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TENISON-WOODS, John E


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0402 JTW

Held at: Royal Geographical Society

Title: TENISON-WOODS, John E

Date(s): 1860-1965

Level of description: Collection level

Extent: 1 box and 2 files

Name of creator(s): Woods | John E | Tenison- | fl 1860-1861

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Unknown

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Diary of John E Tenison-Woods on board the screw yacht FOX, in the North Atlantic and Arctic, 1860-1861 and correspondence relating to the presentation of the diary to the Royal Geographical Society, 1965.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

System of arrangement:

Single item

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:

Collection level description available in the Foyle Reading Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Accruals:

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Presented to the Royal Geographical Society by J P O'Hanlon, Dec 1965.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of copies:

Microfilmed by the public archives of Canada, Jul 1971.

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: 14 June 2001; May 2008.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Sailing | Sport | Leisure time activities | Leisure
Travel abroad | Travel

Personal names
Woods | John E | Tenison- | fl 1860-1861

Corporate names

Places
Atlantic Ocean | Oceans
Arctic