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Mackinder, Sir Halford John, (1861-1947), Knight, Knight MP Geographer

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Surname: Mackinder
Pretitle: Sir
Forenames: Halford John
Gender: Male
Date: 1861-1947
Title: Knight
History: Principal of University College Reading 1892-1903, and Director of London School of Economics 1903-1908. Unionist MP 1910-1922. British High Commissioner to South Russia in 1919-1920. Knighted in 1920.
Biography: ODNB link for Mackinder, Sir Halford John (1861-1947) Knight MP Geographer
References: DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P274887 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P150221 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Halford John Mackinder
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
misc corresp and papers
Oxford University: School of Geography Library
NRA 18709 Mackinder
2
c1900: botanical notes rel to Mount Kenya
Natural History Museum Library and Archives
Department of Botany
See Anne Thurston, Guide to Archives and MSS Relating to Kenya and East Africa in the UK (1991)
3
1919-20: corresp rel to Russia
The National Archives
FO 800
4
1899: notebooks and journals (20 vols) rel to ascent of Mount Kenya
Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections
MSS Afr r 11-30
5
1913: corresp rel to National Theatre
London University: London School of Economics Library, Archives and Special Collections
Coll misc 0482
NRA 28876 BLPES misc
6
1907-1910: letters from AH Fisher
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
See Library Notes September 1971
7
1887-1913: letters (61) to Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
RGS/CB
See RGS Archives p101