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- 1883-1885 (Creation)
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2 boxes
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Richard Cobden Phillips was a trader on the Congo river.
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GB 0402 RCP 1883-1885 Collection level 2 boxes Phillips , Richard Cobden , 1846-1912 , trader
Richard Cobden Phillips was a trader on the Congo river.
Deposited by Miss M J Schwabe on long loan, 1982.
Papers of Richard Cobden Phillips, including Phillips' letter book recording out-letters from Ponto da Lehna and Banana Congo, Sep 1883-Oct 1885, including to his family on personal matters and to the Standard on political and social conditions; eighteen sepia photographic prints of scenes along the Congo river including of Henry Morton Stanley and party; two certificates of corresponding membership from the Bremen and Hamburg Geographical Societies, 1883.
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 completing 'application for copies' form. No reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist. Publication requires the consent of the depositor.
English
Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.
Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids, Who's Who, CD-ROM. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
21st June, 2001. Jul 2008. Colonial trade African history National history International trade Trade (practice) Stanley , Sir , Henry Morton , 1841-1904 , Knight , explorer, author and journalist x Rowlands , John Phillips , Richard Cobden , 1846-1912 , trader Congo DR Central Africa
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Deposited by Miss M J Schwabe on long loan, 1982.
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Papers of Richard Cobden Phillips, including Phillips' letter book recording out-letters from Ponto da Lehna and Banana Congo, Sep 1883-Oct 1885, including to his family on personal matters and to the Standard on political and social conditions; eighteen sepia photographic prints of scenes along the Congo river including of Henry Morton Stanley and party; two certificates of corresponding membership from the Bremen and Hamburg Geographical Societies, 1883.
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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.
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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. Publication requires the consent of the depositor.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.
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ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
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- English