IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0402 RLR
Held at: Royal Geographical Society
Title: REID, Robert Lawrence (1859-1914)
Date(s): 1905-1913
Level of description: Collection level
Extent: 2 observation files
Name of creator(s): Reid | Robert Lawrence | 1859-1914 | mining engineer and surveyor
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born in Australia, 1859; big game expedition to Portuguese East Africa, 1900-1903; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), 1904-1914; employed by the Belgium Government to chart mineral and other resources between the Congo and the Nile, [1904-1909], producing a map of Aruwimi river and with his brothers, C A and A E H Reid, a map of the region North of the Aruwimi; Portuguese East Africa, 1910-1911; RGS Cuthbert Peek Grant, 1911; Nigeria, 1912-1913; died, 1914.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Observation files by Robert Lawrence Reid including two angle books, time book, astronomical observations and barometric readings, Anewimi region, 1905-1909. Journal MSS: 1902, 'Some explorations in Portuguese East Africa'.
ACCESS AND 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 the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the 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:
For papers of his brother Charles A Reid, see (Ref: CAR).
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 43, No. 6 (Jun., 1914), pp. 704-704.
Rules or conventions: ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions: 3rd May 2001. Jul 2008.