GB 0402 CB2 - RGS CORRESPONDENCE BLOCK 1834-1840

8 boxes

In most cases the items were sent to the RGS directly by their authors and have remained with the Society ever since.

GB 0402 CB2 1834-1840 Collection level (sub-fonds) 8 boxes 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).

In most cases the items were sent to the RGS directly by their authors and have remained with the Society ever since.

Transferred directly from the RGS Secretary to the Archives.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block, 1834-1840, consists of correspondence with the Society covering administrative matters as well as all aspects of geography and exploration throughout the world. These files contain incoming letters only, replies are held separately in the out-letter books. Authors include William Ainsworth, Sir George Back, Sir John Barrow, Captain F Beaufort, F W Beechey, William Bollaert, James Brooke, Sir Alexander Burnes, F R Chesney, Colonial Office, Charles Darwin, Capt Robert Fitzroy, W R Hamilton, William Hilhouse, Alexander Maconochie, Woodbine Parish, Henry Creswicke Rawlingson, Dr John Richardson, Robert H Schomburgk and Sir J Gardner Wilkinson.

Alphabetically by author or institution.

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.

Mainly English but with some letters in other European languages.

Almost all items are handwritten but some files may contain printed items.

The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977. Also Access to Archives database at www.a2a.org.uk

Correspondence Blocks 1 and 3-11, RGS Administrative Papers, Out-Letter Books.

Compiled by Sarah Drewery using hard copy listings held in-house.

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. Beaufort , Sir , Francis , 1774-1857 , Knight , Rear Admiral , hydrographer Chesney , Francis Rawdon , 1789-1872 , General , explorer and surveyor FitzRoy , Robert , 1805-1865 , Vice-Admiral Hamilton , William Richard , 1777-1859 , antiquary and diplomatist Schomburgk , Sir , Robert Hermann , 1804-1865 , Knight , botanist Darwin , Charles Robert , 1809-1882 , scientist and naturalist Burnes , Sir , Alexander , 1805-1841 , Knight , explorer , Captain Bollaert , William , 1807-1876 , author and explorer Brooke , Sir James , 1803-1868 , Knight , Rajah of Sarawak Richardson , Sir , John , 1787-1865 , Knight , physician, naturalist, and Arctic explorer Beechey , Frederick William , 1796-1856 , Rear Admiral , geographer Barrow , Sir , John , 1764-1848 , Knight , Secretary to the Admiralty and founder of the Royal Geographical Society Back , Sir , George , 1796-1878 , Knight , Admiral and Arctic navigator Hilhouse , William , fl 1830-1835 , explorer Ainsworth , William Francis , 1807-1896 , geographer and geologist Maconochie , Alexander , 1787-1860 , naval officer, geographer and penal reformer , Captain Parish , Sir , Woodbine , 1796-1882 , Knight , diplomat Rawlinson , Sir , Henry Creswicke , 1810-1895 , Knight , 1st Baronet , archaeologist, diplomat and MP , Major General Associations Organizations Learned societies Geographical exploration Geography Wilkinson , Sir , John Gardner , 1797-1875 , Knight , explorer and egyptologist Colonial Office Royal Geographical Society

Transferred directly from the RGS Secretary to the Archives.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block, 1834-1840, consists of correspondence with the Society covering administrative matters as well as all aspects of geography and exploration throughout the world. These files contain incoming letters only, replies are held separately in the out-letter books. Authors include William Ainsworth, Sir George Back, Sir John Barrow, Captain F Beaufort, F W Beechey, William Bollaert, James Brooke, Sir Alexander Burnes, F R Chesney, Colonial Office, Charles Darwin, Capt Robert Fitzroy, W R Hamilton, William Hilhouse, Alexander Maconochie, Woodbine Parish, Henry Creswicke Rawlingson, Dr John Richardson, Robert H Schomburgk and Sir J Gardner Wilkinson.

Alphabetically by author or institution.

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

• Latin

Mainly English but with some letters in other European languages.

Correspondence Blocks 1 and 3-11, RGS Administrative Papers, Out-Letter Books.

The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977. Also Access to Archives database at www.a2a.org.uk

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.

• English