SPRUCE, Richard (1817-1893)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 RSP |
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 | : SPRUCE, Richard (1817-1893) |
Date(s) | : 1849-1862 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 9 files |
Name of creator(s) | : Spruce | Richard | 1817-1893 | botanist |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, 1816; master in St Peter's School, York; botanical field work in the Pyrenees, 1845; botanical and geographical work in the Amazon basin, 1849-1864; returned to England, 1864; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1866-1893; died, 1893.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Richard Spruce, 1849-1862, including meteorological registers from Liverpool to Para, 1849; Rio Negro, 1851-1854, Quitenian Andes, 1858-1862; notes for description of Tarapoto, eastern Peru; vocabulary and notes on other South American Indian languages and notes on his travels in South America.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Arranged in sections as outlined in the detailed box list.
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 to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
Box list available in the Foyle Reading Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Unknown
Allied Materials
Related material:
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Obit The Geographical Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3 (Mar., 1894), pp. 245-247.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.
Date(s) of descriptions:
22nd March 2001. May 2008.
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