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Nares family papers


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0064 NAS

Held at: National Maritime Museum

Title: Nares family papers

Date(s): 1848-1932

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 5 vols

Name of creator(s): Nares | George | d 1905 | Lieutenant
Nares | John Dodd | 1877-1957 | Vice-Admiral
Nares | Sir | George Strong | 1831-1915 | Vice-Admiral

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

See sub-fonds level descriptions for individual biographies.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of the Nares family including papers of Lt George Nares, consisting of a log, 1892 to 1893; papers of John Dodd Nares, consisting of two logs, 1894 to 1897, and one work book, 1928 to 1932, and papers of Sir George Strong Nares, consisting of a log, 1848 to 1851.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Please contact the Archive for further information.

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue online at the: National Maritime Museum website .

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The papers were presented by the Hydrographic Department in 1969.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Edited by Sarah Drewery, Sep 2011.

Rules or conventions: 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.

Date(s) of descriptions: 2010-08-26


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Naval affairs | Military affairs | Military science | Social sciences
Ships logs | Primary documents | Documents | Information sources

Personal names
Nares | George | d 1905 | Lieutenant
Nares | John Dodd | 1877-1957 | Vice-Admiral
Nares | Sir | George Strong | 1831-1915 | Knight | Admiral

Corporate names
Royal Navy

Places