IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0402 MIT
Held at: Royal Geographical Society
Title: MITCHELL Collection
Date(s): c1817
Level of description: Collection level
Extent: Two boxes and five files
Name of creator(s): Mitchell
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Unknown
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Material relating to Jordan and Italy comprising transcripts of accounts of journeys by Burckhardt and others entitled 'Topography of the East of Jordan', nd. (three volumes), and 'Account of a journey to Rome and Naples in 1817': an account of a journey made by Mitchell, two volumes, illustrated.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
In 5 volumes.
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:
Hand list.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unknown
ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions: ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions: 25th October, 2001. Oct 2008.