DEASY, Maj Henry Hugh Peter (1866-1947)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 HPD |
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 | : DEASY, Maj Henry Hugh Peter (1866-1947) |
Date(s) | : 1873-1899 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 1 box and 6 files |
Name of creator(s) | : Deasy | Henry Hugh Peter | 1866-1947 | Major |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1866; educated Dublin and Bournmouth; British Army officer, Lancers, 1888-1897; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1894-1939; travelled in Tibet, 1896-1899; RGS Founders medal, 1900; founder of the Deasy Motor Car Company, 1906; resigned, 1908; died, 1947.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Maj Henry Hugh Peter Deasy, including astronomical observations, Lucknow, 1896-1897; route book Baltit to Sinkiang, 1897-1898; meteorological notebook, Sinkiang, 1897-1899 and meteorological notebook with entries by Arnold Pike, Deasy's companion, on journey from Leh to Lanak La, 1896.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
As outlined in Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Accessible 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 the discretion of the Archivist and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Card index.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated by Maj Deasy, 1930.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Further letters are located in the Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Blocks - RGS/CB7/29.
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Armstrong Siddeley Motors by Bill Smith, Chapter 3.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
17th January, 2002. Nov 2008.
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