Zone d'identification
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Titre
Date(s)
- 1840-1988 (Création/Production)
Niveau de description
Étendue matérielle et support
75 boxes
Zone du contexte
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
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).
Histoire archivistique
GB 0402 FC 1840-1988 Collection (fonds) 75 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).
Received on an ongoing basis from the RGS Membership Office.
Fellowship certificates of Fellows, Honorary Corresponding Members and Life Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, 1840-1988. The certificates contain the following information: names of proposers, dates candidates were proposed and elected and details about the candidate including place of residence, description and on occasion their qualifications for becoming a Fellow.
Expected.
Alphabetically.
Some certificates are closed under the Data Protection Act, consult the Archivist for details. 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. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
English
No additional finding aids.
Printed membership lists, 1877-1963, open shelves.
Compiled by Sarah Drewery.
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.
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Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Received on an ongoing basis from the RGS Membership Office.
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
Fellowship certificates of Fellows, Honorary Corresponding Members and Life Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, 1840-1988. The certificates contain the following information: names of proposers, dates candidates were proposed and elected and details about the candidate including place of residence, description and on occasion their qualifications for becoming a Fellow.
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accroissements
Expected.
Mode de classement
Alphabetically.
Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation
Conditions d'accès
Some certificates are closed under the Data Protection Act, consult the Archivist for details. 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.
Conditions de reproduction
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
Notes de langue et graphie
English
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
Printed membership lists, 1877-1963, open shelves.
Instruments de recherche
No additional finding aids.
Zone des sources complémentaires
Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux
Existence et lieu de conservation des copies
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Mots-clés - Noms
Mots-clés - Genre
Zone du contrôle de la description
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Règles et/ou conventions utilisées
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.
Statut
Niveau de détail
Dates de production, de révision, de suppression
Langue(s)
- anglais