GRENFELL, Rev George (1849-1906)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 GGR |
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 | : GRENFELL, Rev George (1849-1906) |
Date(s) | : 1886-1903 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : One large box, two files |
Name of creator(s) | : Grenfell | George | 1849-1906 | missionary |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1849; educated, King Edwards School, Birmingham; missionary work for the Baptist Missionary Society, Kamerun, 1878; transferred to the Congo; founded the station in Manyanga, 1882; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1882-1906; explored the Congo river; Royal Geographical Society Patrons medal, 1887; died, 1906.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Rev George Grenfell including two letters to the Rev Lawson Forfeitt from Birmingham 9 Aug 1901 and from Lualaba river, 24 May 1903 and two notebooks containing sketches for a map of the Congo, its tributaries and Lake Leopold, 1886-1888.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
As outlined in the 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:
Unknown.
Allied Materials
Related material:
RGS Archives Correspondence files, 1878-1904 (12 letters addressed to the Society).
Publication note:
The map of the Congo was published by the RGS in 10 sections, 1902.
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 28, No. 4 (Oct., 1906), pp. 406-407.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
17th January, 2002. Oct 2008.
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