GB 0402 RRR - RICHARDS, Richard Routley Adams

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0402 RRR

Title

RICHARDS, Richard Routley Adams

Date(s)

  • 1864-1893 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

2 boxes: 13 files

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Richard Routley Adams Richards was Chief Paymaster on board HMS CHALLENGER. He was uncle of Herbert Arthur Richards, (1866-1957).

Archival history

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

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Received from the family, 1917.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

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.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

As outlined in the Scope and Content.

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Conditions governing access

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 governing reproduction

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.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

The RGS Archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

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Royal Geographical Society

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA

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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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