GB 0402 WHI - SHAKESPEAR, Capt William Henry Irvine (1878-1915)

Observation files

GB 0402 WHI 1908-1915 Collection level Observation files Shakespear , William Henry Irvine , 1878-1915 , diplomat and explorer , Captain

Born, 1878; educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, 1889-1893 and King William's College in the Isle of Man, 1893-1896, and passed out of Sandhurst early in 1898; service in the Indian Army, mostly in Rawlpindi and Bombay, 1898-1904; transferred to the political department of the Government of India; Consul at Bandar-e-'Abbas and assistant to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, Sir Percy Cox, 1904; political agent in Kuwait, 1909-[1915]; series of explorations in the interior of Arabia, 1909-1914; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1914-1915; died, 1915.

The copies of letters and papers were given by Mr Winstone, May 1974.

Papers of Capt William Shakespear, 1908-1915, including field notebooks on 'Kuwait tours' giving route and bearings, 1909-1913; observations in Kuwait, 1911; tour to Nejd and a single page with depths of desert wells, Kuwait hinterland, Mar-Apr, 1913; notes on route and bearings, Feb-May 1914; computations of aneroid observations, 1914; observations of the sun's meridian, 1911, 1913 and 1914; copies of letters and papers including the last letter from Shakespear to his brother, 14 Jan 1915.

Original order.

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English

Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Originals of the letters and papers owned by Maj Gen James Lunt (1974).

RGS Correspondence Block 1911-20, Shakespear, W letters from father of W H I Shakespear about diaries and papers. Correspondence Block 1921-1930, Shakespear H T and Shakespear W letters from brother and father of Capt William Shakespear.

Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

5 April 2001; Jul 2008. Shakespear , William Henry Irvine , 1878-1915 , diplomat and explorer , Captain Surveying Desert science Geographical exploration Geographical data Geography Kuwait Gulf States Middle East

The copies of letters and papers were given by Mr Winstone, May 1974.

Papers of Capt William Shakespear, 1908-1915, including field notebooks on 'Kuwait tours' giving route and bearings, 1909-1913; observations in Kuwait, 1911; tour to Nejd and a single page with depths of desert wells, Kuwait hinterland, Mar-Apr, 1913; notes on route and bearings, Feb-May 1914; computations of aneroid observations, 1914; observations of the sun's meridian, 1911, 1913 and 1914; copies of letters and papers including the last letter from Shakespear to his brother, 14 Jan 1915.

Original order.

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 the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

• English

• Latin

English

RGS Correspondence Block 1911-20, Shakespear, W letters from father of W H I Shakespear about diaries and papers. Correspondence Block 1921-1930, Shakespear H T and Shakespear W letters from brother and father of Capt William Shakespear.

Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.

• English