GB 0402 CB4 - RGS CORRESPONDENCE BLOCK 1851-1860

23 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 CB4 1851-1860 Collection level (sub-fonds) 23 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, 1851-1860, 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 the Admiralty, Sir James Edward Alexander, Capt Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, Dr William Balfour Baikie, Samuel W Baker, John Thomas Baines, John Bartholomew Junior, Dr Heinrick Barth, James Silk Buckingham, Richard Francis Burton, Board of Education, Earl of Ellesmere, Lt Col George Everest, Lady Jane Franklin, Francis Galton, Sir John W Herschel, Joseph Hume / India Office, London Missionary Society, Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, Erasmus Ommanney, Maj Gen Edward Sabine, Dr Norton Shaw, Charles Stuart, the War Office and Alfred Russel Wallace.

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.

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

Correspondence Blocks 1-3 and 5-11, RGS Administrative Papers, Out-Letter Books, Director's correspondence.

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. Royal Geographical Society Shaw , Norton , fl 1851-1856 , Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society Wallace , Alfred Russel , 1823-1913 , traveller and naturalist Sabine , Sir , Edward , 1788-1883 , Knight , General and geophysicist Ommanney , Sir , Erasmus , 1814-1904 , Knight , Arctic explorer , Admiral Alexander , Sir , James Edward , 1803-1885 , Knight , General Baikie , William Balfour , 1825-1864 , naturalist and philologist Austen , Henry Haversham , Godwin- , 1834-1923 , explorer and geologist Baines , John Thomas , 1822-1875 , artist and explorer Baker , Sir , Samuel White , 1821-1893 , Knight , traveller and sportsman Bartholomew , John , 1831-1893 , map maker Buckingham , James Silk , 1786-1855 , author, traveller and MP Burton , Sir , Richard Francis , 1821-1890 , Knight , explorer and diplomat Egerton , Francis , 1800-1857 , first earl of Ellesmere , politician and poet , formerly Leveson-Gower Everest , Sir , George , 1790-1866 , Knight , military engineer Galton , Sir , Francis , 1822-1911 , Knight , eugenicist Hume , Joseph , 1777-1855 , radical and politician Franklin , Lady , Jane , 1791-1875 , wife of Sir John Franklin Herschel , Sir , John Frederick William , 1792-1871 , 1st Baronet , astronomer Murchison , Sir , Roderick Impey , 1792-1871 , 1st Baronet , geologist Organizations Associations Learned societies Geographical exploration Geography Admiralty Board of Education India Office London Missionary Society War Office

Transferred directly from the RGS Secretary to the Archives.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block, 1851-1860, 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 the Admiralty, Sir James Edward Alexander, Capt Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen, Dr William Balfour Baikie, Samuel W Baker, John Thomas Baines, John Bartholomew Junior, Dr Heinrick Barth, James Silk Buckingham, Richard Francis Burton, Board of Education, Earl of Ellesmere, Lt Col George Everest, Lady Jane Franklin, Francis Galton, Sir John W Herschel, Joseph Hume / India Office, London Missionary Society, Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, Erasmus Ommanney, Maj Gen Edward Sabine, Dr Norton Shaw, Charles Stuart, the War Office and Alfred Russel Wallace.

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 1-3 and 5-11, RGS Administrative Papers, Out-Letter Books, Director's correspondence.

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