Fonds
The Routledge Collection.
Catalogue reference: WSR
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This record is about the The Routledge Collection. dating from 1913-1933.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WSR
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Routledge Collection.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1913-1933
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Description (What the record is about)
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Collection of notebooks, papers, sketches, maps, photographs, slides and correspondence from expedition to Easter Island, 1913-16; extensive notes of writings of earlier visitors to the island; log books of the expedition yacht Mana, 20 Feb. 1913 to 31 July 1916; Notes and correspondence concerning Jamaica and the expedition to cross the John Crow Mountains, 1920-33
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>Library MSS. Stewart, James R. Vocabulary of Easter Island, entered on cards. Four albums of news cuttings relating to books by W. Scoresby Routledge and Katherine Routledge.</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>Routledge, William Scoresby, 1859-1939, ethnographer</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Eight boxes.
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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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See: CD-Rom, Who Was Who, 1897-1996, A & C Black Ltd. FRGS 1900-39.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/339892b2-8ab7-426d-8307-58599bb03f90/
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The Routledge Collection.