Over 14,500 individuals made use of the Society's Collections in 2009.  These included 1,820 enquiries from those unable to visit the Society in person and 6,000 online visits to our catalogue and new online Collections galleries.

The Society's Collections contain some 2 million items, providing an unparalleled resource tracing 500 years of geographical discovery and research.

Follow the links below to read interviews with some of our visitors.

  BBC News producer Mark Georgiou researching the Northwest Passage
  Authors Nicholas & Elizabeth Clinch researching the Littledales
  Dr Jeremy Windsor researching oxygen equipment from the 1920s & 1930s
  Professor Dane Kennedy researching expedition manuscripts