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African Fishing Survey, 1926-1931

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MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 582 / 8 / 1

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Correspondents include:

  1. (fols. 14-17) Homer W. Smith
  2. (fols. 18-30) Universities of Liverpool, Durham, St. Andrews and Manchester
  3. (fols. 18-30) British Museum of Natural History

Other papers include:

  1. (fols. 47-54) reports on the progress of the survey for March, April and May 1928
  2. (fols. 55-56) 'Food of Crocodiles', the results of a study carried out on the Fishing Survey
  3. (fols. 57-73) 'Notes on the Distribution of African Fishes', an account in tabular form "of the distribution of fishes present in the faunas of Lakes Victoria, Albert, and Kioga"
  4. (fols. 74-133) 'The Distribution of Fishes in the Upper Nile and in other African Fresh-Waters, and its Bearing on the Late Geological History of the Continent', a paper by Worthington "intended to form a chapter on Fish Distribution in a book - The Late Geological History of Uganda by E. J. Wayland, Director of Geological Surveys in Uganda". With 10 photographs of geological features/diagrams (fols. 75-84)
  5. (fols. 134-138) 'Hints to Anglers at the Murchison Falls'
  6. (fols. 164-172) newspaper cuttings about the survey and related matters

Dates

  • Creation: 1926-1931

Extent

172 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Shelfmark

MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 582 / 8 / 1

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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Weston Library
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