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Royal Geographical Society

RGS ADDITIONAL PAPERS: work of the RGS; scientific enquiries, instruments, instruction


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0402 AP/49-53

Held at: Royal Geographical Society

Title: RGS ADDITIONAL PAPERS: work of the RGS; scientific enquiries, instruments, instruction

Date(s): 1830-1938

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: 5 boxes

Name of creator(s): Royal Geographical Society

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) was founded in 1830 as the Royal Geographical Society of London. Its aim was the advancement of Geographical Science. The Society was granted a Royal Charter by Queen Victoria in 1859. In 1995 the RGS merged with the Institute of British Geographers (IBG) to create the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers).

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers relating to the work of the Royal Geographical Society, cientific enquiries, instruments and instruction, 1830-1938, including rough minutes of the Scientific Committee, 1830; note on the potential effects of the projected magnetic expedition, 1842; draft letter to Sir Robert Peel, 1843; plan for correcting and extending knowledge of the Chinese Empire; suggestions for the captains of vessels proceeding to the Antarctic seas, 1892; notes on instruments including of the Instruments Committee, 1857-1860; memorandum on training travellers to make useful scientific observations, by Clements Markham, 1879; draft of proposed arrangement with Mr Coles for instruction, 1879; rough minutes of Scientific Purposes Committee, 1879; instruction and instrument report, 1881; list of instruments lent to travellers, 1877-1883; proposals for instruments, 1884; report on instruments, 1894; prospectus for a 'Course of Instruction in Practical Astronomy and Surveying…' as given by E A Reeves, 1922; 'Course of instruction in exploratory survey and field astronomy', by Col C F Close, 1931; minutes, notes and correspondence of the Committee of Supervision of Instruction, 1936-1938 and instruments catalogues, 1862-1941.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

As outlined in 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 Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of Request for Copies form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist. Please note that in some cases copyright of the author or owner may need to be sought.

Finding aids:

Box list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Generated internally by the Royal Geographical Society.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Nov 2008.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Antarctic exploration | Geographical exploration | Geography
Geography education | Science education
Learned societies | Associations | Organizations
Scientific equipment | Equipment
Astronomy
Surveying

Personal names
Close | Sir | Charles Frederick Arden- | 1865-1952 | Knight | Geographer
Markham | Sir | Clements Robert | 1830-1916 | Knight | geographer
Reeves | Edward Ayearst | 1862-1945 | instructor in surveying and map curator

Corporate names
Royal Geographical Society

Places
Antarctic regions | Polar regions | Climatic zones