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- 1864-1893 (Creation)
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2 boxes: 13 files
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Richard Routley Adams Richards was Chief Paymaster on board HMS CHALLENGER. He was uncle of Herbert Arthur Richards, (1866-1957).
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GB 0402 RRR 1864-1893 Collection level 2 boxes: 13 files Richards , Richard Routley Adams , fl 1872-1894 , sailor
Richard Routley Adams Richards was Chief Paymaster on board HMS CHALLENGER. He was uncle of Herbert Arthur Richards, (1866-1957).
Received from the family, 1917.
Papers of Richard Routley Adams Richards including diary on board HMS CHALLENGER, 1872-1876, Atlantic, Antarctic and Pacific oceans: seven volumes, illustrated with sketches; photographs including photographs taken during the voyage of the HMS CHALLENGER, notably Marion Island, Kerguelen Islands and Antarctic sea; four diaries, 1892-1894, Riviera and Carlsbad; and cartoons by Sub Lt Channer.
As outlined in the Scope and Content.
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 the discretion of the Archivist. And subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
English
The RGS Archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA
26 April 2001; Jul 2008. Prince Edward Islands Marion Island Antarctica Southern Ocean Oceans Kerguelen Islands HMS Challenger Oceanography Richards , Richard Routley Adams , fl 1872-1894 , sailor Oceanographic research Surveying Hydrographic surveying Geography Geographical exploration Antarctic exploration South Africa Southern Africa Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean
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Received from the family, 1917.
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Papers of Richard Routley Adams Richards including diary on board HMS CHALLENGER, 1872-1876, Atlantic, Antarctic and Pacific oceans: seven volumes, illustrated with sketches; photographs including photographs taken during the voyage of the HMS CHALLENGER, notably Marion Island, Kerguelen Islands and Antarctic sea; four diaries, 1892-1894, Riviera and Carlsbad; and cartoons by Sub Lt Channer.
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As outlined in the Scope and Content.
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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.
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Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist. And subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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The RGS Archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
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ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA
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- English