Fonds
The Baines Collection.
Catalogue reference: JTB
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This record is about the The Baines Collection. dating from 1857-1870.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- JTB
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Baines Collection.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1857-1870
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Description (What the record is about)
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Manuscript descriptions of four-lithographs of South Africa. Photocopies of two letters to Thornton, one dated 1859. Typed list of 288 paintings owned by the RGS. Catalogue and booklet of exhibitions of 1975. Topographical notes of journey west from Zambesi. Diary May 1869-April 1870, missing since 1968. Geographical subject headings: 1) SOUTH AFRICA 2) AFRICA, CENTRAL 3) AUSTRALIA.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Items have been brought together from disparate sources over time and have not undergone any arrangement beyond the internal structure of the files.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>RGS Archives - Correspondence blocks 1851-60, 1861-70, 1871-80 and 1911-20, 1941-46: Baines, J.T. Journal Mss. Central Africa 1854, 1859, 1866; Australia 1857, 1858, Baines, J.T.</p>
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Royal Geographical Society
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Originals held at (The organisation that holds the original record)
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JPL Bury is named as owner of the originals of the photocopied letters.
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Baines, John Thomas, 1822-1875, artist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Two folders - third file missing.
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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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Diary 1869-70 donated by E Stanford 1912, now missing.
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- The material is in good 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:</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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DNB Vol. II pp. 441-2. FRGS 1857-1875. Obit: Geog. Jnl. Vol. 20 p389.
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Copies information (Indicates existence, availability, location and format of copies)
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A copy of the (now) missing diary was given to the Government Achivist in Rhodesia in 1939 - see RGS Archives: correspondence block 1941-6.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- <p>"The Northern Goldfields Diaries of Thomas Baines" London 1946 reprints Baines' diaries from 1869-72.</p>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d8494dc7-9661-4864-8700-7ee11ed09b69/
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The Baines Collection.