RGS FELLOWSHIP CERTIFICATES

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0402 FC
Held at	: Royal Geographical Society   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Collections/Collections.htm ›
Full title	: RGS FELLOWSHIP CERTIFICATES
Date(s)	: 1840-1988
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 75 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:

Fellowship certificates of Fellows, Honorary Corresponding Members and Life Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society, 1840-1988. The certificates contain the following information: names of proposers, dates candidates were proposed and elected and details about the candidate including place of residence, description and on occasion their qualifications for becoming a Fellow.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Alphabetically.

Conditions governing access:

Some certificates are closed under the Data Protection Act, consult the Archivist for details. 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. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

Finding aids:

No additional finding aids.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Received on an ongoing basis from the RGS Membership Office.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Printed membership lists, 1877-1963, open shelves.

Publication note:

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.