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- 1921-1970 (Creation)
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Born, 1899, educated, St Catherine's College, Cambridge; First World War service; schoolteacher, Framlington College, 1921; departmental demonstrator, Cambridge, 1922; University demonstrator, Cambridge, 1924; University Lecturer, 1927; Geographical Section of the Great Barrier Reef expedition led by C M Yonge, 1928; leader of a Great Barrier Reef expedition, 1936; expedition to the coral islands of Jamaica, 1939; Chair of the Department of Geography, Cambridge, 1949-1966; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), 1918-1987; member of the RGS Council; Vice-President of the RGS, 1959-1963; Victoria Medal, 1960; retired, 1966; died, 1987.
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GB 0402 JAS 1921-1970 Collection level 1 box Steers , Professor , James Alfred , 1899-1987 , coastal geomorphologist
Born, 1899, educated, St Catherine's College, Cambridge; First World War service; schoolteacher, Framlington College, 1921; departmental demonstrator, Cambridge, 1922; University demonstrator, Cambridge, 1924; University Lecturer, 1927; Geographical Section of the Great Barrier Reef expedition led by C M Yonge, 1928; leader of a Great Barrier Reef expedition, 1936; expedition to the coral islands of Jamaica, 1939; Chair of the Department of Geography, Cambridge, 1949-1966; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), 1918-1987; member of the RGS Council; Vice-President of the RGS, 1959-1963; Victoria Medal, 1960; retired, 1966; died, 1987.
Donated by Steers, 1984.
Papers of James Alfred Steers, 1928-1970, including diary of voyage to Australia and Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 14 Jun 1928-11 Jan 1929; reports prepared for the Ministry of Town and Country Planning on coasts of England, Scotland and Wales, 1943-1949; report and recommendations by Steers on the conservation of coasts in certain countries of Europe, 1969 and 'Protection of coastal areas', a paper by Steers prepared for the European Committee for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, May, 1970.
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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 the permission of the RGS-IGB Archivist.
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Box list available in the Foyle Reading Room.
Correspondence Blocks, 1921-1930, 1931-1940, 1941-1946, Steers, Professor J A.
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 153, No. 3 (Nov, 1987), pp. 436-438.
ISAD(G) Ed. 2, name authority NRA.
8 March 2001. May 2008. Steers , Professor , James Alfred , 1899-1987 , coastal geomorphologist Coral reefs Literature Prose Literary forms and genres Nonfiction Diaries Geography Geographical exploration Natural heritage Nature conservation Geomorphology Topography Land forms Coastal zones Coast Information sources Documents Primary documents European Committee for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Ministry of Town and Country Planning Scotland UK Western Europe Europe England Australia Oceania Wales London
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Donated by Steers, 1984.
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Papers of James Alfred Steers, 1928-1970, including diary of voyage to Australia and Great Barrier Reef Expedition, 14 Jun 1928-11 Jan 1929; reports prepared for the Ministry of Town and Country Planning on coasts of England, Scotland and Wales, 1943-1949; report and recommendations by Steers on the conservation of coasts in certain countries of Europe, 1969 and 'Protection of coastal areas', a paper by Steers prepared for the European Committee for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, May, 1970.
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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 the permission of the RGS-IGB Archivist.
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- Latin
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English
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Correspondence Blocks, 1921-1930, 1931-1940, 1941-1946, Steers, Professor J A.
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Box list available in the Foyle Reading Room.
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- Geomorphology » Topography » Land forms » Coral reefs
- Literature
- Literary forms and genres » Prose
- Literary forms and genres
- Geography
- Geography » Geographical exploration
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- Natural heritage » Nature conservation
- Geomorphology
- Geomorphology » Topography
- Geomorphology » Topography » Land forms
- Geomorphology » Topography » Land forms » Coastal zones
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- Documents » Primary documents
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