RICHARDS, Richard Routley Adams
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 RRR |
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 | : RICHARDS, Richard Routley Adams |
Date(s) | : 1864-1893 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 2 boxes: 13 files |
Name of creator(s) | : Richards | Richard Routley Adams | fl 1872-1894 | sailor |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Richard Routley Adams Richards was Chief Paymaster on board HMS CHALLENGER. He was uncle of Herbert Arthur Richards, (1866-1957).
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Richard Routley Adams Richards including diary on board HMS CHALLENGER, 1872-1876, Atlantic, Antarctic and Pacific oceans: seven volumes, illustrated with sketches; photographs including photographs taken during the voyage of the HMS CHALLENGER, notably Marion Island, Kerguelen Islands and Antarctic sea; four diaries, 1892-1894, Riviera and Carlsbad; and cartoons by Sub Lt Channer.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
As outlined in the Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Accessed 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:
The RGS Archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Received from the family, 1917.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA
Date(s) of descriptions:
26 April 2001; Jul 2008.
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