Fonds
The Tilman Collection.
Catalogue reference: HWT
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This record is about the The Tilman Collection. dating from 1919-1979.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HWT
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Tilman Collection.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1919-1979
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Description (What the record is about)
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Logs, notebooks, journals correspondence, etc relating to his travels by boat, also some material relating to his wartime service.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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For detailed listing, contact the RGS-IBG Archivist
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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>Tilman, Harold William, 1898-1979, explorer and mountaineer</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 36 boxes.
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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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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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24 boxes deposited by creator. 14 boxes deposited on permanent loan by creator's niece, Mrs P. Davis, in 1993
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- <p>RGS Archives existing card index system.</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 1935-1979 presumed lost at sea, Founder's Medal 1952. Obit: Geog. Jnl.1979 Vol. 145 pp 376/7.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/a30d9bc3-ad5b-483f-9022-81afcf2fdd15/
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The Tilman Collection.