WILDING, Edward H (1875-1939)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 EWI |
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 | : WILDING, Edward H (1875-1939) |
Date(s) | : 1926-1929 |
Level of description | : collection |
Extent | : 4 boxes and 1 boxfile |
Name of creator(s) | : Wilding | Edward H | 1875-1939 | naval architect |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1875; naval architect in the employment of Harland and Wolff, builders of the Titanic, and gave evidence in the inquiry into its loss, 1912; CBE, 1920; consulting naval architect, Argentine Navigation Company, 1926; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1926-1933; died, 1939.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Diaries of Edward Wilding, 1926-1929, comprising diary in four volumes, illustrated with photographs, postcards, etc, of voyage to South America and a journey to Corriented and Posada on the River Parana and its tributaries, 1926 and diary in five volumes, illustrated with photographs, postcards etc, of a voyage to South America and a journey up the River Parana and in northern and western Argentina, 1929.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English and Spanish
System of arrangement:
Four boxes and a box file containing the diaries.
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, subject to the completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Handlist available in the RGS reading room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Transferred from the Map Room, Oct 1975.
Allied Materials
Related material:
RGS Archives: Correspondence Block: Wilding, E H, 1921-1930.
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA
Date(s) of descriptions:
29 November 2000; May 2008.
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