GB 0402 GWJ - JOHNSON, George Wood (1905-1956)

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GB 0402 GWJ

Titre

JOHNSON, George Wood (1905-1956)

Date(s)

  • 1928-1933 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Étendue matérielle et support

1 box and 8 files

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Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

Born, 1905; grew up in the Lake District; tea planter near Darjeeling; joined Professor Dyhrenfurth's international expedition to Kangchenjunga as transport officer, 1930; attempted the summit of Jongsong Peak with Smythe; joined the 1933 Everest expedition; returned to England; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1944-1955; died, 1956.

Histoire archivistique

GB 0402 GWJ 1928-1933 Collection level 1 box and 8 files Johnson , George , Wood- , 1905-1956 , mountaineer

Born, 1905; grew up in the Lake District; tea planter near Darjeeling; joined Professor Dyhrenfurth's international expedition to Kangchenjunga as transport officer, 1930; attempted the summit of Jongsong Peak with Smythe; joined the 1933 Everest expedition; returned to England; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1944-1955; died, 1956.

Received from the family, 1981 and 1987.

Papers of George Wood-Johnson comprising letters, newscuttings, photographs and transcript of part of a diary relating to expeditions in the Himalayas including the Sikkim expedition, 1928; the Kanghenjunga expedition, 1930 and the Everest expedition, 1933.

As outlined in the 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.

29 November 2001; Oct 2008. Johnson , George , Wood- , 1905-1956 , mountaineer Leisure time activities Leisure Sport Mountaineering Geography Geographical exploration Mountaineering expeditions Sikkim South Asia Mount Everest Himalayas

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Received from the family, 1981 and 1987.

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Portée et contenu

Papers of George Wood-Johnson comprising letters, newscuttings, photographs and transcript of part of a diary relating to expeditions in the Himalayas including the Sikkim expedition, 1928; the Kanghenjunga expedition, 1930 and the Everest expedition, 1933.

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Mode de classement

As outlined in the Scope and Content.

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Conditions d'accès

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 de 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.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

Instruments de recherche

Hand list and card index.

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Royal Geographical Society

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

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

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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

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    Sources

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