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JEFFREY, Col Walter Hugh (1878-1957)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0402 WHJ

Held at: Royal Geographical Society

Title: JEFFREY, Col Walter Hugh (1878-1957)

Date(s): 1902-1912

Level of description: Collection level

Extent: 1 large box and 9 files

Name of creator(s): Jeffery | Walter Hugh | 1878-1957 | Colonel Indian Army

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Notebooks of Col Walter Hugh Jerrery containing rough notes, routes and daily entries on the journeys: Hong Kong to Miao Feng, 1902-1903; Bhamo (upper Burma) to Shanghai, 1905-1906 and various short expeditions from Sadiya in Assam, 1911-1912. Also passport in Chinese.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Chronological.

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 permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

Finding aids:

Hand list and card index.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Received by the RGS, 1957.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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 2001; Oct 2008.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Geographical exploration | Geography
Travel abroad | Travel

Personal names
Jeffery | Walter Hugh | 1878-1957 | Colonel Indian Army

Corporate names

Places
Assam | India | South Asia
Hong Kong | East Asia
Myanmar | South East Asia
Shanghai | Shanghai Shi | China | East Asia