Wayland, Edward James (1888–1966)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0117 MS 811
Held at	: Royal Society   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://royalsociety.org/collections/ ›
Full title	: Wayland, Edward James (1888–1966)
Date(s)	: 1932
Level of description	: Sub-fonds
Extent	: Unknown
Name of creator(s)	: Wayland | Edward James | 1888–1966 | geologist and prehistorian
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Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Born, 1888; educated at the Central Foundation School, City of London College, Royal College of Science; travelled to Egypt, making a geological study of an area near Aswan, 1909; conducted geographical reconnaissance in Portuguese East Africa for Memba Minerals Limited, 1911; assistant mineral surveyor in the Ceylon government service, 1912; war service, 1916; director of the geological survey, Uganda; retired 1939 and returned to England; war service, 1940; director of geological survey of Bechuanaland, 1948-1952; died, 1966.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

'The age of the Oldway human skeleton' by E J Waylan, report of 25 pages and 2 blueprints with file of correspondence, 2 September 1932.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

Finding aids:

Archival Information

Archival history:

Formerly belonging to Professor Boswell FRS.

Immediate source of acquisition:

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions:
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:
Feb 2009.