GB 0402 CB10 - RGS CORRESPONDENCE BLOCK 1931-1940

64 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 CB10 1931-1940 Collection level (sub-fonds) 64 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, 1931-1940, 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 Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker, British Grahamland Expedition; Francis Chichester; Vivian Fuchs; Tom H Harrison, William Harold and Doreen Constance Ingrams, Ronald Kaulbeck, Eric Shipton, Wilfred Thesiger, Brig Ralph Alger Bagnold, Dr John Ball, Louis Charles Bernacchi, Charles Kenneth Howard Bury, Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, Douglas Carruthers, Gertrude Caton-Tompson, F Spencer Chapman, Augustine Courtauld, Sir Percy Z Cox, Frank Debenham, George Miller Dyott, Lincoln Ellsworth, Filippi de Filipo, Rosita Forbes, Douglas William Freshfield, William Joseph Harding King, Halford J Mackinder, Thomas Henry Manning, Sir Douglas Mawson, Dr Hugh Robert Mill, Mrs Wilhelmina Ness, Edward Felix Norton, Noel Ewart Odell, Harry St John Philby, Alexander Hamilton Rice, Hugh Ruttledge, Francis Sydney Smythe, Prof James Alfred Steers, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Sir Mark Aurel Stein, Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes, Prof Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor, L R Wagner, Frank Kingdon Ward, Henry 'Gino' Watkins 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 1-10 and 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. Kaulbeck , Ronald , fl 1935 , explorer Ruttledge , Hugh , 1884-1961 , mountaineer Stefansson , Vilhjalmur , 1879-1962 , explorer and ethnologist Steers , Professor , James Alfred , 1899-1987 , coastal geomorphologist Odell , Noel Ewart , 1890-1987 , geologist Philby , Harry St John Bridger , 1885-1960 , explorer and Orientalist Smythe , Francis Sydney , 1900-1949 , author and mountaineer Mill , Hugh Robert , 1861-1950 , geographer and meteorologist Norton , Edward Felix , 1884-1954 , Lieutenant General Mawson , Sir , Douglas , 1882-1958 , Knight , geologist and Antarctic explorer Manning , Thomas Henry , fl 1910-1948 , surveyor Mackinder , Sir , Halford John , 1861-1947 , Knight , geographer and politician King , William Joseph Harding , 1869-1933 , explorer Forbes , Joan Rosita , 1893-1967 , traveller and author x Sitt Khadija x McGrath , Joan Rosita Debenham , Frank , 1883-1965 , geographer Dyott , George Miller , 1883-1972 , aviator and explorer Ellsworth , Lincoln , 1880-1951 , explorer Filippi , Filippo , De , 1869-1938 , zoologist and explorer x De Filippi Cox , Sir , Percy Zachariah , 1864-1937 , Knight , Major General , Colonial Administrator and Diplomat Courtauld , Augustine , 1904-1959 , Arctic Explorer Carruthers , Alexander Douglas Mitchell , 1882-1962 , explorer and naturalist Chapman , Frederick Spencer , 1907-1971 , explorer and mountaineer Thompson , Gertrude Caton- , 1888-1985 , anthropologist and egyptologist Bernacchi , Louis Charles , 1876-1942 , scientist and explorer Byrd , Richard Evelyn , 1888-1957 , Antarctic explorer Bury , Charles Kenneth Howard , 1883-1963 , MP, soldier and explorer Bagnold , Ralph Alger , 1896-1990 , Brigadier , geophysicist Thesiger , Sir , Wilfred Patrick , 1910-2003 , Knight , diplomat and author Ingrams , Doreen Constance , 1906-1997 , née Shortt , actress and traveller Shipton , Eric Earle , 1907-1977 , explorer and mountaineer Fuchs , Sir , Vivian Ernest , 1908-1999 , Knight , explorer Ingrams , William Harold , 1897-1973 , colonial administrator and author Taylor , Eva Germaine Rimington , 1879-1966 , geographer and historian of science Chichester , Sir , Francis Charles , 1901-1972 , Knight , circumnavigator Blacker , Latham Valentine Stewart , fl 1914-1918 , Captain in the Corps of Guides in India and Turkistan Ward , Francis Kingdon , 1885-1958 , botanist and explorer x Ward , Frank , Kingdon- x Kingdon-Ward , Frank Freshfield , Douglas William , 1845-1934 , mountaineer and geographer Stein , Sir , Marc Aurel , 1862-1943 , Knight , archaeologist and explorer Watkins , Henry George , 1907-1932 , Arctic explorer Organizations Younghusband , Sir , Francis Edward , 1863-1942 , Knight , soldier Geography Learned societies Associations Geographical exploration Rice , Alexander Hamilton , 1875-1956 , explorer and geographer Sykes , Sir , Percy Molesworth , 1867-1945 , Knight , diplomatist and author Royal Geographical Society

Transferred directly from the RGS Secretary to the Archives.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block, 1931-1940, 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 Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker, British Grahamland Expedition; Francis Chichester; Vivian Fuchs; Tom H Harrison, William Harold and Doreen Constance Ingrams, Ronald Kaulbeck, Eric Shipton, Wilfred Thesiger, Brig Ralph Alger Bagnold, Dr John Ball, Louis Charles Bernacchi, Charles Kenneth Howard Bury, Commander Richard Evelyn Byrd, Douglas Carruthers, Gertrude Caton-Tompson, F Spencer Chapman, Augustine Courtauld, Sir Percy Z Cox, Frank Debenham, George Miller Dyott, Lincoln Ellsworth, Filippi de Filipo, Rosita Forbes, Douglas William Freshfield, William Joseph Harding King, Halford J Mackinder, Thomas Henry Manning, Sir Douglas Mawson, Dr Hugh Robert Mill, Mrs Wilhelmina Ness, Edward Felix Norton, Noel Ewart Odell, Harry St John Philby, Alexander Hamilton Rice, Hugh Ruttledge, Francis Sydney Smythe, Prof James Alfred Steers, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Sir Mark Aurel Stein, Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes, Prof Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor, L R Wagner, Frank Kingdon Ward, Henry 'Gino' Watkins 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 1-10 and 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