MILL, Hugh Robert (1861-1950)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 HRM |
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 | : MILL, Hugh Robert (1861-1950) |
Date(s) | : 1847-1945 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 5 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Mill | Hugh Robert | 1861-1950 | geographer and meteorologist |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1861; educated: Edinburgh University; worked on the Challenger reports; lecturer in geography; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), 1891-1950; Librarian of the RGS, 1892-1900; Director of the British Rainfall Organisation, 1900-1919; assisted in the organisation of the National Antarctic Expedition, 1901-1904; RGS Victoria Medal, 1915; Member of the Council of the RGS, 1927-1937; Vice-President of the RGS, 1927-1932; founder member of the Geographical Association and President, 1930-1933; died, 1950.
Publications: Realm of Nature (1891)
The record of the Royal Geographical Society, 1830-1930, (1930)
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Hugh Robert Mill including manuscript and printed papers relating to Antarctic whaling expeditions; collection of approximately 200 letters to Mill from officers of the Royal Geographical Society chiefly concerning the affairs of the RGS, 1847-1944; collection of approximately 800 letters to Mill from geographers, travellers cartographers and others, 1833-1944; 'Daily Doings', two volumes, 1861-1919 and 1920-1945, which briefly record the events of each day, contain lists of Mill's published works and the appointments he held, and are indexed by personal and place names.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
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 the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Detailed catalogue available in the Foyle reading room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Received in several accessions: the letters were donated by L J Jay who received them from Laura Mill, in 1976, 1977 and 1985. 'Daily doings' was given to the RGS by Dr Charles Renton, 1986.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: The Geographical Journal, Vol. 115, No. 4/6 (Apr. - Jun., 1950), pp. 266-267.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
24 May 2001; Oct 2008.
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