IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0098 B/HUNT
Held at: Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine
Title: HUNT, Bernard (fl 1885-1903) diaries
Date(s): Created 1896-1986
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 box
Name of creator(s): Hunt | Bernard | fl 1885-1903 | mining engineer
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Student, Royal School of Mines, 1885-1889; worked in Mexico, [1895]; mining engineer in Peru, 1896-1903; returned to Britain, 1903.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Four diaries of Bernard Hunt, 1896-1899, giving an account of his experiences in Peru as a mining engineer; extracts from the diaries by his son, Philip B Hunt, 1986.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
The diaries are listed chronlogically.
Conditions governing access:
Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction:
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Archival history:
Accumulated by Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine during the course of business.
Immediate source of acquisition:
ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of originals:
Existence and location of copies:
Related material:
Records of the Department of Mineral Resources Engineering (KMIN), held at Imperial College.
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Sources: diaries of Bernard Hunt. Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
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: December 2000