Fonds
The Stanley Collection
Catalogue reference: HMS
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This record is about the The Stanley Collection dating from 1871-1936.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HMS
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Title (The name of the record)
- The Stanley Collection
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1871-1936
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Description (What the record is about)
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The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper cuttings and other miscellaneous printed documents. Much of the material was presented to the Society by the Wellcome Foundation in 1936.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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<p>RGS Archives - Correspondence Blocks 1911-20 Letters from Lady Stanley and others about Stanley relics. Letters to J Scott Keltie, one letter from Stanley 27 October 1888.</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>Stanley, Sir, Henry Morton, 1841-1904, knight, African explorer</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- Six 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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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(Honorary) from 1878-1904, Patron's Medal 1872. Obit Geog. Jour. Vol 24, 1904 pp103-06.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f92f10d1-62fe-47c8-80fc-4a83961134cc/
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The Stanley Collection