ALDRICH, Pelham (1825-1875)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 PEA |
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 | : ALDRICH, Pelham (1825-1875) |
Date(s) | : 1872-1875 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : One large folio volume and a separate typescript |
Name of creator(s) | : Aldrich | Pelham | 1844-1930 | Admiral |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Joined Royal Navy in 1859 and served on the Challenger Surveying Expedition, 1872-1875. Commanded survey vessels in the China Seas, the Red Sea, the Cape of Good Hope and elsewhere from 1877 to 1891. Rear Admiral 1898; Vice Admiral 1903; Admiral 1907. FRGS 1883-1930.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Journal of the scientific research voyage of HMS Challenger from 1872-1875. Illustrated with watercolours and line drawings. The typescript contains the text of the journal.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Journal arranged chronologically.
Conditions governing access:
Open by appointment only, subject to completion of application form. Non-Fellows require a letter of reference.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Volume presented to RGS in 1943 by Capt. J P Champion, RN.
Allied Materials
Related material:
RGS Archives - some letters by Aldrich filed under: Correspondence block 1911-20: Nares, G. S. Also copies of material left in the Antarctic 1876, filed under LMS S 21: Smith, G.Hattersley.
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by David Tatham, Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids and Obituary from The Times of 15 November 1930. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed.2.
Date(s) of descriptions:
11 September 2000; Nov 2008.
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