RGS ADDITIONAL PAPERS: finance

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0402 AP/18-30
Held at	: Royal Geographical Society   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Collections/Collections.htm ›
Full title	: RGS ADDITIONAL PAPERS: finance
Date(s)	: 1830-1987
Level of description	: Sub-fonds View parent record
Extent	: 13 boxes and 46 vols.
Name of creator(s)	: Royal Geographical Society

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) was founded in 1830 as the Royal Geographical Society of London. Its aim was the advancement of Geographical Science. The Society was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1859. In 1995 the RGS merged with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG) to create the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers).

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Financial papers of the Royal Geographical Society, 1830-1987, including ledgers, 1831-1969; analysis of expenditure, 1867-1869; National Insurance payment's books, 1930-1933; papers relating to life insurance, 1953-1957summaries of audited accounts, receipts, balance sheets, correspondence, memoranda, deeds, cash books, 1830-1935; petty cash books, 1831-1921; bank books and deposit account books, 1831-1925 and report on the inadequacy of annual reviews of the RGS by J R Jackson, 2 Jan 1846.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

See box list in the Foyle Reading Room.

Conditions governing access:

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, and subject to completion of Request for Copies form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist. Please note that in some cases copyright of the author or owner may need to be sought.

Finding aids:

Box list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Generated internally by the Royal Geographical Society.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Drewery.

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:
Nov 2008.