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Wayland, Edward James (1888–1966)


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0117 MS 811

Held at: Royal Society

Title: Wayland, Edward James (1888–1966)

Date(s): 1932

Level of description: sub-fonds

Extent: Unknown

Name of creator(s): Wayland | Edward James | 1888–1966 | geologist and prehistorian

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Born, 1888; educated at the Central Foundation School, City of London College, Royal College of Science; travelled to Egypt, making a geological study of an area near Aswan, 1909; conducted geographical reconnaissance in Portuguese East Africa for Memba Minerals Limited, 1911; assistant mineral surveyor in the Ceylon government service, 1912; war service, 1916; director of the geological survey, Uganda; retired 1939 and returned to England; war service, 1940; director of geological survey of Bechuanaland, 1948-1952; died, 1966.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

'The age of the Oldway human skeleton' by E J Waylan, report of 25 pages and 2 blueprints with file of correspondence, 2 September 1932.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: English

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Conditions governing access:

Open

Conditions governing reproduction:

No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Detailed catalogue

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

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Archival history:

Formerly belonging to Professor Boswell FRS.

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DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions: General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.


INDEX ENTRIES
Subjects
Skeleton | Musculoskeletal system | Anatomy | Biology
Archaeology

Personal names
Wayland | Edward James | 1888-1966 | geologist and prehistorian

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