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The Rawlinson Collection.
Catalogue reference: HCR
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This record is about the The Rawlinson Collection. dating from 1831-1860.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HCR
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Rawlinson Collection.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1831-1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers deposited at the RGS by Lady Rawlinson include: private journals in India and Persia, 1831, 1834, 1836, 1839, 1860; political diaries in Kandahar (first Afghan War) and Baghdad 1841-43; road report on a journey from Baghdad into Persia with sketches and copies of inscriptions; miscellaneous notebooks and some sketches, Mesopotamia 1843-50; notebooks containing extracts and notes on the antiquities of Indo-Persia, Central Asia and the Oxus and Babylonia; miscellaneous drafts and notes of official letters and official and personal letters to Rawlinson (Sir Alexander Burnes, General Nott, Sir Willoughby Cotton, Sir W. Hay MacNaughten) 1837-44, chiefly concerned with the first Afghan War; a large number of Parliamentary papers and confidential India Office papers 1869-93 concerning relations with Russia on the Persian and Afghan frontiers (300 items).
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>402CB, 402CMS, 402JMS</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
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Rawlinson, Sir, Henry Creswicke, 1810-1895, Major General, archaeologist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Five boxes and 21 files.
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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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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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FRGS 1844-1895; RGS Council Member from 1850, Vice-President, 1864, 1871, 1872, 1874, & 1875. Obit. Geog. Jnl. 1895 Vol. V.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/183b0b2e-aae0-4ece-83a6-3e5878b0e978/
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