HAYWARD, George (d 1870)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 GWH |
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 | : HAYWARD, George (d 1870) |
Date(s) | : 1868-1871 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 3 folders |
Name of creator(s) | : Hayward | George W | d 1870 | explorer |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Awarded the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) in 1870 for his journey in Eastern Turkistan. On a second expedition to Gilgit and Yassin financed by the RGS he was murdered at Gilgit, 1870.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Fifteen watercolours of Turkistan (Ladakh, Kashgar and Yarkand) by George Hayward some with descriptive text on backs; two sketch plans of Kashgar and Yarkand forts and photograph of the grave of Hayward.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
As outlined in the Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
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, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
The RGS archives: a handlist / compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Transferred to the Archives, 1972.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Journal Mss Central Asia from 1876 to 1871; Letter from F Drew in Journal Mss Central Asia 1871, concerning Hayward's death.
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: 'Discussion on the Murder of Mr. Hayward', Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London, Vol. 15, No. 1 (1870-1871), pp. 18-23.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
8 August 2001; Oct 2008.
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