GB 0402 CB8 - RGS CORRESPONDENCE BLOCK 1911-1920

55 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 CB8 1911-1820 Collection level (sub-fonds) 55 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, 1911-1920, 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 Amundsen, the Anglo Swedish Antarctic Expedition, Henry Haversham Godwin Austen, Miss Gertrude Bell, William Spiers Bruce, Prof Hiram Bingham, Douglas Carruthers, Charles Frederick Arden-Close, Sir William Martin Conway, John Lachlan Cope, Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, Charles M Doughty, Douglas William Freshfield, Sven Hedrin, Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston, Dr Alexander Mitchell Kellas, Sir John Scott Keltie, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Sir Clements Robert Markham, Kate Marsden, Dr Douglas Mawson, Dr Hugh Robert Mill, Fridtjof Nansen, Dr Hamilton Rice, William Routledge, Katherine Routledge, Capt Robert Falcon Scott, J Foster Stackhouse, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Sir Mark Aurel Stein, Sir Everard im Thurn, Frank Kingdon Ward, Lt James Mann Wordie and Sir Francis Younghusband.

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 Routledge , Katherine Maria , 1866-1835 , née Pease , archaeologist Routledge , William Scoresby , 1859-1939 , ethnographer Rice , Alexander Hamilton , 1875-1956 , explorer and geographer Nansen , Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg , 1861-1930 , Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat Mill , Hugh Robert , 1861-1950 , geographer and meteorologist Mawson , Sir , Douglas , 1882-1958 , Knight , geologist and Antarctic explorer Marsden , Kate , 1859-1931 , traveller and nurse Markham , Sir , Clements Robert , 1830-1916 , Knight , geographer Kropotkin , Peter (Pyotr) Alexeyevich , Prince , 1842-1921 , anarchist Keltie , Sir , John Scott , 1840-1927 , Knight , Scottish geographer Kellas , Alexander Mitchell , 1868-1921 , chemist and mountaineer Johnston , Sir , Harry Hamilton , 1858-1927 , Knight , explorer and colonial administrator Holdich , Sir , Thomas Hungerford , 1843-1929 , Knight , surveyor , Colonel Hedin , Sven Anders , 1865-1952 , Swedish explorer, geographer and geopolitician Freshfield , Douglas William , 1845-1934 , mountaineer and geographer Doughty , Charles Montagu , 1843-1926 , poet and traveller Curzon , George Nathaniel , 1859-1925 , 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston Cope , John Lachlan , fl 1920-1922 , Antarctic explorer Conway , William Martin , 1856-1937 , Baron Conway of Allington , art critic Close , Sir , Charles Frederick Arden- , 1865-1952 , Knight , Geographer Carruthers , Alexander Douglas Mitchell , 1882-1962 , explorer and naturalist Bingham , Hiram , 1875-1956 , academic, explorer and politician Bruce , William Spiers , 1867-1921 , polar explorer and oceanographer Bell , Gertrude Margaret Lowthian , 1868-1926 , traveller, archaeologist and government official Austen , Henry Haversham , Godwin- , 1834-1923 , explorer and geologist Organizations Amundsen , Roald , 1872-1928 , Norwegian polar explorer Geography Learned societies Geographical exploration Antarctic exploration Associations Scott , Robert Falcon , 1868-1912 , Antarctic explorer Stackhouse , J Foster , d 1915 , Commander , explorer Stefansson , Vilhjalmur , 1879-1962 , explorer and ethnologist Stein , Sir , Marc Aurel , 1862-1943 , Knight , archaeologist and explorer Thurn , Sir , Everard Ferdinand Im , 1852-1932 , Knight , Governor of Fiji Ward , Francis Kingdon , 1885-1958 , botanist and explorer x Ward , Frank , Kingdon- x Kingdon-Ward , Frank Wordie , Sir , James Mann , 1889-1962 , Knight , geologist and mountaineer Younghusband , Sir , Francis Edward , 1863-1942 , Knight , soldier Royal Geographical Society

Transferred directly from the RGS Secretary to the Archives.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block, 1911-1920, 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 Amundsen, the Anglo Swedish Antarctic Expedition, Henry Haversham Godwin Austen, Miss Gertrude Bell, William Spiers Bruce, Prof Hiram Bingham, Douglas Carruthers, Charles Frederick Arden-Close, Sir William Martin Conway, John Lachlan Cope, Lord George Nathaniel Curzon, Charles M Doughty, Douglas William Freshfield, Sven Hedrin, Sir Thomas Hungerford Holdich, Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston, Dr Alexander Mitchell Kellas, Sir John Scott Keltie, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Sir Clements Robert Markham, Kate Marsden, Dr Douglas Mawson, Dr Hugh Robert Mill, Fridtjof Nansen, Dr Hamilton Rice, William Routledge, Katherine Routledge, Capt Robert Falcon Scott, J Foster Stackhouse, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Sir Mark Aurel Stein, Sir Everard im Thurn, Frank Kingdon Ward, Lt James Mann Wordie and Sir Francis Younghusband.

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