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The Baddeley Collection
Catalogue reference: JFB
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This record is about the The Baddeley Collection dating from 1859-1926.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JFB
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Baddeley Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1859-1926
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Description (What the record is about)
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Folders cover: A. journey from Aigun to Tsitsikar in 1910. B. the Amoor [sic] railway. C. two folders with material for a book on the Amoor river. D. various papers relating to the Russian Far East. Other material includes: a book in Russian "Journey on the Amur" published in 1859 and a small notebook containing hand-drawn maps of the river. Geographical subject headings: 1) RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2) CHINA, Dongbei.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Material in folders is not listed or arranged in a particular order.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>RGS archives - correspondence blocks 1881-1910, 1911-20, 1921-30, 1931-40: Baddeley, J.F.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Geographical Society
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Language (The language of the record)
- English, Russian
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Baddeley, John Frederick, 1854-1940, journalist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- small tin trunk containing five folders.
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
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Photocopying subject to the condition of each item and completion of an 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Access is via the Society's Foyle Reading Room and is free to Members and Fellows of the Society and to those in formal education (proof of educational status required e.g. a student/staff card or formal letter of introduction from your institution). For all other visitors a & #163;10 daily access fee applies. All visitors are required to provide personal i.d. such as a driving licence or passport.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Donated by creator in 1926.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Much of Baddeley's material is typescript, but scrappily arranged.
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>The RGS archives: a handlist/compiled by Christine Kelly. London: RGS, 1977</p>
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Born 1855 and educated at Wellington College. Invited to Russia by the then Ambassador Count Shouvaloff in the 1870s, he spent many years in Moscow as correspondent for the Standard and engaged in business in the Russian Far East. He travelled widely in Asiatic and southern Russia and wrote several books on these areas. FRGS 1902-1940.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/07466f6e-b3c3-4f54-b9be-7f75504b9400/
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