HOOPER, Lt William Harvey (d 1833)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 WHH |
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 | : HOOPER, Lt William Harvey (d 1833) |
Date(s) | : 1818-1825 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 1 box and 6 files |
Name of creator(s) | : Hooper | William Harvey | d 1833 | ship's purser | Lieutenant |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Lt William Harvey Hooper was ship's purser on HMS ALEXANDER, HMS HECLA and HMS FURY, 1818-1825. He died, 1833.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
William Harvey Hooper's journals as purser on HMS ALEXANDER, HMS HECLA, and HMS FURY, 1818-1825, and extracts from meteorological observations, on the John Ross and W E Parry expeditions in search of the Northwest Passage.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Chronological.
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:
Hand list and card index.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unknown
Allied Materials
Related material:
Royal Geographical Society Correspondence Blocks. Ref: RGS/CB6/1161.
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
19th November, 2001. Oct 2008.
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