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- 1830-1975 (Creation)
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approx. 75 vols
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Biographical history
The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) was founded in 1830 as the Royal Geographical Society of London. Its aim was the advancement of Geographical Science. The Society was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1859. In 1995 the RGS merged with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG) to create the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). The RGS has a board of trustees known as the Council, who are responsible for the Society's governance. The Council also has committees that consider matters of strategy and implementation relating to their specific areas of expertise and which advise the Council and Society staff. These committees change over the years. The committees at the time of writing are: Finance, Education, Expeditions and Fieldwork, Information Services, and Research and Higher Education.
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GB 0402 AP/MB 1830-1975 Sub-fonds approx. 75 vols Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) was founded in 1830 as the Royal Geographical Society of London. Its aim was the advancement of Geographical Science. The Society was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1859. In 1995 the RGS merged with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG) to create the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). The RGS has a board of trustees known as the Council, who are responsible for the Society's governance. The Council also has committees that consider matters of strategy and implementation relating to their specific areas of expertise and which advise the Council and Society staff. These committees change over the years. The committees at the time of writing are: Finance, Education, Expeditions and Fieldwork, Information Services, and Research and Higher Education.
Generated internally by the Royal Geographical Society.
Royal Geographical Society Council and committee minute books and agendas including Council minute books, 1830-1975; committee minute books, 1841-1990; Council agenda notebooks, 1832-1873 and committee agenda notebooks, 1834-1858.
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 Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of Request for Copies form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist. Please note that in some cases copyright of the author or owner may need to be sought.
English
No additional finding aids. Council Minute books are indexed.
Papers relating to the Royal Geographical Society Council, committees and bylaws, 1830-1993. (Ref:AP/54-73).
Compiled by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: http://www.rgs.org/AboutUs/Governance/Governance.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Nov 2008. Governing bodies Organizations Associations Learned societies Educational supervision Royal Geographical Society
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Generated internally by the Royal Geographical Society.
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Royal Geographical Society Council and committee minute books and agendas including Council minute books, 1830-1975; committee minute books, 1841-1990; Council agenda notebooks, 1832-1873 and committee agenda notebooks, 1834-1858.
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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 governing reproduction
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of Request for Copies form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist. Please note that in some cases copyright of the author or owner may need to be sought.
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- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
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Papers relating to the Royal Geographical Society Council, committees and bylaws, 1830-1993. (Ref:AP/54-73).
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No additional finding aids. Council Minute books are indexed.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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- English