GB 0402 CB11 - RGS CORRESPONDENCE BLOCK 1941-1946

17 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 CB11 1941-1946 Collection level (sub-fonds) 17 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, 1941-1946, 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 Prof Hans Ahlmann, William G V Balchin, Miss Lucy Evelyn Cheesman, Francis Chichester, Augustine Courtauld, Charles Frederick Arden-Close, Thomas Walter Freeman, Rupert Thomas Gould, Edward Heawood, Arthur R Hinks, Thomas Henry Manning, Einar Mikkelsen, Prof Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor, Prof James Alfred Steers, Sir Mark Aurel Stein, Frank Sydney Smythe, James Mann Wordie, the War Office, United Nations, K S Sandford, Scott Polar Research Institute, Wilfred Thesiger and the Ordnance Survey.

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, 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 Taylor , Eva Germaine Rimington , 1879-1966 , geographer and historian of science Mikkelsen , Einar , 1880-1971 , explorer Manning , Thomas Henry , fl 1910-1948 , surveyor Wordie , Sir , James Mann , 1889-1962 , Knight , geologist and mountaineer Hinks , Arthur Robert , 1873-1945 , astronomer and geographer Heawood , Edward , 1863-1949 , librarian Gould , Rupert Thomas , 1890-1948 , Lieutenant Commander , writer Freeman , Thomas Walter , fl 1974-1988 , geographer Close , Sir , Charles Frederick Arden- , 1865-1952 , Knight , Geographer Courtauld , Augustine , 1904-1959 , Arctic Explorer Chichester , Sir , Francis Charles , 1901-1972 , Knight , circumnavigator Cheesman , Lucy Evelyn , 1881-1969 , entomologist, traveller and author Balchin , William , 1916-2007 , professor of geography Ahlmann , Hans W , fl 1930-1950 , Swedish glaciologist Associations Organizations Learned societies Geography Geographical exploration Steers , Professor , James Alfred , 1899-1987 , coastal geomorphologist Stein , Sir , Marc Aurel , 1862-1943 , Knight , archaeologist and explorer Smythe , Francis Sydney , 1900-1949 , author and mountaineer Thesiger , Sir , Wilfred Patrick , 1910-2003 , Knight , diplomat and author Royal Geographical Society War Office United Nations Scott Polar Research Institute Ordnance Survey

Transferred directly from the RGS Secretary to the Archives.

Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Block, 1941-1946, 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 Prof Hans Ahlmann, William G V Balchin, Miss Lucy Evelyn Cheesman, Francis Chichester, Augustine Courtauld, Charles Frederick Arden-Close, Thomas Walter Freeman, Rupert Thomas Gould, Edward Heawood, Arthur R Hinks, Thomas Henry Manning, Einar Mikkelsen, Prof Eva Germaine Rimington Taylor, Prof James Alfred Steers, Sir Mark Aurel Stein, Frank Sydney Smythe, James Mann Wordie, the War Office, United Nations, K S Sandford, Scott Polar Research Institute, Wilfred Thesiger and the Ordnance Survey.

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, 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