GRINNELL, Henry (1799-1874)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 HG |
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 | : GRINNELL, Henry (1799-1874) |
Date(s) | : 1852-1874 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 1 folder |
Name of creator(s) | : Grinnell | Henry | 1799-1874 | geographer |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1799; one of the founders of the American Geographic Society; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1852-1874; died, 1874.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers collected by Henry Grinnell relating to the search for Sir John Franklin, including letter from Lt Belcher to HM Consul, New York, 1852; instructions to Capt Belcher 1854; sketch of Franklin memorial stone; letters from Lady Franklin to Admiralty and Lord Palmerston; sketch map showing track of boats from HMSS EREBUS and TERROR.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
As outlined in the Scope and Content.
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 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:
Unknown.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Publication note:
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:
8 August 2001; Oct 2008.
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