GB 0402 JPA - PALLISER, John (1817-1887)

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GB 0402 JPA

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PALLISER, John (1817-1887)

Date(s)

  • 1856-1942 (Création/Production)

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Étendue matérielle et support

1 box, 2 files

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Born, 1817; sheriff of Waterford, 1844; served in the Waterford militia; hunting expedition among the native people of western and north-western America, 1847; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1856-1867; led expedition in Canada to trace the course of the Southern Saskatchewan, evaluate the region for settlement, and exploring the Rockies for a southerly pass to British Columbia, 1857-1860; patron's gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society, 1859; died, 1887.

Publications: Adventures of a Hunter in the Prairies (1853)

Histoire archivistique

GB 0402 JPA 1856-1942 Collection level 1 box, 2 files Palliser , John , 1817-1887 , geographer and explorer

Born, 1817; sheriff of Waterford, 1844; served in the Waterford militia; hunting expedition among the native people of western and north-western America, 1847; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1856-1867; led expedition in Canada to trace the course of the Southern Saskatchewan, evaluate the region for settlement, and exploring the Rockies for a southerly pass to British Columbia, 1857-1860; patron's gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society, 1859; died, 1887.

Publications: Adventures of a Hunter in the Prairies (1853)

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Correspondence of John Palliser comprising letter to Dr Norton Shaw, 1856; letter to Charles Vaux, 1857; letter to W S W Vaux, 1863; copy of a letter to Charles Vaux, 1857; printed copy of a letter to his father, 17 Jul 1857; correspondence on Palliser including from Purser, Fairholme and Paterson; two photographs and Passes of the Rocky Mountains by J N Wallace, (1927).

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 completing 'application for copies' form. No reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English

Card index and hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Letters of Palliser are on microfilm in the Public Archives of Canada.

Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB; The Geographical Journal, Vol. 136, No. 1 (Mar., 1970), pp. 99-100

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA

21 June 2001; Aug 2008. Geographical exploration Geography Palliser , John , 1817-1887 , geographer and explorer

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Correspondence of John Palliser comprising letter to Dr Norton Shaw, 1856; letter to Charles Vaux, 1857; letter to W S W Vaux, 1863; copy of a letter to Charles Vaux, 1857; printed copy of a letter to his father, 17 Jul 1857; correspondence on Palliser including from Purser, Fairholme and Paterson; two photographs and Passes of the Rocky Mountains by J N Wallace, (1927).

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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 de reproduction

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist,and subject to completing 'application for copies' form. No reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

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English

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Instruments de recherche

Card index and hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

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Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

Letters of Palliser are on microfilm in the Public Archives of Canada.

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Royal Geographical Society

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ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA

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Langue(s)

  • anglais

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