GB 0402 EAR - REEVES, Edward Ayearst (1862-1945)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0402 EAR

Title

REEVES, Edward Ayearst (1862-1945)

Date(s)

  • 1909-1930 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 box, 2 files

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Born, 1862; instructor in surveying and map curator at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), 1878-1933; Fellow of the RGS, 1900-1945; Victoria Medal, RGS, 1928; died, 1945.

Archival history

GB 0402 EAR 1909-1930 Collection level 1 box, 2 files Reeves , Edward Ayearst , 1862-1945 , instructor in surveying and map curator

Born, 1862; instructor in surveying and map curator at the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), 1878-1933; Fellow of the RGS, 1900-1945; Victoria Medal, RGS, 1928; died, 1945.

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Papers of Edward Ayearst Reeves, 1909-1930, including notes on Robert E Peary's report and observations from his expedition to the North Pole, 1919, 'On terrestrial magnetism', letters, maps, and observations (of which some are copies of Peary's and others unidentified), 1909 and memoirs of Reeves' time at the Royal Geographical Society, 1930.

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

English

The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Geographical Review, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Jul., 1946), pp. 501-501.

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

5 July 2001; Jul 2008 Peary , Robert Edwin , 1856-1920 , American explorer Surveying Climatic zones Polar regions Geographical exploration Arctic regions Geography Geographical data Reeves , Edward Ayearst , 1862-1945 , instructor in surveying and map curator Royal Geographical Society London England UK Western Europe Europe Arctic

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Unknown

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Edward Ayearst Reeves, 1909-1930, including notes on Robert E Peary's report and observations from his expedition to the North Pole, 1919, 'On terrestrial magnetism', letters, maps, and observations (of which some are copies of Peary's and others unidentified), 1909 and memoirs of Reeves' time at the Royal Geographical Society, 1930.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

As outlined in Scope and Content.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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 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.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Royal Geographical Society

Rules and/or conventions used

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

Status

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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