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- 1959-1973 (Creation)
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2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Born, 1935; hydrographic surveyor in the Royal Navy; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1978-1984; after retiring from the Navy he wrote a number of books about the Caribbean.
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GB 0402 BSD 1959-1973 Collection level 2 boxes Dyde , Brian S , b 1935 , hydrographic surveyor and author
Born, 1935; hydrographic surveyor in the Royal Navy; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1978-1984; after retiring from the Navy he wrote a number of books about the Caribbean.
Unknown.
Papers of Brian S Dyde relating to the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty and to the hydrographic survey work of the Royal Navy, including surveyor's workbooks, 1959-1973, including astronomical observations for the position of a geodetic station on the Island of Arorae, Jun 1962; and papers relating to the history of the Hydrographic Department.
As outlined 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
Hand list and card index.
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
17 January 2002; Nov 2008. Hydrology Admiralty , Hydrographic Office Dyde , Brian S , b 1935 , hydrographic surveyor and author Hydrological research Hydrological data Geophysics Geodesy Hydrological measurement Science of science History of science RN , Royal Navy x Royal Navy Arorae (island) Kiribati Oceania Gilbert Group
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Unknown.
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Scope and content
Papers of Brian S Dyde relating to the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty and to the hydrographic survey work of the Royal Navy, including surveyor's workbooks, 1959-1973, including astronomical observations for the position of a geodetic station on the Island of Arorae, Jun 1962; and papers relating to the history of the Hydrographic Department.
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As outlined in Scope and Content.
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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
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English
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Hand list and card index.
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ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
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Language(s)
- English