GB 0402 HMS - STANLEY, Sir Henry Morton (1841-1904)

6 boxes

GB 0402 HMS 1871-1936 Collection level 6 boxes Stanley , Sir , Henry Morton , 1841-1904 , Knight , explorer, author and journalist x Rowlands , John

Born John Rowlands, Wales, 1841; St Asaph Workhouse, 1847-1856; ran away to sea, 1858, and landed in New Orleans, here he changed his name to Henry Morton Stanley; joined the Confererate Army, 1861; enlisted in the Union Army; served as a clerk at the frigate Minnesota, 1864; worked as a free-lance journalist; newspaper correspondent, Turkey and Asia Minor; special correspondent for the New York Herald, 1867-1868; expedition to East Africa to find Livingstone, 1871; Royal Geographical Society (RGS), Patron's Medal, 1872; expedition to central Africa, 1874-1877; Honorary Fellow of the RGS, 1878-1904; lecturing tour in the United States, 1886; led the relief expedition in search of Emin Pasha, 1886-1890; sat in Parliament, 1895-1900; died, 1904.

Much of the material was presented to the Society by the Wellcome Foundation in 1936.

Correspondence, newspaper cuttings and papers of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, 1871-1936, including papers relating to Stanley in the period prior to his return from Africa, 1884; correspondence of Stanley and Lady Stanley with correspondents including the Royal Geographical Society, 1878-1909, Henry Wellcome, 1885-1909; Mr and Mrs French Sheldon, 1884-1891 and Herbert Ward, 1889-1895; papers relating to the Emin Pasha Relief expedition; personal papers; papers relating to the American Testimonial Banquet, 1890, including committee minutes, correspondence and printed material; press cuttings, 1885-1933; papers relating to a Livingstone Memorial, 1894-1901 and papers relating to the death, funeral and biographies of Stanley.

Arranged in 14 sections as outlined in the detailed catalogue.

Open by appointment only, subject to completion of application form. Non-Fellows require a letter of reference.

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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Detailed catalogue available in the Foyle Reading Room.

RGS Archives - Correspondence Blocks 1911-20 Letters from Lady Stanley and others about Stanley relics. Letters to J Scott Keltie, one letter from Stanley 27 Oct 1888.

Prepared by Michael Cronin, Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Obit The Geographical Journal, Vol. 24, No. 1 (Jul., 1904), pp. 103-106.

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

8th March 2001. May 2008. Africa African history Building components Decorative features Explorers Geographical exploration Geography Livingstone , David , 1813-1873 , missionary and explorer Memorials National history Pasha , Mehmet Emin , 1840-1892 , physician, naturalist and colonial administrator x Schnitzer , Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor x Schnitzer , Isaak Eduard People by roles Royal Geographical Society Stanley , Sir , Henry Morton , 1841-1904 , Knight , explorer, author and journalist x Rowlands , John Ward , Herbert , 1862-1919 , sculptor Wellcome , Sir , Henry Solomon , 1853-1936 , Knight , manufacturing chemist, patron of science and archaeologist People

Much of the material was presented to the Society by the Wellcome Foundation in 1936.

Correspondence, newspaper cuttings and papers of Sir Henry Morton Stanley, 1871-1936, including papers relating to Stanley in the period prior to his return from Africa, 1884; correspondence of Stanley and Lady Stanley with correspondents including the Royal Geographical Society, 1878-1909, Henry Wellcome, 1885-1909; Mr and Mrs French Sheldon, 1884-1891 and Herbert Ward, 1889-1895; papers relating to the Emin Pasha Relief expedition; personal papers; papers relating to the American Testimonial Banquet, 1890, including committee minutes, correspondence and printed material; press cuttings, 1885-1933; papers relating to a Livingstone Memorial, 1894-1901 and papers relating to the death, funeral and biographies of Stanley.

Arranged in 14 sections as outlined in the detailed catalogue.

Open by appointment only, subject to completion of application form. Non-Fellows require a letter of reference.

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

RGS Archives - Correspondence Blocks 1911-20 Letters from Lady Stanley and others about Stanley relics. Letters to J Scott Keltie, one letter from Stanley 27 Oct 1888.

Detailed catalogue available in the Foyle Reading Room.

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

• English