MACGREGOR, Sir William M (1846-1919)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 WMA |
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 | : MACGREGOR, Sir William M (1846-1919) |
Date(s) | : 1902-1909 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 2 boxes and 27 files |
Name of creator(s) | : MacGregor | Sir | William M | 1846-1919 | Knight | colonial governor |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1846; Aberdeen grammar school, 1865; studied medicine at the University of Aberdeen, 1867; Anderson's Medical College; graduated MB, 1872 and MD, 1874; practised medicine in Scotland; Assistant Medical Officer in the Seychelles, 1873; Resident Surgeon in the civil hospital at Port Louis, Mauritius, 1874; Chief Medical Officer for the colony of Fiji, 1875; first Administrator of British New Guinea, 1888-1895; Lieutenant-Governor of British New Guinea, 1895-1898; Founder's medal of the Royal Geographical Society, 1896; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1898-1919; Governor of Lagos, 1899-1904; Governor of Newfoundland, 1904-1909; conducted a scientific expedition to Labrador, [1906]; Governor of Queensland, 1909-1914; retired, 1914; died, 1919.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Sir William Macgregor relating to Labrador, 1902-1909, including astronomical observations, Labrador, 1902-1908; letters from the Hydrographic Office, 1905 and letter from Macgregor to Grenfell, 24 Nov 1909.
Access & 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 to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Card index.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unknown
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
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:
15th November, 2001. Oct 2008.
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