IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0402 WHS
Held at: Royal Geographical Society
Title: SMYTH, Admiral William Henry (1788-1865)
Date(s): 1845-1862
Level of description: Collection level
Extent: One box, three files
Name of creator(s): Smyth | William Henry | 1788-1865 | scientist and antiquary | Admiral
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1788; merchant service; Royal Navy, 1805; surveying in Italian, Adriatic, Greek, and north African waters; Founder member of the Royal Geographical Society of London (RGS), 1830; President of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1845-1846; retired, 1846; President of the RGS, 1849-1850; Vice-President and Foreign Secretary of the Royal Society; Vice-President and Director of the Society of Antiquaries; died, 1865.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Rear-Admiral William Henry Smyth, including article 'The Royal Geographical Society and its labours' with title page, preface page and page headed appendix; photocopy of letter from Smyth to Captain Francis Beaufort 11 May 1830 about the founding of the RGS and extracts copied from the journals of his wife, Apr 1849-Jan 1851, referring to Smyth's work as President of the RGS.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Original order
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 completion of an 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Collection level description available in the Foyle Reading Room.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unknown
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
RGS Correspondence Blocks: 1834-40; 1841-50, (includes copy of Presidential Address 1850 with a letter from Smyth attached). 1851-60; 1861-70. Photocopy of entry on maps, Map Room Italy Div 21, about the maps given to Smyth by the Emperor of Austria.
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB.
Rules or conventions: ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions: 22nd March, 2001. May 2008.