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- 1943-1966 (Produção)
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1 box and 6 files
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Born, 1885; educated, Westminster School; Joined Survey of Egypt, 1907; conducted many survey expeditions in the deserts of Egypt; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1907-1966; Political Officer, Northern Red Sea Patrol, 1915; served with 7th Field Survey Coy RE in Sinai and Palestine, 1916-1919; Captain, 1918; Director, Desert Surveys, 1932-1937; Director, Topographical Survey, 1937-1947; Technical Expert, Survey of Egypt, 1948-1951; Member Council Fuad I Desert Institute, 1950; Founder's Medal Royal Geographical Society, 1936; President, Cairo Scientific Society, 1936-1938; Membre de l'Institut d'Egypte, 1938 (Vice-President, 1946-1947); died, 1966.
Publications: Sons of Ishmæl, 1935
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GB 0402 GWM 1943-1966 Collection level 1 box and 6 files Murray , George William Walsh , 1885-1966 , surveyor and author
Born, 1885; educated, Westminster School; Joined Survey of Egypt, 1907; conducted many survey expeditions in the deserts of Egypt; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1907-1966; Political Officer, Northern Red Sea Patrol, 1915; served with 7th Field Survey Coy RE in Sinai and Palestine, 1916-1919; Captain, 1918; Director, Desert Surveys, 1932-1937; Director, Topographical Survey, 1937-1947; Technical Expert, Survey of Egypt, 1948-1951; Member Council Fuad I Desert Institute, 1950; Founder's Medal Royal Geographical Society, 1936; President, Cairo Scientific Society, 1936-1938; Membre de l'Institut d'Egypte, 1938 (Vice-President, 1946-1947); died, 1966.
Publications: Sons of Ishmæl, 1935
Received from the family, 1971 and 1975.
Papers of George Murray, 1943-1966, including correspondence and other papers relating to North Africa and SW Asia; correspondence, 1963-1966, with R Bagnold, Miss Caton-Thompson, C H Gimingham, Walter F E Resch, and others and typescripts of some published works and some annotated offprints chiefly concerned with the morphology of the desert.
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Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery. Sources: Who's Who
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
25 October 2001; Oct 2008. Gimingham , Charles Henry , b 1923 , botanist Murray , George William Walsh , 1885-1966 , surveyor and author Bagnold , Ralph Alger , 1896-1990 , Brigadier , geophysicist Thompson , Gertrude Caton- , 1888-1985 , anthropologist and egyptologist Desert science North Africa Asia
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Received from the family, 1971 and 1975.
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Papers of George Murray, 1943-1966, including correspondence and other papers relating to North Africa and SW Asia; correspondence, 1963-1966, with R Bagnold, Miss Caton-Thompson, C H Gimingham, Walter F E Resch, and others and typescripts of some published works and some annotated offprints chiefly concerned with the morphology of the desert.
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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.
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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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