Geological Survey of Great Britain
Variant namesThe Geological Department of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland was set up in 1832 and in 1845 it was incorporated as the Geological Survey of Ireland in the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1905 responsibility for it was transferred to the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction in Dublin. The Reords pertaining to Northern Ireland were transferred to Belfast in 11921 and maintained by the Ordnance Survey. The Geological Survey of Northern Ireland was established in 1947 as an agency service provided by the Geological Survey of Great Britain for the Ministry of Commerce.
From the description of Records, 1816-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78846735
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| referencedIn | Papers of Sir John Smith Flett (1869-1947), 1886-1894 | Edinburgh University Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers and Correspondence of Sir Archibald Geikie (1835-1924), after 1851 | Edinburgh University Library | |
| creatorOf | Geological Survey of Great Britain. Records, 1816-1968. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers relating to Sir Roderick Impey Murchison and his Family, 1771-1935 | Edinburgh University Library | |
| referencedIn | American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics. Study of Multi-Institutional Collaborations. Phase II: Space Science and Geophysics. Deep Sea Drilling Project/Ocean Drilling Program (DSDP/ODP) (Geophysics and Oceanography): Oral history interviews, 1992-1994. | American Institute of Physics | |
| referencedIn | Papers of: Mourant, Arthur Ernest (1904-1994), 1919-1996 | Wellcome Library |
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| associatedWith | American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics. Study of Multi-Institutional Collaborations. Phase II: Space Science and Geophysics. | corporateBody |
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