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Royal Geographical Society

McCARTHY, James

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0402 JMC

Held at: Royal Geographical Society

Title: McCARTHY, James

Date(s): [1880-1901]

Level of description: Collection level

Extent: 1 oversize box and 4 files

Name of creator(s): McCarthy | James | fl 1880-1901 | surveyor

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Survey of India, -1880; Director General of the Siamese Government surveys, [1880]-1901; Royal Geographical Society Instructor, 1901-; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1883-.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of James McCarthy, [1880-1901], including sketch plan of Bangkok; photograph album of Thailand; photograph of McCarthy at the court of Siam; notes and personal photographs.

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 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

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Received from the family, 1988.

ALLIED MATERIALS

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Archivist's note: Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.