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The Gertrude Bell Collection
Catalogue reference: GLB
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This record is about the The Gertrude Bell Collection dating from 1905-1924 +1994.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- GLB
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Gertrude Bell Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1905-1924 +1994
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Description (What the record is about)
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Twelve notebooks containing archaeological notes - plans of churches and other sites; records of inscriptions (Arabic and Greek) etc. from Turkey, Iraq and Syria. One from 1905, five from 1907, four from 1909, one from 1911 and one probably from 1914.
One notebook and folder of loose sheets with altitudes and astronomical observations for Arabia 1913-14.
Also 1994 booklet by Lesley Gordon which accompanied an exhibition at the University of Newcastle.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Thirteen notebooks and two folders plus one booklet published 1994. The notebooks are dated.
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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: Bell G.M.L. Jnl. Mss. Middle East 1910. Material is also held at St Antony's College Oxford and the University of Newcastle.</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>Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian, 1868-1926, archaeologist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 boxes
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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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RGS Correspondence block 1921-30 (D.G. Hogarth) refers to the deposition of some of Gertrude Bell's papers.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- The notebooks are in fair condition.
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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 DNB 1921-30, pp 74-6. FRGS 1913-1926. RGS Founders Medal 1918. Obit: Geog. Journal Vol. LXVIII, pp.363-8.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/3d6e2679-d39e-4434-b94e-241494c6a76d/
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