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- 1818-1825 (Creation)
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1 box and 6 files
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Lt William Harvey Hooper was ship's purser on HMS ALEXANDER, HMS HECLA and HMS FURY, 1818-1825. He died, 1833.
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GB 0402 WHH 1818-1825 Collection level 1 box and 6 files Hooper , William Harvey , d 1833 , ship's purser , Lieutenant
Lt William Harvey Hooper was ship's purser on HMS ALEXANDER, HMS HECLA and HMS FURY, 1818-1825. He died, 1833.
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William Harvey Hooper's journals as purser on HMS ALEXANDER, HMS HECLA, and HMS FURY, 1818-1825, and extracts from meteorological observations, on the John Ross and W E Parry expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage.
Chronological.
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 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.
Microfilm copies in the Public Archives of Canada and the Eastern Arctic Scientific Resource Cenre Library.
Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Blocks. Ref: RGS/CB6/1161.
Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
19th November, 2001. Oct 2008. Travel Travel abroad Geography Geographical exploration Meteorology Ships logs Primary documents Documents Information sources Hooper , William Harvey , d 1833 , ship's purser , Lieutenant HMS Alexander HMS Hecla HMS Fury Arctic
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William Harvey Hooper's journals as purser on HMS ALEXANDER, HMS HECLA, and HMS FURY, 1818-1825, and extracts from meteorological observations, on the John Ross and W E Parry expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage.
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Chronological.
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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.
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.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Blocks. Ref: RGS/CB6/1161.
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Hand list and card index.
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Microfilm copies in the Public Archives of Canada and the Eastern Arctic Scientific Resource Cenre Library.
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ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
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- English