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Royal Geographical Society

PERU-BOLIVIA BOUNDARY COMMISSION (1911-1913)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0402 PBB

Held at: Royal Geographical Society

Title: PERU-BOLIVIA BOUNDARY COMMISSION (1911-1913)

Date(s): 1909-1921

Level of description: Collection level

Extent: 5 boxes

Name of creator(s): Peru-Bolivia Boundary Commission

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Correspondence, log books survey notes, maps and other papers concerning the members and the work of the Commission and the publication of its results, 1909-1921, including correspondence with H S Toppin; calculations of positions; survey notebooks, angle books and log books of H S Toppin, 1911-1913 and log book of C G Moores, 1911.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English, Spanish and French

System of arrangement:

As outlined in the 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 the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the IBG-RGS Archivist.

Finding aids:

Card index available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Unknown

ALLIED MATERIALS

Related material:

RGS Archives - Correspondence Block 1911-20: Fawcett, P H correspondence of 1906-10, July-Dec. 1911 and April 1912. Headley, Col W C.

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: 17 May 2001; Aug 2008.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Boundaries | Territorial rights | Rights of states | International law
Cartography | Surveying

Personal names

Corporate names
Peru-Bolivia Boundary Commission

Places
Bolivia | South America
Peru | South America