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Royal Geographical Society

ARCHER, Amelia (c 1885-1975)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0402 AAR

Held at: Royal Geographical Society

Title: ARCHER, Amelia (c 1885-1975)

Date(s): 1904-1944

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 2 volumes of memoirs and 1 envelope

Name of creator(s): Archer | Amelia | c1885-1975 | emigrant

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Mrs Archer and her husband emigrated to South America in 1907 and lived in Argentina and Chile until they returned to England in 1945.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Two volumes of handwritten memoires describing the life of Amelia Archer on the Pampas in detail. There are 7 photographs of family groups and six postcards of scenes in the Pampas and at Punta Arenas held, also correspondence with Reading Museum, in a separate envelope.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

The memoires are not in chronological order, but a list of "stories" is on the fly-leaf of the smaller volume.

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.

Physical characteristics:

The journals are in fair condition.

Finding aids:

The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

None expected

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The collection was passed to the Society by Reading Museum in 1976.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Prepared by David Tatham, Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids

Rules or conventions: ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

Date(s) of descriptions: 15 August 2000


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Immigration | Migration
Memoirs | Documents | Information sources
Photographs | Visual materials
Migrants
Primary documents

Personal names
Archer | Amelia | c 1885-1975 | emigrant
Archer | family | of Argentina and England

Corporate names
Reading Museum x Museum of Reading

Places
Pampa | Argentina | South America
Punta Arenas | Magallanes-Antártica | Chile | South America
Pampas x Pampa