Geological mapping
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Series
Expeditions (E), 1933-1985
Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/CSEC/02
Scope and Contents
The main bulk of the files are survey records. These document stations occupied, data, bearings, field sketches, and often include catalogues of specimens, localities, and photographs. These were written on 8x10” paper.The series also includes field notebooks (approx. 500) kept by each member of the party. They document occupied stations, observed points (triangular), specimens collected, and those locations/specimens which were photographed. Brian Harland explained in a number...
Dates:
1933-1985
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.
The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00.
A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
Sub-Series
Field maps, 1908-1932
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/HRKR/02/06
Scope and Contents
Comprising field maps and keys with some annotations. Many are published maps from the Ordnance survey series of maps.
Dates:
1908-1932
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.
The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00.
A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
Series
Fieldwork, 1878-1938
Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/HRKR/02
Scope and Contents
The series comprises numbered and un-numbered field notebooks;specimen catalogues; sketchbooks, photograph albums, and maps.
Dates:
1878-1938
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.
The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00.
A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
Series
Maps, 1818 - 1846
Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/ADSW/02
Scope and Contents
Comprising annotated maps kept by Adam Sedgwick. These cover a number of locations including the United Kingdom and other countries.
Dates:
1818 - 1846
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.
The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00. A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.
Series
Maps (M) and Plans, 1930-1992
Series
Reference Code: GBR/590/CSEC/04
Scope and Contents
This series includes annotated maps of Svalbard (with details of localities visited and specimens collected), printed maps and those published by expedition members in later journals, as well as plans of equipment such as the boats (Salterella, Collenia).The stratigraphic sections in this series depict the age, formation, thickness, sample number and lithology of a section. They include exact details of the locality, the scale, the date, and who they were measured and plotted by....
Dates:
1930-1992
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences.
The Collections Research Centre [West Cambridge] is open from Monday to Friday, 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00.
A prior appointment made at least two weeks in advance, and two forms of identification are required.