BALFOUR, Andrew F (fl 1850-1890)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 ABA |
Held at | : Royal Geographical Society Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Collections/Collections.htm › |
Full title | : BALFOUR, Andrew F (fl 1850-1890) |
Date(s) | : 1873-1896 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 2 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Balfour | Andrew F | fl 1850-1890 | Commander RN |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Balfour served as a Lieutenant on the Challenger expedition (1873-1875) and was Commander on HMS Penguin (1893-1896).
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Seven bound journals of Andrew F Balfour with enclosures including three journals covering Balfour's service on the HMS Challenger scientific expedition; one journal describing his command of the gunboat HMS Stork off east Africa (1889-1891); and three journals describing his command of HMS Penguin on a Pacific survey (1893-1896). Loose papers and newspaper cuttings are enclosed with the journals.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Chronological.
Conditions governing access:
Open by appointment only, subject to completion of application form. Non-Fellows require a letter of reference.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at Archivist's discretion, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
The RGS archives: a handlist compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The journals were presented to the RGS by J.R. Cleland in 1918.
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by David Tatham, Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids and Who was Who. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
23 October 2000. Nov 2008.
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