IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0402 MTE
Held at: Royal Geographical Society
Title: TERRY, Michael (1899-1981)
Date(s): 1921-1950
Level of description: Collection level
Extent: One box, three files
Name of creator(s): Terry | Michael | 1899-1981 | inland explorer, journalist and broadcaster
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born at Gateshead, Durham, England, 1899; during the First World War he served with No 2 Squadron of the RNAS Armoured Cars in Russia; captured by Bolsheviks at Kursk in Russia, 1917; Petty Officer in Comdr Locker Lampson's Armoured Division, c 1917-1918; arrived in Australia, 1918; led 14 inland expeditions (using both automobiles and camels) in central, northern and Western Australia, 1923-1938, mainly for mining companies; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1924-1981; Australian Government service, 1939-1946; [farming, 1946-1981]; died, 1981.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Michael Terry, 1921-1950, including observations and lists of collections made during an expedition to Central West Australia, 1932-1933, used as appendices to an article by Terry, 'Explorations near the Border of Western Australia', published in The Geographical Journal, Vol. 84, No. 6 (Dec, 1934), pp. 498-510; observations from Central Australia, 1928; and geological map with notes.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Original order.
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 completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
[Received from the family, late 1980s].
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
RGS Correspondence Blocks, 1921-1930, 1931-1940, 1941-1950, Terry, Michael. Annual Awards correspondence, 1921-1930 (1923).
Terry's diaries, logbooks, maps and photographs are at the National Library of Australia; field journals are at the South Australia Museum, Adelaide. Photographs from the Michael Terry exhibition 'Australian walkabout' are available online
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: 21 February 2001; May 2008.