GB 0402 HWF - FEILDEN, Col Henry Wemyss (1838-1921)

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GB 0402 HWF 1875-1876 Collection level 1 item Feilden , Henry Wemyss , 1838-1921 , Colonel

Born, 1838; joined the Black Watch at Stirling, 1838; fought as a subaltern in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny; attached to the 8 Punjabis, 1860; volunteer in the American Civil War, 1862-1865; returned to the British Army; Captain, Royal Artillery, 1874; naturalist to Sir George Nares' North Polar Expedition, 1875; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1875-1921; expeditions in Spitsbergen, Novaya Zemlya and the Kara Sea, 1895 and 1897; RGS Council, 1908-1911; died, 1921.

Donated by Feildon.

Journal of Henry Wemyss Feildon entitled 'Journal of a voyage to Smith Sound in the years 1875-76 on board HMS ALERT by HWF naturalist to the expedition'; sketches, engravings, notes and press cuttings enclosed.

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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.

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.

A number of letters from and to Feilden are to be found as enclosures to books of the Feilden Arctic Collection in the Society's Library.

Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 58, No. 3 (Sep., 1921), pp. 247-248.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

3 December 2001; Nov 2008. Geography Geographical exploration Arctic regions Polar regions Climatic zones Feilden , Henry Wemyss , 1838-1921 , Arctic explorer , Colonel Arctic

Donated by Feildon.

Journal of Henry Wemyss Feildon entitled 'Journal of a voyage to Smith Sound in the years 1875-76 on board HMS ALERT by HWF naturalist to the expedition'; sketches, engravings, notes and press cuttings enclosed.

Single item.

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.

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English

A number of letters from and to Feilden are to be found as enclosures to books of the Feilden Arctic Collection in the Society's Library.

Hand list and card index.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

• anglais