McGRIGOR, George Duncan (1868-1953)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 GDM |
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 | : McGRIGOR, George Duncan (1868-1953) |
Date(s) | : 1898-1922 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 1 folder and 2 bound volumes |
Name of creator(s) | : McGrigor | George Duncan | 1868-1953 |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1868; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1898; died, 1953.
Publications: Field analysis of minerals for the prospector, mining engineer, traveller, and student (1915)
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of George Duncan McGrigor relating to Newfoundland comprising a journal by McGrigor entitled 'Impressions of Newfoundland', 1898; bound typescript entitled 'Newfoundland - Facts and Fallacies', 1922 and nomenclature of botanical species found in Newfoundland.
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 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:
The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to the RGS by the author.
Allied Materials
Related material:
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.
Date(s) of descriptions:
25 September 2001; Oct 2008.
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