Notes and typed copies of early version of 'The first ascent of Mont Blanc', by Graham Brown, also containing a letter and portrait., 1843-1855, 1955, undated.
Scope and Contents
Containing files:
(1) Notes concerning source material
(2) Notes concerning and some proof pages of the book
(3) Notes forwarded by Sir Gavin de Beer
(4) Typed copy and offprint of 'The first ascent of Mont Blanc' by Sir Gavin de Beer and Max H Hey, from Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London, 1955
(5) Notes concerning journal of G M Paccard
(6) Letter 1855 and portrait of Albert Smith
(7) Note on S T Speer’s narrative
(8) Typed copy ?1948 of Ascension au Mont Blanc by M G C
Savoisien 1843
(9)-(11) Files containing typed copies of basic documents for the book, (10 being a revised version of (9)
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1843-1855, 1955, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
11 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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