GB 0402 CB6 - RGS CORRESPONDENCE BLOCK 1871-1880

24 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 CB6 1871-1880 Collection level (sub-fonds) 24 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, 1871-1880, 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 Rutherford Alcock, Sir George Back, John Thomas Baines, Dr Charles Tilstone Beke, William Clowes and Sons, Colonial Office, Robert Needham Cust, Charles Montagu Doughty, Ney Elias, the Foreign Office, Douglas William Freshfield, Francis Galton, Col Charles George Gordon, Col James Augustus Grant, Dr Joseph Hooker, A Keith Johnston (jnr), Dr Sir John Kirk, Adm Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, Clements R Markham, A E Nordenskiold, the Palestine Exploration Fund, Augustus Petermann, Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, Joseph Thomson, Alfred Russel Wallace, Rev Horace Waller, Edward Whymper and Col Henry Yule.

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 1-5 and 7-11, 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. Yule , Sir , Henry , 1820-1889 , Knight , geographer and Indian administrator Waller , Horace , 1833-1896 , writer on Africa Whymper , Edward , 1840-1911 , wood engraver and mountaineer Wallace , Alfred Russel , 1823-1913 , traveller and naturalist Thomson , Joseph , 1858-1894 , explorer of Africa Richthofen , Ferdinand , von , Baron , 1833-1905 , German traveller, geographer and scientist Alcock , Sir , Rutherford , 1809-1897 , Knight , surgeon and diplomat Back , Sir , George , 1796-1878 , Knight , Admiral and Arctic navigator Beke , Charles Tilstone , 1800-1874 , explorer Baines , John Thomas , 1822-1875 , artist and explorer Doughty , Charles Montagu , 1843-1926 , poet and traveller Elias , Ney , 1844-1897 , diplomat and explorer Freshfield , Douglas William , 1845-1934 , mountaineer and geographer Galton , Sir , Francis , 1822-1911 , Knight , eugenicist Gordon , Charles George , 1833-1885 , Major-General , British army officer and administrator x Gordon of Khartoum Johnston , Alexander Keith , 1844-1879 , geographer and map publisher Hooker , Sir , Joseph Dalton , 1817-1911 , Knight , botanist Grant , James Augustus , 1827-1892 , Scottish explorer Kirk , Sir , John , 1832-1922 , Knight , naturalist and political agent McClintock , Sir , Francis Leopold , 1819-1907 , Knight , Admiral , Arctic explorer Markham , Sir , Clements Robert , 1830-1916 , Knight , geographer Nordenskiöld , Adolf Erik , 1832-1901 , Baron , Finnish geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer Petermann , August Heinrich , 1822-1878 , German cartographer and geographer Geography Geographical exploration Cust , Robert Needham , 1821-1909 , orientalist Royal Geographical Society Admiralty William Clowes Colonial Office Foreign Office Palestine Exploration Fund

Transferred directly from the RGS Secretary to the Archives.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block, 1871-1880, 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 Rutherford Alcock, Sir George Back, John Thomas Baines, Dr Charles Tilstone Beke, William Clowes and Sons, Colonial Office, Robert Needham Cust, Charles Montagu Doughty, Ney Elias, the Foreign Office, Douglas William Freshfield, Francis Galton, Col Charles George Gordon, Col James Augustus Grant, Dr Joseph Hooker, A Keith Johnston (jnr), Dr Sir John Kirk, Adm Sir Francis Leopold McClintock, Clements R Markham, A E Nordenskiold, the Palestine Exploration Fund, Augustus Petermann, Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen, Joseph Thomson, Alfred Russel Wallace, Rev Horace Waller, Edward Whymper and Col Henry Yule.

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 1-5 and 7-11, 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