Printed certificates presented to Captain Robert Henry Nelson, marking his part in the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, received from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, the Société de géographie d'Anvers, and the Société belge de géographie, together with related items
Object Details
- General note
- From the Nelson archival collection. NelM010a-c is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 8: Robert Henry Nelson personal papers
- Extent
- 6 Items (Certificates, 13.5 x 11 in. or smaller.)
- Date
- 1890
- Container
- Item NelM010a-c
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- Includes: certificates from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, 1890; Société de géographie d'Anvers, 1890; the Société belge de géographie, 1890; and the Tyneside Geographical Society, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, 1890; together with a related journal presented to "Capitaine Nelson" by J. Dufiefe.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890744-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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