Fonds CTD - Papers of Clinton Thomas Dent

Identity area

Reference code

GB 891 CTD

Title

Papers of Clinton Thomas Dent

Date(s)

  • 1898 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

2 folders

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Clinton Thomas Dent was born in 1850 and educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. He trained as a surgeon becoming Senior Surgeon at the St George's Hospital Medical School, London, Consulting Surgeon at the Belgrave Hospital for Children, Chiefread more

Archival history

The provenance of this material is unknown. Presumably it belonged to the author and was deposited with the Society at some point after 1898.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

It is unknown how these Papers came to be in the Society's Collections.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Dent's Personal Papers consist of:

  • "The Ascent of Tsiteli" - a Paper by C.T. Dent, read before the Alpine Club, June 1898.
  • Manuscript Chapters on Climbing in the Caucasus.

System of arrangement

Two Files were created of the material thus:

  • CTD/1 - The Ascent of Tsiteli
  • CTD/2 - Manuscript: Climbing in Caucasus

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email.read more

Conditions governing reproduction

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Language of material

  • English

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Description control area

Description identifier

gb891-ctd

Archivist's note

The Papers were catalogued by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2018.