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The Emilia Noel Collection
Catalogue reference: EFN
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This record is about the The Emilia Noel Collection dating from 1892-1937.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EFN
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Emilia Noel Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1892-1937
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Description (What the record is about)
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A collection of 58 travel journals 1892-1937, together with two small notebooks with named specimens of seaweeds and British mosses. Journals are manuscript or typescript with many small watercolours, drawings, photographs, picture postcards etc. within the text. They cover Ms Noel's travels throughout the world.
Notebooks numbered 47 and 48 are missing.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The five boxes contain the journals listed in chronological order, each covering a particular journey
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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>Noel, Emilia Frances, ?1868-1950, botanist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Five 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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Material bequeathed to the RGS in 1950 by the creator.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Journals are in reasonable 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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FRGS 1919-1950. Author of a history of the Noel Family and of "Some Wild Flowers of Kashmir".
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/9f4e3396-50b1-4865-b20e-e4acfc472165/
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The Emilia Noel Collection