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- 1902-1941 (Creation)
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2 boxes and a suitcase of rolled maps
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Born 1883; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1914-1963; qualified as a surveyor, 1911; Second in Command of the Boundary Commission set up by the Bolivian Government to establish the boundary between Bolivia, Peru and Brazil, 1912; took command of the Commission, 1914; government service in Tanzania, 1920; government service in Uganda, his surveys included the Western Ugandan Railway and the Wilson Dam; died 1963.
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GB 0402 GEW 1902-1941 collection 2 boxes and a suitcase of rolled maps Wilson , Guy Edward Harrington , 1883-1963 , Captain
Born 1883; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1914-1963; qualified as a surveyor, 1911; Second in Command of the Boundary Commission set up by the Bolivian Government to establish the boundary between Bolivia, Peru and Brazil, 1912; took command of the Commission, 1914; government service in Tanzania, 1920; government service in Uganda, his surveys included the Western Ugandan Railway and the Wilson Dam; died 1963.
Received from the family, 1992.
Papers of Guy Wilson, 1902-1941, including a short account of the campaigns in East Africa, Part I 'The war in German East Africa noe Tanganyika territory', 1914-1918, Part II 'The Abyssinian campaign of 1940-1941', with two sketch maps; press cuttings; maps; correspondence c 1902-1950s; personal papers including records of service; printed material; photograph and notes.
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 Archivist's discretion, subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
English
Box list available in the Foyle reading room.
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing card index and JRGS. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Obit.: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 129, No. 3 (Sep., 1963), pp. 384.
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
22 November 2000; May 2008 Africa African history Ancient civilizations Ancient history Bolivia Boundaries Channel Islands East Africa Egypt Egyptology Ethiopia Europe Historical periods International law Israel Middle East National history North Africa North America Red Sea Rights of states South America Tanzania Territorial rights Uganda UK USA Western Europe Wilson , Guy Edward Harrington , 1883-1963 , Captain Woolf , Leonard Sidney , 1880-1969 , editor, author and colonial civil servant London England
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Received from the family, 1992.
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Scope and content
Papers of Guy Wilson, 1902-1941, including a short account of the campaigns in East Africa, Part I 'The war in German East Africa noe Tanganyika territory', 1914-1918, Part II 'The Abyssinian campaign of 1940-1941', with two sketch maps; press cuttings; maps; correspondence c 1902-1950s; personal papers including records of service; printed material; photograph and notes.
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Accruals
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Original order.
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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, 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
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Box list available in the Foyle reading room.
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- National history » African history
- Historical periods » Ancient history » Ancient civilizations
- Historical periods » Ancient history
- International law » Rights of states » Territorial rights » Boundaries
- Historical periods » Ancient history » Ancient civilizations » Egyptology
- Historical periods
- International law
- National history
- International law » Rights of states
- International law » Rights of states » Territorial rights
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ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
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- English