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PEARSON, Rev Charles William


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0402 CWP

Held at: Royal Geographical Society

Title: PEARSON, Rev Charles William

Date(s): [1860-1991]

Level of description: Collection level

Extent: 1 box, 2 files

Name of creator(s): Pearson | R | fl 1991 | decendant of Charles Pearson

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

FRGS 1882-1886

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Biographical material relating to Rev Charles William Pearson including 'The Life of Charles William Pearson' by R Pearson, Aug 1991 and photocopies of research notes including on Pearson's missionary work in Sudan and Uganda, M'Tesa's kingdom, 1860s-1880s and Pearson's career in the Merchant Navy and draft chapters of a biography of Pearson.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

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 completing 'application for copies' form. No reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

Finding aids:

Card index and hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Recieved in stages from R Pearson, 1990-1992.

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: 21st June 2001. Aug 2008.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Biographies | Prose | Literary forms and genres | Literature
Missionaries | Religious groups
Missionary work | Religious activities

Personal names
Pearson | Charles William | 1847-1914 | missionary

Corporate names
Merchant Navy

Places
Sudan | East Africa
Uganda | East Africa