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- 1881-1996 (Creation)
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1 box, 3 envelopes
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Born 1862; lived in the Congo Free State (Zaire), 1884-1889; member of Henry M Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition to the Congo, 1886-1889; returned to Europe, where he lectured and wrote on his experiences in the Congo Free State, 1889; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1893-1919; began formal art training, 1893 including studying sculpting in Paris; became a sculptor, creating bronzes of Africans and African life; died 1919.
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Arrived in two accessions. The video was gifted to the archive in 1996.
GB 0402 HLW 1881-1996 collection 1 box, 3 envelopes Ward , Herbert , 1862-1919 , sculptor
Born 1862; lived in the Congo Free State (Zaire), 1884-1889; member of Henry M Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition to the Congo, 1886-1889; returned to Europe, where he lectured and wrote on his experiences in the Congo Free State, 1889; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1893-1919; began formal art training, 1893 including studying sculpting in Paris; became a sculptor, creating bronzes of Africans and African life; died 1919.
Arrived in two accessions. The video was gifted to the archive in 1996.
Papers relating to Herbert Ward, 1881-1996, including a bound book of newscuttings relating to Emin Pasha (and some Arctic items) and a video of Sir Colville Barclay speaking about his grandfather, Herbert Ward, filmed 1996.
One scrapbook, three files, and a videotape.
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 Archivist's discretion and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
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RGS Archives, 1881-1910, Ward, Herbert. (one letter 1907).
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: 'Arrested Development: Race and Evolution in the Sculpture of Herbert Ward', by Hugh Marles, Oxford Art Journal Vol. 19, No. 1 (1996), pp 16-28. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
May 2008 Arctic Geographical exploration Geography Pasha , Mehmet Emin , 1840-1892 , physician, naturalist and colonial administrator x Schnitzer , Eduard Carl Oscar Theodor x Schnitzer , Isaak Eduard Ward , Herbert , 1862-1919 , sculptor
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Papers relating to Herbert Ward, 1881-1996, including a bound book of newscuttings relating to Emin Pasha (and some Arctic items) and a video of Sir Colville Barclay speaking about his grandfather, Herbert Ward, filmed 1996.
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One scrapbook, three files, and a videotape.
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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.
Conditions governing reproduction
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion 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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RGS Archives, 1881-1910, Ward, Herbert. (one letter 1907).
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English