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The Younghusband Collection
Catalogue reference: GFY
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This record is about the The Younghusband Collection dating from 1884-1981.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- GFY
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Younghusband Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1884-1981
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Description (What the record is about)
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Most of the papers relate to the travels of Sir Francis; these include his copy of "Hints to Travellers"; two vol of his travel journal, Kashmir to Sinkiang; Leh to Yarkand and Khain to Akzai. There is an illustrated notebook kept by Sir George of his journey in Burma in 1887. There is correspondence and press cuttings from various sources.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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7 files, unstructured, from various sources, relate to Sir Francis, the eighth file, number 5, is about Sir George.
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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 & 1941-46, Younghusband, F. Jnl. Mss.: India 1895, 1905, 1917, 1926; Central Asia 1892; Misc. 1919, 1920.</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)
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- <persname>Younghusband, Sir, Francis Edward, 1863-1942, Lieutenant-Colonel</persname>
- <persname>Younghusband, Sir, George John, 1859-1944</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 box
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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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Multiple sources (see file level descriptions for details)
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- The journals are very fragile.
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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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Sir Francis: see DNB 1941-1950 pp 987-988. FRGS 1886-1942. President RGS 1919-1921, Founder's Medal 1887. Obit.: Geog. Journal 100 (1942) 131-7. Sir George: Who's who, CD-Rom 1897-1996 Ver 1.1. FRGS 1897-1928.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/2fcf1b07-26fe-4fe9-8fe5-3781490575ba/
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