Fonds
The Rodd Collection.
Catalogue reference: FJR
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This record is about the The Rodd Collection. dating from 1921-45.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FJR
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Rodd Collection.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1921-45
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Description (What the record is about)
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Typescript copies of journals and astronomical and hypsometric records on expeditions to Air and the southern Sahara, 1922 and 1927. Seven folders of notes and correspondence relating to the same expeditions
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Map Collection holds maps relating to Rodd.
rgs549980 (mr Niger S.2). South Central Sahara. , Scale 1: 500 000 - London : Royal Geographical Society, 1929 - 2 maps : col. ; 25 x 19 & 14 x 15 in. , packet of ms maps.
rgs549969 (mr Niger S.3). [Corrected trace of Tarazit patrol. October 1927]. / By Lord Rennell of Rodd. , Scale [1:300 000] - [1927] - 1 map : ms. ; 45 x 32 cm.
rgs549968 (mr Niger S/S.3). Map showing Mr. Francis Rodd's routes in Air and adjacent parts of French West Africa. , Scale 1:2 000 000 - London : Royal Geographical Society, 1923 - 1 map ; 29 x 19 cm.
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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>Rodd, Francis James Rennell, 1895-1978, 2nd Baron Rennell</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Nine boxes, 17 files.
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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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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 1921-78. President of the Society 1945-48, Honorary Member 1971. The Cuthbert Peek Grant, 1927, The Founder's Medal 1929. Obit. see DNB CD-ROM Version 1.1 1995.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/db3a2b31-eff4-4618-9dec-8065866502df/
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The Rodd Collection.