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Royal Society

Grant, James Andrew (1935-1990)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0117 MS 856

Held at: Royal Society

Title: Grant, James Andrew (1935-1990)

Date(s): 1965

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: 7 boxes

Name of creator(s): Grant | James Andrew | 1935-1990 | explorer

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CONTENT

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Expedition papers of James Andrew Grant relating to the Royal Society expedition to the Solomon Islands in 1965 and to subsequent work in Australia. Includes a large number of photographic slides.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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Open

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

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Detailed catalogue

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions: 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: Feb 2009.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Geographical exploration | Geography

Personal names
Grant | James Andrew | 1935-1990 | explorer

Corporate names
Royal Society

Places
Australia | Oceania
Solomon Islands | Oceania