GB 0402 CB7 - RGS CORRESPONDENCE BLOCK 1881-1910

60 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 CB7 1881-1910 Collection level (sub-fonds) 60 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 Roald Amundson, Herbert Henry Austin, Louis Bernacchi, James Theodore Bent, Carsten E Borchgrevinck, William Spiers Bruce, Sir William Martin Conway, Charles Montagu Doughty, Douglas William Freshfield, Francis Galton, Sir David Gill, James Augustus Grant, Rev George Grenfell, Sven Hedin, Dr Joseph Dalton Hooker, Col Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston, Sir John Scott Keltie, Mary Kingsley, Sir John Kirk, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Henry Savage Landor, F.D. Lugard, Sir Halford John Mackinder, Sir Clements Markham, Fridtjof Nansen, Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, Adm Sir Eramus Ommanney, Robert Edwin Peary, Dr John Rae, Capt Cecil Godfrey Rawling, Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Dr. A Donaldson Smith, Sir Marc Aurel Stein, Otto Sverdrup, Everard im Thurn, Joseph Thomson, Gen James T Walker, Rev Horace Waller, Edward Whymper, Lt. Gen Francis Reginald Wingate, Sir Francis Edward Younghusband 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 1-6 and 8-11, 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. Whymper , Edward , 1840-1911 , wood engraver and mountaineer Wingate , Sir , Francis Reginald , 1861-1953 , Knight , General Waller , Horace , 1833-1896 , writer on Africa Thomson , Joseph , 1858-1894 , explorer of Africa Walker , James T , 1826-1896 , surveyor , General Thurn , Sir , Everard Ferdinand Im , 1852-1932 , Knight , Governor of Fiji Amundsen , Roald , 1872-1928 , Norwegian polar explorer Bernacchi , Louis Charles , 1876-1942 , scientist and explorer Bent , James Theodore , 1852-1897 , traveller and archaeologist Bruce , William Spiers , 1867-1921 , polar explorer and oceanographer Borchgrevinck , Carstens E , fl 1895 , Norwegian polar explorer Conway , William Martin , 1856-1937 , Baron Conway of Allington , art critic Doughty , Charles Montagu , 1843-1926 , poet and traveller Freshfield , Douglas William , 1845-1934 , mountaineer and geographer Gill , Sir , David , 1843-1914 , Knight , astronomer Galton , Sir , Francis , 1822-1911 , Knight , eugenicist Hedin , Sven Anders , 1865-1952 , Swedish explorer, geographer and geopolitician Grant , James Augustus , 1827-1892 , Scottish explorer Grenfell , George , 1849-1906 , missionary Holdich , Sir , Thomas Hungerford , 1843-1929 , Knight , surveyor , Colonel Hooker , Sir , Joseph Dalton , 1817-1911 , Knight , botanist Johnston , Sir , Harry Hamilton , 1858-1927 , Knight , explorer and colonial administrator Kingsley , Mary Henrietta , 1862-1900 , traveller and author Keltie , Sir , John Scott , 1840-1927 , Knight , Scottish geographer Kirk , Sir , John , 1832-1922 , Knight , naturalist and political agent Landor , Arnold Henry Savage , 1867-1924 , explorer and artist Kropotkin , Peter (Pyotr) Alexeyevich , Prince , 1842-1921 , anarchist Mackinder , Sir , Halford John , 1861-1947 , Knight , geographer and politician Nansen , Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg , 1861-1930 , Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat Markham , Sir , Clements Robert , 1830-1916 , Knight , geographer Nordenskiöld , Adolf Erik , 1832-1901 , Baron , Finnish geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer Ommanney , Sir , Erasmus , 1814-1904 , Knight , Arctic explorer , Admiral Peary , Robert Edwin , 1856-1920 , American explorer Rawling , Cecil Godfrey , 1870-1917 , army officer and explorer Rae , John , 1813-1893 , Arctic explorer Rawlinson , Sir , Henry Creswicke , 1810-1895 , Knight , 1st Baronet , archaeologist, diplomat and MP , Major General Smith , Arthur Donaldson , fl 1890 , explorer Stein , Sir , Marc Aurel , 1862-1943 , Knight , archaeologist and explorer Sverdrup , Otto Neumann , 1854-1930 , explorer Associations Organizations Geographical exploration Learned societies Geography Younghusband , Sir , Francis Edward , 1863-1942 , knight , soldier Yule , Sir , Henry , 1820-1889 , Knight , geographer and Indian administrator Royal Geographical Society

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 Roald Amundson, Herbert Henry Austin, Louis Bernacchi, James Theodore Bent, Carsten E Borchgrevinck, William Spiers Bruce, Sir William Martin Conway, Charles Montagu Doughty, Douglas William Freshfield, Francis Galton, Sir David Gill, James Augustus Grant, Rev George Grenfell, Sven Hedin, Dr Joseph Dalton Hooker, Col Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston, Sir John Scott Keltie, Mary Kingsley, Sir John Kirk, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Henry Savage Landor, F.D. Lugard, Sir Halford John Mackinder, Sir Clements Markham, Fridtjof Nansen, Adolf Erik Nordenskiold, Adm Sir Eramus Ommanney, Robert Edwin Peary, Dr John Rae, Capt Cecil Godfrey Rawling, Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, Dr. A Donaldson Smith, Sir Marc Aurel Stein, Otto Sverdrup, Everard im Thurn, Joseph Thomson, Gen James T Walker, Rev Horace Waller, Edward Whymper, Lt. Gen Francis Reginald Wingate, Sir Francis Edward Younghusband 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 1-6 and 8-11, 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