Collection GB 0402 GFY - YOUNGHUSBAND, Sir Francis Edward (1863-1942) and Sir George John (1859-1944)

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GB 0402 GFY 1884-1981 collection 1 box Younghusband , Sir , Francis Edward , 1863-1942 , Knight , soldier
Younghusband , Sir , George John , 1859-1944 , Knight , Major General

Sir Francis Edward Younghusband was born, 1863; educated Clifton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; commissioned in the 1st (King's) dragoon guards, 1882; stationed at Meerut, India, 1882; travelled through Manchuria with Evan James; spent seven months crossing the Gobi Desert to Hami, and over the Himalaya via Kashgar and the Muztagh Pass to Kashmir, 1887; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), 1886-1942, lectured there and received the Founder's Medal, 1887; trekked in the border zones of British India, Russia, China, and Afghanistan, 1889-1891; political officer in Hunza, Aug 1892; political agent in Chitral, 1893-1894; Times correspondent with the Chitral relief force, 1895; Times correspondent in Rhodesia and Transvaal, 1895-1897; returned to India, 1898; political agent at Deoli, 1899; resident in Indore, 1902; leader of a mission to Tibet to establish British political and commercial interest, and to survey the region, 1903-1904; returned to central Asia as resident in Kashmir, 1906; retired to England where he joined the Conservative general election campaign, 1910; chair of the Mount Everest committee formed by the RGS, and president, 1919-1922; founder and later vice-president of the Royal Central Asian Society, 1934-1942; chairman of the India Society; died 1942.

Sir George John Younghusband was born 1859; joined Army 1878; Afghanistan 1879-1880; Sudan 1885; North West Frontier, India 1886; Burma 1886-1887; Chitral Relief Force 1895; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1897-1928; Spanish-American War, Philippines 1898; South African War 1899-1902; Mohmand expedition, North West Frontier, India 1908; Staff College 1911; World War One, 1914-1917; Div Commander, Indian Army 1916; retired 1917; died, 1944.

Some items bequeathed by Dame Eileen Younghusband, daughter of Francis.

Papers of Sir Francis Younghusband and Sir George Younghusband, 1884-1981, including papers relating to the travels of Sir Francis Younghusband including his copy of 'Hints to Travellers'; two volumes of his travel journal, 'Kashmir to Sinkiang'; 'Leh to Yarkand and Khain to Akzai'; illustrated notebook kept by Sir George of his journey in Burma, 1887; correspondence and press cuttings.

None expected

7 files, unstructured, from various sources, relate to Sir Francis Younghusband, the eighth file, number 5, is about Sir George.

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 a relevant application form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English

Summary guide online. Handlist in the Foyle reading room.

RGS Archives: Correspondence Blocks 1881-1910, 1911-20, 1921-30, 1931-40 & 1941-46, Younghusband, F. Jnl. Mss.: India 1895, 1905, 1917, 1926; Central Asia 1892; Misc. 1919, 1920.

Sir Francis Younghusband:
British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections: MSS Eur R 197; Eur F 157; letters to Sir James Dunlop Smith, 1904-20 in MSS Eur D 686.
Cambridge University Library Department of Manuscripts Add 7676/P, letters to Sir Martin Conway, 1892-1932; correspondence with Lord Hardinge, 1910-1913 in the Hardinge collection.
Manchester University, John Rylands Library letters to the Manchester Guardian, 1940-1942.
Oxford University Bodleain Library Special Collections: letters to Gilbert Murray, 1915-1944 in MSS Gilbert Murray; letters to Sir Horace Rumbold, 1905-1933 in Rumbold Dep 12, 40.

Sir George Younghusband: Society of Antiquaries, London, correspondence relating to regalia, 1918-1937, ref. MSS 950/1
Cambridge University Library Manuscripts Hardinge Collection: correspondence.

Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing typed index. Revised by Sarah Drewery.

Sources: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Obit.: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 100, No. 3 (September 1942), pp 131-137.

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

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Some items bequeathed by Dame Eileen Younghusband, daughter of Francis.

Papers of Sir Francis Younghusband and Sir George Younghusband, 1884-1981, including papers relating to the travels of Sir Francis Younghusband including his copy of 'Hints to Travellers'; two volumes of his travel journal, 'Kashmir to Sinkiang'; 'Leh to Yarkand and Khain to Akzai'; illustrated notebook kept by Sir George of his journey in Burma, 1887; correspondence and press cuttings.

None expected

7 files, unstructured, from various sources, relate to Sir Francis Younghusband, the eighth file, number 5, is about Sir George.

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 a relevant application form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

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English

RGS Archives: Correspondence Blocks 1881-1910, 1911-20, 1921-30, 1931-40 & 1941-46, Younghusband, F. Jnl. Mss.: India 1895, 1905, 1917, 1926; Central Asia 1892; Misc. 1919, 1920.

Summary guide online. Handlist in the Foyle reading room.

Sir Francis Younghusband:
British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections: MSS Eur R 197; Eur F 157; letters to Sir James Dunlop Smith, 1904-20 in MSS Eur D 686.
Cambridge University Library Department of Manuscripts Add 7676/P, letters to Sir Martin Conway, 1892-1932; correspondence with Lord Hardinge, 1910-1913 in the Hardinge collection.
Manchester University, John Rylands Library letters to the Manchester Guardian, 1940-1942.
Oxford University Bodleain Library Special Collections: letters to Gilbert Murray, 1915-1944 in MSS Gilbert Murray; letters to Sir Horace Rumbold, 1905-1933 in Rumbold Dep 12, 40.

Sir George Younghusband: Society of Antiquaries, London, correspondence relating to regalia, 1918-1937, ref. MSS 950/1
Cambridge University Library Manuscripts Hardinge Collection: correspondence.

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

• English