninsula and in Belgium; instructor at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, 1818; led the expedition to trace the course of the Niger, 1822-1825; fellow of the Royal Society; appointment to reorganize the Liberated African department, Sierra Leone, 1827-1828; died, 1828.
Publications: Narrative of Travels and Discoveries in Northern and Central Africa (1826)
Bulk of collection donated to the RGS by Maj. C. H. Denham in 1889.
Journals, notebooks, papers and letters of Maj Dixon Denham, 1815-1827, chiefly relating to the Denham / Clapperton / Oudney expedition from Tripoli to Bornu 1821-1825; also including diaries kept during the Waterloo campaign and subsequent travels around Europe; papers relating to Ensign Tootle and to the Sahara expedition of 1822-1824.
34 files, many with sub-files, items have been brought together from disparate sources over time and 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, also some items in Arabic
Many items are fragile.
The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Prepared by Huw Thomas, Archives Assistant using existing finding aids, DNB entry. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB. ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA. 15th June 2000; Nov 2008. Africa Bornu Clapperton , Hugh , 1788-1827 , explorer Denham , Dixon , 1786-1828 , Lieutenant-Colonel , traveller Diaries Documents Europe Geographical exploration Geography Information sources International conflicts Libya Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Literary forms and genres Literature Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815) Nigeria Nonfiction North Africa Oudney , Walter , 1790-1824 , Scots physician and explorer Primary documents Prose Travel Travel abroad Tripoli War Wars (events) West Africa
Origen del ingreso o transferencia
Bulk of collection donated to the RGS by Maj. C. H. Denham in 1889.
Área de contenido y estructura
Alcance y contenido
Journals, notebooks, papers and letters of Maj Dixon Denham, 1815-1827, chiefly relating to the Denham / Clapperton / Oudney expedition from Tripoli to Bornu 1821-1825; also including diaries kept during the Waterloo campaign and subsequent travels around Europe; papers relating to Ensign Tootle and to the Sahara expedition of 1822-1824.
Valorización, destrucción y programación
Acumulaciones
Sistema de arreglo
34 files, many with sub-files, items have been brought together from disparate sources over time and have not undergone any arrangement beyond the internal structure of the files.
Área de condiciones de acceso y uso
Condiciones de acceso
Open by appointment only, subject to completion of application form. Non-Fellows require a letter of reference.
Condiciones
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.
Idioma del material
- inglés
Escritura del material
- latín
Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras
English, also some items in Arabic
Características físicas y requisitos técnicos
Instrumentos de descripción
The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
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ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
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Idioma(s)
- inglés